Movers and Shakers 2006 Contents
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| U.S.: Solid growth is in the forecast Barring inventory oversupply or disasters of the man-made or natural sort, the next 12 to 18 months for the U.S. semiconductor industry will build on the momentum of 2005. The Big-Fish Strategy, Engine of China's Growth This year, China's electronics industry will transform itself from a phase of quantitative expansion to one of qualitative improvements powered by technological innovations. Asia/Pacific: ODMs, EMS Reign Supreme Move up the value chain or die. That's the challenge for electronics manufacturers across Asia in 2006. |
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Transition Under Way Europe Ekes Out Growth Europe is one of the global semiconductor industry's table legs. Recent figures suggest it needs to have a little paper crammed underneath it. Japan: Heading Downhill, But Not For Long In 2006, the Japanese economy is expected to experience a recession, according to Tokyo research firm, Digital Garage. | |
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 Carlo BozottiCEO STMicro  Lothar MaierCEO Linear Technology  John DaaneCEO Altera  Hector RuizCEO AMD  Brian HallaCEO National Semiconductor  Roy ValleeCEO Avnet  Wim RoelandtsCEO Xilinx  Harold HughesCEO Rambus  Katsuhiro TsukamotoPresident/COO Renesas |
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 Sujeet Chandchief technical officer Rockwell Automation  Jon KangSVP technical marketing Samsung Semiconductor  Collin MalcolmVP operations Lear Corp. |
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| From the Top: Welcome Again, And So Soon! by John Dodge Outlook: Changes in China Afoot by Jim Haughey |
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| Cost Drives Migration of Electronics Manufacturing
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| Brian Halla CEO National Semiconductor In this wide-ranging and entertaining interview, Electronic News editor-in-chief Ed Sperling explores National's turnaround with its articulate CEO Brian Halla, who also offers his views on company culture, innovation, education, research, H1B visas, California politics, China and what keeps him awake at night. • Low res version • High res version |
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| MICROPROCESSORS A Struggling Intel Stays on Top DSP DSP Platforms Take Center Stage PLDs Dynamic Duo Still Dominate Programmable Logic ANALOG ICs Analog Technology's Comeback Kid ASICS In Flat Market, a Handful Outpace the Rest DRAM DRAM Market as Dangerous, er, Dynamic as Ever POWER MANAGEMENT Continual Innovation Pushes Power Management FLASH MEMORY Memory Market's Bright Spot: NAND Flash IP IP Still Hip Though Not Always Profitable MICROCONTROLLERS MCUs Grow in Specific Applications, Decline Overall ODMs ODMs Pin Hopes on Specialized Services DISTRIBUTORS Surge in Corporate Capex Sweetens Outlook EMS How Foxconn Surpassed Flextronics EDA Steady Growth, But a Market Transforms POWER SUPPLIES Center of Power Supplies Market Still Not Talking TEST AND MEASUREMENT The 'A Team' Stays on Top, Others' Fortunes Slip |
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| Carlo Bozotti CEO, STMicroelectronics Berlin-based Electronic Business freelance writer Drew Wilson interviews STMicro CEO Carlo Bozotti about the European semiconductor giant’s turnaround strategy. Lothar MaierCEO, Linear Technology How does Linear gets those whopping profit margins? CEO Lothar Maier explains in an interview with Electronic Business editor-in-chief John Dodge. John DaaneCEO, Altera EDN executive editor Ron Wilson conducts an in-depth interview with Altera CEO John Daane about ASICs versus FPGAs. Harold HughesCEO, Rambus Electronic Business editor-in-chief John Dodge discusses with Rambus CEO Harold Hughes how his company is as much an IP litigant as it is a technology concern. Roy ValleeCEO, Avnet Electronic Business senior editor Barbara Jorgensen explores renewed criteria for growth in components distribution with Roy Vallee, CEO of Avnet. |
