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WinSystems highlights Atom board, CompactFlash 11/26/2009

WinSystems has announced its EBC-Z8510-G single-board computer, which includes an Intel Atom processor. The device measures 203×147 mm and supports the new SUMIT-ISM (stackable-unified-modular-interconnect-technology-industry-standard-module)-I/O-expansion standard plus COMIT (computer-on-module interconnect technology), which the SFF-SIG (Small Form Factor Special Interest...

Man pleads guilty, faces jail time and fines in counterfeit IC case 11/25/2009

Neil Felahy, one of three California family members that were indicted by the United States Attorney’s Office for trafficking counterfeit ICs to the United States Navy, has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods and to defraud the United States and to one count of trafficking in counterfeit goods.

iSuppli: 2009 could have been much worse 11/24/2009

2009 will be remembered as one of the worst years in recent history, but as iSuppli reminds, even the worst years have bright spots. This year's shining stars will be Samsung and memory, especially NAND, according to the research house.

Nokia reduces R&D operations in Japan, cuts 220 jobs 11/24/2009

Nokia said it made the R&D adjustments to align its operations with the company's focused portfolio of future products.

IBM biochip-based test aims to diagnosis diseases faster using microscopic sample 11/23/2009

IBM has developed a biochip-based one-step point-of-care-diagnostic test that uses capillary forces to analyze samples of serum, or blood, for the presence of disease markers in rapid time.

Semiconductor equipment bookings flat, book-to-bill ratio remains above 1.0 11/20/2009

SEMI reports that although the book-to-bill ratio for October slipped from September's results, the semiconductor industry continues its slow recovery.

California approves TV energy-efficiency regulations 11/19/2009

The standards require that new TVs sold in California consume 49% less electricity by 2013.

PIC32 expands connectivity support 11/18/2009

Microchip Technology’s PIC32MX5/6/7-family chips expand the connectivity support of PIC32 processors to cover 10/100-Mbps Ethernet; CAN (controller-area-network) 2.0b; and USB (Universal Serial Bus) host, device, and OTG (On-The-Go) peripherals.

IBM aims to simulate brain's abilities with computer system 11/18/2009

An IBM Research-led cognitive computing team claims advances in large-scale cortical simulation and a new algorithm that synthesizes neurological data, two major milestones that indicate the feasibility of building a cognitive computing chip.

EC guilty of maladministration in Intel antitrust investigation 11/18/2009

According to the European ombudsman, maladministration -- the act of administering or managing badly or inefficiently -- took place in the investigation when the Commission failed to make a proper note of a meeting with Dell.

Semiconductor revenue to rebound in 2010 after smaller-than-expected 2009 decline 11/16/2009

According to Gartner, revenue is on pace to total $226 billion in 2009, compared to 2008 revenue of $255 billion. Revenue is expected to bounce back in 2010 with a 13% increase.

Mentor joins SOI Industry Consortium 11/13/2009

In joining the group, the company aims to expand EDA tool and methodology support for SOI (silicon-on-insulator) technology.

Team hardens SiGe circuits 11/12/2009

Manufacturers once aimed certain process technologies at radiation-hardened designs. CMOS, for example, started out that way, when RCA (www.rca.com) developed its silicon-on-sapphire process. However, the overwhelming success of bulk-silicon CMOS processes has driven most of the alternatives into niches, forcing up their cost to the point that only the best-funded programs can use an alternativ...

Digital photomultipliers challenge vacuum-tube photomultipliers 11/12/2009

Despite massive improvements in solid-state light sensors in recent years, the detection of extremely low light levels has remained stubbornly resistant to the incursion of solid-state devices. The problems have been how to deal with the excessive dark count once you integrate the photodiodes into a circuit and how to reduce the cost of the specialized processes that the diodes require.

BLE set for surge 11/12/2009

According to ABI Research, manufacturers will ship more than 2.5 billion Bluetooth low-energy chip sets in 2014 in a market that will grow at 78% compound-annual-growth rate between 2009 and 2014.

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