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   will put a few items here.
   
   They went to Finland for this. It was a good move and got my attention at that time.
   
   
   They make some of the best sensors in the world in some segments-not to mention their historical strength in the tiniest of capacitors that use that countries ceramics IP.
   
   What a neat company.
   
   
   
   

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      Murata aims for the top in MEMS technology with Finnish expertise
      Topics: Health
      
      
      Finnish expertise, stable society and well-functioning infrastructure attracted Japanese MEMS company to Greater Helsinki
      
      Murata Manufacturing, a Japanese electronics company, is aiming to be one of the global leaders in MEMS technology by relying on Finnish expertise. In the beginning of 2012, Murata acquired one of the world’s leading providers of MEMS sensors and a pioneer in its field, VTI Technologies Oy from Vantaa, Finland. After the acquisition, VTI changed its name to Murata Electronics Oy.
      
      VTI’s special expertise in MEMS (micro electro mechanical systems) technology was the main reason Murata invested in Finland. The company believes that the demand of this technology will grow strongly as it enables even smaller devices to be manufactured and wants to grow its own MEMS business significantly.
      
      – VTI has the best possible expertise on MEMS as well as their own 3D MEMS technology, says Mr. Shinji Ushiro, CEO of Murata Electronics Oy.
      
      – It is certainly thanks to the Finnish technology-oriented culture, high quality education and hard working spirit that VTI has become a company of such great value. Naturally Finland is also a good place to invest: the society is stable, infrastructure in excellent and quality of life is good. VTI’s location in Vantaa, not far away from the airport, is also a plus, Mr. Ushiro explains.
      
      The acquisition brings great benefits to both companies. For Murata, it gives access to an established customer base in Automotive and Medical industries, and a great opportunity to grow Murata’s MEMS business. Murata Electronics (former VTI), on the other hand, will benefit from Murata’s extensive sales network all over the world.
      – It goes without saying that Murata Electronics Oy’s business will grow, says Mr. Ushiro.
      Murata’s intention is to develop Murata Electronics Oy as Murata’s global MEMS R&D and production center. This means also new career possibilities for the company’s employees in Vantaa.
      
      – We have a great factory in Vantaa with highly-specialized technology, manufacturing products for very special applications that in their end-use applications improve safety and quality of life. We are showing that it is possible to have electronics components manufacturing also in Finland if you are specialized enough. Both our employees and Helsinki area in general can be proud of this great company.

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   their pressure sensors ( for altitude) -really good.
   
   
   
   New Low Power 3-Axis Sensor from VTI Brings Robust and Reliable Acceleration Sensing to an Affordable Level
   May 06, 2010 04:10 AM Eastern Daylight Time
   
   
   VANTAA, Finland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VTI Technologies (VTI), a global leader in low g MEMS sensors, has released a new, all digital, accelerometer sensor for automotive and robust industrial applications.
   
   The new SCA3060 targets non-safety critical automotive applications such as navigation support, burglar alarms and black boxes as well as for industrial applications in heavy machinery, agricultural equipment and general purpose sensing which need a low power and very robust sensor.
   
   Unique features of the SCA3060 include very low power consumption (150μA, 3.3v supply), a ring buffer memory to free μC resources and motion detection functionality to allow μC sleep and thus additional power saving. The sensors feature outstanding insensitivity to shocks and vibrations and are temperature compensated over the whole operating range of -40°C to +105°C. Both SPI- (-D01) and I2C (-D02) all digital communication interfaces are supported.
   
   they will like the roadmap to QUIKai- its adjacent now...
   
   
   VTI Technologies is a leading supplier of acceleration, inclination, angular motion and pressure sensor solutions for automotive, medical, instrument and consumer applications. VTI develops and produces silicon-based capacitive sensors using its proprietary 3D MEMS (Micro Electro-Mechanical System) technology.
   

