EET ON THE QT

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

Altera, Xilinx Spar in High-Frequency Trading

ARM Mulls Nonvolatile Memory IP Deal

Marvell in the TV Chip Biz for the Long Haul

MediaTek: You Need It, We’ve Got It

Space Plane Regs Cleared for Takeoff

ARM, Intel Target Military Electronics

Moment of Truth for EVs?

LAY OF THE LAND

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

Feds’ Support for Cleantech R&D in the Crosshairs

The Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency for Energy has become a lightning rod for critics of federal economic stimulus efforts.

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Has Cleantech Peaked?

With little to show so far from government investments, and with private sector investment starting to level off, it’s time to ask whether cleantech has already had its moment in the sun.

VC WATCH

Tracking the hottest industry startups and gauging their chances for success

Startup MicroGen Systems Aims to Shake Up Energy Harvesting

By midyear, fabless chip startup MicroGen Systems Inc. plans to announce a foundry manufacturing deal for its microelectromechanical system-based piezoelectric vibrational energy harvesting technology, a move that could result in product shipments by the end of 2012.

MARKET DATA

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

Securing Mobile Devices in Health Care

Today’s health care providers are under immense pressure to improve the quality of care, lower costs and provide quick compliance with regulatory requirements. Many providers have realized that mobile technology can help them meet those expectations efficiently and cost-effectively.

COMPANY TEARDOWN

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

Ted Tewksbury’s IDT Makeover

Ted Tewksbury, a veteran analog engineer, joined IDT as CEO on April Fool’s Day in 2008. Since then, he has become the primary architect of IDT's new strategy that was undertaken without anyone’s “really noticing it,” during a period of economic upheaval.

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AMD Seeks Edge in Intel-ARM Clash

The new management at Advanced Micro Devices has correctly recognized that 2012 is the beginning of what Intel’s Andy Grove used to call an inflection point.