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To: Amy J who wrote (181394)	5/28/2005 3:30:50 PM
From: GVTucker	of 186740

Amy, RE: You actually missed the underlying theme in my post where I said: the "image" of stupidity is popular and is this our new America? It's not really popular to be an engineer anymore. This image has to be addressed, otherwise people will gravitate away from it. In a nutshell, America admires sports heros, Congress talks about steroids, meanwhile they let the image of engineering go down the tubes. It's not that way in other countries. It reflects poorly on the leadership of this country. I'd start an initiative to change this badly beaten image by attacking the image of athletes thru the power of money that sports has, by taxing all sport tickets with a 100% tax until that revenue is dinged into a bad image. Additionally, the only recent decent movie engineers ever were granted from Hollywood was Office Space - where's the initiative to get more hightech stars in movies? Until hightech is mentioned as a subliminal positive in Hollywood movies, we're going to keep getting a negative image. It says a lot when Congress is focused on athletes' steroids and so-called entertainers like Janet Jackson, rather than larger priorities. I don't ever recall when being an engineer was popular, or being an athlete or actor was unpopular. You've got quite the uphill climb.

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To: hdl who wrote (181398)	5/30/2005 11:45:22 AM
From: hdl	of 186740

Updated: 04:08 AM EDT Japan April chip equipment orders down 35.4% yr/yr TOKYO, May 30 (Reuters) - Orders for Japanese chip-making equipment fell 35.4 percent in April from a year earlier, marking the largest percentage drop in 25 months, an industry group said on Monday, underscoring chip makers' caution on capital spending. April orders came to 99.5 billion yen ($920.8 million), down from 154.0 billion yen a year earlier, the Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan (SEAJ) said. It was the seventh year-on-year decline in eight months. "Orders from North America and South Korea remained fairly strong. But Taiwanese and Chinese demand turned softer," an SEAJ spokesman said. Chip makers have reined in capital expenditure as they expect sales in 2005 to be virtually flat, although industry leaders such as Intel Corp. plan to maintain aggressive investments in advanced manufacturing technologies. The trend in chip equipment makers' orders is closely watched as an indicator of their future earnings and share price moves. Japan is home to the world's largest maker of chip-testing equipment, Advantest Corp. <6857.T>, and the world's second-largest maker of machines for manufacturing microchips, Tokyo Electron Ltd. <8035.T>. Japanese chip equipment makers also include Disco Corp. <6146.T> and Yokogawa Electric Corp. <6841.T>. ($1=108.05 Yen) 05/30/05 04:08 ET

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To: Amy J who wrote (181403)	5/31/2005 2:53:08 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	of 186740

Wasn't this the "Intel killer" just a few years ago accoring to the analysts? Transmeta sells processor line to Hong Kong firm Mark LaPedus EE Times (05/31/2005 2:33 PM EDT) SAN JOSE, Calif. — Troubled Transmeta Corp. on Tuesday (May 31) announced plans to license and sell its x86-based microprocessor technology to Culture.com Technology Ltd., a subsidiary of Culturecom Holdings Ltd of Hong Kong. The deal is valued at $15 million, plus other considerations. Under the terms, Transmeta (Santa Clara, Calif.) has agreed to sell, through a combination of asset purchase and licensing agreements, its Crusoe microprocessor technology to Culturecom. Culturecom will also license Transmeta's 130-nm Efficeon processor technology. The company will make and sell Efficeon-based products in China. As part of this transaction, Culturecom will also enter into an engineering services agreement with Transmeta to facilitate the transfer of the technology. Previously, Culturecom licensed Transmeta's Midori Linux for the development of embedded applications. In conjunction with that license, Transmeta owns a minority equity stake in Chinese 2 Linux Holdings Ltd., an affiliate of Culturecom. In consideration, Culturecom will make up-front cash payments totaling $15 million to be escrowed pending the close of the transaction. In addition to the up-front payments, Culturecom will also pay royalties to Transmeta on sales by Culturecom of Crusoe and Efficeon products. The transaction is scheduled to close in the fourth quarter of 2005. This transaction is subject to the completion of a number of conditions, including the receipt of a technology export license from the U.S. Department of Commerce. On March 31, Transmeta laid off 67 employees in a restructuring plan aimed to focus more heavily on IP and phase out its less profitable processors. The company also named Arthur Swift its new president and chief executive (see March 31 story).

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