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Job of the Week: Datasound Laboratories - Technical Sales Engineer

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:16:00 GMT

Datasound Laboratories is recruiting a Technical Sales Engineer - prior experience with Office, CRM or similar tools and an appreciation of PC hardware related interfaces would be advantageous, the company says.

Space: Asiasat signs two satellites to Falcon 9 launches

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:30:00 GMT

On 8 February, Asia Satellite Telecommunications (AsiaSat) announced that it had signed an agreement for the launch of Asiasat 6 and Asiasat 8 on two separate Falcon 9 launches.

NXP Q4 revenues down, 2011 revenues down, loss up, CEO hopeful.

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:31:00 GMT

NXP had revenues of $931m in Q4 and $4.2bn for 2011. It has not grown in three and a half years.

New York drops Intel lawsuit on procedural grounds

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:52:00 GMT

The New York Attorney General has ended its anti-trust action against Intel on procedural grounds with Intel paying $6.5m towards the attorney-general’s legal costs.

Wireless factory revenue growth to fall, says IHS

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:00:00 GMT

Manufacturers of handsets and routers will see a 17% rise in revenue to nearly $400bn in 2012, says IHS. Last year the growth was 32%.

Microsoft to begin shipping thousands of ARM-based Windows computers

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:00:00 GMT

Microsoft will be making available thousands of ARM-based computers running Windows at around the time of MWC, says Microsoft's Windows boss Steven Sinofsky.

CMOS sensor shipments jump 31% in 2011

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:02:00 GMT

Shipments last year of CMOS sensors accounted for 92% of all area image sensors—an overwhelming share that translated into some 2.1 billion units

UK VC investment grew in 2011

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:13:00 GMT

VC investment in the UK is alive and well, according to Ascendant, the technology-focussed investment company, with 2011 showing a growth in investment over 2010.

IQE buys into US solar firm and gets exclusive supply deal

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:47:00 GMT

Cardiff-based wafer supplier IQE is to buy a 9% share of solar cell maker Solar Junction, and gear up to supply Solar Junction with wafers. "Solar Junction holds the world record...

Researchers turn the heat on hard disc storage

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:58:00 GMT

Physicists have discovered a new way to record data that could make future hard drives hundreds of times faster than existing technology - all you need is a little heat.

DRAM market settles

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:24:00 GMT

The DRAM market has settled down, says DRAMeXchange, with Q4 revenue growing 1.7% in Q4 over Q3 at $6.45bn.

Vast majority of IC product categories will grow in 2012, says IC Insights

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:26:00 GMT

Most products will see growth in 2012, says IC Insights, which tracks 33 product categories. Of these, 27 are expected to grow this year, 11 will grow more than 7%, and six will have double digit growth.

Panasonic, Fujitsu, Renesas talk merger

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:13:00 GMT

Renesas, Panasonic and Fujitsu are talking about merging their semiconductor businesses. It is thought the process could take a year.

Jaguar Land Rover scales storage network for car design

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:02:00 GMT

In 2010, the Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) undertook a project to decrease reliance on physical testing and increase its simulation operations

Space: Space junk makes an impact at the IMAX

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:01:00 GMT

Earlier this year, the International Space Station had to fire its thrusters to dodge a potentially dangerous collision with a piece of debris from a dead satellite. The shrapnel was one of around 3,000 pieces blasted into the space station’s orbit when China deliberately blew its Fengyun 1C satellite to smithereens 5 years ago.

Cliff Electronics wins against counterfeiters

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:45:00 GMT

Surrey-based firm Cliff Electronic Components Limited (Cliff UK) has won a court case to protect its trademark and products sold in the USA from counterfeiting. In 2008, the firm also discovered that a Cliff-branded product...

Prime Minister aims support for apprenticeships to degree level

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:40:00 GMT

The government is targeting firms in sectors including aerospace, energy and renewable technologies

Space: Private spacecraft move forward as Soyuz struggles

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:01:00 GMT

All eyes are on commercial space companies in the wake of the latest setback for Russia's space programme, which has delayed the launch of the next crew to the International Space Station. A recent flight of a private rocket bodes well for the fledgling industry, but the coming weeks should reveal whether the industry can really take off.

ST-E coy on 28nm

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:08:00 GMT

ST-Ericsson has let a few deadlines slip on its new product roadmap as it struggles to make sales from its ‘legacy’ products. It needs a 28nm-class process for the new products, but it is unclear, as of now, where this is coming from.

Comment: CES 2012 looked like the car show of the future

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:07:00 GMT

The year 2011 marked a major success for the global auto industry. Auto markets around the world began to stabilize in the first half of the year, only to see their sales quickly accelerate in areas like the United States and China during the second half. The final result was that 2011 as a whole ended up being the best year for car sales since 2008.

Strong semi growth - except for DRAM, says ESIA

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:34:00 GMT

European semiconductor sales in December amounted to $ 2.8bn - 5.5% down on November, reports the European SIA citing WSTS figures.

China Mobile director Madam Li Mofang honoured by IET

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:39:00 GMT

Madam Li Mofang receives the honour in recognition of her outstanding work in engineering, particularly in China and the world of mobile telecommunications

Comment: India's panel price crash could spark solar revolution

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:36:00 GMT

Solar power has always had a reputation for being expensive, but not for much longer. In India, electricity from solar is now cheaper than that from diesel generators. The news - which will boost India's "Solar Mission" to install 20,000 megawatts of solar power by 2022 - could have implications for other developing nations too.

eoSemi gets $2.3m investment for quartz replacements

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:01:00 GMT

“An endorsement of the progress made by our team towards bringing that technology to market,” said eoSemi CEO Ian Macbeth

Qinetiq supplies electric drive for US tank tests

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:01:00 GMT

BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman, recently awarded $450m to develop the US Army's Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV), have gone to QinetiQ for a hybrid-electric track drive. Called E-X-Drive, "the transmission...

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