Philips and Cirrus cut forecasts as chip gloom deepens

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Tech gloom deepens, but is sky falling?

Tech gloom deepens, but is sky falling? 04/18/2005 08:41 AM
Boston Globe Apr 18 2005 12:36PM GMT

Intel gloom weighs on chip stocks

Intel gloom weighs on chip stocks 09/03/2004 04:59 AM
Intel, the world's leading computer chip maker, slashes its revenue forecasts, triggering a decline in global chip stocks.

Philips to shutter chip fabs

Philips to shutter chip fabs 03/14/2003 04:59 PM
Slow demand, combined with the increasing cost of making chips, is forcing Philips Electronics to shed workers and manufacturing plants in its chip division.

Philips Cuts Chip Forecast

Philips Cuts Chip Forecast 09/24/2004 08:12 PM
TechWeb Sep 24 2004 11:26PM GMT

Philips Designs Dual Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Chip

Philips Designs Dual Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Chip 06/16/2004 09:01 PM
MobileMag Jun 17 2004 0:02AM GMT

Philips, Samsung agree on TV chip
standard

Philips, Samsung agree on TV chip
standard 01/06/2004 11:57 AM
CNET Jan 6 2004 10:17AM ET

Philips Warns on Chip Unit Sales

Philips Warns on Chip Unit Sales 09/24/2004 03:45 AM
Boston Globe Sep 24 2004 7:27AM GMT

Trade group forecasts record chip sales
this year

Trade group forecasts record chip sales
this year 06/09/2004 10:15 PM
SiliconValley.com Jun 10 2004 0:07AM GMT

As With Other Chip Makers, Sales Begin
to Stall at Philips

As With Other Chip Makers, Sales Begin
to Stall at Philips 09/24/2004 10:05 PM
New York Times Sep 25 2004 2:43AM GMT

Philips and Samsung push consumer-chip
standard

Philips and Samsung push consumer-chip
standard 01/06/2004 11:57 AM
ZDNet UK Jan 6 2004 10:19AM ET

Cirrus Logic cuts outlook

Cirrus Logic cuts outlook 09/24/2004 02:16 PM
SiliconValley.com Sep 24 2004 5:57PM GMT

Review of my new airplane, the Cirrus
SR20

Review of my new airplane, the Cirrus
SR20 06/05/2005 11:56 PM
I've posted a review of my new airplane, the Cirrus SR20, at http://philip.gr eenspun.com/flying/cirrus-sr20

Cirrus Unveils New DVD Recording
Technology

Cirrus Unveils New DVD Recording
Technology 03/20/2003 01:05 PM
Cirrus Logic has announced it is releasing new DVD recording technology that lets PC users transfer videotapes onto DVDs without taxing their computer resources. Cirrus spokesperson Jack Taylor told NewsFactor that the company's product allows easy transfer of old videotapes to DVDs, using the PC as the editing mechanism.

Broadcom pays $18 million for Cirrus
patents

Broadcom pays $18 million for Cirrus
patents 02/11/2004 08:22 PM

Question for pilots: What options to
order on a Cirrus SR-20?

Question for pilots: What options to
order on a Cirrus SR-20? 03/17/2005 03:24 AM

I ordered a Cirrus SR-20 yesterday, to be shared with a friend.  I'm still looking for the ideal Malibu to purchase but this gives us something fun to fly around New England, is very cheap to operate, and I may want to use it to do flight instruction.  I'm currently working on my CFI/CFII ratings and think it would be fun to teach instrument flying on 14-day cross-country trips with guys who want to buy a Cirrus but lack the instrument rating or the time in type that will comfort insurers (the Cirrus has a terrible fatal accident record, which is ironic because it has been marketed from the start as an especially safe airplane with its emergency parachute, etc.).  So the question becomes how to equip this airplane.  It will probably be resold after 3 years so that I can always be teaching in a plane that has comparable avionics to the new ones.  Therefore we don't want to go overboard on cramming this simple airframe with Boeing 757-grade avionics that won't earn their value back on a resale.

