EE Times Design News

Ten technologies, seven predictions lead weekly story ranking

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:30:00 EST

Here are the top five online stories for the week beginning Sunday, Nov. 15, as ranked by EE Times readers, up to and including Friday, Nov. 20. The ranking is based on the number of reader "views" or "hits" on a particular article.

Cisco seeks smart grid CTO

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:33:00 EST

Cisco Systems is looking for a few good power engineers—including a chief technology officer for its new smart grid business unit.

Intel, Google take seats on smart grid board

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:25:00 EST

Google, Honeywell, Intel and Panasonic are among the companies elected to a seat on the board of a broad new group chartered to help manage the evolution of smart electric grids.

Google open-sources operating system

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:18:00 EST

Google announced the open-sourcing of code for Chrome OS, the cloud-based operating system the company is developing to power netbooks.

EVE leads design team, acceleration market, says Gary Smith EDA

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:08:00 EST

EVE SA (Palaiseau, France) leads the design team acceleration and emulation market, according to market research firm Gary Smith EDA (Santa Clara, Calif.).

Printed programmable logic startup secures support

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:51:00 EST

Nano ePrint Ltd., a spin off from the University of Manchester in England, has secured a grant to help it develop and demonstrate a printed programmable logic device.

Tanner EDA, Tower expand collaboration

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:17:00 EST

Tanner EDA, a division of Tanner Research Inc. (Monrovia, Calif.), and Tower Semiconductor Ltd., which trades as TowerJazz, have joined forces to meet analog/mixed signal customers' needs for high quality power management ICs.

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Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:17:00 EST

Avnet, Cinterion expand agreement

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:40:00 EST

Avnet Embedded has expanded its distribution agreement with Cinterion Wireless Modules.

Ten emerging technologies to watch in 2010

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:40:00 EST

EE Times has compiled a list of emerging technologies that we think will be worth watching out for in 2010.

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NEC

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Highest-density LatticeECP3 in volume production

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:08:00 EST

Lattice Semiconductor announced that its LatticeECP-150 mid-range FPGA has been fully qualified and released to volume production.

Xilinx unveils platform for broadcast connectivity

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:09:00 EST

Programmable logic vendor Xilinx introduced the latest of its targeted design platforms, this one targeting broadcast connectivity applications.

Butterfly research to improve RFID technology

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:44:00 EST

QinetiQ and the University of Exeter have started a three-year project to develop new anti-counterfeit and radio-frequency technologies based on a portfolio of patented technology.

EC found guilty of maladministration in Intel antitrust case

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:24:00 EST

The European Ombudsman, Nikiforos Diamandouros, has gone public in saying he has found the European Commission Competition Directorate guilty of maladministration on one count in a complaint brought by Intel Corp. However, the ruling is unlikely to alter case.

PicoChip raises $20 million

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:40:00 EST

picoChip has unveiled its roadmap to include complete femtocell solutions, integrating PHY, stack and femtocell system software in a end-to-end femtocell reference solution.

Recovery remains uncertain but China is key, says survey

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:04:00 EST

A recovery is coming in 2010 but many things about it remain uncertain, according to a global survey of semiconductor executives conducted by tax and advisory firm KPMG LLP during September and October.

Video: Duke Energy CTO calls for open smart grids

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:24:00 EST

Electric utilities need to cut a path to open smart grid networks and China's burgeoning energy sector could lead the charge, said an executive from a large electric utility as the U.S. Department of Energy is gearing up to release details on a second round of grants for smart electric grids.

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Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:24:00 EST

Smart cards buck economic trend

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:11:00 EST

The smart card industry is demonstrating resilience to the economic downturn and continued to grow in volumes shipped.

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NEC

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Semiconductor industry close to sold out, says SICAS

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:58:00 EST

Chip manufacturing capacity is falling and as demand is increasing the chip industry is becoming close to being sold-out. Manufacturing capacity utilization has climbed above 90 percent in several leading-edge sectors, according to the Semiconductor International Capacity Statistics organization.

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NEC

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Toshiba claims EUV photoresist breakthrough for 20-nm era

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:12:00 EST

Toshiba Corp. has said it has developed a photoresist suitable for use with extreme ultraviolet lithography and proved its viability in the world's first 20-nm generation process technology.

Actel announces IP core enhancements

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:49:00 EST

Following on from its acquisition of Pigeon Point Systems last year, Actel has announced IP core enhancements to its Fusion mixed-signal FPGAs that cater to platform management applications, particularly xTCA.

VESA updates embedded DisplayPort specification

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:28:00 EST

The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) has issued its updated Embedded DisplayPort (eDP) specification, a companion standard to DisplayPort version 1.1a.

VESA updates embedded DisplayPort specification

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:28:00 EST

The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) has issued its updated Embedded DisplayPort (eDP) specification, a companion standard to DisplayPort version 1.1a.

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NEC

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U.K. design house offers configurable processor cores

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:20:00 EST

EnSilica boosts its front-end IC design services with the launch of new eSi-RISC configurable processor cores, offering a scalable architecture for low-cost feature-rich embedded applications.

Indian IT group offers mobile TV based on DVB-H on OMAP

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:43:00 EST

Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd. (L&T Infotech) has announced its DVB-H-based mobile TV solution based on the TI OMAP3530 reference platform.

ARM, Aricent jump on Android bandwagon

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:01:00 EST

In separate moves, ARM Ltd. has launched a new Web site and contract design company Aricent Inc. has announced a new development team both dedicated to helping engineers design systems with Google Android in further indications of the intense interest in Android and the challenges using it.