Cray's deal to work with Intel on a new line of supercomputers trumpets what most savvy observers should already know. AMD has lost the technology edge it had two years...

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Posted by Rick Merritt on Apr 29, 2008 01:20 PM in Computing

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Anyone who lives in the U.S. contributes more than twice as much greenhouse gas to the atmosphere as those living in the rest of the world. "Regardless of income, there...

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Posted by Nic Mokhoff on Apr 28, 2008 06:33 PM in Consumer

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The four founders of MeshNetworks Inc. are collaborating again, bartering spectrum for licensed services under the name of Spectrum Bridge Inc. Rick Rotondo, vice president of marketing at the...

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Posted by Loring Wirbel on Apr 28, 2008 10:29 AM in Communications

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Most of the chatter surrounding Apple Inc.'s $278 million acquisition of PA Semi seems centered on two subjects: whether Apple will enter merchant semiconductor sales (a joke), and whether...

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Posted by Loring Wirbel on Apr 23, 2008 01:37 PM in Communications

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Wave7 Optics was one of the earliest OEMs to enter the realm of passive optical networks, since made popular by nationwide networks like Verizon's FiOS. In mid-April, Wave7 Optics...

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Posted by Loring Wirbel on Apr 18, 2008 11:18 AM in Communications

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Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) is putting the Patent Reform Act on ice based on a statement on his Web site and news reports. Apparently, he was not able to find enough...

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Posted by Rick Merritt on Apr 14, 2008 01:53 PM in Computing

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My colleagues John Walko and Bolaji Ojo have weighed in on the strange state of European RF and baseband interests following the announced joint venture between ST and NXP...

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Posted by Loring Wirbel on Apr 14, 2008 12:34 PM in Communications

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Got this e-mail from Freescale, which is in response to a previous blog: Hi Mark, Your April 7 blog on Freescale's MCU strategy caught our attention because it suggests that...

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Posted by Mark LaPedus on Apr 12, 2008 10:31 AM in Semiconductors

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They're are known for being good mathematicians and computer geeks. They keep proving it by winning the "Battle of the Brains"....

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Posted by Nic Mokhoff on Apr 11, 2008 03:09 PM in Consumer

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The era of the integrated device manufacturer is all but over. The NXP-STMicroelectronics wireless IC joint venture announced Thursday (April 10) sounded the death knell for the semiconductor industry’s most...

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Posted by Bolaji Ojo on Apr 11, 2008 12:03 PM in OJO-Mojo Tech Report

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Look out Applied Materials! Rival Tokyo Electron Ltd.(TEL) recently announced that the company has entered the photovoltaic equipment business....

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Posted by Mark LaPedus on Apr 9, 2008 11:29 AM in Semiconductors

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Freescale Semiconductor Inc. seeks to regain its leadership position in the embedded microcontroller business, according to an e-mail newsletter from Gartner Inc....

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Posted by Mark LaPedus on Apr 7, 2008 09:18 PM in Semiconductors

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While I'm late for April Fool's Day, I would be remiss in not mentioning the excellent video production Qualcomm Inc. put together for its April 1 CTIA event. The...

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Posted by Loring Wirbel on Apr 3, 2008 11:44 AM in Communications

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Today at its IDF event in Shanghai, Intel officially announces five products based on its Silverthorne design. The company has played its marketing hand superbly with these products, and I...

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Posted by Rick Merritt on Apr 1, 2008 10:50 PM in Computing

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By the end of day April 2, the offices of Pulvermedia will have shut, completing a process begun March 28 when most employees were let go. Voice Over IP expert...

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Posted by Loring Wirbel on Apr 1, 2008 11:02 AM in Communications

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