Readers sound off on engineering education debate (EE Times 11/19/2007) EE Times readers had plenty to say about the state of American engineering education in response to a recent report that challenges the conventional wisdom about test scores and demand for U.S. engineering graduates.
IT brings information overload, longer work hours – but more job satisfaction, say (The IET 11/14/2007) Tech tools like email and Blackberrys are leading to information overload and longer working hours in the law departments of big corporations.
Chinese espionage cited as top risk to U.S. technology industry (EE Times 11/19/2007 Thomas Claburn) In its 2007 Report to Congress, the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) calls Chinese espionage the top threat to U.S. technology.
Fujitsu introduces 10Gb Ethernet LAN-PHY mapper for WDM networks (The IET 11/19/2007) Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME) has announced its MB87Q2091 10Gb Ethernet LAN-PHY mapper targeting Ethernet mapping and transport applications.
Chip sales to top $275m in 2008 (The IET 11/15/2007) Worldwide chip sales will grow 7.7 per cent in 2008, double this year’s expected pace, driven by increases in shipments of personal computers, digital televisions and other consumer electronics, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has claimed.