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From the IET news desk
Accellera sets up verification IP group
Accellera, the group that puts together a number of the standards used in electronic design automation (EDA), has formed a committee to look at standards for verification intellectual property (IP). The committee aims to define technologies and methods to build a modular and reusable verification environment.
7 May 2008
Big chipmakers line up for 450mm wafers
Intel, Samsung Electronics and TSMC have agreed to start working on a move to use 450mm wafers, with the transition scheduled to start in 2012.
6 May 2008
MoD challenge pits tag teams against lone robo-rangers
When it comes to spotting roadside bombs and snipers, some of the teams who have entered the UK Ministry of Defence’s Grand Challenge are taking no chances. Although a number of teams are putting their faith in a single small robot aircraft or car, others aim to deploy a Thunderbirds-like armoury of moon-buggies, gliders and helicopters.
2 May 2008

30 Apr 08 TSMC pulls ahead in foundry market
30 Apr 08 Chipmakers 'ripping off' equipment suppliers
29 Apr 08 Infineon buys into digital power
28 Apr 08 NXP sells RF MEMS unit to Epcos
28 Apr 08 Wiry transistors aim for 60GHz
25 Apr 08 IET seeks drive to professional registration
23 Apr 08 IBM picks Rambus core for 45nm
22 Apr 08 Renesas joins IMEC software radio programme
17 Apr 08 Altera push for '40nm' process
16 Apr 08 Deal puts leakage power reduction into TSMC flow
16 Apr 08 National Instruments picks ARM target
15 Apr 08 Synplicity to use IP-Xact to get IP into FPGAs
14 Apr 08 Philips hit by consumer worries
14 Apr 08 IBM and partners produce 32nm high-k test wafers
10 Apr 08 ST and NXP to pool wireless operations
10 Apr 08 Euro project to predict glucose levels
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Healthcare technologies
09 May 08 Report from ISMRM: Ultrahigh-field MRI improves characterization of multiple sclerosis
09 May 08 Hospira acquires point-of-care technology company Sculptor
09 May 08 FDA OKs COVIDIEN CONTRAST DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH RFID
08 May 08 Report from ISMRM: MRS glutamate measures reflect heroin craving
08 May 08 eHealth Mobile Solutions For Chronic Disease Management
Microelectronics and Embedded Systems
10 May 08 TSMC sales in April jump on pick-up in demand
10 May 08 Shareholder sees golf as AMD cure all
09 May 08 Synopsys invests in Swedish formal proof company
09 May 08 Intel paid PC makers to shun rival chips, AMD says
09 May 08 High-Temperature UV Flame Detector Responds Rapidly To Fires
Microsystems and nanotechnology
10 May 08 Nanotechnology: Towards Reducing - conference details released
10 May 08 Scanning corpses reveals killer's fingerprints
10 May 08 21st Century Medicine: Breakthroughs and Challenges - Event
09 May 08 IITC reports on interconnect progress
09 May 08 "Parametron" comes back to life
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