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EW Daily News 11/03/2004 10:59:34 – Quarter of firms fail to understand employment regulationsQuarter of firms fail to understand employment regulations Richard Ball A quarter of UK businesses are held back by a lack of understanding of employment regulations, according to a survey by Acas, the employment relations service. Acas quizzed both management and workers in its survey of small ...

EW Daily News 11/03/2004 09:41:30 – UK chip packaging firm to expand workforceUK chip packaging firm to expand workforce David Manners Atlantic Technology, the South Wales chip packaging specialist, aims to increase its workforce by 20 per cent this year and its revenues by over 25 per cent. We’re full, Jeff Baloun, managing director of Atlantic, told Electronics Weekly. We’ve ...

EW Daily News 11/03/2004 09:22:41 – Intel says ‘No’ to China’s WAPIIntel says ‘No’ to China’s WAPI Jessica Davis at ElectronicNews Online Intel has stated it will not be able to produce mobile chipsets by China’s June 1 deadline to meet its new Wired Authentication and Privacy Infrastructure (WAPI) rule and standard. The Chinese government announced plans for this proprietary ...

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EW Daily News 10/03/2004 10:18:35 – High cost of SoC forces look at system-in-package approachHigh cost of SoC forces look at system-in-package approach David Manners The increasingly prohibitive cost of system-on-chip (SoC) is forcing companies to use the system-in-package (SiP) approach of stacking die. Something has to be done to overcome the fundamental problem of SoC which is its rapidly ...

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EW Daily News 10/03/2004 09:37:56 – India prepares for manufacturing boomIndia prepares for manufacturing boom Rob Spiegel at ElectronicNews Online China isn’t the only country witnessing a surge in manufacturing – India is getting ready for significant manufacturing expansion. Some of this growing activity is outsourced business coming in from overseas, but the better portion is domestic Indian business driven ...

EW News 10/03/2004 – Academic: Maths and science a time bombAcademic: Maths and science a time bomb Harry yeates The declining popularity of science and maths in UK schools is a time bomb that threatens to undermine Government efforts to improve funding and support for science and engineering research, a senior academic has warned. The really key issue is our ...

EW News 10/03/2004 – SMEs on back foot due to employment regulation ignorance, says Acas report SMEs on back foot due to employment regulation ignorance, says Acas report Richard Ball A quarter of UK businesses are held back by a lack of understanding of employment regulations, according to a survey by Acas, the employment relations service. Acas quizzed both management ...

EW News 10/03/2004 – R&D opens door to terahertz opticsR&D opens door to terahertz optics Steve Bush US scientists have fabricated a structure which can provide a magnetic response to terahertz frequency radiation, opening a door to terahertz optics. At terahertz frequencies and above, virtually nothing has a magnetic response, John Pendry of Imperial College, adviser to the project, told ...