We were thinking of the following options:

• leather seats (the dog needs his comfort)
• 3-blade prop (smaller diameter ergo lower tip speeds ergo lower noise for the dog, who doesn't wear headsets)
• MFD upgrade to 5000C so that we can get the weatherlink
• weather datalink
• Emax engine monitor
• 3rd year extended warranty including avionics

This leaves us with a plane that is $260,000.  We decided against the Stormscope because we don't intend to fly anywhere near thunderstorms and the NEXRAD datalink should be good enough.  We decided against the Skywatch system because it is $21,500 and we think that in the long run we can swap the transponder for a Mode-S unit for maybe $2000 (Cirrus doesn't currently offer this option) and get the TIS feed from the FAA RADAR.  We decided against the $11,500 ground prox warning system because we think that the Garmin 430 will give this to us by mid-2005 with a cheap upgrade.

The open question is whether to spend $19,000 extra for the double Garmin 430s and the fancier 55X autopilot and flight director.  The stock SR20 comes with a backup Garmin 250XL GPS that is VFR-only and has no VOR or ILS receiver and only a 5-watt radio transmitter.  Its autopilot does not have altitude preselect and can't fly an ILS approach.  With the upgrade you get two identical GPS/VOR-ILS/COM units and don't have to learn a different user interface.  If you do get stuck by yourself in ugly weather you can have the autopilot fly an approach while supervising and adjusting power.  And the flight director is awfully nice for when something goes wrong with the autopilot's servos but you're still in the clouds.

Thoughts from more experienced pilots?

[Update:  Thanks for the advice from all commenters.  We decided to go for the dual-430s, the fancy autopilot, and flight director.  Cirrus tells us that the plane will be delivered in mid-May, i.e., about three months after we placed our deposit.]

Broadcom Licenses Cirrus Logic's Storage
Patents

Broadcom Licenses Cirrus Logic's Storage
Patents 02/12/2004 10:09 AM
Broadcom Corp. tipped a potential move into the storage IC market Wednesday, adding a portfolio of storage patents from Cirrus Logic Inc.

dj.Aaron Carter of Cirrus official site
launch, Google

dj.Aaron Carter of Cirrus official site
launch, Google 01/02/2004 09:38 AM
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Row deepens over UN oil scandal

Row deepens over UN oil scandal 04/15/2005 10:06 AM
The US and UK deny allegations they turned a blind eye to oil smuggling from Saddam Hussein's Iraq.

Microsoft and EC row deepens

Microsoft and EC row deepens 03/24/2005 07:57 AM
The Register Mar 24 2005 9:33AM GMT

Microsoft, SAP Partnership Deepens

Microsoft, SAP Partnership Deepens 05/13/2004 12:41 PM
Internet News May 13 2004 3:12PM GMT

Milky Way X-ray Mystery Deepens

Milky Way X-ray Mystery Deepens 06/28/2004 01:49 AM

PeopleSoft deepens ties with IBM

PeopleSoft deepens ties with IBM 09/21/2004 02:19 PM
The business applications maker will integrate its technology more closely with infrastructure software from Big Blue.

New Zealand-Israeli row deepens

New Zealand-Israeli row deepens 07/16/2004 06:30 AM
NZ prime minister says she is not satisfied with Israel's response to the 'spying' row, and insists on apology.

Dell deepens ties to VMware

Dell deepens ties to VMware 03/08/2004 11:03 PM
EMC in disguise

Ecuador political crisis deepens

Ecuador political crisis deepens 04/16/2005 02:42 AM
Ecuador's president fires the Supreme Court and declares a state of emergency in the capital, after mass protests.

HP Deepens Commitment to Open Source

HP Deepens Commitment to Open Source 06/02/2004 06:21 PM
NewsFactor Network-1 hour agoBy Ali Olsen. HP is partnering with software companies JBoss and MySQL to bring more enterprise customers into the Linux and open-source fold. ...

