Delays hit Euro body as Vita launches attack The new European standards body being set up to rival Picmg and Vita, news of which was revealed exclusively in January’s MTE, is already running behind schedule. And it has come under a strongly worded attack from Vita’s executive director Ray Alderman.

Smart grid growth forces increase in mandatory standardisation The fast growth in the smart grid market is forcing the larger players to change the way they operate and insist on compliance with standards such as IEC61850, which has been around for ten years but is only now becoming mandatory for many buyers.

Asics and SoCs may suffer in Renesas restructuring Renesas is restructuring itself to be less Japanese centric and focus more on profitable parts of its business, which could see it drop some of its work in asics and SoCs.

Intel to buy Infiniband range Intel has agreed to buy from QLogic its product lines of and certain assets related to its Infiniband business. A “significant number” of the employees associated with this business are expected to accept offers to join Intel.

Infineon targets industrial for future growth Infineon has decided that the industrial and renewable energy markets are its best options for future growth, and though it will continue in the automotive field its move over the past decade away from consumer and consumer-oriented communications products is now seen as permanent.

Taiwan tops Japan in wafer capacity

Factories continue to be under used

Premier Farnell to sell Arm in America

Mentor Graphics extends free EDA training for displaced workers

LSI expands Arm deal