French workers don’t mince words. They are never reticent about showing displeasure with their government or executive leaders. Only recently they shut down half the country’s transportation systems over some...

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Posted by Bolaji Ojo on Oct 31, 2007 05:48 PM in OJO-Mojo Tech Report

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In many retail and manufacturing sectors, the Federal Reserve has expressed relief that the anticipated slowdown from the mortgage crisis may not be as bad as anticipated, and the...

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Posted by Loring Wirbel on Oct 31, 2007 01:45 PM in Communications

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Chip-equipment maker Akrion Inc. has scrapped its IPO, according to an SEC filing. Not too surprising, given the business climate....

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Posted by Mark LaPedus on Oct 30, 2007 08:15 PM in Semiconductors

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When the issue of "net neutrality" arose in the merger of AT&T and BellSouth, the debate over whether packet transport in the Internet would be neutral centered around arcane subjects...

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Posted by Loring Wirbel on Oct 30, 2007 07:41 PM in Communications

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After 13 years as Intel Corp.’s chief financial officer Andy Bryant was probably overdue for a new position. I get that. What I couldn’t figure out was whether his appointment...

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Posted by Bolaji Ojo on Oct 30, 2007 01:14 PM in OJO-Mojo Tech Report

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Last May the 802.11 group convened the Very High Throughput Study Group to scope out what comes after .11n. One motivation for starting the group was to respond to a...

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Posted by Rick Merritt on Oct 30, 2007 09:06 AM in Computing

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Almost 1,600 engineers from around the world responded to the EE Times "2007 Salary Survey." The "State of the Engineer" represents our analysis of this global response. Besides basic salary...

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Posted on Oct 29, 2007 02:33 PM in Crosstalk

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Steven Pelayo, an analyst with the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd. (HSBC), made some observations after TSMC's Q3 results:...

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Posted by Mark LaPedus on Oct 28, 2007 02:27 PM in Semiconductors

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David Motozo Rubenstein, senior analyst for Jefferies Japan Ltd., seems to be down on Japanese ATE giant Advantest. After hearing the company's results at a meeting last week, he said:...

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Posted by Mark LaPedus on Oct 28, 2007 12:45 PM in Semiconductors

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Nano-imprint lithography is the next big thing. Or is it? It could be a bust, based on the numbers from market leader Obducat AB....

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Zoran strikes gold. OK. Not gold, but a big design win....

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Posted by Mark LaPedus on Oct 28, 2007 10:34 AM in Semiconductors

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Jazz Semi is singing the blues. It posted a loss and ''investors are waiting for an announcement of a fab purchase that could increase capacity and ramp revenues,'' says Steve...

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Posted by Mark LaPedus on Oct 27, 2007 11:03 AM in Semiconductors

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Bruce Diesen, an analyst from Terra Securities, makes a prediction for worldwide IC sales in September. And it's a mixed bag....

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Posted by Mark LaPedus on Oct 27, 2007 10:57 AM in Semiconductors

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Chip-equipment firm Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates Inc. is now a $1 billion baby. Not bad for an ion implanter specialist, which has been beating up the competition in Applied, Axcelis...

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Posted by Mark LaPedus on Oct 27, 2007 10:43 AM in Semiconductors

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It takes more than technology to give women equal space in Space. Space shuttle Discovery has a woman at the commander's seat who will be greeted by another woman when...

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Posted by Nic Mokhoff on Oct 23, 2007 07:18 AM in Consumer

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Today sees the debut of no less than two new wireless personal area networking options and a proprietary spin on Wi-Fi....

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Posted by Rick Merritt on Oct 22, 2007 11:11 AM in Computing

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There’s a skunk in the numbers. Semiconductor giant Intel Corp. exceeded analysts’ revenue and profit estimates for the third quarter and so did rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. We should...

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Posted by Bolaji Ojo on Oct 19, 2007 12:22 PM in OJO-Mojo Tech Report

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Two interesting trade shows shared the Santa Clara Convention Center the week of Oct. 15 - ATCA Summit, which I've detailed elsewhere, and IT Connect Expo, teaching small and...

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Posted by Loring Wirbel on Oct 19, 2007 10:44 AM in Communications

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You wouldn't think we were in the middle of a historic cost squeeze in electronics if you were attending the Licensing Executive Society annual meeting in Vancouver this week. OK,...

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Posted by Rick Merritt on Oct 18, 2007 07:59 PM in Computing

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To the Editor: I read with interest your contributing editor, Drew Wilson's, article, "Vendor admits to RoHS misconduct." But there is one thing that never seems to be mentioned in...

