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Electronics Enters and Era of ‘Systemic Risk

From EE Times and yesterday’s Global Foundries Conference we hear from several industry leaders. The header for the discussion:

Electronics enters era of ’systemic risk’

During a panel at the conference Aart de Geus, chief executive of Synopsys, had this to say:

“We’re not just dealing with silicon scaling complexity but with a [...]

Foundry Overcapacity and Opportunities in EDA Companies

Recently Mentor Graphics CEO Walden (he’s know as Wally to many folks) Rhines said some things about overcapacity in the foundry business. Apparently he told this to reporters at the Tech Design Forum 2011 last month:

“But I have some concerns about the growth next year because capital investment in foundries in 2010-11 [...]