Anand Tech

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The OIP program has grown over the years and now involves tens of companies and over 70,000 IP solutions for a variety of applications. "We have a huge engineering team behind to work with the EDA partners, IP partners, and design partners." This speeds up time-to-market by about 15 months, TSMC says.

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VRScout

MAY 1, 2021

In addition to launching a new facial tracking peripheral and improved sensors, the company this week announced a partnership with iFixit to offer easier repair options for their VR headsets. The two companies will begin by distributing exclusive animation content in VR for the first time. Image Credit: Bandai Namco.

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Road to VR

JUNE 20, 2023

Xbox’s lack of VR strategy has been a long ongoing story , reaching back to when the company first announced at E3 2016 that its Xbox One X console would “lead the industry into a future in which true 4K gaming and high-fidelity VR are the standard, not an exception.”

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Anand Tech

AUGUST 15, 2023

Intel and Synopsys this week signed an agreement under which Synopsys will develop a portfolio of various IP offerings for Intel 3 and 18A fabrication technologies for Intel Foundry Services (IFS) customers. A noteworthy thing about the announcement is that Intel now positions its 3 nm-class node for external clients.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

We are living the generative AI hype, with everyone getting crazy about ChatGPT. The futurists on Linkedin are all rushing to say that “If you don’t integrate Generative AI in your business today, you will be disrupted and your company will close” But is it true?

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

According to several job listings posted by Ubisoft Düsseldorf, the German-based studio is looking for a level designer , narrative designer , and character artist to assist in the development of a AAA VR game based on “one of Ubisoft’s greatest IPs which will be developed across multiple studios.” Image Credit: Ubisoft.

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VRScout

JANUARY 24, 2022

The company is also releasing a collection of NFTs that include virtual items such as electronics, home decorations, games, toys, sporting goods, and various other products you can typically find at a physical Walmart store. Another company taking advantage of this rising interest is the Gap. It is very much a part of our reality.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

There was also a demo floor for participating companies to showcase their XR for good projects. When we think about these immersive spaces, we start to almost liken them to real-world interactions,” said Jackson. We’re already thinking about integrated environments,” Holliday said of the metaverse.

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Upload VR

MAY 22, 2023

The report cites "people familiar with early discussions" as saying the deal could involve intellectual property (IP) licensing and contract manufacturing for "mainstream AR products". That IP could include some of the company's augmented reality (AR) waveguide patents.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 22, 2023

When I visited China at the beginning of the year, I had the pleasure of visiting Netvios offices in Guangzhou and speaking with Anjie Cao, the CEO of the company. She gave me a very interesting presentation about the status of VR in China and the difficulties of launching a VR game there.

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ARPost

JULY 6, 2020

For this, it hides IP addresses. Long story short, it’s all about privacy – but, there’s no such thing as being completely anonymous online. It’s professional and it increases trust between company and customer. Plus, if files need to be shared, they can be accessed directly with the customer’s IP address.

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Road to VR

MAY 2, 2023

Meta is putting on its Quest Gaming Showcase in June , and while we’re not certain what standalone goodies the company has in store, a promo video seems to suggest we’ll be getting something from the universe of hit Rift exclusive Asgard’s Wrath (2019).

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2024

With an eye on that long-term perspective, it’s once again time to reflect on the biggest stories of the last year and to talk about what’s on the horizon. 10 years later, Apple is finally about to launch its first headset. While Vision Pro has yet to launch, it has certainly been the most talked about story in 2023.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

that I chase Kelly Peng , the CEO/CTO of Kura, asking her for an interview about the glasses she’s building, and finally I’ve managed to speak with her. You watch it and then tell me what you think about it in the comments!). They could make AR enter a new immersive phase that leads towards mainstream adoption. It’s like 2 years (!!)

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VRScout

JANUARY 18, 2021

Atari lends its IP to ZED RUN’s digital horses, the up-and-coming Tamagothchi of AR. This past week was an extra especially exciting one for the company with the reveal of a new partnership with Atari to introduce rare and collectible in-game items. At the moment, you can buy-in for about $40.

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Road to VR

MARCH 22, 2023

The studio’s CEO & founder, Patrick O’Luanaigh, continues to bet his company’s future on the success of VR. Speaking exclusively to Road to VR ahead of a presentation at GDC 2023, Patrick O’Luanaigh talks about the growing success of nDreams and why he’s still doubling down on VR.

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Anand Tech

MARCH 30, 2023

Designing a reasonably complex 7 nm chip costs about $300 million (including ~ 40% for software). At 3 nm, a complex GPU will cost about $1.5 place and route AI-driven solution for about two years now, and over 100 designs have been taped out using the EDA tool so far. billion to develop, including circa 40% for software.

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Anand Tech

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Under the program, the companies aim to deliver tailored versions of Cortex-A and Cortex-X cores made on Samsung's 2 nm-class process technology for various applications, including smartphones, datacenters, infrastructure, and various customized system-on-chips.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 11, 2023

The first time I heard about GitHub Copilot I was like WOW. The teaser video showed a system that was able to predict what you wanted to write and write it down even before you could think about it. There is a personal and a business version , and since we are a company the choice to take was of course the second one.

