THE BIG IDEA

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

From Chip Guy to Rocket Man

Jeff Greason had it made at Intel Corp. He was being groomed for senior management and making a pile of money. But he chucked it all to pursue his dream of building space ships that will again send humans to explore the solar system.

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What Happens ‘When They Kill Someone?’

A critic questions whether commercial aerospace companies can build safe, reliable rockets and spacecraft. The consequences of a failure will be deadly, he warns.

EET ON THE QT

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

Plessey Banking on E-Field Sensor

Sweet MS Swag, for Developers Only

Design Patents on Trial

What Next for DTV Chip Business?

VESA Sharpens the Picture for DisplayPort

China Planning Next Steps in 4G

EUV: Keep it Clean

Biting into the New Silicon Sandwich

LAY OF THE LAND

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

Intel, Microsoft Navigate Parallel Paths to Tablets

Intel and Microsoft are rolling out separate mobile strategies with broad implications for system, chip and software vendors. Separate developer conferences illustrate the breach forming between the long-time partners.

VC WATCH

Tracking the hottest industry startups and gauging their chances for success

Oxford PV Opens Window to Low-Cost Solar

Oxford Photovoltaics has secured about $1 million in seed funding to commercialize dye-sensitized solar cell technology. The low-cost solar approach could be used to glaze entire buildings in solar collectors.

MARKET DATA

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

The Smartphone Goes Mainstream

Single-function devices once dominated the mobile phone market. Huge technological gains made in the short have changed the very idea of the mobile phone.

COMPANY TEARDOWN

We identify and dissect the up-and-comers, the established firms hitting their stride, and the companies in crisis

NXP Redesigns Itself for a Comeback

It’s been five years since NXP Semiconductors separated from Philips Electronics, embarking on a journey to deliver a hefty return for the private equity consortium. The trek thus far hasn’t exactly been a straight line.