Chip Market Brightens in 2017. The semiconductor industry may yet have been flat in 2016, but expects it is expected that the electronics industry rebounds in 2017, probably in the first half. Wall Streeter predicts return to 5% growth. Total IC business growth is expected to be around five percents for few years to →
http://www.thisisinsider.com/santa-claus-village-rovaniemi-finland-2016-12 Santa comes from Finland and has office here. →
It’s always interesting (and dangerous) to lay out some predictions for the future of technology, so here are a few visions: The exponential growth of broadband data is driving wireless (and wired) communications systems to more effectively use existing bandwidth. Mobile data traffic continues to grow, driven both by increased smartphone subscriptions and a continued →
https://medium.com/starting-up-security/learning-from-a-year-of-security-breaches-ed036ea05d9b#.bx8ye9u5h Good article on what to learn from security incidents in 2016. →
https://blog.arduino.cc/2016/12/22/control-this-ohio-homes-christmas-lights-over-the-internet/ As seen on Good Morning America, Hammond recently put up a Christmas display that can be controlled via a simple online interface between the hours of 5pm and midnight (EST). The setup consists of an Arduino Mega along with a Raspberry Pi running Falcon Player, while the animations were created using xLights. Ohio Man Lets the Internet Control His Home’s Christmas Lights →
http://www.engineersgarage.com/blogs/10-online-circuit-simulators-dealing-electronics-projects Nice software list. →
http://www.techrepublic.com/article/raspberry-pi-in-2017-new-boards-new-oses-and-more/ What Pi versions to expect in 2017? →
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/12/21/opinion/to-slow-global-warming-we-need-nuclear-power.html?referer=http://m.facebook.com/ Renevables are the future, but before they are ready to fullfull all needs (energy storage and needed investment are challenge), we need something – nuclear power is one tool that can be used. →
https://fossbytes.com/rakos-botnet-back-infect-linux-servers-iot-devices/ In addition to Mirai botnets, there is also Rakos botnet. →
EDN turned 60 years old this year. Over the years the magazine has made many predictions on the future of the electronics (some of then were pretty right). You can read on some pretty spot-on predictions at 1982 editorial about computer security gets it right and EDN predictions for 2006, 10 years later articles. When →