July 17, 2008

Keithley debuts software upgrade and switch/multimeter options
Keithley Instruments at Semicon West introduced Keithley Test Environment Interactive (KTEI) V7.1 for the company's Model 4200-SCS semiconductor characterization system. The company also announced an expansion of its Series 3700 system switch/multimeter and plug-in card family. Read More

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Where is EDA going now?
Some important changes have been altering the EDA landscape for years, and these changes in the geographic composition of the chip-design community and in the nature of the chip-design process are now impossible to conceal. Read More

Students are inspired to become engineers for a good cause
In underdeveloped parts of the world, even basic engineering skills can go a long way in areas where there isn't easy access to necessities like water. Read More

MIT researchers develop finer lines for microchips
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has reported that researchers have made significant advances in nanoscale lithographic technology. Read More

Language flap misses the mark
I'm late on blogging on this, but, having recently returned from an international business and vacation trip, I was dumbstruck by the reaction to Obama's comments that American parents might be well advised to encourage their children to study foreign languages. 
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Rudolph flips lead-scanner assets
Just seven months after acquiring its lead-scanner assets from RVSI Inspection, inspection and metrology industry player Rudolph Technologies has sold the assets. Read More

GL improves voice quality test platform
GL Communications' VQuad with Voice Quality Testing (VQT) software provides a single-box solution for automatically sending and recording voice over a variety of network interfaces, including PSTN, VoIP, wireless, and T1/E1. Read More

SV Probe launches memory and logic probe cards
SureTouch, a single-touchdown memory probe card, and LogicTouch, a fine-pitch vertical probe card, aim to provide superior testing performance at a lower cost of ownership, according to manufacturer SV Probe.
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B&K Precision's 60-MHz DSO delivers 400 Msamples/s
With dual channels and analog-style knobs and controls, the Model 2534 digital storage oscilloscope from B&K Precision lets you capture, save, and analyze waveforms and measurements using the supplied PC software. Read More

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2008 Buyer's Guide
T&MW's 2008 Buyer's Guide contains more than 300 product and service categories, divided into five main sections with a total of 26 subsections. Each category includes hotlinked vendor names.
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Industry calendar of events
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