"Working for a big corporation is not all it's cracked-up to be. I had risen to a certain level where over two-thirds of my time was focussed inwardly, dealing with internal issues and corporate politics."
Monthly Archives: January 2009
GPS Applications #1: GPS enabled lingerie
"Probably a candidate for "Made by Monkeys", this product attracted a lot of unnecessary controversy when it was launched a couple of months ago."
5-4-3-2-1 … On Air
"The UK needs more Technology Startups. If you are thinking of starting one of your own then now is the time to stop thinking and start working."
White LED breakthrough could lead to mass UK production
A white LED breakthrough at the University of Cambridge could lead to mass production in the UK.
Rensselaer is modelling graphene, Manchester is modifying it
Researchers at the University of Manchester have found a way to predictably switch graphene out of its highly-conductive mode.
How To Manage A Semi Company Part III By Tsuyoshi Kawanishi
This week’s lesson in how to manage a semiconductor company by the famous CEO of Toshiba Semiconductor, Tsuyoshi Kawanishi, taken from his book Chip Management, looks at how to deal with the notorious Silicon Cycle.
Lock Up Some Bankers
The fact that Citigroup can order a new executive jet a few weeks after taking $45 billion in tax-payers’ bail-out money, shows that the bankers just haven’t got it yet.
NEC and Toshiba talk turkey
According to the Kyodo news agency in Japan, NEC and Toshiba are in talks to integrate their chip operations. In truth the talks have been going on a lot longer than this. The crunch came when companies had to make up their minds about what to do about 32nm manufacturing. A couple of years ago, J J Yamaguchi, executive vice-president and member ...
RS cuts jobs and freezes salaries
RS Components has announced 340 redundancies as it cuts costs across its distribution business
EuP: Draft IM on eco-design of motors & drives
The European Commission (EC) has published draft proposals for a regulation covering ac induction motors and drives. Key elements of the proposals are as follows: