Electronic Business articles from March 2001

Electronic Business archives from March 2001

The H1B program and The American Dream.(Industry Trend or Event)
March 1, 2001... The American Dream means many things to many people. Some see it as the right to own your own home, with a two-car garage and at least one SUV. To others, it's the right to a good public education. To those from other countries, it's the right...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2001... ATMEL'S FPLIC The recent article "FPGA makers eye the ASIC market," by Russ Arensman [January 2001, page 40], was very interesting and certainly timely. I was somewhat surprised however that Atmel Corp. was nor also mentioned. Atmel...

When small and focused is smart.(Company Business and Marketing)
March 1, 2001... I recently attended MacWorld Expo in San Francisco, my eleventh time at this show. I've found a lesson in the history of Apple Computer Inc. that's relevant to any company that holds a small portion of its market. Any company in Apple's...

It's time to open the kimono.(Internet/Web/Online Service Information)
March 1, 2001... Today the trend of outsourced manufacturing continues to grow in the electronics industry, as in numerous other markets. This revolution in manufacturing strategy has radically changed the way high-tech products are being fabricated, as well as...

Managing for shareholder value in the age of Internet-based electronic design.(Company Business and Marketing)
March 1, 2001... Stock price is a consequence of an impersonal force-investment--supplying capital to the sources of greatest risk-adjusted return. Investors in the aggregate are representative of that force. As such they will never lie. They may get confused...

CEO confidence crumbled in Q4 2000.(Industry Trend or Event)
March 1, 2001... "Will we, or won't we, have to endure an economic recession in 2001?"--that's been the question on everyone's mind since we entered the new year. If so, it would be the first economic downturn in a record-long 10 years, so it might be a bit...

Tough options for options.(Industry Trend or Event)
March 1, 2001... Companies seek alternatives to repricing stock Are stock options--arguably the lifeblood of high-tech employee incentives--losing their luster? For technology companies the answer is "no"--as long as they don't have to take an...

Torrid pace of VC investment slows at Y2K close.(Industry Trend or Event)
March 1, 2001... Investment dollars decline for the third consecutive quarter As the final venture investment statistics for 2000 come in, analysts say trends in 2001 will be more of the same--cautious, deliberate investing with an eye always turned to the...

Purchasing managers turn cautious.(Industry Trend or Event)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... Ah, what a difference a year makes. This month, purchasing managers are the most cautious they've been in more than a year. Roughly one in four managers believes that overall business conditions will decline in the next 60 days. The difficulty...

Cyberslander.(Industry Trend or Event)
March 1, 2001... Should companies fight back on false message-board postings? The first posting on Yahoo Inc.'s stock message board stated that Skechers USA Inc. was probably going to file for Chapter 11. The poster of the information insisted he knew this...

Dark days.(Internet/Web/Online Service Information)
March 1, 2001... California utility crisis could be a blessing for hosting services As politicians continue to quibble about deregulation, and electric companies haggle over prices, high tech has a chance to look like a hero and make a buck at the same...

Tech Meccas.(Industry Trend or Event)
March 1, 2001... Study reveals high-tech hot spots and their characteristics The growth of high technology has had a huge effect on the population of the United States, specifically where and how people work. There is no single factor that defines a...

Boxes on top of the world.(Industry Trend or Event)
March 1, 2001... Recent study says set-top boxes are at the center of market convergence Fueled by the ever-increasing requirements of the digital age, the set-top box market has seen healthy growth over the past few years. But according to Oyster Bay,...

Display picture is clear.(Company Business and Marketing)
March 1, 2001... New flat-panel display technologies challenge older products The corner has been reached, if not turned, for many long-anticipated display products. After years of anticipation, flat-panel monitors and microdisplays are finding...

Server market thrives on Web-olution.(Internet/Web/Online Service Information)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... High demand for streaming media is one driver Streaming media on the 'Net is taking off like a rocket, with the server market riding the smoke tail. According to a recent report from Cahners In-Stat Group, Scottsdale AZ, sales of streaming...

Wafer weight gain.(Industry Trend or Event)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... Despite worries, the latest chip slump hasn't stopped the shift to 300mm fabs The brow furrowing actually began last year. G. Dan Hutcheson, president of San Jose, CA-based market research firm VLSI Research Inc., started wondering last...

The reporting gap.(Industry Trend or Event)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... Earnings and other financials no longer suffice as measures of corporate health There's a growing consensus that traditional corporate reporting won't cut it in the 21st century, especially in knowledge-rich industries like electronics....

LIVING IN LIMBO.(Industry Trend or Event)
March 1, 2001... H1B immigrants ask: Should I stay or should I go? THE FATE OF MURALI KRISHNA DEVARAKONDA, an H1B visa holder from India, and many more like him, was riding on legislation passed by the U.S. Congress Oct. 17, 2000. The extension of his H1B...

INTEL'S SECOND TRY.(Company Business and Marketing)
March 1, 2001... After years of neglect, the world's biggest chip maker is getting serious about becoming a major player in networking and communications INTEL CORP. was a pioneer in computer networking back in 1982 when Mark Christensen graduated from...

LENDING SOME CREDENCE to the RESULTS.(Company Financial Information)
March 1, 2001... ATE COMPANY GROWS 240% IN A YEAR. WHAT'S NEXT? By 10:30 a.m. November 29, 2000, Graham Siddall had already put in almost a full work day. About 24 hours after his company, Credence Systems Corp., had closed a record year, Siddall had been...

SOC SAVVY.(Product Information)
March 1, 2001... Seven habits of highly effective SYSTEM-ON-A-CHIP makers THE TX39 IS A SYSTEM ON A CHIP (SoC) from Toshiba America Electronics Components Inc., Irvine, CA, a unit of Toshiba Corp., Tokyo. With a 32-bit RISC microprocessor core and a million...

A PIECE OF THE ACTION.(Industry Trend or Event)
March 1, 2001... Options help grease the wheels of high technology, but lately they're creating potholes for accountants and irritating some investors STOCK OPTIONS. They can make you rich overnight, but your wealth can vanish just as quickly. They can...

Welcome to the real business world, where profits do matter.(Company Operations)
March 1, 2001... The precipitous drop in tech stock prices, especially those of companies with healthy balance sheets and income statements, has had a profound effect on the purses and minds of nearly everyone in electronics. The market has not distinguished...

THE NEW INVENTORY RULES.(News Briefs)
March 1, 2001... Given a softening economy, OEMs must focus on avoiding surpluses. New role for distributors? A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, a major PC maker realized that when it comes to managing parts inventories, conventional wisdom isn't always right. The...