Novell deepens Linux commitment

Novell deepens Linux commitment 12/16/2003 12:27 PM
ZDNet UK Dec 16 2003 11:45AM ET

Baghdad kidnapping crisis deepens

Baghdad kidnapping crisis deepens 09/24/2004 07:20 AM
Two Egyptians are seized in Baghdad as fears mount in the UK and Italy over their kidnapped nationals.

Sun deepens commitment to Java tools

Sun deepens commitment to Java tools 06/24/2004 02:26 PM
At the JavaOne conference next week, Sun will launch Java Studio Creator on the promise of ease of use, and will discuss developer productivity changes to Java.

Siebel deepens links with Teradata

Siebel deepens links with Teradata 04/20/2004 02:16 PM
Siebel Systems Inc. and NCR Corp.'s Teradata division said Tuesday they are deepening their existing alliance and optimizing Siebel's analytics software for use with Teradata's data warehouse.

Pivotal Deepens Financial Expertise

Pivotal Deepens Financial Expertise 03/14/2003 01:28 AM
Building on its menu of vertical products -- a strategy now deemed essential for all CRM vendors in the small and mid-size business (SMB) space -- Pivotal has shipped tailored applications for the capital markets, commercial banking, private banking and asset management industries.

Inquiry of school Net subsidies deepens

Inquiry of school Net subsidies deepens 03/13/2003 04:57 PM
The U.S. House of Representatives wants detailed information about the $2.25 billion federal program subsidizing Internet access for schools and libraries.

Iranian Crisis Deepens As Elections Near
(AP)

Iranian Crisis Deepens As Elections Near
(AP) 01/18/2004 10:26 PM
AP - Iran's hard-line Guardian Council on Sunday defended its disqualification of prospective candidates for next month's parliamentary elections, further deepening a political crisis.

VeriSign deepens Microsoft PKI ties

VeriSign deepens Microsoft PKI ties 09/21/2004 08:14 AM
Computer Business Review Sep 21 2004 12:44PM GMT

The Gloom Report

The Gloom Report 09/10/2004 01:09 PM

« A ferry bound for Tallinn looks more like a Christmas tree than a boat. »

The week lived up to my estimation of suck. HB had a visit with the vet this morning and, well, his days are numbered and few. It is somewhat bizarre when you start to discuss the process of putting a pet, a member of the family, a friend you've had for 13 years since he was a pup, 'to sleep'. I was relieved to know that the procedure shares much in common with the human kevorkian protocol as there are three stages instead of the vision I had of them going right for the injection in the arm which HB would be utterly traumatised over since the last time anyone got near his arm with a needle for a blood sample, he flinched and it took 2 weeks of daily visits and cookies to get him to allow the same again. So, I'm in a bit of a darker mood than I was at the beginning of the week and haven't been answering my email much either.

And, aside from the gloom report, there's a cool photo exhibit and camera sale over at my favourite Leica shop on Uudenmaankatu, EP-Kamera. Ukko Heikkinen's lovely photos taken around Helsinki with a Lubitel 166 camera are on display M[12-18]-Th[11-17] and EP is and has been selling a stock of Russian cameras, mostly FEDs as I recall, for 25 euro per kilo, yes you read that correctly, kilo. I don't need any more cameras so someone should go buy them all soon before I do something rash.

E-mail gloom

E-mail gloom 01/28/2004 07:18 AM
CNET Asia Jan 28 2004 11:35AM GMT

More MyDoom Gloom

More MyDoom Gloom 01/29/2004 05:53 AM

Mystery of Wendy's Chili Finger Deepens
(AP)

Mystery of Wendy's Chili Finger Deepens
(AP) 04/15/2005 05:44 PM
AP - Somewhere out there is a woman, dead or alive, who is missing a well-manicured finger about 1 1/2 inches long.

Transatlantic Rift Deepens Over Iraq
Contracts

Transatlantic Rift Deepens Over Iraq
Contracts 12/11/2003 12:07 PM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 11 2003 10:42AM ET
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