Infineon sells HDD biz to LSIBy Suzanne Deffree, Managing Editor, NewsWhile HDD is not a market Infineon leads in, hard disk drives is a key market for LSI, which gains Hitachi Global Storage Technologies as a customer through the deal.Infineon...

Products: DoorsStaff Where Did It Go?StaffPocket doors are a cool idea, and an easier way to integrate them into the walls is with Johnson Hardware's ####F Wall Mount Hardware. No close fitting is required, and the...

McCullough and S&S: ## Yearsby Lynn AndrianiOn March ##, ####, Simon & Schuster published David McCullough's first book. Since then, the American historian has written seven more critically acclaimed works, all with S&S, most repped...

Komatsu America Mobile Jaw CrusherStaffWith a newly designed vibrating grizzly feeder and an all-hydraulic drive system, Komatsu's BR###JG-# Mobile Jaw Crusher is suitable for highway construction, quarry and demolition and excavation...

Komatsu's Mining Truck Provides Power and ReliabilityStaffFor increased productivity and performance in mining applications, Komatsu America Corp.'s (KAC) HD####-# mining truck includes significant enhancements in its drive train, cab...

Galley TalkStaffJoe Foster, buyer, Maria's Bookshop, Durango, Colo.Donald Ray Pollock's Knockemstiff [Doubleday, Mar.] is a beautifully written but undeniably disturbing exploration of the missing soul of a small...

#### "Profit Happens Here!" Series of Classes and WorkshopsStaffD. Brown Management announced the schedule for the #### "Profit Happens Here!" series of classes and workshops, developed to help contractors grow, change, and train their...

Godwin Pumps® Expands in Latin America, Announces PromotionsStaffGodwin Pumps, manufacturer of portable rental pumps in the United States with ## branch offices and a network of over ### distributors worldwide, recently expanded its...

Hardcover Religion Bestsellersby Daisy Maryles March #### # Become a Better You. Joel Osteen. Free Press, $## ISBN ###-#-####-####-# ...

Atlas Copco Range Extended for Solid Body Hydraulic BreakersStaffThe SB ### is the largest model in Atlas Copco's new generation of SB hydraulic breaker attachments. The breaker is ideal for applications including demolition, road construction,...

Fintec Crushers and Screen Ltd. Track-Mounted ImpactorStaffFintec Crushers and Screen Ltd.'s #### is a track-mounted mobile unit equipped with a Sandvik impact crusher. Powered by a fuel-efficient ### kW Cat C-## Tier-# compliant diesel...

SanDisk V-Mate video-memory-card recorderby Warren Webb, Technical EditorSanDisk's V-Mate video flash-memory-card recorder records video to flash cards from TV, cable, and satellite set-top boxes, and DVD or VCR players, to play back...

ICRI Names #### PresidentStaffThe International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI,) membership elected Monica Rourke, DryWorks, Inc., as its #### president.To support Rourke in ####, the ICRI membership also elected the following officers:President-Elect...

Push for power efficiency forces changes in server-center hardware and softwareby Margery Conner, Technical EditorIndustry initiatives, such as The Green Grid and Climate Savers, have set the ambitious goal of halving data-center energy...

She Could Change Her Mindby Susan StraightI rendered my experience of another culture into fiction-why couldn't Margaret Seltzer?The furor over Margaret B. Jones's "memoir"-of life as a half-white, half-Native American girl who was...

Urban EditionBy Ann Matesi, Senior Contributing EditorThis luxury home in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood shows a tight footprint doesn't have to compromise living space.Judging from its elegant brick exterior and hand-cut limestone...

Fair News from Abu Dhabiby Sara NelsonIf the words "Frankfurt Book Fair" conjure up images of giant halls packed with scurrying international book folk, you could be forgiven for not understanding what that institution has to do with...

PeopleStaff Johnson to AgateStaff Eileen Johnson has been named to the newly created post of executive v-p, global sales, at Agate Publishing. Johnson, who worked with the company in a consulting position through the...

Semi assembly, test services sales up #.#% in ####, Gartner saysBy Ann Steffora Mutschler, Senior EditorThe market research company believes the SATS industry will continue growing, with #### to see #.#% sales growth over ####.Growing...

Spectrum analyzer brings real-time analysis to midrange applicationsby Dan StrassbergTektronix has announced the RSA####B family of real-time spectrum analyzers, which bring the company´s DPX waveform-image-processing technology to...

Adaptive ICs optimize dc/dc-converter efficiency over wide load rangeby Margery ConnerIt can be a straightforward task to design a power supply for high efficiency at a single load point. Designing for high efficiency over a wide load...

Leading Edge Attachments Inc. Patent-Pending SpeedScreenâ„¢ BucketStaffThe SpeedScreen TM Bucket from Leading Edge Attachments separates the rocks during a normal excavator digging operation by screening the material with...

Over Jan Morris's Dead Bodyby Jonathan SeguraHere's the thing about the book Jan Morris is working on now: you won't see it until she's dead. The collection of essays, Allegorizings , Morris said, is "a very personal book"...

Vibratory Screener Is The AnswerBy Tony Walsh, Sales Manager, McCloskey International LimitedOne of San Antonio's oldest sand and clay operations discovered that the addition of a portable screener helps them keep pace with the demand...

ABT Bearing Sprockets, Roller and Leaf ChainStaffABT Bearing offers roller chain in pitches from ## to ### pitch - in single-, double- and triple-width construction. Chain is available in lengths of ##-, ##- and ###-foot rolls and in...

