Electronics News

International Business Machines Corp. said Monday it will acquire Cognos Inc. for $4.9 billion to enhance the company's business intelligence offerings. via Bizjournals

“As a leader in the measurement industry, Agilent is fully committed to helping today's engineers create the best products for the LTE market by providing them with the tools they need from early development through production test”

Europe : Anite and Agilent Technologies announced that they have entered into a strategic partnership to deliver industry-leading 3GPP Long Term Evolution test solutions to wireless R&D engineers designing ... via 3G

Micron Technology, the largest U.S. maker of computer-memory chips, pressed claims of document destruction against semiconductor designer Rambus as a trial began in federal court. via Neowin.net

Sonnet Technologies notes that its upgrade cards for Mac fully support Mac OS X v10.5 "Leopard." The company has given the thumbs up for Leopard for its entire expansion card family. via Macworld

“This is more than just a new process shrink”

Intel Corp. plans to roll out its newest generation of processors Monday, flexing its manufacturing muscle with a sophisticated new process that crams up to 40 percent more transistors onto the company's chips.

The world's largest semiconductor company expects to start shipping 16 new microprocessors _ which also boast inventive new materials to stanch electricity loss _ for use in servers and high-end gaming PCs .

The most complex chips being launched Monday have 820 million transistors, compared with the 582 million transistors on the same chips built using the current standard technology. Intel's first chips, introduced in the early 1970s, had just 2,300 transistors. Read more

Renesas Technology Corp. today announced that it has completed the design of an innovative new CISC CPU architecture that will deliver unmatched capabilities in code efficiency, processing performance, and ... via Design And Reuse

“Third quarter revenues were up 29% year-over-year to record quarterly levels for the Company”

MRV COMMUNICATIONS, INC. , today reported its results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2007. via Light Reading

“With EA offering its exciting titles on VideoCore III processors, Broadcom can deliver a richer, more exhilarating mobile gaming experience”

Certain EA Mobile games will be optimized for HD going forward. Broadcom Corporation announced today that it has signed a deal with Electronic Arts . via GameDaily

“This means customers can bring high definition video transmission capabilities to a myriad of devices today and well into the future without incurring internal development costs and time.”

TranSwitch Corporation , a leading provider of carrier-class semiconductor solutions for the converging voice, data and video network, today announced its new HDMI 1.3 Intellectual Property cores for high ... via Design And Reuse

Applied Materials, Inc. today announced that it has completed the acquisition of certain assets of Edwards Vacuum, Inc.'s Kachina semiconductor equipment parts cleaning and refurbishment business. via Customer Interaction Solutions

The New York Daily News has joined Yahoo Inc.'s year-old effort to generate more revenue by helping newspapers sell more online advertising. via Las Vegas Sun

“Powerwave is proud to once again meet our customers' expectations of being the innovative leader in our business segment by introducing the NetWay Manager 3.1 release with new features serving our valuable customers around the globe”

The NetWay Manager 3.1 is the second release of Powerwave's network operation & maintenance platform, NetWay Manager 3.0, that was launched earlier in 2007. via Customer Interaction Solutions

Phoenix-based integrated circuit manufacturer ON Semiconductor Corp. announced Thursday that it has agreed to acquire Analog Devices Inc.'s CPU voltage-regulation and PC thermal-monitoring business. via Techrockies.com

“I think for flat panel TVs profitability will be better in other regions than Japan”

Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday it had stopped selling flat panel televisions and other consumer products in Japan, citing poor profitability.

Samsung has emerged in the past decade and a half as a global force in consumer electronics, taking on and even beating Japanese rivals in places such as the United States and Europe.

But penetrating the competitive Japanese consumer market, home to rivals such as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Sony Corp. and Sharp Corp., appears to have been a considerable challenge. Read more

TOKYO : Japan's antitrust officials searched a subsidiary of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. via International Herald Tribune

NVIDIA Corporation has reported financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2008 ended October 28, 2007. via Technology News Daily

Chip manufacturing equipment and software maker Brooks Automation Inc. swung to a fiscal fourth-quarter loss Friday on charges and lower revenue. via Canadian Business Magazine

“The challenge is not entirely in our ability to adapt to the higher dollar. Rather, the velocity of the dollar's rise makes it difficult for any company to keep pace over such a short period of time.”

CAE Inc. says a corporate cultural shift and initiatives adopted during its restructuring along with strong market conditions are allowing it thrive despite facing headwinds from the quickly rising value of the ... via CBC News