THE BIG IDEA

Changing business models and emerging technology/market segments that could impact your business

Moving From IT to ET - Without Moving to China

Electronics companies face a difficult transition from IT to energy technology. It's about scale and the ability to survive in a commodity market.

EET ON THE QT

A lively roundup of what we've heard on the street and what it means for you

Vizio Tunes In to Broader Silicon, Patent Role

New Name in NAND

Picoprojector Startup Snags $2M

Synopsys Adds Gemini, Still Looking

MagnaChip’s Next Chapter

GlobalFoundries, ARM Join Forces on Processor Core

Web on TV Gets Another Shot

Samsung Shines Light on LED-Based Wireless Protocols

Two More PLD Plays

Artificial Retina Market Comes Into Focus

Cashing In On the ‘Underserved’

LAY OF THE LAND

Surveying the landscape of both critical and non-traditional industry segments

House Calls for Medtech

Home health care technology is almost ready to go, but the business model is still packing its bags.

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Display Makers to Watch

Here's our list of display makers to watch.

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Pondering Parallel Programming with Intel’s Renee James

Programming a processor remains essentially a single-threaded process. We discussed parallel programming with Intel's Renee James.

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Display Blocks the Way to iPhone 2.0

Now that everyone’s making sophisticated knockoffs of the Apple iPhone, how does a handset maker differentiate its product? Scores of component vendors are addressing that question, claiming they have the ingredients for the next big thing in smartphones. But the sad fact is that none has created a substantially better product.

VC WATCH

Tracking the hottest industry startups and gauging their chances for success

Battery Ventures Powers Up for $750M in New Investments

There’s money for semiconductors and information and communications technology plays at Battery Ventures, which closed its ninth fund at $750 million.

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Printed Electronics Developer Ready to Make its Mark

Startup Prelonic Technologies has leveraged printing technology to launch what it says is the first printed-electronics game card.

MARKET DATA

Crunching the numbers and discerning trends on varied segments of the global electronics industry

Return of the Seller’s Market

A review of recent historical pricing data and price projections for key component sectors shows that average selling prices are firming for a range of critical parts, including LEDs, analog devices and even passives.