Electronic Core Morning Post: Intel and Altera talk about mergers and acquisitions

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On the evening of May 18, the New York Post quoted people familiar with the matter today as saying that Intel and programmable logic chip giant Altera have restarted M&A negotiations, and the final transaction size could reach $13 billion. It is expected that the negotiations are expected to announce the results in the next few weeks. The person familiar with the matter said: "It is not surprising if the two sides quickly reach an agreement." In March this year, there was news that Intel was discussing the acquisition of Altera, and the transaction size is likely to exceed $10 billion, making it the largest in Intel's history. M&A transactions. For more information on technology, please pay attention to the electronic core news.

First, the semiconductor

1. The news said that Intel and Altera restarted the M&A negotiations. Beijing time on May 18 evening news, "New York Post" today quoted people familiar with the news, Intel and programmable logic chip giant Altera has restarted M&A negotiations, the final transaction size may reach 13 billion US dollars. It is expected that the negotiations are expected to announce the results in the next few weeks. The person familiar with the matter said: "It is not surprising if the two sides quickly reach an agreement." In March this year, there was news that Intel was discussing the acquisition of Altera, and the transaction size is likely to exceed $10 billion, making it the largest in Intel's history. M&A transactions.

2. Professor MIT: Moore's Law is meaningless, and the future of science and technology depends on innovation. A few days ago, Eugene A. Fitzgerald, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, wrote on the British Daily Telegraph website that in today's technology background, Moore's Law in the traditional semiconductor and hardware era may no longer be human technology and The main driving force of social progress, the future of science and technology, lies in open innovation. Feigra pointed out that today, technological innovation is everywhere, and consumers live in a world surrounded by "innovation." Every day, you can see the advent of new technologies. Every other year, Apple will release the latest smartphones. Every other electronic product that is put on the market will always bring some breakthrough innovations.

Second, automotive electronics

1. Tesla is supported by Tianjin's new energy policy and can directly lead license plates. On May 18th, Tesla announced that its owner can apply for a new energy vehicle license directly in Tianjin. Before that, he needs to participate in the lottery + auction. To date, Tesla has been able to obtain new energy vehicle licenses in five cities in Shanghai, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Tianjin, indicating that this imported pure electric vehicle is gaining more and more localization support.

2, Google driverless car waiting for the road, with steering wheel / brake. According to "Automotive News" report, Google recently said that the company's complete driverless car prototype is ready for road test, and is currently awaiting approval from California. Previously, Google had carried its unmanned technology on the Lexus RX 450h and tested it in California. The company said that its own driverless car will also use the same test route, testing a maximum speed of 25 mph. (about 40 km / h).

Third, intelligent hardware

1, 2GB memory + 10 million cameras, the new generation of iPhone started. For users who are concerned about the new generation of iPhone, Apple is working hard to prepare for its manufacture. Earlier today, the news from the Taiwanese industrial chain said that Apple is madly ordering accessories for the new iPhone for the component factory. The overall yield of the 6S is better than expected, and there is no problem in the September release. Month is also ok. In addition, industry chain people also broke the news to Taiwan media, the new generation of iPhone will use 12 million pixel camera, and the order is exclusive to Da Liguang, the foundry is still Hon Hai and He Shuo. At the same time, the biggest attraction of the iPhone 6S is the pressure-sensing touch function. After the multi-touch, Apple has another innovation. It is characterized by sensing the power of the user's click and judging the nuances of tapping or tapping.

2. Google Glass team recruits new people: suggesting that new products are coming. According to foreign media reports, Google announced in January this year that it will adjust the Google glasses project, as to when the new generation of Google glasses will be released and there is no following. However, the latest job postings on Google’s official website show that Google is expanding its glasses team, which may suggest that Google is developing “smart glasses and other related products”. In the past few weeks, Google has released several recruitment tips for the Google Glass team, including an audio hardware manager, human factors designer, RF systems engineer and hardware automation engineer.

Google Glass team recruits new people (picture from Tencent)

Fourth, virtual reality

1. Replica HoloLens? Microsoft Virtual Reality Irides exposure. According to foreign media reports, Microsoft's recent augmented reality glasses HoloLens received wide attention from the industry. The latest news said that Microsoft also has great interest in virtual reality technology. A few days ago, Microsoft's R&D team also showed the virtual reality project Irides. Microsoft said that the virtual reality head-mounted display Irides has the characteristics of providing high-quality images, high sensitivity and high mobility, but the current market such as Oculus Rift and Sony Morpheus did not do this. Irides uses a technology called Kahawai, whose basic function is to offload some GPU renderings to the cloud and then return higher quality images to the device. By utilizing Kahawai, Irides achieves ultra-low latency at ultra-low bandwidth while providing predictive processing power for graphics. These features will give users a superb virtual reality helmet experience.

Virtual reality headset Irides (picture from Tencent)

Five, battery technology

1, super battery technology, Swatch will provide 6 months of battery life. Now the biggest obstacle to mobile IT equipment is not the data computing power, but the battery technology that has fallen behind. This is also the culprit that causes the standby time of mobile phones and other devices to be too short. Rather than thinking about how to save power to the chip, it's better to think about how to improve battery technology. Swatch CEO Nick Hayek revealed to investors on Wednesday that his company is developing a smartwatch battery that lasts for six months. Nick Hayek said the company is planning to use this super battery in the new Swatch smartwatch that is scheduled to go on sale in 2016.

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