• Semiconductor Innovation in an Investment Constrained Economy

    Updated: 2012-06-30 20:53:03
    The current innovation climate in the semiconductor industry is alive and well but entrepreneurs have to adjust to the realities of the current economic situation and investment trends. The world's governmental economic development agencies have always looked at Silicon Valley with envy and paid big money to try to find the key which would unlock the secrets

  • Geo Semiconductor

    Updated: 2012-06-30 20:53:03
    Geo Semiconductor was officially formed in May 2009 as a fabless chip company through the acquisition of major IC business lines and key pieces of the IP portfolio of Silicon Optix, including the Realta and the Geo ICs, patents, inventory, software, development systems, customers and brands.

  • Intel Reorganization Shuffle, Consolidates Architecture Unit

    Updated: 2012-06-30 20:53:03
    Intel went into reorganization mode as as the head of its largest business unit leaves the Santa Clara company to become a top manager at data storage company EMC.

  • Semiconductor Stock Price Rally: What Next?

    Updated: 2012-06-30 20:53:03
    Recently, Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) raised its third-quarter guidance. The company anticipates revenues to be about $9 billion, versus its previous forecast of $8.5 billion. Gross margins are expected to be about 53%, with more upside than downside likely to the projection.

  • Symwave

    Updated: 2012-06-30 20:53:03
    Founded in 2001, Symwave has quietly forged ahead as a fabless chip company headquartered in the Los Angeles area with a line of next generation USB and FireWire Serial PHY devices.

  • ChipStart Expands Global Operations

    Updated: 2012-06-30 20:53:03
    ChipStart, a value-added reseller of analog and digital semiconductor IP has expanded global operations and has named several EDA veterans to the team.

  • Team Building At Shockley Semiconductor

    Updated: 2012-06-29 13:26:42
    Mannerisms Ruminations on the semiconductor industry from David Manners Team Building At Shockley Semiconductor By David Manners on June 29, 2012 2:26 PM No Comments No TrackBacks By June 1956, Bill Shockley had created the nucleus of his team at Shockley . Semiconductor Salaries : included Bob Noyce 1000 Gordon Moore 750 Eugene Kleiner 1450 Jay Last 675 Sheldon Roberts 1000 Julius Blank 835 Shockley's own salary was 2500. Jean Hoerni did not join until the following month . He was the only recruit who asked about the work and not about the pay . Last of the famous eight to join was Vic . Grinich Shockley caused some disruption to his team-building efforts by publishing the salaries on the company notice . board The process of setting up a transistor production line was further disrupted

  • Lantronix Debuts PremierWave XC GSM/GPRS and Ethernet Serial Device Server

    Updated: 2012-06-28 19:09:52
    Lantronix introduced the PremierWave XC, which is a hybrid GSM/GPRS and Ethernet dual-port serial device server. The PremierWave XC allows remote access to, and management of, virtually any serial device via a GSM/GPRS or Ethernet network. The Linux-based application server features ease of use, robust device server functionality, and GPRS connectivity. The Lantronix PremierWave XC [...]

  • Self-Cleaning Antimicrobial Coating Developed

    Updated: 2012-06-28 14:41:50
    French company Ionitec, a subsidiary of Surfaces Synergie (Maîche, France), has developed an antimicrobial and self-cleaning titanium dioxide (TiO2) coating. The functional properties of the coating are triggered by exposure to a UV light source resulting in photocatalysis. The material and process have been tested to ISO 10678 (determination of the photocatalytic effect) and ISO [...]

  • Fable: The Jolly Jape

    Updated: 2012-06-28 13:20:37
    : Mannerisms Ruminations on the semiconductor industry from David Manners Fable : The Jolly Jape By David Manners on June 28, 2012 2:20 PM 9 Comments No TrackBacks 20 years ago a bunch of TI-ers came up with a jolly jape . They realised that , in the early days of Intel , its founding CEO Bob Noyce , in order to get second sources to give Intel's products market credibility , licensed a number of other chip companies' fabs to make Intel . chips Such fabs were at TI , Mostek owned in the 90s by ST and . IBM The jolly jape was devised after Intel had gone single-source on the 386 and all subsequent x86 processors , and x86 had become the Jewel in the Crown of the semiconductor . industry The jolly jape entailed doing a clean-room' design of an x86 processor , by which was meant a design

  • Trolling

    Updated: 2012-06-28 00:02:34
    Mannerisms Ruminations on the semiconductor industry from David Manners Trolling By David Manners on June 28, 2012 1:02 AM 7 Comments No TrackBacks Patent trolls cost American companies 29 billion last year , says Boston University Trolls impose a significant tax on investment in innovation , says the . university Trolls , companies which develop technology but don't use it to make products , claim that they are advancing technological . progress Top troll Nathan Myhrvold , who left Microsoft to form a troll company called Intellectual Ventures , argues that it's hard for inventors to get paid for patents and that trolls help them to get paid . Boston University disagrees , saying that trolls actually take more out of the US economy than they put . in 2,150 US companies had to defend 5,842

