Just a quick post on this one. Read the story on EE Times, and looked a little further into it. This can’t be coincidence with the upcoming delivery of the iPad. Should Apple (and others) reconsider using Foxconn?
Posts Tagged ‘innovation’
What’s going on at the iPad factory?
April 1, 2010iPad is coming! How about paper reduction?
March 31, 2010Coming soon to stores on April 3rd, the iPad is causing quite a stir. Will it be “all that”? The most interesting part about the iPad, the Kindle, and other tablet PCs and e-readers (and yes I know e-readers and tablet computers are really different things!) is what it might actually do to the print [...]
Craig Barrett on regional innovation
February 11, 2010Was just reading an article on The Next Silicon Valley website that details some of the talks that Craig Barrett (formerly of Intel) was giving in Ireland. He has some strong opinions on how a real technology sector can grow. I think he has a lot of good things to say, with the biggest [...]
Outsourcing–the debate rages
February 10, 2010I just read an interesting article on EE Times about outsourcing. The comments section brings out some of the passion of the engineering community in North America. I actually think the comments from Nirav Desai, Graduate student have some merit. Place manufacturing in the country of the consumer, and he uses the automotive industry as [...]
Google vs. China
January 14, 2010Wow, this is actually a big deal. There are many aspects to this story which make it so compelling: one of the largest technology companies in the world versus one of the largest governments of the world. There is a lot of hope in China, especially as the domestic market grows. Many American businesses have [...]
Dismantling of Nortel almost complete
January 8, 2010It seems as if more of Nortel has been sold off over the holidays. It is truly sad to see a Canadian technology giant just disappear. There is always hope that the engineering know how will stay in Ottawa, but I am personally seeing signs of engineers leaving the city. And large businesses usually employ many [...]
South Korea, looking to keep ahead of the curve
November 26, 2009Interestingly enough, it looks like South Korea is going to be spending more government money in R&D and innovation. (see article here)In more than a decade in the electronics industry, and with some interaction with Korean companies, you can get the impression that at least some Korean companies are on the rise. They seem to be [...]
Nortel comes up again.
September 23, 2009As a true intersection of electronics engineering, politics, and my home city of Ottawa, Nortel will always be a big story for me. Although I have never worked there myself, I know many who have, and some who are still there right now. It is a company that truly affects the Ottawa (and to some [...]
US patent system reform is required
April 23, 2009I know I’m letting some work colleagues do the heavy lifting for this blog, but wanted to point people to this opinion piece by Rick Merritt for EE Times. The patent system is a good intersection of government and technology, and can be a surprisingly important factor in innovation. The US Patent & Tradmark office [...]
Solar: Europe winning?
February 3, 2009Here’s another interesting article from EE Times regarding solar cell manufacturing. Looks like Europe and especially Germany are really taking the solar “bull” by the horns. Is this extra foresight by the government of Germany? Could they be going too far down this road? Whatever the case, Europe has commited many resources to the production [...]
