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David Blaza is senior vice president of UBM Electronics (publisher of EE Times and EDN). David has over 20 years of sales, marketing, and publishing experience in the technology sector working for companies as diverse as IBM, Motorola, Mars Electronics, CMP, and now United Business Media. He is a graduate of the University of Bradford, England (BS, Materials Science) and the University of Stirling, Scotland (MS in Economics & Technology).

Why can’t China innovate?

David Blaza

9/25/2012 11:04 PM EDT

Can you name any innovative Chinese companies?


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Becaues its easer to steal. they are just picking the low lying fruit right now. This story is just ...

There is no trust in China and that’s a problem

David Blaza

7/21/2012 2:36 PM EDT

Is bad business practice endemic to China? Or is it just growing pains?


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There is a book called "Trust" by Frances Fukuyama discussing these issues across cultures. China ...

Experiencing the Chinese supply chain, up close and personal

David Blaza

6/18/2012 9:54 AM EDT

It's buyer beware when shopping for electronics in Shenzhen's Huaqiangbei district.


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This reminds me of Akihabara (Tokyo) in the early 1980s - I remember picking up a blue LED (8V ...

A new way to design and build electronics?

David Blaza

6/14/2012 4:36 PM EDT

The democratization of electronics; why open source, Kickstarter, and Shenzhen will change the world of electronics.


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Next step, open manufacturing. See ...

What I learned at the International Electronics Forum 2011

David Blaza

10/11/2011 11:25 AM EDT

HP Labs says memristor is for real, and a semiconductor consortium is diving into 400-mm wafers. Here are the takeaways from Future Horizons forum.


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David, great points all around. Software and services, sure, but let's not surrender hardware and ...

Intel and Microsoft file for divorce, both seen dating today!

David Blaza

9/14/2011 11:54 AM EDT

Why isn't Intel talking about Microsoft at IDF?


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As long as there is co-dependency I do not see as these two can have a ever-lasting sepearation. LoL

Is Intel a software company?

David Blaza

8/30/2011 6:55 PM EDT

Intel is behaving more and more like a software company. Three ESC sessions prove the point.


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Intel has always been a good software company in my opinion. In the last century, Intel released a ...

The end of American motors

David Blaza

2/24/2011 7:59 AM EST

The last domestic motor manufacturer is now in foreign hands. On top of it, imported motors are not meeting energy-efficiency requirements here in the land where such design considerations first emerged. Just what’s going on?


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W2R,R2W: I do not blame you for the confusion regarding motor manufacturer vs. car ...

3DTV? A complete non-starter

David Blaza

1/25/2011 10:30 AM EST

3DTV was all the rage at the 2011 CES, but it will never catch on


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There been a theory floating around for some time that porn drives the massive up-tick in content ...

The myth of parental controls

David Blaza

1/7/2011 7:53 PM EST

Can you protect your kids from the perils of the internet with software alone?


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I agree that yes the kids can bypass the boot sequence by knowing some tricks. However, there are ...

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