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   Launch of Plant Smart IoT Service
   
   11/17/2017
   
   Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
   Chairman of the Board and President:
   Tsuneo Murata 
   OverviewChiyoda Corporation (“Chiyoda”, TSE： ISIN： JP3528600004) and Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (“Murata ”) are pleased to announce the launch of the Plant Smart IoT Service, which jointly provides stable and safe operation of plants via sensor networks.
   
   BackgroundTo address the deterioration of plants and achieve labor saving, we need to visualize plant operation conditions and provide maintenance information for correct diagnosis. This makes it more important than ever before to develop networks that can monitor the entire plant site, including attached devices. Chiyoda and Murata have developed the Plant Smart IoT Service, integrating their plant engineering and sensor network technologies. The two companies will provide the necessary maintenance information to achieve safe, stable operation of the plants. 
   Service Details
   Chiyoda and Murata will jointly make optimal proposals for customers through the following services.
   Chiyoda
   ・Overall project management for Smart IoT Service
   ・Interviews with and research about customers to understand the present conditions and identify opportunities to introduce networked systems
   ・System deployment plans
   ・Deployment of sensor network systems on the site, operation support and evaluation, etc.
   Murata
   ・Conceptualization/basic design/detailed design of sensor network systems
   ・Construction of sensor network systems
   
   By combining a series of sensors that have been developed for diverse applications by Murata with the knowledge of plant engineering by Chiyoda, the two companies will develop compact and energy saving wireless sensor networks, and install them in the plant site efficiently. This will make it possible to persistently monitor plant operation, a task that had been considered difficult, and to collect data on operation conditions consistently over the long term. By integrating the data collected with the latest AI technology, the two companies will also provide smartification of maintenance, such as early detection of abnormalities and status monitoring. 
   

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   a lot of Wi-Fi
   
   
   https://wireless.murata.com/eng/products.html
   
   
   

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     Wi-Fi™ 802.11b/g/n network controllers and modules in a variety of form factors for both MCU or MPU applications; FCC / IC certified available. Wi-Fi™ and Bluetooth® Combination modules; 802.11b/g/n (and ac) with Bluetooth V4.0 (BLE + EDR); FCC / IC certified modules available. Bluetooth® Dual mode and Single mode Bluetooth modules available in a variety of small form factors with FCC/IC, CE, TELEC certification. LPWA Modules New, compact, low-cost, low-power-wide-area-network (LPWAN) wireless modules that support LoRaWAN long range wireless protocol.
        
     802.15.4 IEEE 802.15.4 compliant, FCC / IC / ETSI certified modules; low-power 1mW RF power and extended range 100mW RF power. Wi-Fi Bluetooth for NXP i.MXMurata has partnered with NXP Semiconductor and Cypress Semiconductor Corporation to offer complete Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity.

   commentary;
   
   the trend is your friend is an expression that I have read.
   
   QUIK' voice core has been paired with
   Nordic bluetooth
   Q com bluetooth
   
   2 others that I will add when I find them..but bluetooth.
   
   Now Murata, not BLuetooth ( yet) but Wi-Fi!
   
   Murata will be a different segement-
   
   bluetooth is sort of a relay Bluetooth to WiFi to the cloud.
   
   Murata-maybe more industrial. WiFi to the edge node or to the cloud?
   
   but it does seems to be a trend now....other protocols, if there are any other wireless makers we are not paired with.
   

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   A few recent items that are fun to read....
   
   Type 1AD for Ayla IoT Cloud software | LBWA1CS1AD | Wi-Fi | RF ...
   https://wireless.murata.com/eng/...wi-fi.../type-1ad-with-ayla-iot-cloud-software.html
   Murata is partnering with Ayla Networks to offer a complete end-to-end platform for building world class Internet-connected products. The Murata Type 1AD Wi-Fi Connectivity Module comes pre-loaded with the Ayla Embedded Agent, enabling developers to connect to the Ayla Cloud Services and smartphone/tablet ...
   Murata 1DX Wi-Fi Module Integrated Into Nebula IoT Development Kit ...
   https://www.murata.com/en-us/about/newsroom/news/product/wireless/2017/1211
   Dec 6, 2017 - Murata Americas today announced that its Type 1DX Wi-Fi module, based on the Cypress 4343W chipset, has been incorporated into Future Electronics' recently launched Nebula IoTDevelopment Kit. The board was designed for novices and expert developers looking to explore the vast opportunities in ...
   
   
   commentary-
   
   a few takes of the adjacent possible
   
   Both evolution and innovation tend to happen within the bounds of the adjacent possible, in other words the realm of possibilities available at any given moment.
   
