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National Semi CEO shifts from gadgets to megatrends

Technology / Business

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Founded in 1959, Santa Clara, Calif.-based National Semiconductor is one the oldest and best-established technology companies in Silicon Valley. But it's going through a big change under the leadership of its outspoken chairman ...





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A man working an interactive TV screen

Controlling the TV with a wave of the hand

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 2

Touchscreens are so yesterday. Remote controls? So last century. The future is controlling your devices with a simple wave of the hand.


Analysts warn that FTC suit could damage Intel

Technology / Business

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

The Federal Trade Commission's lawsuit against Intel Wednesday -- the most far-reaching in a string of recent regulatory actions -- poses a huge threat to the Santa Clara, Calif., chip giant and could reshape the semiconductor ...


Gov't misconduct may unravel Broadcom fraud case (AP)

Gov't misconduct may unravel Broadcom fraud case

Technology / Business

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- When the federal government revealed it had launched a massive investigation of some of Broadcom Corp.'s top executives for backdating stock options, it sent a shock wave through the business world.


Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing is planning to invest in the island's largest producer of solar cells

Taiwan chip giant TSMC to enter solar energy

Technology / Energy

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Chip giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is planning its first foray into solar energy with an investment in the island's largest producer of solar cells, a spokesman said Thursday.


Nvidia, AMD shares jump after Intel scraps chip

Technology / Business

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Shares of Nvidia Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. jumped Monday after rival Intel Corp. scrapped plans to make a new graphics chip that would have challenged both companies.


FTC expands Intel anti-competition probe, sources say

Technology / Business

created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The Federal Trade Commission has broadened its investigation of Santa Clara, Calif., chipmaker Intel beyond the company's competition with Advanced Micro Devices to include at least one other Silicon Valley company, Nvidia, ...


Selling chip makers on optical computing

Selling chip makers on optical computing

Technology / Semiconductors

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (11) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Computer chips that transmit data with light instead of electricity consume much less power than conventional chips, but so far, they've remained laboratory curiosities. Professors Vladimir ...


Expert advises automakers to take it slow on road to recovery

Other Sciences / Economics

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Supply chain expert Panos Kouvelis says it's time for the auto industry to go through a period of capacity rationalization.


NXP Sets New Benchmarks for LED Drivers

Technology / Semiconductors

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

NXP Semiconductors today announced three major developments in its portfolio of mains connected LED driver solutions: the success of its SSL2101 LED driver IC in matching LED lifetimes in an accelerated lifetime test; the ...


ARM Delivers The Internet Everywhere With Most Power-Efficient and Cost-Effective Multicore Processor

ARM Introduces New Cortex-A5 Power-Efficient and Cost-Effective Multicore Processor

Technology / Semiconductors

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- ARM today announces the launch of the ARM Cortex-A5 MPCore processor, the smallest, lowest power ARM multicore processor capable of delivering the Internet to the widest possible range of ...



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