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Holiday Nightmares
Electronics Supply&Manufacturing
December 1, 2004
Last night I dreamed I was Santa Claus, which is more than a little odd, since I'm Jewish, thin and not particularly jolly. more...
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The Immortal Company
Electronics Supply&Manufacturing
November 1, 2004
We are born, we grow up-more or less-and now most of us reading this magazine are somewhere in the neighborhood of middle age. more...
When Politics Matters
Electronics Supply&Manufacturing
October 1, 2004
Nine years ago, I was seated at a long dinner table in a rather nice home in Santa Fe. Around the table were Cyrix's executive staff and board of directors, which included Jack Kemp, quarterback and politician extraordinaire. more...
The OEM Evolution
Electronics Supply&Manufacturing
September 1, 2004
Decades ago, OEMs began outsourcing materials, but nobody foresaw the avalance to come. more...
The IP Double Standard
Electronics Supply&Manufacturing
August 1, 2004
In our society, intellectual property is revered. IP is the flywheel that drives the technological advances that propel our high-tech world forward. more...
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A New Era Beckons
Electronics Supply&Manufacturing
July 4, 2004
The PC's reign at the top of the electronics food chain is over. Are you positioned to succeed in the new digital age? more...
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Extreme Outsourcing
Is Horizontal Specialization Killing Companies?
Electronics Supply&Manufacturing
June 8, 2004
Remember the days when OEMs did everything: systems, software, chips, direct sales, even materials? The corporate bingeing of the 1980s led to a massive hangover, and it took almost a decade of reengineering and downsizing to cure it. more...
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Semico Summit 2004: The Future of Networking
Network Systems Design Conference Newsletter
May 2004
About 150 chip industry executives recently attended Semico Research's annual summit in Scottsdale, Arizona. Besides the extracurricular activities - golf, food, drink, and networking - the summit has panels on issues critical to the future of the chip business. more...
Chips a Tenuous Source of Strength
TheStreet.com
May 12, 2004
To the relief of aggrieved investors, semiconductor stocks have been enjoying a modest rally of late. Optimists hope the rebound means rumors of the chip cycle's death were somewhat exaggerated. more...
Is the Tech World Partying Like it's 1999?
CNET News.Com
April 8, 2004
Stock splits? Bidding wars on handhelds? Free stuff? The tech world is showing signs of having boarded a time machine set for 1999. more...
Infineon Has Orders for MP3 Wired Jacket
the INQUIRER
April 8, 2004
Steve Tobak who now runs Invisor.Net, a semiconductor analyst site, has produced an interesting report on the proceedings of the influential Semico Summit, just passed. more...
Intel's Failure To Communicate:
CNET News.Com
December 24, 2003
Success doesn't always breed success. That's the lesson from the recent announcements out of Intel that it plans to merge its two unprofitable communications groups and take a $600 million charge to cover losses associated with an acquisition. more...
Can Tessera Pack an IPO Punch?
CNET News.Com
October 30, 2003
The San Jose, Calif.-based company--which is expected to hold its initial public offering in about two weeks--specializes in designing semiconductor packaging, the sleeves that wrap around processors or memory chips and connect the chips to the motherboard. more...
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