Andy Ross's 'Honorable Fight'by Claire KirchThe former Cody's owner reflects on ## years of changes in booksellingAndy Ross evokes a modern-day Don Quixote as he recounts the highs and lows of his ##-year career as a bookseller at Cody's...

On Sale in Aprilby Charlotte AbbottAs Mother's Day (May ##) approaches, so does new fiction from Jhumpa Lahiri, Jennifer Weiner and Iris Johansen, while Ann Patchett and Maria Shriver get an early jump on the graduation market. This...

Tracking Your Trade ContractorsBy Tom Stephani, Custom Construction ConceptsOne of the biggest challenges custom builders face is finding and keeping the best trade contractors. Custom builders have a different agenda than production...

Paperback Religion Bestsellersby Daisy Maryles March #### # ## Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death and Life. Don Piper with Cecil Murphey....

Ramsey Acquires EskridgeStaffRamsey Industries Inc. has acquired Eskridge Inc. of Olathe, Kansas - a designer, manufacturer and marketer of planetary gear drives, auger drives and multiple-disc brakes for sale to distributors and original...

IMEC launches methodology to analyze process variabilityBy Ann Steffora Mutschler, Senior EditorQualcomm and Samsung are currently partners in IMEC´s technology-aware design program, and IMEC has also signed a cooperation agreement...

White-noise generator has no flicker-noise componentAlfredo Saab and Randall White, Maxim Integrated Products, Sunnyvale, CAEdited by Charles H Small and Fran GranvilleWhite-noise generators generate a flat graph of output-power density...

Powerscreen and Terex Pegson Mobile Cone Crusher with Exclusive Automax DesignStaffThe ####SR Mobile Cone crusher with exclusive Automax all-in-feed design from Powerscreen and Terex Pegson features a # foot by ## foot two-deck sizing...

Metso Minerals Lokotrack LT### Takes Crushing Capacity to a New LevelStaffThe original Lokotrack range has now been complemented with a new jaw plant - the Lokotrack LT###. Built around the Nordberg C### jaw crusher, the LT### blends...

Precision voltage-controlled current sink tests power suppliesLuca Bruno, ITIS Hensemberger Monza, Lissone, ItalyEdited by Charles H Small and Fran GranvilleTo discover potential power-supply problems, you must run dynamic and static...

iPhone spurs touch-screen market growthBy Suzanne Deffree, Managing Editor, NewsNoting a 'flood' of competition, technologies, and OEM interest, iSuppli credits the iPhone as proof that multi-touch technology can be portable and affordable.Global...

Keep Your TradesBy Bill Lurz, Senior Editor, BusinessWith housing markets in decline across the country, trades are deserting residential for commercial work. Industry leaders share how you can find and keep skilled trade contractor...

Hardcover Bestsellers/Nonfictionby Daisy Maryles March ##, #### Last week Weeks on list # The Secret. Rhonda Byrne. Atria/Beyond...

Link-Belt ### X# Wins Awards for Fuel Efficiency and DesignStaffLBX Company has announced that its Link-Belt ### X# hydraulic excavator has won the prestigious Energy Conservation Award, which is bestowed jointly by the Agency for Natural...

TI stock hurt by cuts to Q# wireless sales estimates, Nokia feels impactBy Suzanne Deffree, Managing Editor, NewsWireless hurts TI's Q# estimates, but revenue from analog and other product lines is generally consistent with TI's initial...

Telsmith Primary Impact Crusher Tackles Large Quarried Stone with EaseStaffTelsmith Inc.'s PA#### Primary Impact Crusher tackles large quarried stone or tough demolition debris with ease, and at lower costs per ton. Engineered to maximize...

Harvest energy using a piezoelectric buzzerCarlos Cossio, Santander, SpainEdited by Charles H Small and Fran GranvilleEnergy-harvesting, or "scavenging," systems extract energy from the ambient environment. Unfortunately, these power...

The Ditch Witch Platinum Card PlusStaffDesigner and manufacturer of underground construction equipment, The Ditch Witch® organization, announces the Ditch Witch Platinum Card Plus which customers can use to finance parts, service, rental,...

Paperback Bestsellers/Mass Marketby Daisy Maryles March ##, #### Last week Weeks on list # I Heard That Song Before. Mary...

Gates: US needs H-#B visa, education reform to stay competitiveBy Suzanne Deffree, Managing Editor, NewsBill Gates reminds members of Congress of the "critical shortfall of skilled scientists and engineers," as he urges H-#B visa, immigration,...

Trip points for IC-timing analysisBy Sunit Bansal, Ateet Mishra, and Naveen Sampath Krishna, Freescale SemiconductorGet the most out of your timing methodology. If you are a budding timing-analysis engineer or even a veteran, understanding...

External instruments here to stayby Rick Nelson, Editor-in-ChiefI recently commented on embedded instruments, noting that software that inserts testability structures into designs and that helps analyze test results to improve yield...

IBM, Hitachi to research near-atomic-scale chip characteristicsBy Ann Steffora Mutschler, Senior EditorThe industry giants also work on enterprise servers and other products.To speed the pace of semiconductor innovation and investigate...

Extra Wheel Loader Delivers Power and PerformanceStaffNew to Dressta's lineup is the ##C Extra Wheel Loader, featuring a turbocharged, in-line six-cylinder Cummins QSM## engine. The ##.# liter, Tier-# certified engine delivers ### net...

Transmeta rejects unsolicited takeover proposalBy Ann Steffora Mutschler, Senior EditorThe investment banking company that made the takeover proposal currently owns approximately #% of Transmeta, and also filed a shareholder derivative...