   Great leaps beyond the adjacent possible are rare and doomed to be short-term failures. The environment is simply not ready for them yet. Had YouTube been launched in the 1990s, it would have flopped, since neither the fast internet connections nor the software required to view videos was available then.
   
   
   this one is so impoartant
   
   
   The adjacent possible is a kind of shadow future, hovering on the edges of the present state of things, a map of all the ways in which the present can reinvent itself.
   
   As Steven notes, the adjacent possible “captures both the limits and the creative potential of change and innovation.”
   
   It’s the ever-present set of opportunities at the boundaries of our reach. And:
   
   The strange and beautiful truth about the adjacent possible is that its boundaries grow as you explore them. Each new combination opens up the possibility of other new combinations.
   
   Examples of the adjacent possible
   The adjacent possible is a highly scalable concept. As Steven notes, it was present in the “primordial innovation of life itself.” And it was the force that both inspired and challenged the “‘tiger team’ of engineers” who heroically brought Apollo 13 home after it literally glanced the physical edge of human reach.
   
   The adjacent possible is the basic motivation behind all human progress.
   
   So I have used news items through S Johnson's lens of the adjacent possible. If you do this you can glimpse what door we have a foot in. Not a single company that has a voice offering is going begging. The Eos voice core is being paired with bluetooth of many and now on Wi-Fi aimed at serious industrial IoT stuff by a very capable Murata.
   
   QUIK, take good care of this new adjacency.
   
   why?
   
   Murata using the EOS voice core is great, and then you get them to use the new QUIK AI as they could make HUGE use of it?
   
   it is adjacent now and they could use it in so many places. tnks in advance.
   
   

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   a digression but so amazing...one of their foundations. Look at those things.....
   
   Murata's world's Smallest Monolithic Ceramic Capacitor - 0201 <millimeter size> size (0.25 mm x 0.125 mm)
   
   9/5/2012
   
   Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
   
   President/ Statutory Representative Director: Tsuneo Murata
   
   Murata, you should get the wallet out and buy the whole lot of them involved in QUIK ai. It would be better then when you went to Finland.
   

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   One reason that I really, really like the item of today?
   
   On the surface its is more IoT (?)by a well respected major player and the adjacent possible will be fun to watch unfold.
   
   The new AI platform that BF has architected; It has the voice core, the FFE could preprocess the Murata sensor data, the NM500 can detect
   anomalies and take action, the eFPGA can be upgraded often....
   
   Murata you need this, it is perfect for you. tnks in advance. will track along.
   Consider that the adjacent possibilites, that are there are HUGEer than the item itself.
   Roadmaps are important and just perhaps Murata chose the Eos now and are bound to want the QUIK AI in a bigger fashion.
   
   I realize the forum is not receptive to this sort of thinking, but just track along, and if it comes to pass than its never too late to change.
   
   Murata is just first rate. A tier 1 in its fields of expertise.
   
   Would they choose a 2nd rate voice core?
   
   They would not ever do that. It validates the quality of the Eos S3.
   

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   For those who did nor see the release today
   Murata Announces its New Voice-enabled Wi-Fi Solution Based on QuickLogic EOS S3
   SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- QuickLogic Corporation (NASDAQ: QUIK), a developer of ultra-low power multi-core voice-enabled SoCs, embedded FPGA IP, display bridge and programmable logic solutions, announces that Murata, a global leader in the design, manufacture and supply of advanced electronics and electronic materials, will introduce its new ultra-low-power voice-enabled Wi-Fi smart speaker reference design at the IoT/M2M show in Japan.
   
