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Called UK...Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:47:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/19/48245/is-analogue-the-future.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/19/48245/is-analogue-the-future.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comAnalog Is The Future is the title of today's Silicon South-West forum in Southampton. Bruno Johnson, of analogue design company Cascoda, disagreed.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:26:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/19/48244/who-owns-gps-technology-and-does-it-matter.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/19/48244/who-owns-gps-technology-and-does-it-matter.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comGuest columnist Nick Wallin, patent attorney at Withers & Rogers says that with the interest in GPS location technology, and as some of the earliest GPS patents expire, should electronics engineers expect to find it more difficult to protect their inventions in the future?Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:10:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/19/48243/lte-test-firms-offer-combined-network-capacity-system.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/19/48243/lte-test-firms-offer-combined-network-capacity-system.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comLTE test equipment suppliers Aeroflex and NetHawk are jointly offering a system for LTE network capacity testing over RF with real data services and applicationsFri, 19 Mar 2010 11:22:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/19/48242/bosch-opens-reutlingen-fab.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/19/48242/bosch-opens-reutlingen-fab.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comBosch has announced that its new fab in Reutlingen, Germany, has begun operating. At a total cost of 600 million euros, the new facility, which will manufacture semiconductors and MEMS components, is the largest single investment in the history of the Bosch Group, the company said.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:01:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/19/48241/european-market-recovers-as-consumer-returns.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/19/48241/european-market-recovers-as-consumer-returns.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.com“The recovery is expected to gain momentum in the second half of the year as corporate investment picks up, although confidence remains fragile with considerable downside risks,” says the RER reportFri, 19 Mar 2010 10:42:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/19/48238/electric-car-chip-balances-high-voltage-batteries.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/19/48238/electric-car-chip-balances-high-voltage-batteries.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.com Atmel has released a Li-ion management chip that supports active cell balancing - passing charge up and down a stack of cells from the most charged to the...Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:30:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/19/48240/samsung-to-ship-50in-3d-tvs-in-april.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/19/48240/samsung-to-ship-50in-3d-tvs-in-april.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comThe TVs will sell for $1800 and will be bundled with one pair of Active-Shutter glasses themselves valued at $350Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:28:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/19/48239/mentor-buys-valor-to-link-design-to-manufacture-chain.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/19/48239/mentor-buys-valor-to-link-design-to-manufacture-chain.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comMentor Graphics has acquired Valor Computerized Systems in a cash and shares deal valued at about $50mFri, 19 Mar 2010 08:11:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/18/48237/comment-farnell-numbers-are-good-news-for-the-market.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/18/48237/comment-farnell-numbers-are-good-news-for-the-market.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comDistributors traditionally feel much of the pain in a market downturn. So when they start to see sales figures turning around then it is a safe bet that the market is moving into more positive territoryThu, 18 Mar 2010 17:12:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/18/48236/ni-to-run-webcast-for-milaerospace-engineers.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/18/48236/ni-to-run-webcast-for-milaerospace-engineers.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comRegistration is open for military and aerospace engineers to log on to a series of webcasts that National Instruments is planning to run between 22nd and 26th MarchThu, 18 Mar 2010 16:39:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/18/48235/ir-puts-low-rds-power-switcher-under-the-hood.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/18/48235/ir-puts-low-rds-power-switcher-under-the-hood.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comThe AUIPS7111S is designed to provide an accurate current feedback of +/- 5% over the entire operating temperature range while turn-on and off-time are optimized to minimize noise in EMI sensitive automotive applicationsThu, 18 Mar 2010 16:17:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/18/48234/cadence-extends-university-links-in-europe.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/18/48234/cadence-extends-university-links-in-europe.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.com“One of the benefits of network is that our teaching is supported by the latest electronic design and verification tools and methodologies,” said Dr. Kerstin Eder, University of BristolThu, 18 Mar 2010 15:12:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/18/48233/cree-launches-neutral-white-lighting-leds.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/18/48233/cree-launches-neutral-white-lighting-leds.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.com Cree has introduced warm white and neutral white versions of its XP-G lighting LED. In...Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:00:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/18/48232/premier-farnells-strong-q4-signals-distribution-upturn.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/18/48232/premier-farnells-strong-q4-signals-distribution-upturn.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.com"Group sales and underlying group operating profit both returned to year on year growth during the fourth quarter,” said Harriet Green, Premier Farnell’s group chief executiveThu, 18 Mar 2010 11:16:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/18/48231/energy-micro-attracts-13m-of-funding.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/18/48231/energy-micro-attracts-13m-of-funding.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comNorwegian ARM Cortex-M3 microcontroller maker Energy Micro has secured $13 million from Northzone Ventures and Investinor in its first external funding round....Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/18/48230/in-depth-precisely-measure-dac-settling-time-to-1-ppm.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/18/48230/in-depth-precisely-measure-dac-settling-time-to-1-ppm.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comInstrumentation, function generators, inertial navigation systems, ATE (automatic test equipment), medical apparatus, and other precision applications now require 18-bit converters. The resolutions of these converters are so precise that measuring various performance parameters is difficult. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:29:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/18/48229/dual-in-the-crown-for-op-amps.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/18/48229/dual-in-the-crown-for-op-amps.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comGuest columnist Harry Holt, applications engineer at Analog Devices, believes that two into one is a relevant question when designs need more than one operational amplifierThu, 18 Mar 2010 09:37:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/17/48228/silica-nxp-to-run-rfid-seminar-in-the-uk.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/17/48228/silica-nxp-to-run-rfid-seminar-in-the-uk.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comSilica and NXP are running a seminar aimed at those thinking about developing an RFID solution for embedded applications. It is an opportunity to talk to industry experts on RFID. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:52:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/17/48226/asian-ic-companies-out-perform-world-market.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/17/48226/asian-ic-companies-out-perform-world-market.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.com While the world semiconductor market dropped 11.7% in 2009, Asian IC manufacturers saw growth of 2.3%, says iSuppli, the US analyst house. "In a dismal...Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:46:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/17/48225/3-q1-growth-will-spur-big-semi-growth-year.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/17/48225/3-q1-growth-will-spur-big-semi-growth-year.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.com Arizona IC analysts, IC Insights, are looking for a 3% rise in semiconductor revenues in Q1 which will drive semiconductor growth for the year to 27%. After...Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:47:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/17/48224/government-report-signals-new-focus-on-engineering.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/17/48224/government-report-signals-new-focus-on-engineering.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comSix “vital” manufacturing sectors have been identified, these are: aerospace, silicon electronics, plastics/printed electronics, industrial biotechnology, composites and nanotechnologyWed, 17 Mar 2010 12:07:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/17/48223/server-has-dual-intel-l5638-xeons.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/17/48223/server-has-dual-intel-l5638-xeons.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.com Adlink has revealed an AdvancedTCA blade server with dual 32nm six-core Xeon processors. aTCA-6150...Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:23:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/17/48222/qualcomm-plans-spectrum-bid-to-deploy-td-lte-in-india.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/17/48222/qualcomm-plans-spectrum-bid-to-deploy-td-lte-in-india.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comThis is not the first time the semiconductor technology company has taken part in spectrum auctions, which it sees as supporting the commercialisation of new wireless technologiesWed, 17 Mar 2010 10:50:00 GMT