• Korea enters polysilicon market (20/12/05) [ Manufacturing/Packaging ]
• HP hedges bet, endorses HD-DVD (20/12/05) [ Embedded ]
• Tokyo court orders release of evidence against Intel (20/12/05) [ Embedded ]
• Sony suspends DSCs sales in China (20/12/05) [ Embedded ]
• Flextronics launches Wi-Fi products (20/12/05) [ Embedded ]

• MindTree licenses Bluetooth IP to NEC (20/12/05) [ Embedded ]
• Atmel announces demo kit for ID IC ATA5590 (20/12/05) [ EDA/IP ]
• CML introduces DTMF codec/FSK modem combo IC (20/12/05) [ Embedded ]
• Resistor arrays offer 0.1% tolerance (20/12/05) [ Power/Alternative Energy ]
• White LED offers 12cd at 350mA (20/12/05) [ Optoelectronics/Displays ]

• Semtech ATE pin-driver combines signal drive and receive (20/12/05) [ Embedded ]
• TriCore-based 32bit MCUs target industrial apps (20/12/05) [ Embedded ]
• Auto LEDs combine high brightness, rugged design (20/12/05) [ Optoelectronics/Displays ]
• Renesas MCU line offers LIN interface (20/12/05) [ Embedded ]
• Ericsson Power Modules joins PMBus-IF (19/12/05) [ Power/Alternative Energy ]

• System General supports Altera Stratix II FPGAs (19/12/05) [ EDA/IP ]
• IBM offers "free" PowerPC license (19/12/05) [ Embedded ]
• Hitachi Mobile becomes Hitachi subsidiary (19/12/05) [ Manufacturing/Packaging ]
• Ittiam to leverage DVinci tech for multimedia apps (19/12/05) [ Embedded ]
• Spreadtrum Communications licenses Arasan IP (19/12/05) [ EDA/IP ]

• Measuring progress facilitates verification coverage (19/12/05) [ EDA/IP ]
• Verification moves up a level (19/12/05) [ EDA/IP ]
• National launches subsystem with digital and analogue inputs (19/12/05) [ Amplifiers/Converters ]
• ST's DC/DC converter provides two regulated supply rails (19/12/05) [ RF/Microwave ]
• Analogue switches in CSP offer 0.5Ω R_ON (19/12/05) [ Interface ]

• C cross compiler spans MCU, DSC families (19/12/05) [ EDA/IP ]
• 300W resistors are rated from -55°C to 155°C (19/12/05) [ Power/Alternative Energy ]
• Battery powered VNAs deliver 25ppm frequency accuracy (19/12/05) [ T&M ]
• ZigBee kit supports custom code (19/12/05) [ EDA/IP ]
• Sequence receives Rs.24.3 crores funding (16/12/05) [ EDA/IP ]

• Sasken licenses IXI-Connect OS for application frameworks (16/12/05) [ Embedded ]
• Cypress extends India distribution agreement with FE Global (16/12/05) [ Embedded ]
• Team IBM develops strained-silicon tech (16/12/05) [ EDA/IP ]
• NEMS switches work like mechanical DRAM (16/12/05) [ Amplifiers/Converters ]
• Panel examines ways to clean nanotech's act (16/12/05) [ EDA/IP ]

• Consumer era spawns "gigafabs" (16/12/05) [ EDA/IP ]
• DVD recorder designs support digital broadcast standards (16/12/05) [ Embedded ]
• ICs integrate photoflash capacitor charger, IGBT drive (16/12/05) [ Power/Alternative Energy ]
• Diode arrays in micro leadframe protect from ESD (16/12/05) [ Amplifiers/Converters ]
• Anadigics frontends target MIMO apps (16/12/05) [ RF/Microwave ]

• CCFL inverters save board space (16/12/05) [ Power/Alternative Energy ]
• Pb-free capacitor offers up to 22µF capacitance (16/12/05) [ Power/Alternative Energy ]
• MCU line targets data acquisition apps (16/12/05) [ Embedded ]
• Intel tackles rising power consumption in next Centrino (16/12/05) [ Embedded ]
• CDT sets record for light emitting polymer lifetime (15/12/05) [ Optoelectronics/Displays ]

• Toshiba fabricates 128Mb capacitor-less DRAM (15/12/05) [ Memory/Storage ]
• iSuppli predicts DRAM market fall (15/12/05) [ Memory/Storage ]
• Renesas to outsource IT infrastructure (15/12/05) [ Embedded ]
• ST, SmardTech collaborate on smartcard solution (15/12/05) [ Embedded ]
• Broadcom products get Wi-Fi certification (15/12/05) [ Networks ]

• Plasma TV makers form coalition (15/12/05) [ Optoelectronics/Displays ]
• Quanta plans $100 laptop for children (15/12/05) [ Embedded ]
• Fake fingerprints fool biometric systems (15/12/05) [ Embedded ]
• Toshiba postpones HD DVD plans for Japan (15/12/05) [ Embedded ]
• STMicro offers controllers for high-end adapters (15/12/05) [ Embedded ]

