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Elpida, Numonyx finalize 300-mm NOR flash foundry agreement 10/10/2008

Finalizing an agreement the companies originally announced in July, Elpida Memory Inc and Numonyx BV announced late Thursday that they have formally signed a foundry agreement for Numonyx to use Elpida’s 300-mm wafer facility in Hiroshima to manufacture NOR flash memory.

Intel names senator's chief of staff as public policy VP 10/9/2008

In its third recent government-related appointment, Intel names Peter Cleveland, chief of staff to Senator Dianne Feinstein, as its new VP for global public policy and head of the chipmaker's Washington, DC, office.

Renesas, Panasonic to develop 32-nm SoCs 10/9/2008

Continuing their joint process technology development that has been happening since 1998, Tokyo-based electronics giant Panasonic Corp and semiconductor company Renesas Technology Corp reported today that they are collaborating to develop the elemental process technologies for 32-nm SoCs and are confident that this technology can be applied to products that are in mass production.

IR reaffirms guidance, urges rejection of Vishay board nominations before shareholder meeting 10/9/2008

Despite its low stock price, International Rectifier encourages its shareholders to vote down board nominations made by Vishay Intertechnology and reiterated the high end of its revenue guidance for the September quarter.

Ultratech acquires patent rights to IBM wafer annealing technology 10/9/2008

To strengthen and broaden its annealing technology capability for ultra-shallow junction formation, a critical step in semiconductor manufacturing, San Jose-based semiconductor manufacturing lithography tool company Ultratech Inc said today it has acquired the rights to a collection of patents from IBM that cover fundamental technology for rapid thermal annealing.

Voices: CriticalBlue’s David Stewart 10/2/2008

David Stewart, founder and CEO of CriticalBlue (Edinburgh, Scotland) talks about his company's approach to hardware/software co-design and the challenge of multicore programming.

Oil prices, technology, and the cost of ignorance 9/4/2008

Many opportunities exist to use a little understanding, a little technology, and a little capital to make a significant decrease in fuel consumption. But rest assured that these things will not happen.

Voices: Pentek’s Rodger Hosking: next-generation-radio architect 9/4/2008

EDN talks with Rodger Hosking, vice president and co-founder of Pentek Inc, about high-performance data-acquisition, software-defined radio, upcoming technical opportunities, hiring engineering talent, and more.

ESL: The state of the industry and what’s next? 8/19/2008

GUEST OPINION: While ESL continues to remain in its infancy, there are signs in the industry that point towards eventual mainstream usage, however the scope of what is needed has to be more inclusive of the entire system-level design and verification flow.

Where is EDA going now? 7/10/2008

Some important changes have been altering the EDA landscape for years, and these changes—in the geographic composition of the chip-design community and in the nature of the chip-design process—are now impossible to conceal.

Roles shift as the embedded-systems design chain disaggregates 11/13/2007

Roundtable discussion: What used to be a fairly linear design chain has morphed into a nebulous ecosystem, with shifting responsibilities and new complexities. EDN recently brought together a who's who of executives from this new world to discuss the situation.

Where do engineers get the best education? 11/6/2007

Breakfast in the Valley: While some countries push more knowledge on students, a panel of internationally educated executives say there is more to creating great engineers than just facts.

Airing problems in wireless 10/9/2007

Breakfast in the Valley:  Rapidly evolving technologies raise questions about data collisions between and within devices; future devices to become aware of what else is on the network.

The race for seamless connectivity
9/7/2007

Breakfast in the Valley: Vendors and carriers look to the unlicensed mobile access spectrum to bridge the gap between home, mobile and office voice and data communications around the globe; change is underway.

EDA, ESL in automotive: How do we get there? 8/24/2007

Breakfast in the Valley: When the automotive industry sees 22 million to 24 million cars and trucks recalled each year, but only sees 17 million cars and trucks sold every year, there’s a clear problem. And this problem is driving the automotive industry to turn to the electronic design engineering community for possible solutions for skyrocketing verification costs. A panel of experts discusses the options.

Cadence's beat 12/18/2007

Electronic News/EDN recently sat down with Mike Fister, president and CEO of Cadence Design Systems Inc. and the former senior VP and general manager of Intel Corp.'s enterprise platforms group, to discuss the EDA industry, work across the capital-equipment value chain, and life after Intel. 

Targeting Japan 11/6/2007

William Mitchell, chairman, president and CEO of Arrow Electronics, discusses the global distribution supply chain giant’s first Japanese subsidiary, how Japan differs from other parts of Asia, and the company’s strategy for the region in this one-on-one interview.

Distribution’s balancing act 10/30/2007

Executive Insight: Harley Feldberg, president of Avnet Electronics Marketing, discusses the Avnet Inc. operating group’s recent quarterly numbers, the distribution industry’s overall competitive landscape, and the global balancing act that the company uses to gain sales and market share in a challenging business environment in this one-on-one interview.

Inside Intel: Where next? 10/23/2007

In this second of two parts, Dadi Perlmutter, senior vice president and general manager of Intel’s Mobility Group, sounds off on the company’s plans to expand the Intel Architecture into new markets and the developments that will play a key role in making that happen.

Special Report: Inside Intel 10/16/2007

First of two parts: The world's biggest processor maker takes aim at data centers and consumer electronics with its new low-power chips and on-board graphics. Pat Gelsinger, senior vice president and general manager of Intel's Digital Enterprise Group, sat down with Electronic News to talk about the company's new target markets, integrated graphics and the next big thing.