  • Paragon Software Group Launches exFAT 9.0 Embedded for Tablets, Smartphones, Smart TV

    Updated: 2012-06-27 19:49:57
    Paragon Software Group (PSG) launched exFAT 9.0 Embedded, which enables hardware manufacturers to recompile Binary Kernel Modules in various kernel-driver integration scenarios, such as modified kernel configurations, patched kernels or migration to a different kernel version. Paragon exFAT 9.0 Embedded reduces effort required for evaluation and integration regardless of kernel configuration. It is ideal for [...]

  • The Heroes Of Renesas

    Updated: 2012-06-27 11:17:15
    Mannerisms Ruminations on the semiconductor industry from David Manners The Heroes Of Renesas By David Manners on June 27, 2012 12:17 PM 3 Comments No TrackBacks The response of the Japanese to the March 11 2011 earthquake won the admiration of the world . No company was more admired than Renesas whose semiconductor manufacturing capacity was cut in half by the . disaster By March 14th one Renesas quake-affected plant had re-opened 11 days later two more re-opened and a further five plants were being prepared for a . re-start The worst hit was the big Renesas fab at Naka . At the end of March Renesas said it had no idea' when it could get Naka running again . Then , in April , it said it expected to resume volume wafer production in . July In fact the 8 inch line at Naka resumed volume

  • Top Ten (less 5) Mobile DRAM Makers

    Updated: 2012-06-27 00:51:56
    Mannerisms Ruminations on the semiconductor industry from David Manners Top Ten less 5 Mobile DRAM Makers By David Manners on June 27, 2012 1:51 AM 1 Comment No TrackBacks Thanks to DRAMeXchange for this one the top five mobile DRAM : vendors Q1 m Samsung 1,558 71 Hynix 330 15 Elpida 194 9 Micron 87 4 Winbond 29 1.3 Tweet Categories Ten Best No TrackBacks TrackBack URL : http : www.electronicsweekly.com cgi-bin mt mt-tb.cgi 219254 1 Comment Mike Bryant June 27, 2012 8:22 PM Reply Top 10(less 6 or even 7 next year maybe Leave a comment Name Email Address URL Remember personal info Comments You may use HTML tags for style Subscribe to comments by e-mail Get the eNewsletter Sign up for the weekly Mannerisms eNewsletter Get the blog highlights straight to your email inbox , Tuesday morning ,

  • Texas Instruments Introduces TPA3116D2, TPA3118D2 and TPA3130D2 Stereo Amplifiers

    Updated: 2012-06-26 18:47:35
    Texas Instruments announced their TPA3116D2, TPA3118D2 and TPA3130D2 analog-input class-D stereo amplifiers. The new TI devices can be used in soundbars, after-market automotive solutions, portable audio docks, and LCD televisions. The TPA3116D2, TPA3118D2 and TPA3130D2 are available now in a 10-mm x 6-mm 32-pin HTSSOP package. Prices start at $1.80 for the TPA3116D2, $1.65 for [...]

  • Consumer Market Dominates European Semiconductor Manufacturing

    Updated: 2012-06-26 00:27:54
    Mannerisms Ruminations on the semiconductor industry from David Manners Consumer Market Dominates European Semiconductor Manufacturing By David Manners on June 26, 2012 1:27 AM No Comments No TrackBacks Quite unlike the position in the United States the European scene in transistors and diodes is at present dominated by the demand of the domestic side of the industry , notably for transistorised portable radio receivers . So , 50 years ago , starts a piece written by Dennis Riley , MA , PhD , FRIC from Intertechnical Consultants in the February 1 st 1961 edition of . EW The story : continues The import of Japanese receivers being largely restricted by tariffs and quotas , a huge market exists which is being satisfied almost entirely by domestic manufacture . Semiconductor production has ,

  • Nexus 5001 Forum Ratifies IEEE-ISTO 5001-2012 Standard

    Updated: 2012-06-25 05:01:43
    The Nexus 5001 Forum has ratified the IEEE-ISTO 5001-2012 Standard (Nexus 5001) for a Global Embedded Processor Debug Interface. The revised standard includes support for two new interfaces: IEEE Std. 1149.7 (JTAG) and the Nexus trace over a high-speed Xilinx Aurora SerDes (Serializers/Deserializers) interface. The standard was developed by the Nexus Forum, which is an [...]

