THE BIG IDEA

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

Accountability Comes to the Boardroom

The scandal involving former Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd has trained a spotlight on the role of corporate directorial boards and how they should function in a crisis.

EET ON THE QT

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

Angling for Analog

Budget Nod Boosts Commercial Space

Group Forming to Tackle Terabit Ethernet Dilemma

Handheld PSA Monitor: Low Cost, No Waiting

IBM in Chips for the Duration?

Implantable Sensor Takes MEMS to Heart

Intel Fab Rumor Fuels 450-mm Speculation

More Strain on the Litho Supply Chain

Standing alone for 10GBase-T

LAY OF THE LAND

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

Powering up the Global Battery Market

From mobile devices to hybrid and electric cars, growing demand for stored power is driving battery technology development and the scaling of battery manufacturing.

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Trident, Zoran Set to Square off on Frame Interpoloation

Frame interpolation, which assesses differences in individual frames and creates interim frames in the source, is essential for enhancing picture quality in large-screen LCD displays as well as for handling 120- or 240-Hz frame rate conversion in 3-D TV sets.

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Why Do Frame-Rate Conversion?

In recent years, frame-rate conversion has become a must-have feature for video processing in Blu-ray players and large-screen LCD TVs. It will become even more essential in upcoming 240-Hz 3-D TV sets.

VC WATCH

Tracking the hottest industry startups and gauging their chances for success

Coming to Terms with a Smaller VC World

The answers to the conundrum of finding VC funding remain complex and could depend on where you’re looking, according to participants in an industry forum organized by the U.K.’s National Microelectronics Institute.

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Samplify's Balancing Act: Span Markets, Don't Overreach

For a startup, Samplify Systems has thrown its hat in a pretty complex Venn diagram of rings.

MARKET DATA

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

Set-Top Market Shifts Eastward as China Goes Digital

This year, for the first time since the inception of the digital cable TV business, the number of digital cable set-top boxes shipped into Asia-Pacific markets—with China leading the charge—is on course to exceed the number shipped to North America.