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Gartner ups 2010 semiconductor revenue growth estimate to 31.5% 09/01/10
Gartner brings its 2010 semiconductor revenue forecast up to $300 billion and reports that while 2011 will also see growth, it is expected to see much slower growth of less than 5%.Avnet's Harley Feldberg: Evolutionary growth, not revolutionary 08/31/10
July semi sales sizzle with 37% growth 08/31/10
Intel to pay $1.4B for Infineon's wireless biz, says it will continue support for ARM-based customers 08/30/10
Intel warns Q3 will miss expectations on weak PC demand 08/27/10
Samsung could overtake Intel in IC sales by mid-decade 08/27/10
IMEC touts silicon-germanium MEMS and gallium-nitride-on-silicon technologies 08/26/10
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Analog Design
DAC days, sleepless nights 08/26/10
An engineer discovers that he is the root cause of what appears to be a technical problem.How voltage references affectmixed-signal parts 08/26/10
Architecture combineslow- and zero-IF receivers 08/26/10
Sony Ericsson’s Xperia X10 mini:the teardown skinny 08/26/10
Control a dc motor with your PC 08/26/10
Microcontroller supervises0- to 20-mA protection circuit 08/26/10
Data storage yields increased design productivity 08/12/10
IC Design
IMEC touts silicon-germanium MEMS and gallium-nitride-on-silicon technologies 08/26/10
IMEC has also announced 70-cm2 epitaxial solar cells with efficiency as great as 16.3% on highly doped, high-quality substrates.Sony Ericsson’s Xperia X10 mini:the teardown skinny 08/26/10
Designing for EOL with an ASIC 08/25/10
MIT spin-out claims probability processing circuits can offer 1000x efficiencies in cost, power, size 08/18/10
Nano drives improve displays 08/12/10
Pen puzzle pauses printer 08/12/10
IP integration: Is it the real system-level design? 08/12/10
Processor-based Design
Hardware-controlled brushless dc motors ease the burden on CPUs 08/26/10
You can employ a hardware-only motor-commutation scheme to control motor speed, freeing the system CPU to perform functions such as RF communication and data encryption.Isn’t there enough real inertia around? 08/26/10
Sony Ericsson’s Xperia X10 mini:the teardown skinny 08/26/10
Control a dc motor with your PC 08/26/10
Look-up table eliminatesthe need for an IC 08/26/10
Microcontroller supervises0- to 20-mA protection circuit 08/26/10
TI announces free Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3 BSPs 08/25/10
Applied System Design
The grand challengeof employment 08/26/10
Robert Reich, professor of public policy at the University of California—Berkeley, contends, “We need 125,000 new jobs per month simply to keep up with the growth of the American population seekinTI announces free Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3 BSPs 08/25/10
Wafer-level packaging pushes past new mobile demands 08/24/10
Data storage yields increased design productivity 08/12/10
Implement trapezoidal velocity profiles in software 08/12/10
NI Extends LabView FPGA and C Series I/O chassis 08/09/10
Embedded systemspower down 07/29/10
Power Management
New power regulationsbring power-factor correction to lower-power supplies 08/26/10
With the introduction of new power-supply specifications from Energy Star, computer power supplies as low as 75W and solid-state lights as low as 5W must meet minimum power factors, making power factoHardware-controlled brushless dc motors ease the burden on CPUs 08/26/10
Isn’t there enough real inertia around? 08/26/10
Sony Ericsson’s Xperia X10 mini:the teardown skinny 08/26/10
Look-up table eliminatesthe need for an IC 08/26/10
LED indicates power source 08/26/10
Inventory management challenges solar market during boom year 08/13/10
Consumer Electronics Design
Intel to pay $1.4B for Infineon's wireless biz, says it will continue support for ARM-based customers 08/30/10
Intel announces plans to buy Infineon's Wireless Solutions business as it builds out its mobile suite and gains ARM-based products. Analyst believes that should Intel mis-execute on the transition ofHow voltage references affectmixed-signal parts 08/26/10
Architecture combineslow- and zero-IF receivers 08/26/10
