Business Strategy

Tech industry girds for tax battle 6/30/2009

The Obama administration hopes to raise some $210 billion over the next 10 years by changing the rules governing how foreign earnings of United States multinational companies are taxed. Although the details are technical, complex, and arcane, the potential impact is big enough to make top technology executives sit up and take notice.

Broadcom ups bid for Emulex to $912M, drops lawsuit 6/30/2009

Broadcom is now offering $11 per share for fibre channel storage networking company Emulex, but says it will move on, considering other alternatives, once this offer expires on July 14.

Percentage of semis consumed by top OEMs increased in 2008, expected to decrease in 2009 6/29/2009

At 79%, the percentage of semiconductors bought by the top 100 OEMs was up in 2008 from 2007's 76%, but at $202 billion, total value of the units bought was down from 2007's $209 billion, illustrating price erosion issues that plagued the electronics industry last year and that have continued into 2009.

Apple, Intel up stakes in Imagination Technologies 6/26/2009

Apple claims a 9.5% stake in the UK-based IP licensing company focused on processor cores for graphics, video, multithreaded embedded processing/DSP, and multistandard communications applications, while Intel now claims a 14% stake.

Voices: Avnet’s Jeff Ittel: Think board to go broad 6/25/2009

Avnet's Jeff Ittel discusses designing across the board and its benefits to distributors and engineers.

Voices: Avnet’s Jeff Ittel: Think board to go broad 6/25/2009

Avnet's Jeff Ittel discusses designing across the board and its benefits to distributors and engineers.

Patents: fixable, or the next weapons of financial destruction? 5/7/2009

A panel brought together three significant players in the US patent-law debate to discuss the future of the patent office, the current reform legislation in Congress, and the future of intellectual property. The discussion ranged from pessimism over short-term fixes to a dire warning about the arrival of the investment banks in the patent business.

EDA revenues show unprecedented global decline 4/7/2009

Electronic Design Automation Consortium Chair and Mentor Graphics CEO Walden Rhines speaks exclusively with EDN on EDAC's Q4 and 2008 numbers, showing industry revenues down by almost 18% year over year for the final quarter. There were some bright spots in the numbers, however, including global employment in EDA and two industry categories that saw revenue rise during the year.

EDN names winners of 19th Annual Innovation Awards 3/31/2009

EDN has bestowed its 19th Annual Innovation Awards, honoring a diverse group of electronics engineers and the ground-breaking products they have produced. The Altera Stratix IV 40-nm FPGA design team is named Innovator of the Year. Read on for a complete list of the winners.

Voices: Magma Design Automation’s Rajeev Madhavan 2/3/2009

Rajeev Madhavan discusses the evolving EDA business, the state of the semiconductor industry, and the future of education.

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.

Congratulations! You're the new CEO 10/23/2007

Susan Myers, president and founder of Myers Coaching & Consulting, gives some tips on, how as the new CEO, one can chart a course to make it their company and a great place to work.

2007 top 100 contract manufacturers 9/27/2007

Electronic Business offers up its annual accounting of the leaders in EMS (electronics manufacturing services) and ODM (original design manufacturing).

Electronic Business' Top 100 Chinese electronics companies 9/18/2007

Electronics companies in China are gaining critical mass on the global market, but about a third of the 100 companies on the list posted losses for the year.

Market intelligence for the electronics supply chain 8/14/2007

Converge reports that activity in the DRAM market remains quiet; demand for older Intel CPUs is creating a supply shortage; and demand for notebook drives continues to grow.

VCs increase Q2 investments in semiconductor industry, report says 8/6/2007

Venture capitalists invested $7.1 billion in 977 deals in the second quarter of 2007 across 17 industry sectors, the highest level of deals in nearly six years. The diversity is a sign of strong prospects for innovation all around, analysts say.

Special Report: Electronic Business' Top R&D spenders 7/24/2007

In this exclusive special report, we rank the R&D spending leaders in the electronics industry, looking at their R&D investments as a percentage of their annual revenues.