Profile of Rick Merritt

SiliconValley Bureau Chief, EE Times News & Commentary Posts: 20

Based in San Jose, Rick writes news and analysis about the electronics industry and the engineering profession for EE Times. He is the editor of the Android, Internet of Things, Wireless/Networking, and Medical Designlines. He joined EE Times in 1992 as a Hong Kong based reporter and has served as editor in chief of EE Times and OEM Magazine.

Moore's Law At 50: In The News

4/20/2015
Here's a sampler of some of the best of the reports that marked the official anniversary of Moore's Law on Sunday, April 19.
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Moore's Law Hits Middle Age

4/17/2015
Tales from engineers who drove Moore's Law forward.
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Thread, ZigBee Knit IoT Stacks

4/2/2015
The ZigBee Cluster Library will run over Thread. Here's what it means for the Internet of Things.
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Linux Seeks Security, Unity

3/30/2015
Experts at the Embedded Linux Conference say that open-source software needs more attention to interoperability, security, and its kernel, for the Internet of Things.
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AMD Describes Notebook Processor

2/25/2015
AMD’s next-gen notebook processor, Carrizo, packs a south bridge and HEVC decoder in the same space as its previous Kaveri chip, it said at ISSCC.
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ARM Unfolds IoT Security Plan

2/10/2015
ARM aims to make mbed a unifying code base for the fragmented Internet of Things, where security is an increasingly key concern.
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Silicon Valley Expands Unevenly

2/5/2015
Income inequality grows even in Silicon Valley, but there's no bubble ahead.
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IBM Renews Mainframe With z13

1/14/2015
Here's a look inside IBM's new 141-core computer.
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IoT In Protocol War, Says Startup

12/30/2014
CTO Of Enlightened says outlook for Zigbee is particularly dim.
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ARM Extends Into IoT Software

10/1/2014
ARM announces plans for IoT device and cloud software under its mbed platform, which is already making waves with embedded software vendors.
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Robots Confront Safety Standards

10/1/2014
An emerging crop of industrial robots promise to be user-friendly tools for novice users in a wide variety of small companies, but they might be held back by safety standards, experts say.
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IDF: Edison Leads Intel Into Wearables

9/10/2014
Postage-stamp sized chip aims to power the consumer Internet of Things.
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Intel Broadwell Sneak Peek

8/12/2014
Intel reveals first details of its 14nm chipmaking technology and Broadwell, its first CPU to use it.
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Will Google Or Apple Unseat Intel?

8/12/2014
Google, Apple, or a smart startup could steal the microprocessor market from Intel, says microprocessor design veteran Dave Ditzel.
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Flash Fails 5 Ways, Says Alibaba

8/6/2014
R&D manager at Alibaba's cloud service discusses how to streamline hardware and software to make more efficient use of flash.
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Moore's Law In Triage

7/2/2014
Are we reaching the limits of our ability to keep making smaller, faster chips? The world's smartest engineers gather in San Francisco to discuss how to keep Moore's Law alive.
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Steve Jobs's Email Revealed

4/8/2014
Jobs's 2010 email to executives reveals how closely he followed business moves by competitors.
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Patent Wars: No Simple Answers

3/18/2014
Former head of the US patent office shares his views on the so-called mobile patent wars and proposes a sound approach to standards-essential patents.
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Patent Debate Spawns Stanford Study

3/17/2014
Stanford's Hoover Institution launches a five-year effort to determine whether the US patent system helps or hinders innovation.
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Patent Data Missing In Troll Debate

3/12/2014
Congress and the Supreme Court are poised to take action on patent suits, but data to inform ongoing debates is missing, experts say.
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