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IoT

Fog computing with minimal resources - Other

August 11, 2016

Edge devices don't always have the compute power to make compute-intensive decisions. Hence, data is collected at the edge and transferred to the clou...

Security

Zinn: When you should lie - Video

August 04, 2016

Ray Zinn, as the former longtime CEO of Micrel, tells the truth. At least that’s what he says, and frankly, I tend to believe him. But I asked him whether there is a right time to lie. And clearly we’

Consumer

Get your pizza delivered by drone - Other

July 29, 2016

Imagine ordering a pizza or a prescription form your pharmacy, and it gets delivered in a manner of minutes. But the delivery "person" is a drone rath...

Analog & Power

Zinn: you need to own a fab - Video

July 28, 2016

Ray Zinn, as the former longtime CEO of Micrel, is a big believer in owning a fab as a semiconductor company, as opposed to being fabless, which is the new trend. Part of the reason has to do with sec

Healthcare

Latest ADLink panel computer is aimed at medical applications - Other

July 22, 2016

ADLink Technology is making a serious push into the medical domain with the release of its MLC 5 Series medical panel computer. Designed around a fift...

Processing

Zinn: conferences/tradeshows are a boondoggle - Video

July 21, 2016

There are lots of technical conferences and tradeshows in the embedded electronics arena. Some are local, some are distant, with many outside the U.S. My question for Ray Zinn, the former longtime CEO

IoT

Zinn on the broken education system - Video

July 14, 2016

Pre-college education differs greatly in the U.S., depending on where you live and how much you’re willing to pay. By the same token, college education also varies greatly, again by how much you’re wi

Open Source

Zinn on Brexit - Video

July 08, 2016

The UK has ceded form the EU. Does that mean the sky is falling, or is it much ado about nothing, particularly in the technology space? That’s the key question I posed to Ray Zinn, the former CEO of M

Consumer

No hassle micro USB cable - Other

July 05, 2016

Every once in a while, you come across a product that's so simple, you say, "Why didn't somebody think of that before?" A perfect example of that is t...

Automotive

Zinn on Autonomous Cars - Video

June 30, 2016

Autonomous cars are coming, whether you like it or not. The biggest unknown to this point is when. The other variable is just how autonomous they’ll be. Do you sit in the back seat and work or snooze?