Articles from EDN
AMD Q3 financials improve, but losses still a concern
2008-10-17 03:00:00.0
Although financials are improving at AMD and the MPU maker's GPU revenue increased by 55% in the September quarter, analysts continue to expect losses in coming quarters. Looking to Q4 and noting the macroeconomic environment, CEO Dirk Meyer said he does not expect the quarter to have its usual strength, but "it does not seem like a disaster." ...read more
SEMI book-to-bill ratio takes dive in September
2008-10-17 03:00:00.0
The North American semiconductor equipment industry posted a September book-to-bill ratio of 0.76, representing a significant decline month over month and year over year, according to data from SEMI. ...read more
Actel lays off 10% of workforce
2008-10-17 03:00:00.0
The Mountain View, Calif-based company said it anticipates that the approximate 60 position cut, together with other unspecified cost-saving measures to be initiated in Q4, will decrease quarterly operating expenses by $2.5 million. ...read more
Slimmer light guide heralds ultrathin-LCD panels
2008-10-16 03:00:00.0
Philips Research recently displayed a prototype of a 32-in. LCD television that measures only 8 mm thick—about 20% as thick as the slimmest commercially available panels. The key to the skinny design is a 1-mm-thick light-guide plate that uses patented technologies to uniformly distribute light from high-power, energy-efficient LED backlights. ...read more
Tiny lens harnesses oscillating water droplets
2008-10-16 03:00:00.0
From cell phones to military drones, many applications demand small, light optical lenses but can’t spare much power for focusing them. Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute claim to have developed an innovative liquid lens that fits the bill. ...read more
White spaces and black hearts
2008-10-16 03:00:00.0
Those pushing white-space proposals, including Google's Larry Page, need some lessons in real-world RF interference, and the industry should put white-spaces plans on hold until we see how badly the digital-TV rollout hurts broadcast television. ...read more
Power-over-Ethernet chips: to the spec and beyond
2008-10-16 03:00:00.0
Power over Ethernet allows a basic Category 5 or 6 cable to carry both data and power, enabling simple and inexpensive installations of equipment such as VOIP phones, cameras, and wireless-access points. ...read more
A turn-off: Power management complicates life for verification engineers
2008-10-16 03:00:00.0
Advanced energy-saving techniques can cause vast difficulties in the verification process. ...read more
NTT DoCoMo, Renesas, Fujitsu, Sharp develop HSUPA mobile phone platform
2008-10-16 03:00:00.0
The four Japan-based companies are targeting the high-speed data download market with a single-chip LSI device, and a platform incorporating it, to support the HSUPA/HSDPA/W-CDMA and GSM/GPRS/EDGE mobile telephony standards. The announcement is further evidence of mobile industry partnering trends that include both chipmakers and handset makers. ...read more
Start-up claims commercial application of silicon ink
2008-10-16 03:00:00.0
An MIT-founded start-up has developed what it claims is the world’s first silicon ink-based RFID and has launch a printed silicon RFID platform based on the technology. ...read more
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