Actel bought by Microsemi

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HT-Lab

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For those that haven't seen it:

http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/article/28251/Actel-bought-by-analogue-specialist-in-430million-deal.aspx?u=71999

Hans
www.ht-lab.com
 
On Oct 4, 10:11 am, "HT-Lab" <han...@ht-lab.com> wrote:
For those that haven't seen it:

http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/article/28251/Actel-bought-by-analogu...

Hanswww.ht-lab.com
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This will be interesting to see how it works out. I would not have
picked MicroSemi as a company to buy Actel, but there may be some
synergy there.

Rick
 
On 10/04/2010 09:11 AM, HT-Lab wrote:
For those that haven't seen it:

http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/article/28251/Actel-bought-by-analogue-specialist-in-430million-deal.aspx?u=71999

Hans
www.ht-lab.com


This news is apparently from April?
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Jon
 
It might bring some interesting product blends of FPGA + Analogue
eventually. There is a big gap in the market they could occupy.

John Adair
Enterpoint Ltd.

On 4 Oct, 15:11, "HT-Lab" <han...@ht-lab.com> wrote:
For those that haven't seen it:

http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/article/28251/Actel-bought-by-analogu...

Hanswww.ht-lab.com
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..It's a UK website so that is today.

On 4 Oct, 20:02, Jon Elson <jmel...@wustl.edu> wrote:
On 10/04/2010 09:11 AM, HT-Lab wrote:> For those that haven't seen it:

http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/article/28251/Actel-bought-by-analogu...

Hans
www.ht-lab.com

This news is apparently from April?

Jon
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On Oct 4, 12:02 pm, Jon Elson <jmel...@wustl.edu> wrote:
On 10/04/2010 09:11 AM, HT-Lab wrote:> For those that haven't seen it:

http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/article/28251/Actel-bought-by-analogu...

This news is apparently from April?

Jon
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No, this confusion is due to the strange US juxtaposition of day and
month.
In the US the sequence is month, day, year. Weird, but that's the way
it is.
So 10-4-2010 means the fourth of october, not the tenth of april, as
it would in Europe.
Peter Alfke
 
On Oct 4, 3:33 pm, Peter Alfke <al...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
On Oct 4, 12:02 pm, Jon Elson <jmel...@wustl.edu> wrote:

On 10/04/2010 09:11 AM, HT-Lab wrote:> For those that haven't seen it:

http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/article/28251/Actel-bought-by-analogu....

This news is apparently from April?

Jon

No, this confusion is due to the strange US juxtaposition of day and
month.
In the US the sequence is month, day, year. Weird, but that's the way
it is.
So 10-4-2010  means the fourth of october, not the tenth of april, as
it would in Europe.
Peter Alfke
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At least the US knows how to use a decimal POINT! Who came up with
the decimal comma???

Rick

PS I use the computer format for dates 20101004 or preferred 101004,
at least in my code.
 
On Oct 4, 7:27 pm, rickman <gnu...@gmail.com> wrote:
Rick

PS  I use the computer format for dates 20101004 or preferred 101004,
at least in my code.
Click to expand...
Rick, your sequence is also the official method used in Sweden.
It puts the MSD at the left edge, and the LSD on the right edge, the
way we write numbers normally.
But perhaps it is too radical for the rest of the world.
Peter
 
On Oct 4, 10:36 pm, Peter Alfke <al...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
On Oct 4, 7:27 pm, rickman <gnu...@gmail.com> wrote:



Rick

PS  I use the computer format for dates 20101004 or preferred 101004,
at least in my code.

Rick, your sequence is also the official method used in Sweden.
It puts the MSD at the left edge, and the LSD on the right edge, the
way we write numbers normally.
But perhaps it is too radical for the rest of the world.
Peter
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It allows file names to be sorted by date and many other similar
sorts.

Rick
 
On Oct 4, 7:27 pm, rickman <gnu...@gmail.com> wrote:

Peter Alfke

At least the US knows how to use a decimal POINT!  Who came up with
the decimal comma???

Rick

In defense of the decimal comma:
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Graphically, the comma is a much more visible delimiter than the
point.
The difference between 25 and 2.5 can be so tiny (in certain
typefaces) that I have used a magnifying glass to find out.

There are many habits one has to change when one moves over the big
pond:
months/days, points/commas, billions/ milliards, banking methods,
driving rules, etc
Makes life interesting...
Peter
 
"Peter Alfke" <alfke@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:5d75194a-716f-4baf-86dc-c3da49fd084e@k22g2000prb.googlegroups.com...
On Oct 4, 7:27 pm, rickman <gnu...@gmail.com> wrote:
There are many habits one has to change when one moves over the big pond:
months/days, points/commas, billions/ milliards, banking methods,driving
rules, etc
Makes life interesting...
Click to expand...
And expensive.. Im thinking of technology 'bleepers'... :)
 
Peter Alfke skrev:
On Oct 4, 7:27 pm, rickman <gnu...@gmail.com> wrote:

Rick

PS I use the computer format for dates 20101004 or preferred 101004,
at least in my code.

