Achieving analog success through predictabilityLinear Technology Corp. CEO Lothar Maier describes the analog chipmaker as "predictable" and even "boring." But Linear is far from dull. In this interview, Maier disclosed that the company considered a private -equity buyout, refocused its product efforts and moved to cut its capital spending.
High hopes for Xilinx's new chiefThe search is over. After months of scouting for the best person to take the reins from Willem Roelandts, Xilinx Inc. has appointed Moshe Gavrielov as its new president and CEO. Gavrielov becomes only the third CEO in the company's 24-year history.
Saving Moore's Law and reinventing transistorsIntel CEO Paul Otellini talks about surprising performance-per-watt gains from its hafnium transistors, the future of mobile and ultra-mobile devices and of course, all the big issues that affect Intel's channel. Cadence identifies Asia's EDA growth factorsHow is Asia's EDA industry faring? Lung Chu, Cadence Design Systems Asia Ltd's Asia Pacific president, shares the region's EDA growth information, bares his thoughts on the key places of development and discusses the company's efforts for low-power design.
Freescale heads for all-electric car avenuePaul Grimme, senior vice president and general manager transportation & standards group at Freescale Semiconductor Inc. reveals that Freescale helps automakers simplify overall electronics architectures in the vehicle. Renesas continues to sharpen its MCU edgeSatoru Ito, Renesas Technology Corp. chairman and CEO, shares his views on the development of the MCU market in Asia, and discusses how he will lead the company to further growth.
Xilinx intensifies commitment to AsiaWillem Roelandts, Xilinx chairman, CEO and president, talks about their commitment to Asia and the future of FPGA industry. Avnet Logistics gains stronger foothold in AsiaMoving beyond traditional services and revitalizing its workforce made for a winning strategy for Avnet Logistics to secure a foothold in the global supply chain market.
Altera executive bets big on AsiaErhaan Shaikh, the newly installed regional VP and managing director for Altera Asia Pacific, sees the opportunities spawned by the growing manufacturing and design activity in Asia. NXP gains from tactical fab-lite routeNXP Semiconductors' Frans van Houten, president and CEO, talks about fab-lite and the key developments since the company moved out from under the wing of Philips.
Ericsson goes beyond wirelessLM Ericsson's chief marketing officer, Johan Bergendahl, discusses the company's efforts to expand its wireless operator roots into a multi-environment approach to communications. Cisco aims to bring back the roaring yearsTo capture what he sees as new revenue opportunities in next-generation communications and data management activities, the chairman and CEO of Cisco Systems Inc. wants to deploy the strategy that drove his company's explosive growth in its early years.
Asia's EDA moment is just around the cornerMentor Graphics' Daniel Yang, managing director, Pacific Rim operations, discusses the Asian designer's future and how the region is shaping up to captivate the EDA industry. Infineon keeps faith in tech developmentInfineon board member Hermann Eul speaks with EE Times on the impact of integrating application expertise on the IDM value chain, Infineon's R&D plans, 4G development and how software expertise is being adopted by chip vendors.
Bosch sees huge potential in tiny MEMSBosch sensor engineering VP Horst Münzel and Bosch Sensortec general manager and CEO Frank Melzer recounted the history of MEMS development at Bosch and shared its plans for the technology in a conversation with EE Times. MEMS pioneer draws up technology's courseMEMS pioneer Kurt Petersen of SiTime shares MEMS' development since the 1980s as well as his thoughts on where it is headed in the future.
Microchip CEO anticipates 'historical challenge'Microchip CEO Steve Sanghi weighs in on the chip industry, the private-equity steamroller, the "fab lite" model and the company's place in it all. Linear's chief architect on power loss, IC designLinear co-founder and chief technical officer Robert Dobkin, who has been involved in the development of high-performance linear ICs for more than 30 years, talks about his favorite topics: Linear itself, and larger design issues such as efficiency vs. power loss.
Micron CEO: Of memories and foundry modelsMicron Technology Inc. has grabbed its share of headlines. What will Micron do next? To get a handle on the company, EE Times caught up with Steve Appleton, its president, CEO and chairman, who talked about the IC industry, foundry/fab-lite models, private-equity buyouts, its diversification strategy and universal memory. AMD predicts multicore futureDave Orton, ATI's former CEO and now AMD's executive VP for Visual and Media Business, talked with EE Times about some of the company's targets and technical hurdles with getting Fusion devices ready for market. He also elaborated on AMD's vision and its progress toward the multicore future.
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