Computere engineer Hans Reiser convicted of murder, faces 25 years to life
Douglas McIntyre wrote an interesting post today on
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Reiser was convicted this week of killing of his wife Nina, whose body has not been found since her disappearance in 2006.
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Embedded developers cautious on multicore
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Embedded systems developers will make a slow transition to multicore processors, driven by the need for performance but concerned about difficulty programming the new chips and a lack of software standards, according to a survey taken by Virtutech and Freescale at the Embedded Systems Conference in San Jose.
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Analysts split on MEMS accelerometers’ cell-phone prospects
Rebecca Jeschke wrote an interesting post today on
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While silicon microphones and RF switches based on microelectromechanical systems have rapidly penetrated handsets, industry analysts are divided over MEMS accelerometers’ near-term prospects for volume uptake in cell phones.
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GE takes stake in Sofradir’s subsidiary
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CEA Valorisation, an equity investor for the French Atomy Energy Agency, announced it has divested its stake in Ulis, Sofradir’s subsidiary specializing in uncooled infrared detectors for low cost infrared civilian and military imaging equipment, to General Electric (GE). Financial details remained undisclosed.
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UMC drops hints about 40-nm process
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Like its main rival, Taiwan’s United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) appears to be developing a 40-nm foundry process.
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Competition winners highlight breadth of NFC applications
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A system that allows hotel guests with NFC-enabled mobile phones to bypass the check-in process and unlock their doors using their phones was one of the winners in a competition held this week at the 2nd European NFC Developers Summit in Monaco.
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ASE’s sales, profits fall in Q1
Rebecca Jeschke wrote an interesting post today on
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Taiwan’s Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc. (ASE), the world’s largest provider of IC packaging and testing services, reported net revenues of NT$24.7 billion ($811.3 million) for the first quarter of 2008, up 17 percent year-over-year and down 15 percent sequentially.
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UMC’s profits fall in Q1, cuts capex
Ross Miller wrote an interesting post today on
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Taiwan foundry provider United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) saw its profits fall as the company cut its capital spending in 2008.
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Fulcrum creates open-source software partnership for Ethernet switches
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Ethernet switch chip developer Fulcrum Microsystems Inc. announced an effort to provide open-source methods for developing protocol middleware for LAN switching.
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