Broadband: encouraging deploying and boosting demand - Semiconductors: Opinion - Column

OVER THE PAST TWO years, President Bush has repeatedly emphasized the importance of broadband expansion, but unfortunately his rhetoric has not always matched his true priorities. When Congress passed economic stimulus legislation earlier this year, President Bush rebuffed bipartisan efforts to include a proposal to provide tax credits to telecommunications companies that deploy broadband to rural and underserved areas. Meanwhile, unemployment in my Silicon Valley district has risen to 7.9 percent--the highest percentage since 1983. A recent survey...

It's e-business. And it's turning electronics companies into models of efficiency

Everywhere in the electronics industry today, collaborative e-business is simplifying operations, improving quality control and cutting costs. It's transformation time for the value chain. How are you going to play to win?Your product is designed in Palo Alto. The chips come from Scotland, the boards from Penang. It's manufactured and assembled in Shandong, and must be shipped to a customer in Punta Arenas. Somehow, it's your job to make it all work. Fortunately, there's help. It's all about creating collaborative workflow up and down the value...