Micron breaks mega-pixel barrier with CMOS image sensor
Micron Technology Inc. launched its most significant salvo yet against the charged coupled device (CCD) camp, introducing its first mega-pixel…
CSI to take part of Synopsys interoperability program
Circuit Semantics Inc. (CSI), a provider of modeling and characterization solutions for high-performance IC design, has joined the Synopsys in-Sync…
EDA industry reports another quarter of shrinking sales
EDA industry revenues have declined for three consecutive quarters, and were down 5.1 percent in the first nine months of…
World needs fewer chip suppliers, analyst says
As if a lousy business climate weren’t bad enough, there’s more to worry about for semiconductor manufacturers. “The simple fact…
Polymer transistors hint at all-organic displays
Researchers at Pennsylvania State University have built an active-matrix (AM) LCD that uses polymer transistors in place of silicon devices.…
Consortium may take over Bell Labs research facility
Lucent Technologies and Agere Systems Inc. are attempting to spin-off their nanotechnology and electron-beam lithography lab in Murray Hill, New…
Lineo, Metrowerks, Motorola set up content lab
Lineo, Metrowerks, and Motorola Broadband Communications Sector have joined forces to form Triarc Content Labs, in order to facilitate the…
Bonding mirrors to mounts
This application note discusses the best technique in applying adhesive to bond mirrors to mounts. View the PDF document for…
How can comb filters be used to synthesize musical instruments on a TMS320 DSP?
This application note presents a DSP implementation of a model for synthesizing plucked strings based on the Karplus Strong Plucked-String…
Nanosecond pulse handling techniques in IC interconnections
This application note is intended to discuss the most common, yet perhaps not well-known, pitfalls of measurement systems, a method…