Reporting directly from the International Electronics Forum 2008 in Dubai is our man on the spot, David Manners, Senior Components Editor on Electronics Weekly. The event brings together more than a hundred decision makers from the world's largest technology companies.
Friday 9 May
IEF 2008: Theo Claasen masterclass on semiconductor companies
Theo Claasen, vp for business development at NXP, gives a masterclass on how to run a semiconductor company to the delegates at the International Electronics Forum 2008, organised by Future Horizons, in Dubai this morning.
IEF 2008: Semiconductor industry consolidation the way to disintegration?
Financial adviser mocks the moves to consolidation in the chip industry. "The consolidation of two companies is like the collision of two garbage trucks", he said, "you get a lot of stuff on the road, but you don't necessarily get any organised pattern that can take you anywhere."
IEF 2008: Flash memory leading process technology
The requirements of flash memory scaling are driving the process technology of the semiconductor industry with the NAND flash industry demanding a doubling of density every year
IEF 2008: Applied focusing on Solar
Large area processing, like solar panels, flat panel displays and coated glass, was the subject of the talk given by the CTO of Applied Materials, Dr Mark Pinto, to the International Electronics Forum 2008 in Dubai this morning.
Thursday 9 May
IEF 2008: Dubai Circuit Design looks for fabless links
Dubai Circuit Design (DCD), Dubai’s government-backed IC design house, is looking for links with fabless semiconductor companies in Europe and the US as it expands its design capabilities.
IEF 2008: Insecure comms mean personal IDs traded cheaply on Internet
Secure computers are less of a problem than secure communications with personal identities being sold inexpensively on the Internet, according to Dr Thomas Wiemers, vice president of strategic marketing at Siemens Communications, speaking at the International Electronics Forum 2008 in Dubai this morning.
IEF 2008: Fast growing standards mean no big cheese - Nokia
Standards are proliferating so fast in the wireless industry that no one company will be able in future to dominate a generation, according to Petri Liuha, laboratory director computation structures at Nokia, speaking to the International Electronics Forum 2008 in Dubai this morning.
IEF 2008: Wireless chip industry consolidation
The rising cost of developing wireless chips will mean that there will have to be further consolidation in the wireless chip industry, according to J.J.Yamaguchi, executive vice president of NEC Electronics, speaking to the International Electronics Forum 2008 in Dubai this morning.
Organised by Future Horizons and the Dubai Silicon Oasis, the event is backed by H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority. It runs from 7 May to 9 May.
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