Vishay showcases in Shanghai
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. will showcase at electronica and Productronica China (epChina) 2010, taking place March 16-18 at the Shanghai New International Expo Center.
Philips, researchers light up clothes with LEDs
Philips and several European research institutes have formed an initiative to design LED lighting into a wide variety of consumer products under the so-called PLACE-it program that has won nearly $15 million in funding from the European Commission under its Seventh Framework Program.
Chip profitability jumps to decade high
Operating profitability at semiconductor companies shot up to a 10-year high in the fourth quarter of 2009 lifted by tighter cost management, production outsourcing and a push towards product specialization at the biggest IC vendors.
Is energy harvesting for WSNs overhyped?
A marketing professional with an interest in wireless sensor networks suggests a couple of questions to be put to the panel due to take place at Embedded Systems Conference.
This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us. . .
LDMOS vs. GaN in the Battle for the Tower Top
Report: Toyota workers raised safety concerns in 2006
Toyota workers in Japan raised safety concerns with the car maker's management as early as 2006.
Is there still room for startups in WSN?
A postgraduate student from Newscastle in the northeast of England writes asking if there is room left for startups to make an impact in wireless sensor networks. If so, he asks the industry to save a space for him while he finishes his PhD.
National's sales, earnings rise
National Semiconductor Corp. reported sales of $362 million in the quarter, up 5 percent from $345 million in the previous quarter and up 24 percent from $292 million reported in last year's third fiscal quarter.
ADI's Fishman pitches analog investors
While skeptics argue that Jerald Fishman, Analog Devices Inc. president and CEO, faces big challenges in talking up his company's value to investors in a tough market, Fishman remains undaunted.
IC business is looking up
Business is looking up in the IC industry, based on a sampling of announcements in several sectors.
IMEC, Synopsys to boost 3D stacked IC development
IMEC (Leuven, Belgium) said it is using Synopsys' TCAD simulation tools for characterizing and optimizing the reliability and electrical performance of through-silicon vias (TSVs).
Retailer acknowledges shipping fake Intel chips
An online retailer acknowledged that it unwittingly shipped counterfeit ICs to some customers who ordered Intel's Core i7-920 microprocessors.
Nanotech fuels high-density power source
MIT researchers are using fuel-coated carbon nanotubes as "fuses" for thermowave electrical power sources, which store energy like a battery but promise an unlimited shelf life.
ARM upgrades AMBA spec for on-chip comms
Processor intellectual property licensor ARM Holdings plc (Cambridge, England) has announced the availability of phase one of the AMBA-4 specification for on-chip communication.
IMEC, Altos team on chip design, prototyping services
IMEC (Leuven, Belgium) and Altos Design Automation Inc. (San Jose, Calif.) have joined forces to provide re-characterization of standard foundry or library vendor libraries including core and IO cells at different process, temperatures and/or voltages.
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