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Anand Tech

JUNE 16, 2022

TSMC this afternoon has disclosed that it will expand its production capacity for mature and specialized nodes by about 50% by 2025. When we talk about silicon lithography here at AnandTech, we mostly cover leading-edge nodes used produce advanced CPUs, GPUs, and mobile SoCs, as these are devices that drive progress forward.

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AR Insider

JULY 21, 2020

Though the company has risen to prominence with its breakout hit, Pokemon Go, the larger play may be its location-based AR gaming platform: The Real World Platform. Niantic is the latest company to go down this road, but in a slightly different way. It’s now using that to double down on IP and positioning as an AR tech leader.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

billion in cash from Google as part of the transaction, with about half of the 4,000 people in the company’s R&D team (“Powered by HTC” division) joining Google. Separately, Google will receive a non-exclusive license for HTC intellectual property (IP). But this HTC deal is all about the manufacturing.

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AR Insider

APRIL 15, 2020

Some AR/VR firms have seen dramatic increases in interest — especially those, like my company Imeve, who are focused on collaboration tools like AVATOUR which can lessen the impact of distance. Two such companies apparently found ports in the storm last week: NextVR reportedly is being acquired by Apple, and 6D.ai NextVR’s IP.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Today I am very happy to host on my blog a guest post by ambr, the Japanese company that is hosting these days the TGSVR , which is the VR edition of the Tokyo Game Show. I have talked about TGSVR also last year when I had the pleasure also of interviewing ambr’s Tomoko Ushiro and asking her for more details about her company.

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Road to VR

JULY 12, 2022

Take-Two, the parent company of Rockstar Games and 2K Games, issued a DMCA notice to the creator of popular VR mods for GTA 5 , Red Dead Redemption 2 , and Mafia Definitive Edition. A big question then is why Take-Two is going after Ross’s mods in particular.

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Anand Tech

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

According to fresh SEC filings from Arm, the chip IP designer has secured a slew of industry investors ahead of the company's impending IPO. Or, measured against the projected $52 billion valuation of the company, this would leave the cornerstone investors owning a collective 1.4%

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ARVR

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Disclaimer I’m opinionated and loud about Haptics. To unlock that value, it is necessary to increase the rate of haptics innovation, implement a sustainable IP licensing landscape, and guarantee content interoperability. There are arguably 2 companies who bridged the gap thanks to their brilliant research-product teams.

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Anand Tech

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

NVIDIA’s year-and-a-half long effort to acquire Arm has come to an end this morning, as NVIDIA and Arm owner SoftBank have announced that the two companies are officially calling off the acquisition. Once that IPO is completed, it will mark the second time that Arm has been a public company. Meanwhile SoftBank has received a $1.25

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Anand Tech

DECEMBER 6, 2021

The most notable of which this week is the annual RISC-V summit , which is being put on by the Linux Foundation and sees the numerous (and ever increasing) parties involved in the open source ISA gather to talk about the latest products and advancements in the RISC-V ecosystem. Overall, these are all clean room designs for Imagination.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

I was afraid that at this CES wouldn’t have been many pieces of news about AR and VR, but actually, we had quite a few interesting ones. This shows that the ecosystem is alive, and notwithstanding the pandemic, there are many XR companies that are pushing the technology forward. Little is known about the content for this device.

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Road to VR

APRIL 22, 2020

Magic Leap today announced layoffs impacting “every level of the company” and a pivot away from the company’s near-term consumer ambitions and toward the enterprise space. “These changes will occur at every level of our company, from my direct reports to our factory employees,” he wrote.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 16, 2024

The company has just launched a small commercial that shows various superheroes in the act of putting a helmet on their head, with the final sequence being a person wearing a Vision Pro. Some people wondered if this would also mean requiring companies to remove VR from the names of their products (e.g.

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ARPost

JULY 20, 2022

To learn more about the first consumer-facing project from MeetKai , ARPost talked with chairwoman Weili Dai and CEO James Kaplan. In this capacity, a number of readers have already used AI services from MeetKai, though behind the label of hardware companies and app developers. The company also has the scale problem solved.

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Anand Tech

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Citing concerns about competition and the importance of Arm’s IP, the Commission has kicked off a 90 day review process for the merger to determine if those concerns are warranted, and thus whether the merger should be modified or blocked entirely. Overall, the need for a review is not terribly surprising.

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Anand Tech

JANUARY 16, 2024

Synopsys specializes primarily on electronic design automation (EDA) tools and hardware intellectual property (IP) development, whereas Ansys develops electronics design analysis, and simulation tools, so the deal will create a chip design software powerhouse with expertise in different fields. of the merged company.

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Anand Tech

MAY 26, 2023

At its 2023 Technology Symposium TSMC revealed some additional details about its upcoming N4X technology that is designed specifically for high-performance computing (HPC) applications. This node promises to enable ultra-high performance and improve efficiency while maintaining IP compatibility with N4P (4 nm-class) process technology. "N4X

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Almost all VR companies are proposing some interesting discounts, with most of them lasting even some days after today. Here below I have selected some news articles that talk about some cool offerings that you can exploit these days. It is not as big as Facebook, but I think it is a company to keep an eye on.

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