   
   
   This solution leverages the unique architecture of the QuickLogicEOS S3™ SoC alongside Muarata's market leading Wi-Fi module to enable always listening capabilities while consuming less than 100uW and can recognize any trigger word or phrase selected by OEM for the targeted use case. OEMs can also easily custom tailor the design for a wide variety of end-product applications with QuickLogic software development tools that support the embedded FPGA and other resources included in the EOS S3 SoC.
   
   Murata will demonstrate this new solution at the IoT/M2M show in a battery powered Smart Speaker to showcase the always listening feature and illustrate the substantial power savings delivered by the QuickLogic EOS S3 SoC solution.
   

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   skip this one as it is digressive reading...
   
   they are the worlds best capacitor maker....(?)
   
   WEDNESDAY, 12. OCTOBER 2016 - 13:04 UHR
   Murata to Acquire IPDiA, a Leader in High Performance Silicon Capacitors
   Acquisition will enhance Murata’s position as a world’s leading provider of high reliability capacitors
   
   KYOTO, Japan & CAEN, France - Wednesday, October 12th 2016 [ME NewsWire]
   
   (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:6981) (ISIN:JP3914400001) & IPDiA S.A.:
   
   Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., (“Murata”) and IPDiA S.A.(“IPDiA”) today announced that Murata Electronics Europe B.V., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Murata is about to acquire IPDiA, a 3D silicon capacitor technology pioneer headquartered in France, and IPDiA will become a subsidiary of Murata. The transaction is expected to close before the end of October.
   
   This acquisition will enhance Murata's position as the leading provider of high reliability capacitors. It is part of Murata's strategy to strengthen its core business within the communication (mobile) market, and to expand into new applications within the automotive and medical markets.
   
   IPDiA, headquartered in Caen, France, was formed in 2009 and has around 130 employees today. The company is dedicated to the manufacturing of leading edge Integrated Passive Devices, specializing in silicon sub-mounts for lighting and 3D silicon capacitors for medical, industrial, communication and high reliability applications. The company operates design centers, sales and marketing offices and a manufacturing facility (silicon wafer FAB) certified ISO 9001 / 14001 / 18001 as well as ISO TS 16949 for the automotive market and ISO 13485 for medical devices.
   
   As a result of this acquisition, IPDiA will be integrated into Murata, and IPDiA’s products and solutions will be commercialized as part of Murata’s product portfolio. “Combining IPDiA’s 3D silicon capacitor technologies with Murata’s current technologies and product portfolio will enable us to expand our combined offering and meet our customers’ high reliability requirements, such as high temperature or high voltage, in automotive and other demanding markets”, says Toru Inoue, Executive Vice President, Components Business Unit, Murata. In addition, Franck Murray, IPDiA CEO commented, “In the last 7 years, we have worked intensively to establish and strengthen our presence in the electronics industry. IPDiA’s patented technology has enabled silicon passive components to be considered as a superior solution in specific markets where high performance and miniaturization are required. We wish to benefit from Murata’s world recognized expertise and sales force to further expand our products and business. We look forward to working with Murata to enhance their leading position in the passive market”.

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   A new thread that I will fill up.
   
   Why?
   
   Its because of yesterdays webinar.
   
   A LOT more of the IoT than I had even considered is/will be image recognition.
   
   
   THere was a foreshadowing phrase from BF in there somewhere....
   
   QUIK will be returning to image work- as a very general paraphrase.
   
   Nepes is doing a fair bit of work in this area...their authentication phrases were very interesting to me...
   
   General paraphrase.
   
   If you combine facial recognition with voice ID its a really good authentication 100%
   Nepes- we can do the facial recognition part, but don't have voice in house.
   
   So I will put things of a general nature around the pixel processing and the IoT to learn and try to get a glimpse of where we might be going....
   
   
   I want to put up the definition of the adjacent possible again soon- the idea is that you just go from one room to the next and open a door in that one. You don't want to do a Babbage and go up 50 floors ahead of everybody else.
   
