EE Times Week in Review

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Week in Review

June 29, 2012 Share this Newsletter:

	Top stories this week: » Micron reportedly strikes deal to buy Elpida for $2.5 billion » Video: '7 minutes of terror' for next Mars probe » Why TI does MCU designs in Shanghai » U.S., European manufacturers join forces to compete with China » MediaTek to bring premier smartphone features to $150 - $200 handsets » Slideshow: Scenes from the FTF 2012 Tech Lab » Google launches 7-inch, $199 Android tablet » Intel may see $2B growth beyond PCs in 2013 » Marvell aims to be China chip leader » Report: Qualcomm wafer fab not ruled out » Patent snafus could delay new video codec » Virtual jobs fair offers engineers work in Singapore Micron reportedly strikes deal to buy Elpida for $2.5 billion U.S.-based memory chip vendor Micron Technology has reached a deal to acquire bankrupt Japanese DRAM vendor Elpida Memory for roughly $2.5 billion, according to an English language report by Japan's Nikkei newspaper. » View the full story Video: '7 minutes of terror' for next Mars probe Curiosity, the Mars rover scheduled to land in August, will rely on a rocket-powered sky crane to slow its velocity from 13,000 mph to zero in seven minutes. A NASA video explains the unprecedented landing sequence. » View the full story Why TI does MCU designs in Shanghai Multinational chip companies who've consigned some of their design work to China tend to do so quietly; but a few leading companies are clearly making deeper inroads in China, and they're not especially shy about it. » View the full story U.S., European manufacturers join forces to compete with China U.S. and European EMS providers are beginning to join forces as one way to compete with China's electronics manufacturing juggernaut. » View the full story MediaTek to bring premier smartphone features to $150 - $200 handsets Gunning for a growing market in mid- and entry-level smartphones, MediaTek is rolling out a new dual-core mobile phone platform, offering advanced multimedia features similar to those available on high-end smartphones such as Apple's iPhones 4. » View the full story Slideshow: Scenes from the FTF 2012 Tech Lab Snapshots from the hundreds of cool exhibits at the Freescale Technology Forum 2012 Tech Lab. » View the full story Google launches 7-inch, $199 Android tablet As expected, Google used the occasion of its Google I/O developer event to launch a 7-inch media tablet, made by Taiwan's Asustek, which will be available in mid-July starting at $199. » View the full story Intel may see $2B growth beyond PCs in 2013 Facebook could be running at least in part on so-called wimpy server CPU cores by the second half of 2013 and long term wants to buy CPUs on a subscription model. » View the full story Marvell aims to be China chip leader No, Marvell Technology is not moving to China. However, the U.S. fabless chip company wants to become "the largest semiconductor company in China," according to a Marvell executive. » View the full story Report: Qualcomm wafer fab not ruled out Paul Jacobs, CEO of Qualcomm, the world's largest fabless chip company, has not ruled out owning a wafer fab or putting large amounts of cash down to ensure the firm's supply of semiconductor chips, according to a Bloomberg report. » View the full story Patent snafus could delay new video codec The upcoming H.265 EVC video codec promises big gains in video compression, but chip makers are afraid to design products using it due to the lack of a patent pool. » View the full story Virtual jobs fair offers engineers work in Singapore Engineers with experience in the consumer electronics and semiconductor sectors and who are prepared to continue their careers in Singapore could benefit from the first ever online recruitment event being organized by Contact Singapore. » View the full story		How can electronics companies create products and services that will change our connected world? Find out in the IBM Electronics Virtual Briefing Center where you'll gain access to IBM thought leadership and be able to connect with 3,000+ consultants and developers. Get Involved »Join the Conversation in EE Life » Start a Message Board » Subscribe to a Newsletter Courses & Webinars Understanding Mobile Apps for Automotive How to Read a Datasheet A Large Capacity SRAM Alternative to Embedded DRAM WLAN 802.11ac Technology Introduction and Measurement Solutions Fundamentals of Instrument Control