Design engineers can now quickly source Panasonic’s full range of board-level passive components and discrete semiconductors from Newark element14. Newark element14, a distributor of electronic components and engineering solutions in the Americas, and Panasonic, a manufacturer of electronic components, have agreed to expand their distribution agreement to include a wide range of passive components, semiconductors […]
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AMD to Sell Texas Buildings for $164M
Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices will sell a campus in Austin, Texas and then rent them, generating about $164 million, in an effort to cut its real-estate costs. The company said Tuesday that it’s selling the buildings to a division of San Francisco real estate investment company Spear Street Capital. Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is the […]
HP’s Autonomy Allegations Trigger Another Inquiry
Hewlett-Packard says British authorities have opened an investigation into allegations that the company was duped when it bought business software maker Autonomy. The inquiry disclosed in a Monday regulatory filing is the latest legal fallout from a deal that has saddled Hewlett-Packard Co. with massive losses and depressed its stock price. HP alleges that Autonomy […]
IBM CEO Paid $15.4M in Her 1st Year on the Job
IBM awarded CEO Virginia Rometty a compensation package valued at $15.4 million during her first year running one of the world’s biggest technology companies. AP’s calculation counts salary, bonuses, perks and stock and options awarded to the executive during the year. It doesn’t include changes in the present value of pension benefits, and sometimes differs […]
The Learning Thermostat
When it comes to design engineering, some of the top requirements include energy efficiency and sustainability. The same specs have also become more popular among homeowners. Palo Alto, CA-based Nest Labs, has created a thermostat solution that will help reduce energy consumption within households by up to 20 percent. According to the company, energy consumption […]
Designers, Hackers, Healers, & Hustlers Tackle Employee Wellness in Innovation Challenge
In spite of the fact my design firm is in the “making” business, I’ve never had the desire (or maybe gumption?) to put myself through an intensive, weekend-long hackathon or design challenge. Between various code-a-thons, hackathons, StartUp Weekends, the StartupBus competition, and Design Jams, you’ve probably come across the idea of an output-driven, time-limited challenge […]
Quantum Refrigerator Offers Extreme Cooling and Convenience
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a solid-state refrigerator that uses quantum physics in micro- and nanostructures to cool a much larger object to extremely low temperatures. What’s more, the prototype NIST refrigerator, which measures a few inches in outer dimensions, enables researchers to place any suitable object in […]
HotSpot Episode 3: Eye-Tracking Technology
This week on WDD’s Hotspot brought to you by Memory Protection Devices: Samsung is close to announcing its Galaxy S IV, which according to the New York Times, will feature software that tracks your eye movement. Overdrive Robotics’ smartbot is a smartphone and robot in one. Start-up LIFEBeam engineers have adapted aerospace technology to create […]
Relative vs. Absolute Motion Control Systems
A debate is brewing between the implementation of ‘Relative’ and ‘Absolute’ motion control for next generation Smart TV user interfaces—and there are three key reasons why Relative has the upper hand. Smart TV features are beginning to transform the TV into an entertainment hub. Whether functionality is native to the TV or via a connected […]
Silicon Valley Engineer Convicted in Workplace Shooting
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A Silicon Valley engineer was found guilty of first-degree murder Friday for fatally shooting three executives at a semiconductor startup the same day he was fired. The Nov. 14, 2008, shooting at SiPort Inc. is one of the worst workplace shootings to have taken place in the high tech region […]