November 19, 2008 - Technology News
Differential coupling
The best-performing, highest-quality, and likely also most expensive differential link you will ever encounter appears on the front panel ...
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November 18, 2008 - Top Story News
2009 equipment sales could hit lows not seen since 2003, Gartner warns
Gartner Inc lowered its capital and equipment spending forecast for the second time in as many months, warning that the next year could see a ...
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November 18, 2008 - Technology News
FPGA-based PXI modules improve test-system I/O performance
National Instruments has introduced a new generation of open, FPGA-based PXI modules. The company calls the FlexRIO family the industry's first ...
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November 17, 2008 - Industry News
Engineer salaries: A look at global compensation
Engineers worldwide reported varying levels of job satisfaction as their salaries struggle to keep pace with inflation, according to a ...
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November 17, 2008 - Industry News
Intel's warning sign; CE hot in cold economy; IBM becomes power overlord
Welcome to This week in gEEk, EDN's short review of the week's happenings. TGIF, folks, especially this week. What was known to be a ...
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November 17, 2008 - Industry News
Microsemi bucks financial trends on strength from defense, medical markets
Offering a welcomed bit of good news, Microsemi Corp Thursday reported fiscal Q4 and full-year 2008 sales and income growth while projecting ...
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November 14, 2008 - Industry News
ST chief calls for retrenchment, green investment in face of financial crisis
Speaking before an invited audience at STMicroelectronics' annual Electronica party in here, ST President and CEO Carlo Bozotti ...
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November 14, 2008 - Technology News
Researchers explore nonvolatile resistive RAM as flash replacement
As the end of the road draws ever nearer for flash memory, researchers are leaving no stone unturned in their attempts to find an ...
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November 14, 2008 - Technology News
Energy scavenger achieves record power
Engineers and scientists have long had an intense interest in energy-scavenging devices that can extract small amounts of electrical ...
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November 11, 2008 - Industry News
Freescale, Motorola lay off on bleak cellular businesses
Both Freescale Semiconductor and its former parent company Motorola Inc have planned layoffs on September quarter losses, weak mobile sales, ...
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November 11, 2008 - Technology News
IBM intros 45-nm SOI foundry offering, maintains SOI competitive benefits to bulk CMOS
Maintaining that SOI offers significant performance improvements and power reductions when compared to bulk CMOS technology, IBM today ...
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November 11, 2008 - Industry News
Anadigics, Intersil cut jobs
Add two more companies to the growing list of reorganizations forced by the current economic conditions. Anadigics Inc and Intersil Corp today ...
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November 11, 2008 - Industry News
Nokia cuts R&D jobs
As forecasts for lower mobile phone sales in Q4 and 2009 continue to be made, Nokia today announced plans to cut more than 600 jobs and close ...
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November 6, 2008 - Industry News
Freescale, Samsung partner on LED display technology
With an eye on the European Union's ROHS electronics directive, Freescale Semiconductor and Samsung Electronics have collaborated to address the ...
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November 5, 2008 - Industry News
VC funding to semiconductor industry continues to decrease
Venture capitalists are investing less in fabless and IDM (integrated device manufacturers) companies because of higher design costs and ...
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October 31, 2008 - Industry News
SIA charts semi slowdown: September sales up 1.6%
Semiconductor revenues in September hit $23 billion, an anemic 1.6% increase over $22.6 billion in September 2007 and 1.1% over August ...
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October 28, 2008 - Top Story News
Semi industry expects 'long, dark season' Gartner reports
The coming holiday season will be less than jolly for many members of the electronics supply chain. Bucking the usual trends, several OEMs have ...
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October 22, 2008 - Industry News
September CPU shortages lead to market calm in October, Converge reports
The content in "Market Insights: Intelligence for the supply chain" is provided by Converge, a global supply chain partner for technology ...
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October 20, 2008 - Technology News
Power-over-Ethernet chips: to the spec and beyond
The benefits to end users of the IEEE 802.3af/t POE (power-over-Ethernet) standard are clear: Without relying on an electrician, anyone who can ...
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October 20, 2008 - Industry News
Sensors to drive global MEMS market to $8.8 billion in 2012
The global market for MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) will expand to $8.8 billion in 2012, up from $6.1 billion in 2006, according to ...
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October 17, 2008 - Technology News
Power-over-Ethernet chips: to the spec and beyond
The benefits to end users of the IEEE 802.3af/t POE (power-over-Ethernet) standard are clear: Without relying on an electrician, anyone who can ...
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October 17, 2008 - Industry News
So if this is a recession, where are the opportunities?
I don't suppose there's much debate now that we are going into a serious recession. Even the US economy can't vaporize this much wealth and ...
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October 15, 2008 - Industry News
Fabless revenue growth slowed y/y in Q2
For the first half of 2008, fabless revenue totaled $27.3 billion, a 12% year-over-year gain, making up 20% of total first half semiconductor ...
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October 14, 2008 - Technology News
Re-engineering obsolete ICs using FPGAs
This case study illustrates the design challenges and constraints encountered as FGPA design consultants at EmbeddedBlox re-engineered ...
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October 13, 2008 - Industry News
Tech's future with McCain or Obama
Welcome to This week in gEEk, EDN's short review of the week's happenings. As the Dow played limbo this week, dipping below 8000 and ...
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