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Posted on Oct 18, 2007 02:09 PM in Crosstalk

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BMW Sauber F1 racing team is coming to CES in January 2008. BMW's partner Intel is organizing the Pit Lane Park to be laid out at the corner of Paradise...

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Posted by Nic Mokhoff on Oct 18, 2007 10:34 AM in Consumer

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Only a few months ago, an energy industry analyst predicted a barrel of crude oil would soon sell for $100. I thought he was crazy. Oil at the time was...

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Posted by Bolaji Ojo on Oct 17, 2007 02:55 PM in OJO-Mojo Tech Report

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Intel Corp. wants its inventory to grow; an unusual desire in a market well noted for the devastating effects overstocking of raw materials, work in process and finished goods, can...

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Posted by Bolaji Ojo on Oct 16, 2007 06:51 PM in OJO-Mojo Tech Report

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To the Editor Re. your recent article, "Comment: 'Med school' for EEs?", physicians are highly trained people repairmen. They deal with one basic design offered in two models, neither of...

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Posted on Oct 16, 2007 11:26 AM in Crosstalk

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U.S. wireless phone customers have for years received shoddy service from their telecommunications service providers, many of which seem more intent on squeezing additional income by whatever means possible out...

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Posted by Bolaji Ojo on Oct 16, 2007 09:21 AM in OJO-Mojo Tech Report

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To the Editor Interesting proposition [in "Comment: 'Med school' for EEs?"]. I have thought along the same lines myself, but would broaden the teaching technique to include all “techies.” I...

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Posted on Oct 15, 2007 03:59 PM in Crosstalk

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How much legitimacy should we attribute to the claims of Joseph Nacchio, former CEO of Qwest Communications International, that he turned down a Bush administration demand that Qwest participate in...

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Posted by Loring Wirbel on Oct 15, 2007 11:08 AM in Communications

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In this week's announcement of a new Command and Control spec under the HomePlug Alliance, I missed the bigger picture that the HomePlug group is taking on Zigbee in a...

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Posted by Rick Merritt on Oct 11, 2007 05:43 PM in Computing

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Apple is doing its thing for promoting the love of science and math....

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Posted by Nic Mokhoff on Oct 11, 2007 02:13 PM in Consumer

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MIT researchers found that the tectorial membrane, a gelatinous structure inside the cochlea of the ear, can selectively pick up and transmit energy to different parts of the cochlea via...

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Posted by Nic Mokhoff on Oct 10, 2007 03:34 PM in Consumer

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We always hear that there is nothing as dumb as a short-term investor, and that companies have become less innovative as they respond to quarterly earnings trends. If you...

Posted by Loring Wirbel on Oct 10, 2007 01:39 PM in Communications

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The latest jury award in a suit filed by Recording Industry Association of America has me fuming - at the jury, to be sure, for buying the entire premise...

Posted by Loring Wirbel on Oct 5, 2007 04:05 PM in Communications

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To the Editor In the News Analysis section of the September 24 issue of EETimes, the report written by Dylan McGrath on the Mobile Studio was excellent....

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Posted on Oct 5, 2007 10:30 AM in Crosstalk

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TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. said that its chairman, Steve Sharp, will take over as chairperson of the Oregon Council of AeA (formerly American Electronics Association) for a two-year term beginning this...

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Posted by Mark LaPedus on Oct 4, 2007 10:03 AM in Semiconductors

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How to get U.S. kids interested in math and science? Bribes won't work. Try cereal. Boxes of Price Chopper's Koo-Kies and Peanut Butter Cocoa Spheres cereals, which feature kid-friendly information...

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Posted by Mark LaPedus on Oct 1, 2007 06:13 PM in Semiconductors

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How soon they forget! As far as I can tell I was the first tech journalist to write about Fusion I/O (Salt Lake City) and their plans for a novel...

Continue reading "Hard disks, move over"

Posted by Rick Merritt on Oct 1, 2007 05:36 PM in Computing

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Wolfgang K. H. ''Pief'' Panofsky, professor of physics at Stanford University and director emeritus of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC), died of a heart attack at his home in...

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Posted by Mark LaPedus on Oct 1, 2007 05:20 PM in Semiconductors

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Hats off to Morgan Webb and her WebbAlert VLOG, for summarizing in the Oct. 1 edition the many dirty tricks Apple engaged in over the past few days in its...

Posted by Loring Wirbel on Oct 1, 2007 11:03 AM in Communications

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It's a health vs. knowledge issue. We hear that our children have become obese and that they need be conscious of their sugar intake. But they also need to be...

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Posted by Nic Mokhoff on Oct 1, 2007 10:33 AM in Consumer

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