Zetex claims major switch advance for LNB design EETimes
Analog ICs and discrete devices specialist Zetex Semiconductors is claiming a major breakthrough in Low Noise Block (LNB) design with a 4:2 IF switch that integrates gain and control function that it says significantly improves IF signal reliability, eliminates false switching and reduces circuit complexity.
Indian design shifts to digital front-end EETimes
Indian designers are focusing mostly on front-end design, with digital design accounting for three-fourths of all design starts, according to an industry survey.
Lavi Lev takes helm at Credence Systems EETimes
Lavi Lev has left Cadence Design Systems to become president and CEO of Credence Design Systems, as the troubled automatic test equipment (ATE) provider posts a $481.6 million loss for its fiscal 2006.
Review: Philips X56 Freevents notebook computer Computer Active
Here at Computeractive we’re used to seeing computers that skimp on power, memory or features to meet a certain price. So, when the Philips X56 Freevents arrived with a Core 2 Duo processor and Windows Media Center for just £699, we set out to find the catch.
TranSwitch set to buy distributor's ASIC design center EETimes
TranSwitch Corp., a provider of carrier-class semiconductors for voice, data and video networks, has agreed to buy all of the assets of the ASIC Design Center division of Data JCE Ltd. (Tel-Aviv, Israel), a publicly-held Israeli electronic components distribution company.
Silterra inks design deal with local universities EETimes
Malaysian foundry Silterra sealed an agreement with some of the country's leading educational institutions that will allow them to gauge the commercial viability of chip designs.
Philips to miss '06 target in consumer electronics unit EETimes
Royal Philips Electronics is set to miss its target this year of 4 percent operating margins in the consumer electronics division, which generates about 40 percent of group sales. It said it would be "slightly shy" of the target in 2006.
Philips MCD515 CNET
If you can look past its ho-hum design, the MCD515 offers a nice combination of features and performance at a reasonable price.
Euroshares open higher after Wall St gains; Philips falls - UPDATE Sharewatch
LONDON (AFX) - Leading European shares open higher after gains on Wall Street overnight but Philips Electronics slipped back as its updated forecasts disappointed, dealers said.
No iPhone at MacWorld, says rumor mill EETimes
CIBC World Markets analyst Ittai Kidron speculates the phone won't be announced until after the Jan. 9-12 event in San Francisco.
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