SAN JOSE -- Dark silicon refers to the underutilized transistors on a microprocessor. And those transistors are deliberately shut down during certain operations in order to contain the heat buildup that otherwise might fry the entire chip.

ANAHEIM, CA – DDi Corp. today reported second-quarter net sales of $66.2 million, down a slight 0.4% sequentially, and down 3.2% from the second quarter of 2010.

SAN JOSE -- Boosted by a spike in PCB software sales, electronic design automation industry revenue rose 16% year-over-year in the first quarter to $1446.4 million, the EDA Consortium said today.

BANNOCKBURN, IL -- The latest draft of the IPC standard for electronics data transfer is available for industry review and comment.