Category Archives: Electronics

What Germany Knows

February 4, 2011, 2:18 pm • Posted by Rachael Myrow
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A shout out today to Robert Marquand of the Christian Science Monitor who considers, among other things, why Germany is flourishing while other developed economies flounder. Marquand takes us to an industrial park near Dresden, where solar company Roth & … Continue reading »

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California: EV Designer for the World

January 24, 2011, 5:00 am • Posted by Rachael Myrow
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Like it or not, California is competing for manufacturing jobs, with other states and overseas. In fact, local governments in foreign countries are competing with each other as well to lure American business. Priscilla Lu, board chair of Zap in … Continue reading »

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The Shine of Success in Southern California

January 7, 2011, 5:47 am • Posted by Rachael Myrow
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It’s easy to take California’s culture for granted.  We know we’re a fun people, but therein lies another secret to our economic strength in a fast changing world.  Take, for instance, the after market car parts business. Brian Watt of … Continue reading »

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Eating Bitterness in Solitude

December 24, 2010, 11:20 am • Posted by Rachael Myrow
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A shout out today to a compelling piece in the New York Times by Keith Bradsher. He explores why many American companies would rather suffer in silence than complain when Chinese authorities steer green tech contracts to homegrown manufacturers, sometimes … Continue reading »

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The Gravitational Pull of China

November 29, 2010, 12:29 pm • Posted by Rachael Myrow
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A recent report from iSuppli, an El Segundo technology research firm, predicts China will dominate nearly 72 percent of new photovoltaic manufacturing capacity this year. Chinese companies hold seven of the positions on iSuppli’sT op 10 list, representing 6,445 megawatts … Continue reading »

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Manufacturing Exports Up; Employment, Not So Much

October 24, 2010, 6:34 am • Posted by Rachael Myrow
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How it is that California’s exports of manufactured goods surged 20.1 percent in July compared to last year …. but California manufacturers still aren’t hiring in big numbers? A few weeks back, the Sacramento Bee explored the questions that come … Continue reading »

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Grove: The Tragic Mistake of Offshoring

July 6, 2010, 10:53 am • Posted by Rachael Myrow
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The head of Intel is having a hard time digesting the unemployment in Silicon Valley.  He writes in Bloomberg BusinessWeek that successful start-ups these days have their manufacturing done on the cheap in Asia – and that this trend doesn’t … Continue reading »

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Making is Manufacturing

May 24, 2010, 7:10 am • Posted by Rachael Myrow
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POP QUIZ: What’s the cleanest energy source on the planet? ANSWER: Creativity! And if the 5th annual Maker Faire at the San Mateo County Event Center was any indication, creativity is alive and well and living in California. 80,000+ people, … Continue reading »

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