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6 reasons why Steve Jobs' health is not a 'private matter'
Apple Inc. refuses to comment on speculations regarding the health of CEO Steve Jobs but his star status makes news about his physical condition important to many diverse folks...

Cadence greener grass
Cadence's efforts to acquire Mentor Graphics are of course motivated by more than greed.

Team claims advance with paper based transistors
A group of researchers at the New University of Lisbon, Portugal, claim they have made the first Field Effect Transistor with a cellulose fiber based paper "interstrate" layer.

Avnet offers new Xilinx On-Ramp technical sessions for FPGA design
Via a new suite of On-Ramp technical sessions, Avnet's experts demonstrate the advantages of Xilinx Spartan-3A and Virtex-5 FXT platforms in FPGA Designs.

Lessons of an earlier Olympics--Let the change begin
"The 1964 Summer Olympics was a powerful turning point for me and for my homeland of Japan," writes EE Times editor in chief Junko Yoshida. "As I reflect on the experience, I can't help wondering what effect Beijing '08 will have on China."

Debugging multiprocessor code
Debugging multiprocessing code has today become an urgent problem for programmers of multiprocessor and multicore systems.

Mentor donates Unified Coverage Database (UCDB) to Accellera
Proven in production designs, Mentor is donating its UCDB to the Accellera Unified Coverage Interoperability Standard (UCIS) Technical Subcommittee.

RoboCup breeding autonomous soccer players
RoboCup 2008 will be held in Suzhou, China, where 440 teams compete against each other in the game of soccer.

PCI Express goes everywhere
High-speed PCIe interconnects are deployed widely in servers, storage systems, PCs, and embedded applications with support from processor, switch and bridge suppliers.

Russian chipmaker on track for fall production
Russian chipmaker Angstrem received the final semiconductor equipment shipment from AMD in June and is expecting to begin production of 0.13 micron chips in autumn.

Solar thermal technology heats up
Solar thermal technology that attempts to harness the efficient phase change from water to steam is emerging in the race to replace fossil fuels with sustainable energy sources.

10 things you don't know about robots
Even if you know who coined the term "robot" and are familiar with the "Uncanny Valley" theory and the term "proprioception," you might find the "Puppy vs. Robot" video amusing.

Ambric University Program expands worldwide
Ambric's University Program grew to 13 members worldwide, with all program members using Ambric's Massively Parallel Processor Array (MPPA) chips and aDesigner software development tools.

Xilinx showcased at 2008 IEEE Nuclear and Space
Xilinx logic solutions enabling space applications will be showcased at the 2008 IEEE Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference (NSREC) at the JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa in Tucson, Arizona from July 14-18.

Chemical widely used in chips, LCDs under fire
Scientists are expressing concern over a chemical widely used in the manufacture of computers and flat-screen televisions.

 

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