Sony Ericsson’s Xperia X10 mini:the teardown skinny 08/26/10
TI announces free Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3 BSPs 08/25/10
Data storage yields increased design productivity 08/12/10
Nano drives improve displays 08/12/10
Communications/Network Design
Architecture combineslow- and zero-IF receivers 08/26/10
A switch-matrix mixer provides the downconversion function in this novel radio.Embedded systemspower down 07/29/10
Last hope for retail set-top boxes? 07/20/10
EM simulation for EMC: keeping a lid on interference 07/15/10
Putting hot on the spot 06/24/10
Programmability to prepare for the edgy access 06/10/10
ARM, Freescale, IBM, Samsung, ST-Ericsson, TI form Linux company 06/03/10
Components/New Products
The hidden variable: circuit stability as a function of resistor stability 08/26/10
Even close-tolerance instrument components can drift from their specified values. Because of their method of construction, bulk metal foil resistors are stable over a wide temperature range.Hardware-controlled brushless dc motors ease the burden on CPUs 08/26/10
Isn’t there enough real inertia around? 08/26/10
Look-up table eliminatesthe need for an IC 08/26/10
LED indicates power source 08/26/10
Bal Seal to debut contact system for medical devices 08/16/10
Simple battery-status indicator uses two LEDs 08/12/10
Test & Measurement
The grand challengeof employment 08/26/10
Robert Reich, professor of public policy at the University of California—Berkeley, contends, “We need 125,000 new jobs per month simply to keep up with the growth of the American population seekinDAC days, sleepless nights 08/26/10
Measuring wideband-amplifier settling time 08/12/10
National Instruments reports record Q2 revenue and operating income 07/28/10
CEO on Mentor's role in IC and system design plus test 07/21/10
Vohrer retires from Rohde & Schwarz 07/06/10
The Titan 15000 laser level 06/24/10
- Semiconductor Manufacturing
- Business Strategy
- Electronics Supply Chain
Semiconductor Manufacturing
Wafer-level packaging pushes past new mobile demands 08/24/10
Packaging technologies are facing a whole host of requirements, including a call for increased functionality, tighter interconnect densities, smaller chip sizes, and higher frequencies. Although severInventory management challenges solar market during boom year 08/13/10
Stanford process aims to make solar cheap enough to compete with oil 08/11/10
Researchers claim plastic 'spintronics' alternative to traditional semiconductors 08/10/10
Semiconductor capacity expected to increase through 2012 08/09/10
Guilmart leaves Lattice, joins K&S 08/09/10
ST, Sharp, Enel Green Power move ahead on 3Sun solar venture 08/02/10
Business Strategy
Gartner ups 2010 semiconductor revenue growth estimate to 31.5% 09/01/10
Gartner brings its 2010 semiconductor revenue forecast up to $300 billion and reports that while 2011 will also see growth, it is expected to see much slower growth of less than 5%.Avnet's Harley Feldberg: Evolutionary growth, not revolutionary 08/31/10
July semi sales sizzle with 37% growth 08/31/10
Intel to pay $1.4B for Infineon's wireless biz, says it will continue support for ARM-based customers 08/30/10
Intel warns Q3 will miss expectations on weak PC demand 08/27/10
Samsung could overtake Intel in IC sales by mid-decade 08/27/10
New power regulationsbring power-factor correction to lower-power supplies 08/26/10
Electronics Supply Chain
Avnet's Harley Feldberg: Evolutionary growth, not revolutionary 08/31/10
Avnet Electronics Marketing (EM) President Harley Feldberg recently spoke to EDN about inventory in the electronics supply chain, how to bring about sustainable growth, and the Asia and Japan distribuNew power regulationsbring power-factor correction to lower-power supplies 08/26/10
Inventory bubble not a concern, iSuppli says 08/24/10
PC MPU sequential Q2 growth more than double average for the quarter 08/19/10
Inventory management challenges solar market during boom year 08/13/10
ROHS recast: Electronics industry braces for further regulation 08/12/10
India’s $35 tablet: If it’s possible,it could be a game changer 08/12/10
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