January 7, 2009 - Industry News
Earnings estimates for Intel, IR, others still too high, analysts say
There have been major reductions to estimates across the semiconductor industry since November 2008, but some analysts believe the ...
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January 7, 2009 - Industry News
Earnings estimates for Intel, IR, others still too high, analysts say
There have been major reductions to estimates across the semiconductor industry since November 2008, but some analysts believe the ...
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January 6, 2009 - Technology News
Low-power wireless performance starts with CMOS elegance
All of us who have looked at the FCC table of frequency allocations realize just how full the RF spectrum is. Nevertheless, there is no ...
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December 31, 2008 - Technology News
Describing the foundations for 22-nm CMOS logic and SRAM
A collection of papers at this month's International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) illustrates the frantic work underlying the ...
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December 30, 2008 - Industry News
iPhone's popularity helps boost MEMS market
Apple Inc isn't the only company benefiting from the popularity of the iPhone. According to a recent report from iSuppli Corp, the handset ...
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December 29, 2008 - Technology News
Graphene Nanomemory Stores Bits in 10nm
I’ve written about graphene as a possible successor to silicon in electronics applications (see Diamonds on the Tops of our Chips: Is ...
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December 24, 2008 - Technology News
EoPDH as an alternative for delivering rich media applications
Convergence of voice, video and data services are driving the growing demand for bandwidth, as mission critical transaction traffic and ...
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December 24, 2008 - Technology News
Integration versus partitioning
Maybe it's just me, and maybe it's just a coincidence, but recently I keep having the same kind of discussion over and over with a number of ...
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December 23, 2008 - Industry News
Think quarterly, not annually, for better 2009 outlook, IC Insights suggests
If you consider the worldwide economy and IC market on a quarterly basis instead of annual one, you can then begin to form a positive outlook ...
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December 23, 2008 - Technology News
Researchers estimate $1.83T savings, massive CO2 emissions reductions from use of LEDs, smart lighting
Research from Troy, NY-based Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute published estimates that LEDs and smart lighting could lead to trillions of ...
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December 19, 2008 - Technology News
Solar’s bright future
Growing demand for clean energy sources, lower manufacturing costs, and more-advanced PV (photovoltaic) technology has in recent years driven ...
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December 19, 2008 - Technology News
When is a microcontroller an SOC?
It’s getting harder and harder to tell the difference between a microcontroller and an SOC (system on chip). Consider, for example ...
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December 17, 2008 - Industry News
Toshiba slashes 30% of NAND production, extends end-of-year shutdowns
Toshiba Corp plans to cut its NAND production by approximately 30% next year as it wades through the global recession and the slowdown in ...
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December 17, 2008 - Industry News
2008, 2009 will be industry's first back-to-back years of declining sales, Gartner says
Gartner Inc this morning reported that for the first time in the semiconductor industry's history, 2008 and 2009 will show back-to-back ...
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December 9, 2008 - Industry News
AMD shrinks stake in foundry spinout
AMD will hold a smaller stake in its joint manufacturing venture announced in October with Advanced Technology Investment Company ...
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December 5, 2008 - Technology News
'Chipiplexing' efficiently drives multiple LEDs using few microcontroller ports
Actual microcontrollers have powerful bidirectional I/O ports, and you can use different techniques to fully exploit such capabilities. Recent ...
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December 5, 2008 - Technology News
Powering today's microprocessors: Old myths versus modern technology
Today, six-phase converters running at 1 MHz per phase, using 2-mÙ MOSFETS and 100-nH SMT inductors to deliver 150A at 1V are no longer a ...
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December 3, 2008 - Technology News
Through-silicon vias, oxide bonding accelerate 3D IC development
As the costs and challenges of process nodes below 65 nm grow clearer, chip architects are paying more attention to an alternative: 3D die ...
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December 2, 2008 - Technology News
MEMS-based inertial sensor is not your grandfather's gyroscope
Gyroscopes have been around for 190 years, ever since Johann Bohnenberger built the first one in 1817. For the first 180 years, the ...
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December 1, 2008 - Technology News
MEMS-based inertial sensor is not your grandfather's gyroscope
Gyroscopes have been around for 190 years, ever since Johann Bohnenberger built the first one in 1817. For the first 180 years, the basics ...
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November 28, 2008 - Technology News
Power SOCs: A 'crazy' idea that just might work
Imagine a cell-phone battery that could supply unlimited power and still fit into its current form factor: the perfect solution to the biggest ...
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November 26, 2008 - Industry News
China chip market sales growth slows as fabless competition heats up
China's chip market is still strong, but its strength is beginning to wane on a changing market situation and increased competition in the ...
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November 25, 2008 - Industry News
China chip market sales growth slows as fabless competition heats up
China's chip market is still strong, but its strength is beginning to wane on a changing market situation and increased competition in the ...
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November 24, 2008 - Industry News
Lam cuts 600 jobs, capital equipment industry takes another hit
Lam Research Corp has become the latest capital equipment industry company to announce layoffs, this week stating it would cut 600 jobs. ...
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November 20, 2008 - Top Story News
Consumer spending damaging semi sales, growth to return in 2010, SIA reports
Consumers are firmly positioned in the driver's seat when it comes to worldwide semiconductor sales - and that's a negative in the current ...
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