• Filter arrays cut noise in mobile terminals (15/12/05) [ Amplifiers/Converters ]
• Tektronix enhances VoIP test software (15/12/05) [ EDA/IP ]
• DC/DC converters deliver 1-12Vdc regulated output (15/12/05) [ Power/Alternative Energy ]
• Cadence kits RF design tools (15/12/05) [ EDA/IP ]
• Chip bridges processor bus with PCIe (15/12/05) [ Embedded ]

• FPGA integrates analogue blocks (15/12/05) [ Embedded ]
• AFE captures HD video content (15/12/05) [ Embedded ]
• ATI selects Infineon DRAM for notebook PC (14/12/05) [ Memory/Storage ]
• Synopsys completes acquisition of HPL Tech (14/12/05) [ EDA/IP ]
• Sterlite wins Deloitte award (14/12/05) [ Networks ]

• Cypress & Grace ink foundry partnership (14/12/05) [ Manufacturing/Packaging ]
• ChipMOS, Spansion LLC ink test agreement (14/12/05) [ T&M ]
• ASML, Nikon tie in litho equipment market (14/12/05) [ Manufacturing/Packaging ]
• IEEE approves SystemC standard based on SystemC 2.1 (14/12/05) [ EDA/IP ]
• China tops U.S. as No. 1 exporter of IT goods (14/12/05) [ Manufacturing/Packaging ]

• Maxim offers "first" HD video filter amplifiers (14/12/05) [ Embedded ]
• Step-down controllers reduce component count (14/12/05) [ Embedded ]
• Step-down controller offers 45A output (14/12/05) [ Embedded ]
• Clock multiplier features 60ps low jitter (14/12/05) [ Embedded ]
• 3-phase PWM control IC integrates drivers (14/12/05) [ Power/Alternative Energy ]

• OLED displays run 1,00,000 hours (14/12/05) [ Optoelectronics/Displays ]
• PCI digitizers sample at 125Msample/s (14/12/05) [ T&M ]
• Samsung develops 8GB memory module (14/12/05) [ Memory/Storage ]
• Panasonic Mobile stops overseas 2.5G GSM mobile terminal operations (13/12/05) [ Embedded ]
• Micronas acquires WISchip (13/12/05) [ Embedded ]

• Ecma bases UWB standard on WiMedia platform (13/12/05) [ RF/Microwave ]
• Winbond device gets WMM Power Save certification (13/12/05) [ RF/Microwave ]
• Singapore's Chartered raises Q4 forecast (13/12/05) [ Manufacturing/Packaging ]
• Korea Telecom, Alcatel target WiBro (13/12/05) [ RF/Microwave ]
• Gartner Inc. ranks top-10 IC makers in 2005 (13/12/05) [ Embedded ]

• Samsung plans manufacturing cell phones in Gurgaon (13/12/05) [ Manufacturing/Packaging ]
• DC/DC converter suits Li-ion applications (13/12/05) [ Power/Alternative Energy ]
• MOFSET driver ICs deliver flexible gate drive levels (13/12/05) [ Power/Alternative Energy ]
• Maxim offers Class D amp for FPD applications (13/12/05) [ Amplifiers/Converters ]
• Shielded power inductors allow compact designs (13/12/05) [ Amplifiers/Converters ]

• 1mm card edge connector targets PCI Express (13/12/05) [ Interface ]
• Thermal grease solves overheating issues (13/12/05) [ Manufacturing/Packaging ]
• Audio amps deliver 1.6W for portables (13/12/05) [ Amplifiers/Converters ]
• IR offers radiation hardened LDO regulators (13/12/05) [ Power/Alternative Energy ]
• TI bundles MontaVista OS with DaVinci (12/12/05) [ Embedded ]

• Agere IC achieves interoperability with ATI Tech (12/12/05) [ Networks ]
• Sharp, Kansai develop "green" paint for devices (12/12/05) [ Manufacturing/Packaging ]
• Intel to invest Rs.1,049.95 crores in Malaysian upgrade (12/12/05) [ Manufacturing/Packaging ]
• Renesas denies flash memory exit (12/12/05) [ Memory/Storage ]
• U.S. consortium promotes nanoelectronics research (12/12/05) [ Manufacturing/Packaging ]

• NEC develops paper-thin battery (12/12/05) [ Power/Alternative Energy ]
• WiMedia Alliance pushes alternate route for UWB standard (12/12/05) [ RF/Microwave ]
• Intel develops "ultra-fast, low power" prototype transistor (12/12/05) [ Manufacturing/Packaging ]
• Japanese unveil 3-D stack for chip integration (12/12/05) [ Manufacturing/Packaging ]
• Saifun presents 4bits-per-cell NROM (12/12/05) [ Memory/Storage ]

• Tata Elxsi launches WiMAX Mac & Phy IPs (12/12/05) [ Embedded ]
• NI's USB targets I²C, SPI comm devices (12/12/05) [ Embedded ]
• InfiniBand-based ATCA blades meet open standards (12/12/05) [ T&M ]
• Reed relay claims billions of operations per second (12/12/05) [ Amplifiers/Converters ]
• LCD module reduces cost and size (12/12/05) [ Optoelectronics/Displays ]

• Virtio tool simulates OMAP2430 processor (12/12/05) [ EDA/IP ]