Can’t make it to a show? No problem. We’ll keep you informed. Electronic News editors report from the show floors of trade events throughout the year, including Semicon West, DAC and CES. en-us http://www.edn.com/blog/1620000162.html?nid=3099 Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information. Subject to its Terms of Use Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:11:23 PST http://www.edn.com/blog/1620000162/post/1660004966.html?nid=3099 Today while eating lunch at a table that was way too weighted towards members of the press and not enough actual industry people I had a discussion... http://www.edn.com/blog/1620000162/post/1510004951.html?nid=3099 You can take the engineer out of the competitive environment, but it's clear you can't take the competition out of the engineer. Or can you... http://www.edn.com/blog/1620000162/post/850004885.html?nid=3099 It's not quite MySpace, but it could offer a new venue for developers who want to connect and perhaps even collaborate. Looking to make its o... http://www.edn.com/blog/1620000162/post/1950004795.html?nid=3099 During one of the briefing sessions at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) this week, some folks in marketing-style (i.e. glittery) bunny people suits ... http://www.edn.com/blog/1620000162/post/1850004785.html?nid=3099 After a major reorganization and more than a year of nipping at the heels of its much smaller rival Advanced Micro Devices, this fall’s Intel... http://www.edn.com/blog/1620000162/post/1600004160.html?nid=3099 I woke this morning to voicemails from home warning me about today's terrorist news. Great. At the NI Week today, the topic of discussion wasn... http://www.edn.com/blog/1620000162/post/1510004151.html?nid=3099 So Tuesday, NI talked about its “long tail” market, a sort of downward slope image that shows how the company isn’t dependent on ... http://www.edn.com/blog/1620000162/post/1350004135.html?nid=3099 “Well, what are you doing in Texas, ma’am?” was how I was greeted at the airport on Monday evening. I asked some friendly local t... http://www.edn.com/blog/1620000162/post/170004017.html?nid=3099 In the nine years that I’ve been following the EDA industry, I have to admit that I am always just a bit surprised at the tenacity and audaci... http://www.edn.com/blog/1620000162/post/160004016.html?nid=3099 I have to say, this year’s show was a little disappointing. While numbers of attendees and exhibitors were up, the show floors here in San Fr... http://www.edn.com/blog/1620000162/post/150004015.html?nid=3099 Sitting down in the conference hall at the Moscone Center for Tuesday's keynote, I couldn't help but feel a bit overwhelmed. It was e... http://www.edn.com/blog/1620000162/post/40004004.html?nid=3099 Attending the Design Challenges for Multimedia panel today, the topic of ease of use in consumer electronics came up. An attendee, who referred to ... http://www.edn.com/blog/1620000162/post/1890003989.html?nid=3099 I’m beginning to wonder what DFM really stands for. I’ve decided that, in truth, it’s not design for manufacturability. Instead, ... http://www.edn.com/blog/1620000162/post/550003855.html?nid=3099 As Semicon enters its third day of exhibition, moving to the 450mm wafer size is high on the radar screen of many attendees, with opinions strongly... http://www.edn.com/blog/1620000162/post/360003836.html?nid=3099 While I know that one of these terms does not fit with the two others, it is interesting enough that I wanted to include it in this entry. Startin... http://www.edn.com/blog/1620000162/post/160003816.html?nid=3099 Photovoltaic materials are expected to finally make inroads into the energy arena, driving nearly every presenter I heard today at the Semicon West...