In the last three years, a program focused in mixed-signal/RF IC testing has been established at the University of Florida. Industry collaboration has been key in providing direction, support and equipment for this effort. Through this effort, I see a strong role for building RF IC test research groups in the university environment to better solve the hard IC test problems. In addition, the mix...

A shift in consumer electronics from analog to digital technology is underway, and the television industry is transitioning from CRT to flat panel display (FPD) technology. With the increasing popularity of FPDs, the market for plasma display panels (PDPs) has also grown rapidly. The FPD market is divided according to screen size: sizes of 30 inches and smaller use liquid crystal display (LCD) ...

earnings management has inverted the main objective of financial reporting through the distortion of the actual economic performance of companies and prevented the complete transfer of information to market. given the importance of subject of research, incentives that cause earnings management have been reviewed from various aspects. the main purpose of this research is to examine the relations...

Purpose – To determine the status of internet and e-commerce adoption by the Taiwan semiconductor industry, the research is designed to help government and enterprise in formulating strategic plans and making resource allocation decisions. Design/methodology/approach – Using the three-level model of internet commerce adoption (MICA), a survey of 287 companies and web sites was designed. Semicon...

The Iranian banking sector has undergone huge and substantial reform in the last decade; privatization, establishment of private banks and development of modern technologies (IT). This paper investigates the competitive condition of the Iranian banking industry over the period 2005-2010 using the H-statistic proposed by Panzar and Rosse. The properties of this non-structural methodology make it...

the iranian banking sector has undergone huge and substantial reform in the last decade; privatization, establishment of private banks and development of modern technologies (it). this paper investigates the competitive condition of the iranian banking industry over the period 2005-2010 using the h-statistic proposed by panzar and rosse. the properties of this non-structural methodology make it...