Active probes: why they are worth buying

Although active probes are more expensive than passive ones, they offer a superior level of performance that may be essential in certain circumstances. In fact, they are usually the probe of choice ... Read Full Story

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Will Japan Inc. say sayonara to TV manufacturing?

The TV set – once regarded by Japan Inc. as the focal point of every living room, essential to fuel growing demand for a host of other consumer devices in the home – has turned on its parents, ... Read Full Story

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Indy electronics drive cars to be lighter, faster

While 200mph speeds are not uncommon for IZOD IndyCar racers, their electronic systems are in many ways simpler than those found in many passenger cars designed for public highway speeds. Read Full Story

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FPGA testing for DO-254 compliance

This article describes key challenges that can be encountered when verifying FPGA pin-level requirements during board-level testing under DO-254 guidelines. Read Full Story

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Jha out as Google closes Moto Mobility buy

Sanjay Jha (shown), who helped carve out Motorola Mobility from Motorola Inc. and served as CEO since 2010, resigned as Google closed its $12.5 ...

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Next stop for SpaceX is space station

SpaceX and NASA engineers are preparing a series of navigation checks prior to the first attempt to send a commercial cargo ship to the International ...

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I have some bad feeling on lettng them handle manned flight. but maybe nb can stop it from ...

ST works with startup on 'permanent' in-ear audio

STMicroelectronics has announced that it is working with startup company Soundchip on an in-ear audio accessory that allows the wearer to switch ...

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UK researchers follow silicon-oxide ReRAM route

Researchers from University College London have developed a silicon oxide based resistive RAM by following a promising line of research similar to ...

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My lasting impression of MLC is someone showing a distribution with tail bits and saying "this shows ...

Qualcomm offers $250,000 funding for best startup

Qualcomm Ventures has launched its third annual QPrize seed investment competition by opening it up to eight regions.

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Sounds like a win-win opportunity. Qualcomm gains recognition and access to emerging technologies ...

Startup opens GaN-on-Si wafer production facility

EpiGaN NV, a startup spun out of the IMEC research institute in 2010, has officially opened a production facility for gallium nitride on silicon ...

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Silicon Valley’s latest product—diamonds

Silicon Valley becomes a producer of synthetic diamonds this week as Element Six opens its first U.S. plant here.

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China Mobile taps Mindspeed for femtocells

Mindspeed Technologies will form a joint development lab to support TD-SCDMA femtocells now being deployed by China Mobile.

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Report: Hynix, Globalfoundries in talks to buy Elpida

A group of bondholders in bankrupt Japanese memory chip vendor Elpida Memory believes Micron Technology's bid to acquire the firm's assets is too low ...

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Maybe after bondholder displeasure, it was arranged to have other parties participate to buy pieces ...

HDD densities expected to double by 2016

Maximum areal densities in hard disk drives are expected to more than double during the five-year period from 2011 to 2016, spurring continued growth ...

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wow, that was useless. some analyst predicts that people will use more space, therefore that the ...

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A peek at Via Tech's $49 Android PC

Taiwanese chip set vendor Via Technologies is hawking a $49 PC system that runs Google's Android operating system and is scheduled to start shipping ...

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Can it really be called a PC? Its mobility is also questionable.

EMC snaps up XtremeIO

The deal might let EMC corner the market on a new flash technology—if the patents hold.

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Algorithm detects drowsy driving.

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I've heard about lane departure prevention systems. Is this a part of such thing? Or is it just a ...

Fiat focusing on natural gas before electric cars

Though not the flashiest Italian car manufacturer, automotive firm Fiat has long been a staple of the country’s industrial sector, providing vehicles ...

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The point about there being 100 years of available natural gas doesn't make me feel wonderful. ...

Apple, RIM duke it out over 4FF nano-SIM

Engineers aren’t strangers to conflicts in design, and just like Linux, everyone thinks their ‘flavor’ is best. With the new 4FF nano-SIM being ...

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@Sylvie: Let us wait and hope for best. It is only a week before meeting. I wish unified SIM card ...

Indy 500 drivers sweat the tech details

This year, when Indy 500 teams search for a competitive edge, they're going to have to dig deeper into the mechanical aspects of the car than ever ...

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Foundries' 28-nm capacity build keeping Applied in the black

Applied Materials' fiscal second quarter showing was driven largely by strong sales to foundries that are scrambling to add 28-nm capacity.

post comment 2 comments last comment RobDinsmore
The funny thing is that no one saw this coming in December. Management was telling us that we'd ...

Engineering Ferrari

Nothing but pasta could possibly be more representative of Italian sumptuousness than Ferrari, the sexy luxury race car brand that made its debut in ...

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Hey, HM, see Rick's links, above! He spoke to the technical teams involved... unfortunately, I only ...

Gary Smith: The man who cried 'ESL & virtual prototype' gets the last laugh

Many years ago and in a Galaxy that seems far far away, my buddy and journalism mentor Richard Goering teamed up to provide EDA coverage for EE ...

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I also like the idea.

Gearing Up for DAC – Verification demos

This entry is the first in the what to see at DAC blogs. It includes listing about the demos that companies will be showing in the area of ...

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Active probes: why they are worth buying

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Cppcheck and PVS-Studio compared

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