THE BIG IDEA

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

Third-­Party Chip Markets Show New Shades of Gray

Not long ago, Stephen McMinn, vice presi­dent of worldwide channel sales at programmable­logic vendor Altera Corp., caught an EMS vendor trying to pull a fast one.

EET ON THE QT

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

SoC Platform for PC/TV Interplay

Skin in the Game

The Old Magnetism’s Back

Don’t Count on iPad to Save Publishing

Big Blue Cashing Out on Chips?

Global Applause for Chinese DiiVA

NASA R&D Spending Blasts Off

Job-­Hopping away from EDA

LAY OF THE LAND

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

Construction Zone ahead for Cleantech Vehicles

“We are the largest internal combustion engine producer in the world, so we’re probably something of a dinosaur on the verge of extinction,” a Honda executive said at a recent panel discussion, with a mixture of tongue-­in­-cheek resignation and genuine chagrin.

VC WATCH

Tracking the hottest industry startups and gauging their chances for success

Tide Turns for Chip IPOs

As the chip cycle and the general econo­my gather momentum, so does demand for chip­-related stocks. But investors are getting anxious to see returns.

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Stealthy Low­Power Play Has a Legion of High­Profile Backers

SuVolta Inc. is a stealth operation for now, which is one reason to keep an eye on it. Others are its high­wattage backers, including Sun Microsystems cofounder Bill Joy and consultant­turned­VC Andy Rappaport, and the small army of Silicon Valley engineering veterans among its staff and supporters.

MARKET DATA

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

Micron­-Numonyx Poised to Shift PCM Patent Balance of Power

Samsung Electronics and Micron Technologies are the clear leaders in a study of U.S. patent applications and awards involving phase­-change memory. For the moment, Samsung holds the top spot, but that will likely change when Micron completes its acquisition of Numonyx.