summer break

Posting will be very sparse in July and August. Suggestions for summer reading and listening are appreciated. (via comment or e-mail.)

Link | Solarflare Gets $26M for 10 GigE ( for running total of $126M) – GigaOM

Solarflare Gets $26M for 10 GigE - GigaOM remember when chip startups were "acquired" for less than $126M.

Link | Big Growth for the Internet Ahead, Cisco Says – GigaOM

Big Growth for the Internet Ahead, Cisco Says - GigaOM: Om is "happy" with Cisco's new traffic forecast of 46% annual growth for 2007 to 2012.

Torrey Pines was a Nail Biter

Whew! What a great US Open. That was entertainment. Eagles, Birdies, Bogeys, Tiger's many Doubles --- Scoring was all over the place. A hobbled Tiger vs. a guy who has been hobbling with a bad back for years. And an Englishman who almost made the playoff.

Link | An Application Specific Semi Vendors Dream Story | EETimes.com – The truth about last year’s Xbox 360 recall

EETimes.com - The truth about last year's Xbox 360 recall: tip to Andrew@Nyquist for spotting this. I had to post it 'cause it is a Application Specific Semi-vendors dream story. The gist is of the story is that MSFT decided to do their own chip design using TSMC ( what I call an ASIC -...