  • Fable: The Bold CEO

    Updated: 2012-06-21 13:25:44
    : Mannerisms Ruminations on the semiconductor industry from David Manners Fable : The Bold CEO By David Manners on June 21, 2012 2:25 PM 9 Comments No TrackBacks Between 1990 and 1993 a chip company spent half a billion dollars advertising a . chip The advertising was not directed at electronics OEMs or engineers , it was directed at . consumers The chip company's CEO told his UK PR agency that his No.1 target magazine for publicity was not any technical journal but Marie . Claire The industry was gob-smacked at the boldness of the campaign but , by the mid-90s , the company had a brand name as valuable as Coca . Cola : MORAL Be . Bold Tweet Categories Fable No TrackBacks TrackBack URL : http : www.electronicsweekly.com cgi-bin mt mt-tb.cgi 219817 9 Comments Anonymous June 21, 2012 3:17 PM

  • Sensor Fusion (The Eyes Have it : A Mixed-signal IP Blog - Navraj Nandra, Synopsys)

    Updated: 2012-06-21 09:29:00
    Last week at Sensors Expo, the entire MEMS industry was focused on sensor fusion, also referred to as combo sensors. Sensor fusion goes beyond simply integrating multiple sensors in a package or a system for area and power savings and includes incorporating data processing to enable more accurate sensing. Yole Development predicts that discrete MEMS devices sales are actually going to decline over the next 5 years, but will be more than compensated for by the rapid growth of combo sensors consisting of accelerometers, gyroscopes, and magnetometers (combining a 3-axis accelerometer, a 3-axis gyro, and a 3-axis magnetometer creates a 9 degrees of freedom combo sensor)View the full article HERE

  • Avnet Publishes White Paper on Harnessing the Sun for Battery Powered Applications

    Updated: 2012-06-20 17:05:48
    Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas has published a white paper. The free technical article details ways to maximize energy output from solar modules, as well as ways to size a solar panel for a specific application. The information presented in this paper will assist engineers in taking the first steps to rapidly and successfully develop products [...]

  • Autodesk Ports ForceEffect Simulation App to Android Devices

    Updated: 2012-06-19 19:32:48
    Autodesk announced an Android version of their ForceEffect conceptual simulation app. ForceEffect replaces the slide ruler, protractor and manual calculations that engineers have relied upon for years. According to the company, the app represents the next evolution of engineering technology. The app was first launched for iOS devices in November 2011. To date, the free [...]

  • Analog Devices Introduces AD9128 16-bit, 1.25-GSPS Digital-to-Analog Converter

    Updated: 2012-06-18 20:03:47
    Analog Devices introduced the AD9128 16-bit, 1.25-GSPS transmit D/A converter (DAC). The ADI AD9128 features a JESD204A-compatible serial input, on-chip 32-bit NCO (numerically-controlled oscillator), and 4-wire serial port interface. The AD9128′s high-speed serial interface simplifies and improves the data connection between the DAC and the FPGA in a typical system implementation. The AD9128 is sampling [...]

  • Intel Battles ARM For Apple's Love (Entrepreneur Journeys - Sramana Mitra)

    Updated: 2012-06-18 16:04:00
    Gartner estimates that in 2012, worldwide PC shipments will grow 4.4% over the year. Another report cites that growth in IP traffic will lead to increased demand for data centers. Further, analysts believe that IP traffic will triple by 2015, and lead to 50% growth in data storage needs. Growing demand for computers and data centers signals a strong market for processor firms Intel and ARM, both of which saw quarterly results surpass market expectations.View the full article HERE

  • Off to Cloud Expo 2012 in NYC Today

    Updated: 2012-06-13 14:56:42
    Off to Cloud Expo 2012 in NYC Today Rich Tehrani CEO Home About Me Archives Contact TMCnet Blogs TMC Events Online Communities TMCnet Home Communications and Technology Blog Tehrani.com Communications and Technology Blog Latest news in IP communications , telecom , VoIP , call center CRM space Subscribe Off to Cloud Expo 2012 in NYC Today June 13, 2012 Tweet I'll be at Cloud Expo all day today and have videos interviews with many companies in the industry . I look forward to meeting with Dell , CloudPassage , Dome9, Akamai and many . others Topics Related to Off to Cloud Expo 2012 in NYC Today' Cloud Computing Tagged cloud computing Related Tags : Related Articles to Off to Cloud Expo 2012 in NYC Today' DIDWW The Cloud Telephony DID Wholesale Enabler CEO Spaces and Channel Partners Moabcon

  • Rigol Technologies Introduces DS2000 Series Digital Oscilloscopes

    Updated: 2012-06-12 18:54:18
    Rigol Technologies announced their new DS2000 series digital oscilloscopes. The Rigol DS2000 series features UltraVision technology, two channels, standard memory depth of up to 14 Mpts and a wide vertical range of 500uV/div to 10V/div. Bandwidth options of 70 MHz, 100 MHz or 200 MHz, 2GSa/s max. Prices for the DS2000 series oscilloscopes start at [...]

