I long for the day when I finally get a chip implanted in my neck and we forget all this computer nonsense. Dave Rosenberg has more than 15 years of technology and marketing experience that spans from ...

In new Apple computers with its custom T2 chip (currently the iMac Pro and MacBook Pro 2018 models) it serves the purpose of "the System Management Controller, image signal processor, audio controller ...

This article shows several ways to implement a power management controller using the new PMBus Revision 1.3 specification, and addresses several new considerations with architecting a system using ...

Apple has released a couple of firmware updates for the system management controller (SMC) in the 2007-2008 MacBook and MacBook Pro systems. These are the systems that were available before the ...

Cisco has released patches for two privilege escalation vulnerabilities in its Integrated Management Controller (IMC) that is used for out-of-band management of many of its server products, as well as ...

Though it flew largely under the radar, Apple introduced a new custom T2 chip in iMac Pro that combines a number of system controllers into a single secure package. The company detailed what, exactly, ...

Using a flash-based system management processor and a high-speed DSP engine for real-time loop control, the Si8250 single-chip digital power supply controller enables isolated and nonisolated ...

Apple has issued SMC update 2.0 for all mid-2013 MacBook Airs, citing a fix for battery problems while the computer’s screen is closed. This update addresses an issue which may cause the battery to ...