| Analog hype overcrowds market
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2008-12-16 |
| Industry pundits proclaimed 2008 the year of analog. But the odds for analog foundries' survival aren't looking good as analog foundry vendors face an IC market downturn, the breakout of a price war and mounting fears about intellectual property theft in China. |
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| Electronic stability control systems' sales to rise
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2008-12-12 |
| Despite the plunging demand for cars, electronic stability control (ESC) systems' sales are expected to continue to rise in the coming years. iSuppli reports that ESC systems will generate attractive opportunities for suppliers of MEMS sensors used in these systems |
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| The Future of Display Technology
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2008-12-05 |
| While wandering the isles at our local department store, I had to pause in the home electronics section and admire the collection of large format LCD and plasma HDTV systems on display. I slipped back in time to when I was a young engineer and could only imagine displays that large and thin. |
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| Telehealth age dawns
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2008-12-01 |
| Remote monitoring using wireless technology is finally getting its interoperability act together worldwide. Telehealth technologies are being developed and deployed to reduce visits to hospitals and doctors' offices and improve patient health with lifestyle coaching. |
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| Freescale, Synerject rev up performance of Ducati bikes
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2008-11-24 |
| Freescale is powering Synerject's new family of M3 ECUs, designed for motorcycles, such as the 2009 Ducati Monster 696. |
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| Wafer-level packaging achieves prominence
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2008-11-21 |
| Wafer-level packaging, the fabrication of the IC package directly on the wafer, is finally getting exposure after many years of promises, according to an expert in the field. |
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| Confab to highlight nanotech for bio
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2008-11-21 |
| Advances in nanotechnologies for medicine and biology will be detailed at the December International Electron Devices Meeting in San Francisco. |
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| Nokia presents glimpse of next smart phones
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2008-11-18 |
| In 2004, Nokia developed a concept design for a smart phone dominated by a touchscreen, which looks now uncannily like Apple's iPhone. |
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| MEMS tech brings inroads in consumer devices
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2008-11-13 |
| As MEMS technology steadily gets integrated into cellphones, digital cameras and other consumer devices, it could soon make a giant step toward the so-called "lifestyle products," where MEMS chips could provide more manageable interfaces |
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| MEMS chips up for innovation despite slowdown
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2008-11-12 |
| MEMS chips are still being immersed into diverse consumer applications, according to the MEMS Executive Congress, hosted by the MEMS Industry Group last Nov. 5-7 in Monterey, California |
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| Bozotti cites key points for ST's rehabilitation
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2008-11-04 |
| After STMicroelectronics reported a Q3 net loss of $289 million, Carlo Bozotti, president and CEO of ST, stressed four key priorities for the group. |
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| Big players move into MEMS mic space
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2008-11-03 |
| Once the darlings of startups, the MEMS microphone has a new entrant: Analog Devices Inc. has announced a major thrust into the fledgling MEMS mic market |
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| Future casts a dreary outlook for industry
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2008-10-31 |
| For most observers, currently the financial crisis looks like the toughest challenge for the semiconductor industry. But there are others, and some with similar impact. |
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| MEMS gear up for mobile offensive
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2008-10-16 |
| Out-of-the-box thinking is necessary if a mobile phone design will highlight the ubiquitous services that future subscribers are going to expect. Many industry observers believe the next wave of enabling technology will come from MEMS design |
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| MEMS market seeks more effective fab practices
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2008-10-08 |
| When Freescale shifted a MEMS process from Sendai, Japan, to its Oak Hill fab earlier this year, the company was not successful in making an impact on a new business strategy to join its second internal source |
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