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RF Cascade Workbook for Excel
RF & Electronics Symbols for Visio
RF & Electronics Symbols for Office
RF & Electronics Stencils for Visio
RF Workbench (shareware)
T-Shirts, Mugs, Cups, Ball Caps, Mouse Pads
Espresso Engineering Workbook™
Smith Chart™ for Excel
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Revenue Generated by University
PatentsEE Times Research
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Purdue University |
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Source |
$Million |
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Federal |
67.98 |
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State |
57.81 |
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Industry |
49.23 |
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Other |
5.83 |
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Massachusetts Inst. Tech. |
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Source |
$Million |
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Federal |
155.12 |
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State |
81.00 |
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Industry |
42.34 |
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Other |
18.92 |
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Univ. of IL Urbana-Champ. |
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Source |
$Million |
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Federal |
149.41 |
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State |
5.63 |
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Industry |
22.67 |
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Other |
0 |
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Georgia Inst. of Tech. |
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Source |
$Million |
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Federal |
89.85 |
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State |
60.30 |
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Industry |
31.16 |
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Other |
24.03 |
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University of S. California |
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Source |
$Million |
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Federal |
107.71 |
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State |
8.15 |
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Industry |
20.30 |
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Other |
11.26 |
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Pennsylvania State |
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Source |
$Million |
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Federal |
77.80 |
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State |
14.06 |
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Industry |
16.75 |
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Other |
8.82 |
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Univ. of TX at Austin |
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Source |
$Million |
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Federal |
54.84 |
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State |
13.76 |
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Industry |
16.49 |
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Other |
13.74 |
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Univ. of WI Madison |
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Source |
$Million |
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Federal |
70.27 |
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State |
10.90 |
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Industry |
18.90 |
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Other |
4.38 |
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Company-Paid Perks Earned in 2005Electronic
Design Research
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Type |
Users |
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Health Benefits |
66% |
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401(k) Match |
61% |
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Stock Options |
22% |
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Stock Purchase |
20% |
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Continuing Education |
26% |
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Tuition Reimbursement |
20% |
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Cellphone / Internet |
13% |
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Car / Allowance |
7% |
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Health Club |
7% |
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Certification |
5% |
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Sabbatical |
4% |
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Day Care |
2% |
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Other |
6% |
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Patent Applications
EE Times Research
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Year |
# of Patents |
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2005 |
409,532 |
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2004 |
378,984 |
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2003 |
355,418 |
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2002 |
353,394 |
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2001 |
344,717 |
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2000 |
311,807 |
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1999 |
278,268 |
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1998 |
256,666 |
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1997 |
237,045 |
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1996 |
206,276 |
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1995 |
236,679 |
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Melting Points of Semiconductor Elements & Compounds
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Elements |
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Name |
°C |
°F |
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Arsenic |
817 |
1503 |
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Gallium* |
29.8 |
85.6 |
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Germanium |
938 |
1721 |
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Silicon |
1414 |
2577 |
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Carbon |
3527 |
6381 |
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Pure Compounds** |
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Name |
°C |
°F |
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GaAs |
1238 |
2260 |
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SiGe |
1176 |
2149 |
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SiC |
2830 |
5126 |
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* Ga is liquid at RT |
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** At typical mixtures |
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U.S. R&D Budget ($B)
Science News Research
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A Powerful Candy Bar
Popular Science Excerpt
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"A king-size Snickers has 541 Calories. That's Calories with a capital 'C,' or 1,000 lowercase calories. A small-'c' calorie represents
the energy required to heat one gram of water by one degree Celsius. So that Snickers could theoretically heat a gram of water 541,000 degrees
or, more realistically, bring a gallon and a half of water from nearly freezing to nearly boiling."
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PC Shipments (millions)Desktop vs. Mobile EE Times Research
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Year |
Desktops |
Mobiles |
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2004 |
132.2 |
178.6 |
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2005 |
144.0 |
208.1 |
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2006 |
146.1 |
230.4 |
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2007 |
149.0 |
256.5 |
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2008 |
152.8 |
281.4 |
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2009 |
153.8 |
302.1 |
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2010 |
159.0 |
332.6 |
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Not sure how projections (aka WAGs) can be accurate to 4 places, but that is what was presented.
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Gross Domestic Product & Grain Consumed* Per Person - 2005Scientific American Research
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Country |
GDP $US |
Grain kg |
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China |
4,600 |
292 |
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India |
2,500 |
173 |
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Europe |
26,900 |
561 |
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Japan |
29,400 |
354 |
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U.S. |
40,100 |
918 |
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* Many countries consume much more non-grain and fish than others |
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Cybercrime in the U.S.
IEEE Research
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Statistic |
Qty |
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Estimated financial losses from attacks |
$67B |
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Actual reported financial losses |
$32B |
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Losses from viruses & worms |
$12B |
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Portion of organizations attacked |
90% |
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Portion with virus problems |
84% |
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Portion with spyware attacks |
79% |
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Motorola = Motor+VictrolaIn 1928, Paul Galvin and his brother, Joseph Galvin, formed the Galvin Manufacturing Corp. to produce
battery eliminators. It employed five people and had net sales for the year totaling $63,000. Eventually, the company became known as
Motorola, a concatenation of the word
motor and the suffix "ola", as in Victrola, to signify sound in motion for their
automobile radio products. The name is validated still today in their cellphone and mobile radio lines.
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