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EW Daily News 16/04/2004 10:26:15 – Talk of China’s chip industry in Edinburgh Talk of China’s chip industry in Edinburgh Richard Ball China’s fast growing and heavily subsidised semiconductor sector is one focus of this year’s Semiconductor 2004 conference. Held in Edinburgh on June 17 and 18, the conference will also look at security in silicon and compound semiconductors. Speakers ...

EW Daily News 15/04/2004 16:11:54 – Belfast firm has compression core for high definition TVBelfast firm has compression core for high definition TV Richard Wilson Amphion Semiconductor has introduced a high definition digital TV intellectual property (IP) core. The H.264/AVC hardware video decoder core will be used in digital television applications including cable and satellite set-top boxes. The Belfast-based firm ...

EW Daily News 15/04/2004 14:11:26 – Fab utilisation over 100 per cent, says leading foundryFab utilisation over 100 per cent, says leading foundry Jessica Davis, Electronic News After a deep three-year long recession, the industry is starting to boom again. Leading chip foundry, TSMC believes the semiconductor industry will grow by more than 20 per cent this year. But higher ...

EW Daily News 15/04/2004 11:05:34 – DTI’s electronics strategy needs more advice from industryDTI’s electronics strategy needs more advice from industry Richard Wilson The Government has started a fact-finding exercise as it prepares a long-term strategy document for the electronics industry which will address the decline in manufacturing. Working through its Electronics Innovation and Growth Team (EIGT), the DTI is ...

EW Daily News 15/04/2004 11:03:17 – Quantum tunnelling technology funded for manufactureQuantum tunnelling technology funded for manufacture Melanie Reynolds Darlington-based materials developer Peratech has secured £700,000 in what the company hopes will be its final funding round. Andy McLeod, chief executive officer at Peratech, said the money would be used to move its quantum tunnelling composite (QTC) technology from the ...

EW Daily News 15/04/2004 10:58:19 – Comment: Microsoft’s support for DAB is good news Comment: Microsoft’s support for DAB is good news Richard Wilson Microsoft’s decision to put itself forward as a heavyweight backer for the digital audio broadcast (DAB) standard is just what the emerging digital radio market needs to kick it in to life. The DAB standard is ...

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EW Daily News 14/04/2004 11:05:38 – Taiwan courts Western companies with connections to ChinaTaiwan courts Western companies with connections to China David Manners Taiwan is setting itself up as a stepping stone for Western firms looking to manufacture in lower cost China. Jack Cheng, senior specialist at the Taiwan External Trade development Council, told EW: Western companies should take advantage ...