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Bits & Bytes from the Industry Grapevine

Bits and Bytes from the Industry Grapevine brings you semiconductor industry rumors and gossip, sometimes humorous and bizarre.  Significant design wins in the chip industry will be reviewed here. 

Bits and Bytes is dedicated to the memory of Don Hoefler who was infamous for raking the captains of industry over the coals in his weekly Microelectronic News.  If you are older, you know who he is ... but if you are less experienced, you can view a San Jose Mercury News article which describes his exploits (click on his name).  He is credited for coining the phrase "Silicon Valley" in 1971.  To read the collection of his work which was done on an IBM Selectric typewriter, click here (courtesy of Robert Schreiner, former president of Synertek). 


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AMDers Hail Jerry Sanders' Return, Marketing to Become King Once Again
AMDers Hail Jerry Sanders' Return, Marketing to Become King Once Again The plight of AMD and its troubles in doing battle with Intel were partially self-inflicted and part due to its non-flashy, "get your hands dirty," roll-your-sleeves-up, management style espoused by AMD's CEO, Hector Ruiz. That is about to change as AMD's flamboyant founder, CEO, captain of industry, Hollywood dweller, wanna-be politician, mega-yacht owner, and promoter extraordinaire, W.J (Jerry) Sanders III, has been nominated . . . Continue
No Moto No Mo
No Moto No Mo It is interesting to note the announcement made recently by the CEO of Motorola in what amounted to an admission that Motorola plans to sell or spin off their wireless handset business. Handsets, after all, were the fourth wave in the evolution of technologies that free us from wires - first was wireless Morse code for telegrams, second was the radio, third was the television, and fourth was the cell phone - which was pioneered by Motorola, no less. . . . Continue
Jim Cramer Gets Crammed by Rick Santelli on CNBC
Jim Cramer Gets Crammed by Rick Santelli on CNBC A rare event of someone on CNBC calling out Jim Cramer of Mad Money after he verbally attacked a guest on January 22, 2008. . . . Continue
Top-8 AMD Rumors
Top-8 AMD Rumors It is rumor season and AMD figures high on the list with its heavy list of financial issues and delayed product introductions -- most notably the quad-processor Barcelona. Here are some tidbits floating around which may or may not have any legs. . . . Continue
Singin' the EDA Blues
Singin' the EDA Blues EDA star Synopsys made its own party with its home grown Synopsys West Coast band.  The event took place at the  Synopsys Focus 2007 event . . . Continue

Semiconductor Analysts Cautious for 2008
Semiconductor Analysts Cautious for 2008 Semiconductor International recently hosted the 2008 Semiconductor Industry Forecast, featuring a panel of semiconductor experts sharing industry predictions for the New Year. . . . Continue
Credit Crunch Stalls Numonyx Flash Venture
STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) announced that Intel, Francisco Partners and ST have agreed to extend the deadline for the closing of Numonyx, the joint flash memory venture, to March 28, 2008. . . . Continue
Qimonda Rumored to Cut Staff in US
Qimonda Rumored to Cut Staff in US Qimonda (NYSE:QI) is rumored to be taking more aggressive steps in its USA operations to trim operating expenses by shuttering facilities. . . . Continue
Intel Looking to Strengthen Its SoC Platform with Resuable Blocks
Intel Looking to Strengthen Its SoC Platform with Resuable Blocks Indications from Intel are that it is making a strategic shift from its custom IC development strategy to a more re-usable IP blocks development platform. . . . Continue
Programmable Logic Pioneer Behind the Driver's Seat of Electric Car Startup
Programmable Logic Pioneer Behind the Driver's Seat of Electric Car Startup Tesla Motors (TM) was on a hunt for CEO to take the high-profile Silicon Valley electric car company to another level. . . . Continue
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