  • DAC 2012: How Unified Coverage Interoperability Standard (UCIS) Will Ease IC Verification (Industry Insights Blog - Richard Goering , Cadence)

    Updated: 2012-06-12 09:04:00
    : Design And Reuse Search IP IP Based SoC News Industry Articles Blogs Videos Webinars IP-SOC Days Login Join SDIO 3.0 Device USB 3.0 Serdes MIPI Browse Silicon IPs by Category Silicon IP Vendors Browse Verification IPs by Category Verification IPs Vendors Wanted IPs IP Analytics Industry Expert Blogs DAC 2012 : How Unified Coverage Interoperability Standard UCIS Will Ease IC Verification Industry Insights Blog Richard Goering Cadence Jun . 12, 2012 Some significant news was announced at the Design Automation Conference June 4 the official debut of the Unified Coverage Interoperability Standard UCIS 1.0 by the Accellera standards organization . nbsp Accellera hosted a June 6 lunch event at which Richard Ho right co-chair of the UCIS Committee and research lead at D.E . Shaw Research , gave

  • Get Your Free Samples of EFM32 Gecko Microcontrollers from Energy Micro

    Updated: 2012-06-11 18:43:19
    Energy Micro is offering free samples of their EFM32 Gecko series microcontrollers (MCUs). The samples are available to qualified individuals worldwide. There is no additional charges for shipping, and lead time is only a few days. Energy Micro’s sampling program currently consists of the Gecko, Tiny Gecko, Leopard Gecko and Giant Gecko families. The EFM32 [...]

  • Semiconductor Pictorial Roadmap: Semicon West 2012

    Updated: 2012-06-08 01:12:00
    : Indium Corporation Semiconductor Power Semiconductor Assembly Visit Our Website Products Services About Contact Us Main INDIUM CORPORATION Blog From One Engineer to Another Semiconductor Pictorial Roadmap : Semicon West 2012 Friday , June 8, 2012 by Dr . Andy Mackie Dr . Andy Mackie One of the things that bring customers over to our semiconductor tradeshow booths , year after year , is the pictorial roadmap . This is the diagram you will see prominently displayed , at each show , that demonstrates the process flows for different devices , and how and where Indium Corporation semiconductor assembly materials are used in the process . It's also one of the most photographed things at any semiconductor show as customers , competitors , and others like to use it as a point of reference when

  • Microchip Technology Introduces MCP6V11/31 Operational Amplifiers

    Updated: 2012-06-07 17:06:07
    Microchip Technology launched their MCP6V11 and MCP6V31 operational amplifiers. The new zero-drift op amps operate with a single supply voltage as low as 1.6V and a quiescent current as low as 7.5 µA. The Microchip MCP6V11 and MCP6V31 are available now in 5-pin SOT-23 and 5-pin SC-70 packages. The MCP6V11 is priced at $0.82 each [...]

  • PMC UniTRX Radio Transceiver Chipset Replaces 14 Discrete Devices

    Updated: 2012-06-06 17:42:57
    PMC introduced their UniTRX chipset for macro basestation designs. The new integrated radio transceiver chipset replaces up to 14 discrete devices. In addition, the UniTRX chipset reduces both board space and power by over 50% for equivalent multi-standard basestation radio designs. The devices are rated for industrial temperature operation (-40° degrees to +85° degrees Celsius). [...]

  • Netronome Introduces NFP-6xxx 200 Gbps Flow Processor

    Updated: 2012-06-05 05:01:54
    Netronome revealed details of their NFP-6xxx flow processor family. The Netronome NFP-6xxx features 216 processing cores and 100 accelerators. The flow processors are optimized for packet, flow, security and content processing in a single device. It is the world’s first programmable 200 Gbps flow processor. The Netronome NFP-6xxx flow processors are ideal for 100-400 Gbps [...]

  • Analog Devices Introduces ADuCM360 System-on-a-Chip

    Updated: 2012-06-04 17:32:32
    Analog Devices announced their ADuCM360 system-on-a-chip. The IC is a fully integrated, 4 kSPS, 24-bit data acquisition system. The ADuCM360 features dual, high-performance, multi-channel sigma-delta analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), a 32-bit ARM Cortex M3 MCU, and Flash/EE memory. The ADI ADuCM360 is available now for $7.26 each in 1000-unit quantity. The chip is designed for direct [...]

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