Archive for August, 2008
From EEtimes: MEMS sensors pass actuators in market
Saturday, August 30th, 2008Four market segments collectively will account for more than 60 percent of the total MEMS market: Consumer electronics, mobile handsets, automotive and industrial process control. Aside from consumer and wireless applications, the automotive sector currently exerts significant market pull as a consequence of safety and emission standards legislation. [The Story]
From EEtimes: Vishay-IR deal could end or turn nasty
Saturday, August 30th, 2008
While analysts believe Vishay would still like to close the IR acquisition and possibly raise its offer for the company, they argued a substantial increase in the price would not be in Vishay’s interest especially because it doesn’t have enough cash to fund the deal and would have to borrow from investors [The Story]
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Time management
Saturday, August 30th, 2008I combined June July and August’s newletter for a simple reason, I was running out of time. Facing this embarrasing fact, I did some research on time management tips. Following is a list that I like to share with anyone who want to take control of their own time.
80/20 rule: concentrade on results, not on [...]
From EEtimes: Ericsson agrees to join ST’s mobile chip giant
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008The consolidation in the semiconductor industry continues but not necessarily in the exact way many might have expected: The planned creation of a joint venture by STMicroelectronics and Ericsson Mobile Platforms (EMP) is another waypoint in this development (Click here for whole story)
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Ericsson
Company Overview:
Ericsson opens all lines of communication. The world’s leading maker [...]
From EEtimes: Avago files for IPO
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008Avago Technologies Ltd.–the chip spin-off of Agilent Technologies Inc.–plans to file for an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States. The IPO is valued at some $400 million, according to reports (Click here to read the whole story)
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Company Overview: Avago, formerly the semiconductor products group of Agilent Technologies, makes optoelectronics, radio-frequency and microwave [...]
From EEtimes: MEMS markets could explode, but lower pricing could slow MEMS growth
Sunday, August 17th, 2008Microelectromechanical system (MEMS) oscillators are replacing quartz crystals at a 120 percent annual growth rate, according to an industry forecast, or four times the growth rate forecast elsewhere. [The whole story]
Revenues for MEMS as a whole rose 5.8% in 2007 to $8.6 billion, and the outlook is mixed. Although revenues for micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) reached record [...]
From EETimes: First RF MEMS listed in distributor catalog
Sunday, August 17th, 2008The first microelectromechanical system (MEMS) oscillator to be listed in the world’s biggest catalog distributor, Digi-Key Corp. (Thief River Falls, Minn.), comes from Discera through its original equipment manufacturer partner, Abracon Corp. [The whole story]
MEMS: Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) is the technology of the very small, and merges at the nano-scale into nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) and [...]
From EEtimes: Analog design expertise is rare, valuable
Sunday, August 3rd, 2008An enduring shortage of analog engineers is making Analog design expertise valuable:
”Analog circuitry on a digital chip is the ’secret sauce’ that can make a proprietary semiconductor uniquely qualified for high-volume applications–and that’s where the money is.” — Alex Woodward sector portfolio manager for technology at Mazama Capital Management
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Research Bulletin from IC Insights
Sunday, August 3rd, 2008IC Insights’ recent research for its Strategic Reviews Online IC company database uncovered a big shakeup in the 1H08 top 20 semiconductor supplier ranking (Figure 1). There are eight U.S. companies in the top 20 (including three fabless semiconductor suppliers), six Japanese, three European, two South Korean, and one Taiwanese company (IC foundry supplier TSMC) [...]
From CNN/Asia: Olympic Hightech
Sunday, August 3rd, 2008Olympic ceremony ticket security gets tight:
The intent is to keep potential troublemakers from the 91,000-seat National Stadium
Tickets for the August 8 opening ceremony are the most expensive of the games
China has developed some of the most advanced radio frequency ID technology
International Olympic Committee says it is comfortable with Beijing’s ticket security
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