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Reports on the keynote speech of International Rectifier Corp. chief executive officer Alex Lidow for PowerElectronics Conference at electronicaUSA with the Embedded Systems Conference in San Francisco, California. Key to solving server energy conversion problems; Care-abouts for the MOSFET and power regulator market; Paradigm that can be applied to hybrid electronically controlled cars.

Highlights the topics to be discussed at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference which will be held in San Francisco, California on February 15-19, 2003. Speakers; All-polymer thin-film transistor fabricated by inkjet printing; 14-bit digital-to-analog converter; Signal processing; Design and implementation of the Power5 processor. INSET: Runs the gamut.

Highlights the RoboGames in San Francisco, California. Factors contributing to the lack of large-scale multi-corporation participation in robot development; Sensory inputs on the autonomous robots competing in the RoboGames.

Reports on the launch of a noncontact sensor technology by the San Francisco, California-based company, Motorola Analog Components division of Motorola Inc. that will depict the size and position of individuals in a small radius. Components of the electric-field imaging integrated circuit; Safety applications of the sensor; Specifications.

Reports on the improvement of digital television (DTV) by Toshiba America Electronic Components in San Francisco, California. Impact of current-generation tuners on very high frequency; Views of Jay Heinecke, business development director of Toshiba, on components market; Component of the DTV reception.