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Xilinx promises Everest FPGA chip fixes faltering Moore’s Law

Moore’s Law, the principle that chips are supposed to get smaller and faster every few years, is faltering. But one company, Xilinx, thinks that’s actually good news for a new type of flexible processors it expects to sell next year. You’ve heard of Intel, Apple and Samsung, some of the biggest chipmakers around. But you probably don’t know Xilinx unless …

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IBM fighting counterfeiters with world’s smallest computer

It’s smaller than a grain of salt, but it could soon help guarantee that the products you buy are the real deal and not a knockoff.  At IBM’s Think 2018 conference, the company announced the creation of the world’s smallest computer that despite its size and cost (each will be less than 10 cents to make) can “monitor, analyze, communicate …

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