Microelectromechanical system 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.
In a question and answer session with BBC News users, Intel CEO Paul Otellini said the chip maker would ride out any US recession , make a success of WiMax wireless broadband, and strongly defended his company's stance in the
Bridgelux Inc. (Sunnyvale, Calif.), a supplier of LED technology for solid-state lighting founded in 2002, has announced that is it has raised $30 million in private equity investment and approximately $10 million of lines of credit with banks.
Fresh from its acquisition of Ampro Computer Inc., board-level specialist Adlink Technology Inc. is covering conferences from Embedded Systems Conference/Silicon Valley to the Shanghai Intel Developers Forum, demonstrating new Intel-based boards in Com Express and ATCA form factors.
Novellus Systems Inc. said Tuesday its first-quarter earnings would be lower than expected and its revenue would be at the low end of its forecast range, sending its shares down 5 percent.
The Council of the European Union formally adopted a decision to lift countervailing duties on imports of DRAMs from Korea manufactured by Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
Anand Valavi had an idea for starting an analog design group at Wipro Technologies, where he worked as an ASIC engineer. Analog could be strategic for India as well as his company, which was trying to develop a portfolio of
In its second layoff this year, FormFactor Inc. will reduce its global workforce by about 12 percent, with the reductions primarily coming from the company's North America operations.
The growth spurt of sister cities Shenzhen and Hong Kong is back on track, following some major set-backs. Editor-at-Large Rick Merritt toured the two cities recently and came back with a few observations--and some great photos.
The bustling border town just across the frontier border north of Hong Kong is making slow but steady progress as a small but growing center of silicon and software engineering.
