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• A bridge from MDDI/CPU to MIPI
California Micro Devices announced a MDDI/CPU to MIPI bridge solution, the first to enable conversion.


• Top 20 chip suppliers: iSuppli's preliminary rankings
Six of the top 10 semiconductor companies are expected to suffer revenue declines in 2008, with the broader industry hamstrung by a "disastrous" year for the memory chip segment, according to market research firm iSuppli's preliminary rankings of the top 20 chip suppliers for the year.


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• Qualcomm infringement ruling affirmed, vacated in part
A U.S. federal appeals court affirmed a lower court ruling against Qualcomm in a patent infringement case with rival Broadcom, but it vacated part of the ruling.


• TI claims major femtocell design wins
Texas Instruments, which has publicly taken a wait and see approach to the emerging femtocell market, has nevertheless revealed that major OEMs are using its DSPs in on-going field trials of the home basesetstaion or 3G access point business.


• Solar cell efficiency boosted
Thin-film solar cells that could boost efficiency by 50 percent while also cutting materials costs by using less silicon will be reported by Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers at the annual meeting of the Materials Research Society.


• Americas actual chip sales fell 22% in October, says WSTS
The Americas region held back global semiconductor sales in October, according to the latest figures from the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics Organization as 'actual' sales fell to $2.91 billion, down 22.0 percent from $3.73 billion in October 2007.


• TSMC cuts Q4 sales and margin forecasts
TSMC, the world's top chip foundry, cut its fourth-quarter sales and profit margin forecasts, blaming weaker shipments caused by the slowdown in the global economy.


• October chip sales down 10.4% year-on-year, says WSTS
The global market for semiconductors was $19.31 billion in October, down 1.3 percent compared to October 2007, according to 'actual' data from the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics organization.


• Global chip sales fell 2.4% in October, says SIA
The three-month moving average of worldwide sales of semiconductors declined by 2.4 percent in October to $22.47 billion compared to sales of $23.03 billion in October 2007, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), which referenced World Semiconductor Trade Statistics as its source.


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• With investor in sight, Qimonda postpones financial report
Ailing memory chip maker Qimonda AG (Munich, Germany) has announced progress in its negotiations with a potential investor. At the same time, the company said it will delay the release of its figures until mid-December.


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• Avnet to buy distributor in Japan
Avnet, Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire Nippon Denso Industry Co., Ltd., a Tokyo-based value-added distributor, hoping to double its sales in Japan.


• AMD: Fighting the unbeatable foe
Advanced Micro Devices pursued rival Intel for years as the two jostled for dominance in the MPU market, but it may be time for AMD to accept its No. 2 position in the sector and distinguish its operations by carefully selecting areas in which to compete.


• New wave of Internet set-top content threatens to upset pay TV status quo
With a revival of interest in the Internet set-top box (STB)--due in part to the recent success of the Netflix box from Roku--the consumer electronics and the pay TV content industry need to examine what this could mean for commercial content distribution as a whole.


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• Myth of the vanishing Western engineer
My sixth-grader son wants to be an engineer. He might actually do it: Koko's maternal grandfather, who also happens to be his hero, is a retired Swiss railroad engineer. Each summer, grandpa and grandson take apart and reassemble bicycles, machinery and other things I would never touch unless armed with a voluminous manual and a toll-free number to the manufacturer.


• It takes years to become an overnight success
Despite the common misconception and a few examples, the path from ideas to acceptance and success is a long one.


• Engineers confront the rising tide of job, economic fears
The engineering profession is under pressure to change and adapt as the forces of globalization and manufacturing outsourcing push executives to move resources around the globe and hire engineers in low-cost locations to reduce operational expenses.


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• Globalization takes a bite out of EEs' salaries
Major changes are taking place in the engineering marketplace, with older engineers in North America and Europe feeling the heat from globalization of design and manufacturing operations as companies migrate services to lower-cost locations to keep costs down, according to the EE Times 2008 Salary Survey.