   I will have a few comments on quikAI and will sprinkle them in as I post items that relate.
   
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   building up a foundation
   
   
   Image Recognition and the Internet of Everything
   Physical objects that are recognized and identified through computer-aided vision are magically bound to the digital world.
   January 4, 2015
   by Bill French
   
   Chief Architect at Intelliscape
   
   The field of computer-aided vision and image recognition took a significant step forward in 2012. And since then, it has become apparent that computer-aided vision technology has established a permanent cornerstone in the future of software applications.
   
   How this relates to the Internet of Things (IoT) is so obvious that few have given it a second thought. And even fewer have considered the emerging prospects of the Internet of Recognition™ - an idea based on pervasive machine vision.
   
   Our basic understanding of IoT predicates that devices of many types will soon have IP addresses and the capacity to communicate with other devices and applications over networks. Indeed, it is our fundamental understanding that members of the IoT must possess embedded electronics to participate as bona-fide “things” on the network.
   
   This is a rational if not a narrow definition of IoT. Reliable, automated image recognition is about to change that definition.
   
   Common Objective
   
   IoT and image recognition share a common goal.
   
   

   • IoT's primary purpose is to create a bond between the physical world and digital space.
   • Image recognition events create virtual representations of actual physical objects - a virtualization of "things".

   The subtle relationship between objects that can be recognized without human assistance and IoT is as elegant as it is invisible.
   
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   Physical objects that are recognized and identified through computer-aided vision are magically bound to the digital world.
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   In some cases, physical objects of an image recognition event are homogeneous - i.e., a Tide laundry logo on a race car, a bus advert, or perhaps the logo on an actual box of Tide detergent.
   
   But it's also possible that certain recognition events may contain uniquely identifiable artifacts. For example, a medical device whose serial number is legible in the image, or the image of a vehicle with a license tag.
   
   Image recognition events fall into these two basic categories with the former a prime candidate for aggregate analytics, and the latter serving as the basis for discrete identity, i.e., a unique member in the emerging internet of things.
   
   Homogenous Recognition Events
   
   This type of recognition event possesses properties that are likely to be useful in aggregate contexts. Indeed, the recognition of a class of automobile parts which have failed, establishes a place in the IoT not as a specific “thing”, but rather a “class” of things.
   
   Attributes of the class - such as the same automobile brake part failing repeatedly - are able to convey understanding and awareness at an aggregate level. Intelligent software need only monitor the class to know when to recommend a safety recall.
   
   This is no different than an IP-enabled heat pump informing a service center that a motor is in need of maintenance.
   
   The IoT must embrace classes of things as readily as discrete things. Failure to do so rules out the benefits that can be derived from a large and compelling aspect of big data.
   
   Discrete Recognition Events
   
   Image recognition events that identify a specific thing instantly transform physical objects into unique members of the IoT. Such events are precise and able to capture time, place, and condition of a specific physical object. These objects are immutable or at least near-immutable in the context they exist.
   
   Camera technology has become so inexpensive and connectivity so pervasive, that it's economically practical to assign cameras to specific physical objects to monitor performance, location, and condition. Combined with recognition software, the camera itself becomes an IoT proxy for the physical object and is thus capable of detecting change.
   
   
   this is what Nepes is doing now and what they showed us yesterday.
   
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   Image recognition technology has the capacity to swiftly embrace physical objects that were never designed to participate in the Internet of Things.
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   Read-Only Objects?
   
   Despite the ability to include inert physical artifacts in the IoT, recognized objects lack the capacity to listen for and act upon digital instructions.
   
   Certainly, computer-aided vision technology is good, but it can't magically will a motor to repair itself. In fact, most IP-enabled devices will require human intervention for many situations and for decades to come.
   
   However, the proxy relationship established through recognition software has the capacity to compel other systems and people to take action upon these inert objects. The cost of repeated monitoring through image detection is extremely low, giving us the economic latitude to perform millions of observation events.
   
