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San Jose -- The world’s third largest computer maker, Lenovo Group Ltd., is rolling out a new line of desktop PCs with chips from Advanced Micro Devices, another sign that AMD is making inroads against rival Intel Corp.
 
Lenovo has long offered PCs with AMD chips in its home market of China, but not until February did Lenovo launch AMD-based PCs elsewhere, with a line of computers for small and medium-sized businesses. Now, AMD chips will be available in Lenovo's new ThinkCenter A60 PCs, which are targeted at big business customers.The systems are expected to be announced later this week.
 
Even while locked in an intense price war with AMD, Intel sells about 80% of the world's microprocessors. But AMD has eaten up about 5 percentage points of Intel's market share in the past year with better performing chips.

Lisle, IL — To help speed the flow of information to Mexico’s fast-growing electronics design community, ROC Exhibitions has added an Electronics Design & Development Conference to Mexitrónica, scheduled in Guadalajara on Oct. 10-12. 

The ED&D Conference will cover circuit and system design, embedded systems, advanced components, manufacturing design and other enabling technologies necessary in developing intelligent electronic applications.

The trade show group is also adding a 200-sq. m. design pavilion to the exhibition hall. It will showcase a sampling of creative solutions, from concept to reality, produced by engineers working in companies throughout Mexico.

The number of design engineers and software developers in Mexico—working with OEMs, EMS companies and independent design firms—has grown to nearly 4,000, according to The Jalisco Institute of Technology Information (IJALTI).

Jerry Carter, ROC’s managing director of exhibitions, estimates that 400 of the 5,000 Mexitronica participants will be design engineers.

WASHINGTON, DC – A bill introduced late last month by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) proposed to suspend duties on certain PCB assembly imports. S. 3750, proposed on July 26, proposes “to suspend temporarily the  Read more ...

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