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thumper

On 2/15/2014 5:14 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 15 Feb 2014 19:44:01 -0500, F*O*A*D wrote:

I read the other day that IBM is downsizing in an attempt to raise its
share price.

I am not even sure what IBM's new business model is going to be.
they don't seem to want to make anything or do anything that involves
employees.

They still have an excellent SiGe (silicon/germanium) IC process that is
wonderful for very high speed analog/digital ICs and made in Burlington,
VT. Unfortunately the wafer cost is higher than pure CMOS from TSMC
Taiwan and few are willing to pay a little more for the performance. I
loved designing on that process.