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| European editor Peter Clarke examines the market implications of Intel's decision to run the Google's Android mobile software stack on smart phones based on its Atom processor. The big question of course is what all this means for Microsoft and the future of the Wintel alliance? Might Microsoft, in reply, entertain the idea of working with Intel microprocessor rival ARM Ltd.? The legal and market implications are, like processor cores, multiple.
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Comment: Has Intel's Android move wrong-footed Microsoft?
The news that Intel has got the Android mobile software stack from Google running on Atom-based smartphone designs as well as being important in its own right, could also be a sign of a break in the log-jam over Big Windows and ARM processors.
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| Semiconductor News |
Shortages seen for DRAMs, NAND flash
The supply of NAND flash memories is tight right now and second-tier OEMs could find themselves on the outside looking in for parts.
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Copper adoption in memory impacts markets, says analyst
The transition to copper interconnect for memory devices skyrocketed in 2009. As a result, while overall semiconductor equipment sales decreased more than 40 percent in 2009, equipment directly tied to the copper interconnect part of semiconductor manufacturing decreased only 8.7 percent, according to Robert Castellano, president of The Information Network. (New Tripli, PA).
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IC line safely discharges X capacitors
Power Integrations has launched CAPZero, a family of two-terminal, automatic X capacitor discharge ICs that eliminate power losses while allowing power supplies to comply with safety standards.
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VLSI ups IC forecast but sees red flags
VLSI Research Inc. has raised its chip forecast amid booming demand, but the firm also sees some warning signs in the market.
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Update: Consortium backs mobile interface for HD video
Nokia, Samsung Electronics, Silicon Image, Inc., Sony and Toshiba Corp. have formed the MHL Consortium. The group has created a draft specification for the Mobile High-Definition Link originally announced by Silicon Image in 2008 for sharing high-definition video between mobile devices and televisions.
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Avago is poised for heavy growth
FBAR technology could lead the way into some exciting territory.
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ASML's results: What the analysts are saying
Here's what analysts said about the results from ASML.
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AMD posts Q1 profit, reversing year-ago loss
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. reported $257 million in profit for the first quarter on a 34 percent increase in revenue as the microprocessor and graphics IC company recorded solid demand for its products worldwide.
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Motion controllers add zing to flat videogame market
The Nintendo Wii commanded 43 percent of the unit market for videogame consoles in 2009, but Sony and Microsoft are expected to challenge the Wii's dominance in a relatively flat market this year focusing on new motion-control technologies, according to market watcher iSuppli Corp.
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| Energy News |
Video: Panel sees limits to fast-rising battery sector
The multi-billion dollar battery industry is poised for huge growth, but lithium ion, today's fast rising technology, faces significant limits and a race is on to find better chemistries, according to a panel of experts.
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| Course: From FPGA to ASIC |
| There are two reasons for migrating from FPGAs to ASICs, and many more reasons why that migration could easily go astray. The Fundamentals of FPGA-to-ASIC conversion presents the principles and the tools available to do it right, including a real-world example using Altera's HardCopy ASICs.
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Dylan McGrath is editor of the EE Times Newsletter, which brings you the latest semiconductor and design news.
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