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Virage Logic launches bid to acquire LogicVision
12/3/2008After a November expression of interest got the cold shoulder, IP provider Virage Logic today announced that it has sent the board of directors of LogicVision a formal offer to acquire the company's outstanding stock for $1.05 per share, or about $10 million.
Just use a 100Ω resistor: Understanding a rule of thumb for oscillating amplifiers
11/27/2008A capacitor and a resistor that hang on the output of an amplifier change the amplifier's open-loop-gain curve.
Through-silicon vias, oxide bonding accelerate 3D IC development
12/1/2008Stacked-die assemblies are moving beyond wirebonding for die-to-die interconnect. But are design tools ready for them?
Get hardware fast: Use your evaluation kit to build a testbench
11/27/2008Build a testbench using the microcontroller in your project to simplify the new-task learning curve, get a head start on hardware/firmware integration, and shorten the overall development cycle.
RFID in embedded designs: Your move
11/27/2008With a built-in RFID reader, embedded systems can exchange data with tagged items to create a new category of applications in tune with their surroundings.
Power SOCs: A “crazy” idea that just might work
11/27/2008For power-management ICs, fitting an entire power supply, including switching, control, and passive components, onto one chip enables greater power efficiency and lower heat dissipation. Sophisticated power-supply topologies, miniaturized magnetics, and faster switching devices may combine to make the power supply on a chip a reality.
Tzero promises demo of 1080p60 wireless HDMI using UWB
12/3/2008UWB (ultrawideband) silicon provider Tzero Technologies today announced that it plans to demonstrate at a developer's conference in Japan this week a "commercially viable" UWB implementation capable of delivering a 1080-line, 60-frame/sec HDTV signal.
3G wireless data: about to break?
11/13/2008Although the definitions of 3 and 4G wireless data networks, services, and terminals have been moving targets, some long-promised 3G capabilities are starting to appear. Meanwhile, 4G deployments have been delayed even further.
Know your ceramic capacitor, part two
11/27/2008Class II and Class III ceramic capacitor advantages, liabilities, and application considerations.
Stick to the schematic
10/30/2008Tales From The Cube: How do you get a 1.6-GHz oscillation from a 1.2-GHz part? When you assigned an intern to build your circuit.
Following on the heels of Applied Materials' and KLA-Tencor's layoffs, wafer fabrication equipment provider Lam Research says it will trim 15% of its total workforce.
High tech celebrates white-spaces victory
12/2/2008The decision came down to the wire, but proponents like Google, Microsoft, and Dell finally got the FCC to vote for “white spaces.” Tech companies are wasting no time in predicting products that will be coming to market on the ruling, with some expecting the first white-spaces devices to be here for the 2009 holiday season.
Avnet doubles Japan footprint with Nippon Denso acquisition
12/1/2008Tokyo-based design-focused distributor has annual revenue of approximately $170 million.