• Japanese engineers looking reluctantly overseas
More than half of Japanese engineers have not changed employers even once, according to an EE Times Japan survey. But there's growing evidence--albeit anecdotal--that some older Japanese engineers are receptive to moving to China or Korea for a few years to fatten their retirement stash. Others are moving to the United States for permanent stay.


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• Notes from a recent engineering graduate
Months after graduating with a degree in aviation engineering in the United Kingdom, this young engineer is grappling with the difficult decisions of charting a career and experiencing firsthand both the impact of globalization on the profession and the downturn in the world economy.


• Fairchild files patent suit against Infineon
Fairchild Semiconductor filed a lawsuit against Infineon Technologies, claiming the German chip maker is infringing eight of its patents.


• Comment: Reading Cadence's tea leaves
Analysis of what might be Cadence next step.


• Fairchild files patent lawsuit against Infineon
Fairchild Semiconductor (San Jose, Calif.) is suing Infineon Technologies AG in the U.S. District Courts of Maine and Delaware, claiming some of the German group's CoolMOS and OptiMOS power management devices, as well as its Infineon IGBT and CanPak parts, infringe one or more of eight Fairchild patents.


• Semiconductor industry utilization declined in Q3
The utilization in the semiconductor industry continued its decline in the third quarter. The SICAS statistics however shows surprisingly large differences between product segments.


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• TSMC, UMC looking to cut costs by 20%, says report
TSMC and UMC, the world's two leading providers of foundry manufacturing services, are preparing to cut costs by up to 20 percent, according to a Reuters report that did not name its sources.


• Nujira touts PA efficiency advance in handsets
Power amplifier specialist Nujira (Cambridge, England) is claiming PAs in handsets that use its High Accuracy Tracking technology are twice as efficient during HSUPA transmissions, and 1.5 times as efficient during W-CDMA transmissions, than the same PA with a standard constant voltage (CV) supply as widely deployed in the industry today.


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• In-System Emulation Technology qualified for Texas Instruments microcontrollers
Micron moving fast on Hynix in Q208 NAND flash rankings, says iSuppli - 19 August 2008 Numonyx to close California Technology Center - 12 August 2008 Qimonda starts major reorganization: exits PC DRAM market - 13 October 2008 Micron close to Inotera
• AMD's Shanghai "Phenom II" Server CPUs Put to the Test
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• Broadcom Plunges Despite Lazard Upgrade
Broadcom (BRCM) hammered following upgrade at Lazard by Joseph Hargett (jhargett@sir-inc.com) 12/1/2008 12:25 PM Text SizeEmail a friend Print My Yahoo Add RSS Del.icio.usFacebook Reddit Newsvine Digg Keywords: BRCM stocks options weekly Ahead of the
• Intel "What’s Inside You” Contest
Intel Whats Inside You Contest Intel wants to know if you use an Intel processor . You can win a bunch of stuff if your story is selected. I wonder if the panel of judges would like the story about the time my iguana ate my processor?
• Neutron Researchers Discover Widely Sought Property In Magnetic Semiconductor
Researchers working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated for the first time the existence of a key magneticâ??as opposed to electronicâ??property of specially built semiconductor devices. This discovery
• AMD 45nm Desktop CPU Schedule Revealed
According to DigiTimes, AMD will introduce in February 2009. The list of processors is as follows: The quad-core Phenom II X4 925 and 910 with 6MB L3 Cache, the quad-core Phenom II X4 810 and 805 with 4MB L3 Cache, and the triple-core Phenom II X3 720
• Neutron Researchers Discover Widely Sought Property In Magnetic Semiconductor
Researchers working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated for the first time the existence of a key magneticâ??as opposed to electronicâ??property of specially built semiconductor devices. This discovery
• BRIEF-Broadcom says Appeals Court affirms District Court ruling against Qualcomm
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• Chip sales fall 2.4 pct in October-industry group
(Reuters via COMTEX) -- Global semiconductor sales fell 2.4 percent in October, an industry group said Monday, as the economic slowdown shook the chip sector. Semiconductor sales dropped to $22.5 billion in October from $23 billion a year earlier, the

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