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More Efficient AV Brains & More #CES2019
A hardware solution that allows Artificial Intelligence algorithms to run more efficiently is what Thinci promises with its Graph Stream Processing (GSP) computing architecture. Shawn Holiday, Thinci’s Senior Director of Product Marketing, explains that Thinci’s founders, who are veteran GPU designers, devised a new approach to graphics processing; one that reduces the need for memory…
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Early Small Scale Integrated Circuits
Alan provides background about the 1st ICs- Small Scale Integrated (SSI) circuits – and their lack of noise immunity as a potential problem. Bernie says Fairchild stimulated demand for SSIs by drastically cutting the price. David reaffirms that fact, while calling attention to unreliable plastic packages that had just come out. Ed chimes in that…
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Why Did TTL Win?
Laws and Marren agree – In one word, “Price” TI figured out how to make a high volume low-cost package so with its 1964 5400 series and then the 1966 7400 series TTL went on to dominate the logic industry.in spite of some technical issues. [Thanks to Tom Gardner for the above description.]
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20 Large Scale Integration
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23 – Different Businesses
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Start of Semiconductor Era in Silicon Valley
Paul Wesling provides a brief overview of the transition from tubes to semiconductors in the 1950s.
