http://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/intellectual-property/ A streetwise view of semiconductors and IP from Warren Savage at IPextreme en Copyright 2008 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 11:01:34 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Just to tidy things up, Warren Savage's column on semiconductors and intellectual property has now begun - check out the first instalment "Warren Savage On: Making the Case for Invented Here" http://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/intellectual-property/2007/11/warrens-ip-column-debuts.html http://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/intellectual-property/2007/11/warrens-ip-column-debuts.html NIH syndrome Wed, 14 Nov 2007 11:01:34 +0000 Please keep an eye out for a new column from Warren, covering the same IP beat, that will be appearing on ElectronicsWeekly.com soon http://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/intellectual-property/2007/10/warrens-ip-column-coming-soon.html http://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/intellectual-property/2007/10/warrens-ip-column-coming-soon.html IP column Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:05:52 +0000 Last week about 400 people from around the world descended upon Austin, Texas for the first annual Power Architecture Developers Conference. It was a remarkable two days of seeing competitors lay down their weapons to come together for the nerd equivalent of the Summer of Love. http://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/intellectual-property/2007/10/power-to-the-people.html http://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/intellectual-property/2007/10/power-to-the-people.html crowdsourcing Power Architecture Power Architecture Developers Conference Power.org Mon, 01 Oct 2007 05:46:37 +0000 Many of my friends in the U.K. and Europe won’t appreciate an American sports legend, Yogi Berra. But Berra was a solid catcher for the New York Yankees during their golden days of the 1950’s. But Yogi is most famous for his “Berra-isms”, his unusual knack for mangling the English language in his own brand of folksy wisdom. http://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/intellectual-property/2007/09/its-like-deja-vu-all-over-agai.html http://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/intellectual-property/2007/09/its-like-deja-vu-all-over-agai.html déjà vu FSA IIA OCP-IP SPIRIT standards body Yogi Berra Tue, 18 Sep 2007 06:13:19 +0000 The debate on the future to the IP market rages on with dozens of Letters to the Editor protesting Mark Lapedus’ controversial opinion piece (Semi IP is a lost Cause) last month. http://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/intellectual-property/2007/09/black-swans-on-ip-lake.html http://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/intellectual-property/2007/09/black-swans-on-ip-lake.html ARM Black Swans Nassim Nicholas Taleb Tue, 04 Sep 2007 00:06:43 +0000 As I've written in this column before, a key impediment to System Verilog's application as a IP design language is uniform support across the major EDA players. Without a consistent set of implemented features and tested interoperability, IP design with System Verilog is too risky. http://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/intellectual-property/2007/08/cindarella-stood-up-at-the-sys.html http://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/intellectual-property/2007/08/cindarella-stood-up-at-the-sys.html Cadence design language Mentor Open Verification Methodology Synopsys System Verilog Wed, 22 Aug 2007 03:04:25 +0000 On behalf of the IP industry, I’m happy to paraphrase Mark Twain in that the news of our death as been greatly exaggerated. http://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/intellectual-property/2007/08/news-of-our-death-greatly-exaggated.html http://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/intellectual-property/2007/08/news-of-our-death-greatly-exaggated.html 45nm internal IP iPhone Moore’s Law non-profit business Mon, 13 Aug 2007 06:31:50 +0000 operations. In the article Electronics standards group VSIA to close, many of the initiatives incubated by the VSIA are now looking for homes in other standards organizations like IEEE and The Spirit Consortium. It’s a sad, closing chapter to a well-intentioned concept that never found a constituency. http://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/intellectual-property/2007/07/vsia-goes-out-with-a-whimper.html http://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/intellectual-property/2007/07/vsia-goes-out-with-a-whimper.html dotcom IEEE semiconductor The Spirit Consortium Virtual Socket Industry Alliance Fri, 27 Jul 2007 06:10:53 +0000 Look at any company’s web site and it’s likely you’ll see a “Partner” section. It seems that everybody has partners, and the more the better. Thinking about this today, for some reason an old Barry Manilow jingle for Dr. Pepper got stuck in my head. http://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/intellectual-property/2007/07/partners-partners-everywhere.html http://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/intellectual-property/2007/07/partners-partners-everywhere.html design Dr. Pepper EDA embedded software partners semiconductor Wed, 11 Jul 2007 06:41:07 +0000 Allow me a few moments to go green. Green is everywhere these days, from political parties to E85-compatible cars to new start up companies looking for the next big thing. As Al Gore put to us in “Inconvenient Truth" the planet Earth is an incredible machine composed of a vast number of systems that work together. Working properly, it is a miracle to behold. Perturbed, it can get a little cranky. It is also a system that has a huge capacity to adapt to stress, and the current worry on many people’s minds are whether industrialization is stressing the planet’s ecosystems beyond its natural capacity. Good question, but not one for discussion here. http://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/intellectual-property/2007/07/ecosystems-are-essential.html http://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/intellectual-property/2007/07/ecosystems-are-essential.html E85 ecosystem Freescale Technology Forum green Inconvenient Truth Power Architecture Mon, 02 Jul 2007 05:40:27 +0000 Ever have that feeling that perhaps you're just a little too familiar with arcane PowerPoint features? Is there a queue of presentations just waiting for you to write? Wonder whether a little nip there, little tuck there, can tweak that tired old presentation into a real winner that will make customers go gaga? http://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/intellectual-property/2007/06/help-im-in-powerpoint-hell.html http://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/intellectual-property/2007/06/help-im-in-powerpoint-hell.html Edward W. Tufte marketers PowerPoint presentations Wed, 20 Jun 2007 07:03:03 +0000 Is DAC an IP show? For ten years now, it has been debated whether IP companies should exhibit at this show. It seems the debate has continued this year based on the companies present. Let's have a look at 27 IP companies with booths as best as I could locate: http://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/intellectual-property/2007/06/is-dac-an-ip-show.html http://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/intellectual-property/2007/06/is-dac-an-ip-show.html DAC EDA exhibitors Magma Rajeev Madhavan Sat, 09 Jun 2007 03:12:27 +0000 Buying IP support is a little like buying insurance. If you're lucky you won't need it. If you're really unlucky, you'll need a lot and be glad you can get it. IP buyers and sellers often underestimate the level of support that is needed, with perhaps both being a bit biased towards thinking they're going to draw the lucky card. From an IP buyer perspective, the characteristics of an IP that doesn't need much support looks something like this: http://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/intellectual-property/2007/05/who-needs-support.html http://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/intellectual-property/2007/05/who-needs-support.html complex functions IP buyers IP support memories microprocessors standards IP survey value of an IP Thu, 31 May 2007 04:26:59 +0000 Dear Warren, Perhaps you can help me. I don't get out much and I tend to spend a lot of time at work. I feel used and underappreciated by internal groups that only want to get me into their chip. The pattern is always the same. At first, we get together often and talk for hours about how we can work perfectly together. I give them everything, and then, after tape-out, the phone calls stop and they move on. http://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/intellectual-property/2007/05/am-i-ready-to-date.html http://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/intellectual-property/2007/05/am-i-ready-to-date.html dating differentiator Gartner internal IP semiconductor companies Mon, 21 May 2007 05:50:50 +0000 If I were writing a personal ad for someone buying IP, it might look something like this: Wanted: Long-term relationship with stable and reliable IP. Must provide loving support and be free of bugs or other vermin. Preference given to those with a history of successful relationships and willing to live within small budgets. No flakes. http://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/intellectual-property/2007/05/looking-for-mr-right.html http://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/intellectual-property/2007/05/looking-for-mr-right.html IP buyers IP supplier relationships Mon, 14 May 2007 02:26:05 +0000