   Indeed, recognition events create read-only instantiations within the IoT, but awareness about these events can be used to indirectly effectuate change to the objects.
   
   The Internet of Everything
   
   There's a massive wave of data coming to the IoT from images and video. Perhaps today's big data movement is prologue to a future when the Internet of Things is transformed into the Internet of Everything.
   
   For this transformation to occur it will largely depend on image recognition technology that enables identity by visual proxy.
   
   
   What did I learn?
   
   Somehow I really like the idea that an effort is never wasted even if it was not a success. QUIK knows it can process Pixels
   really well, they will be back at it again, but with a better ending?
   
   Also this is a whole lot of fun.
   

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   THey have this very well mapped out...what is done on each Eos core.
   
   FFE-accelertor
   
   FPGA i will focus a little there as I want to glimpse what it can do...
   feature extraction. Key thing look at the bigger heading...Neuromem and FPGA
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   404 and 408 the FPGA is playing a VITAL role...data presentation and local decision logic.
   
   
   
   

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    I kind of enjoyed the Nepes segment.
    
    I think it was the real world examples that helped bring the message across in a way I can understand.
    
    The Eos will be with these guys as they inspect the 22FDX-SOI as they roll off the lines at Fab 1 in Dresden? 
    
    
    

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    here is Nepes authentication work...it was somewhere in here that Nepes spoke of the need for working together with someone as they have the image stuff, they do NOT have the voice and they need it.
    
    What have I learned already....
    
    1. QUIK will be doing Pixel work again, and that good as its a BIG part of the IoT. No I will not rush it, but it is in the cards.
    
    2. The Eos S3 can do it! On that one I am so happy, I had a fear that it would take the S4.
    
    3. FPGA is doing VITAL stuff, not just important chores
    
    4. It fits a key thing of S Johnsons work...these things are here and now; they are within arms reach or a short stroll down the hallway of a room they are already in. This is NOT Facebook's thought reading research that is being done...that is 50 floor up, nothing here is Babbage.
    
    
    

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    General commentary.
    
    So much work done in the year. It is impressive, thnks for the hard work at QUIK everryone- the most since I have owned a part of this company.
    
    
    
    eFPGA has a dedicated tools team in Bangalore and has invested time to make sure these tools are ready and easy to use.
    
    A lot of trips to Asia for those important proof of concept hearables that made CES of 18 the best one they have been to.
    
    this new initiative that BF has put together is comprehensive, it fits together very well with no overlap. You can get a glimpse that like the eFPGA software they want it to be easy to use to get stuff monitored. It is AI, and while the eyes of the market are only looking at the cloud, at beating the worlds best go player, at Nividia, tensor flow etc. I will use this thread to try to grasp the amazing range and sheer size of AI on the far edge. The eFPGA is doing VITAL stuff and not just some menial connectivity tasks. That is sticky, its margin, nice to see real world appreciation for eFPGA
    at the edge.
    
    It helps to have a story to tell that resonates with folks. AI on the edge, with just a few of the right slots can be that story.
    
    Again for me I am very happy. I have been waiting for this. QUIK has been at work, since that job opening of 2 yrs ago- they said NOTHING, just did the work- same as when they did the initial work on the FFE in the S1, said nothing and did the work, someone else might have had a similar idea-
    
    
    I hope BF has others to put their shoulders to the wheel to do some of these things...
    
    who holds the hand of the tier 1 and delivers on the changes they ask for again and again, and works to convert the other devices into slots.
    
    who goes to China over and over to work with the important customers that want a familiar face?
    
    who goes to India to see the very very important eFPGA tools team?
    
    who puts a crucial AI IoT platform together?
    
    goes to investor conferences?
    
    
    
    how much can one person do?
    
    
    This thread will be FUN for me, but it will be a TON of new material and for those who are busy with work and life, just skip it. If I find something really crucial in some way I will bring it to the forums attention on the busy thread of the time.
    
    To Brian Faith and all the QUIK folks
    A thank you again for such hard work. We don't see that so often.