Rick, your sequence is also the official method used in Sweden.
Click to expand...
Yes, but it is actually an International Standard (ISO 8601).
You would normally write "2010-10-04" for readability.
"10-10-04" risk wraparound problems.

All Swedish citizens (and Companies) get a personal number:
"YYMMDD-XXXX" where YYMMDD is birthdate, and XXXX makes
the number unique.

We have elderly people that get advertisement for baby stuff
after they reach 100+, since year is only two numbers.

The system copes with that, since your number changes to
"YYMMDD+XXXX" once you'r past 100, but it is rarely used
and many/most applications does not allow
you to feed in the "+" sign.


It puts the MSD at the left edge, and the LSD on the right edge, the
way we write numbers normally.
But perhaps it is too radical for the rest of the world.
Peter
Click to expand...
Best Regards
Ulf Samuelsson
 
Peter Alfke skrev:
On Oct 4, 7:27 pm, rickman <gnu...@gmail.com> wrote:

Rick

PS I use the computer format for dates 20101004 or preferred 101004,
at least in my code.

Rick, your sequence is also the official method used in Sweden.
Click to expand...
Yes, but it is actually an International Standard (ISO 8601).
You would normally write "2010-10-04" for readability.
"10-10-04" risk wraparound problems.

All Swedish citizens (and Companies) get a personal number:
"YYMMDD-XXXX" where YYMMDD is birthdate, and XXXX makes
the number unique.

We have elderly people that get advertisement for baby stuff
after they reach 100+, since year is only two numbers.

The system copes with that, since your number changes to
"YYMMDD+XXXX" once you'r past 100, but it is rarely used
and many/most applications does not allow
you to feed in the "+" sign.


It puts the MSD at the left edge, and the LSD on the right edge, the
way we write numbers normally.
But perhaps it is too radical for the rest of the world.
Peter
Click to expand...
Best Regards
Ulf Samuelsson
 
On Oct 9, 12:55 pm, Ulf Samuelsson <u...@notvalid.atmel.com> wrote:
Peter Alfke skrev:

On Oct 4, 7:27 pm, rickman <gnu...@gmail.com> wrote:

Rick

PS  I use the computer format for dates 20101004 or preferred 101004,
at least in my code.

Rick, your sequence is also the official method used in Sweden.

Yes, but it is actually an International Standard (ISO 8601).
You would normally write "2010-10-04" for readability.
"10-10-04" risk wraparound problems.
Click to expand...
Not in my lifetime! Six digits works just fine for my needs. I don't
expect any of my code to survive for 90 more years either.


All Swedish citizens (and Companies) get a personal number:
"YYMMDD-XXXX" where YYMMDD is birthdate, and XXXX makes
the number unique.

We have elderly people that get advertisement for baby stuff
after they reach 100+, since year is only two numbers.
Click to expand...
Depending on the dental care in Sweden they may be ready for baby food
again. ;-)


The system copes with that, since your number changes to
"YYMMDD+XXXX" once you'r past 100, but it is rarely used
and many/most applications does not allow
you to feed in the "+" sign.
Click to expand...
So their systems have a "negative" attitude towards age?

Rick
 
rickman skrev:
On Oct 9, 12:55 pm, Ulf Samuelsson <u...@notvalid.atmel.com> wrote:
Peter Alfke skrev:

On Oct 4, 7:27 pm, rickman <gnu...@gmail.com> wrote:
Rick
PS I use the computer format for dates 20101004 or preferred 101004,
at least in my code.
Rick, your sequence is also the official method used in Sweden.
Yes, but it is actually an International Standard (ISO 8601).
You would normally write "2010-10-04" for readability.
"10-10-04" risk wraparound problems.

Not in my lifetime! Six digits works just fine for my needs. I don't
expect any of my code to survive for 90 more years either.
Click to expand...
It is also a matter of clarity.
101010 is clearly 10 October 2010.
What is 111210?
Is it:
Dec 11, 2010 ?
Dec 10, 2012 ?

The standard is there to remove such abiguity.
2010-11-12 is clear.
(Noone is using YYYY-DD-MM)

All Swedish citizens (and Companies) get a personal number:
"YYMMDD-XXXX" where YYMMDD is birthdate, and XXXX makes
the number unique.

We have elderly people that get advertisement for baby stuff
after they reach 100+, since year is only two numbers.

Depending on the dental care in Sweden they may be ready for baby food
again. ;-)


The system copes with that, since your number changes to
"YYMMDD+XXXX" once you'r past 100, but it is rarely used
and many/most applications does not allow
you to feed in the "+" sign.

So their systems have a "negative" attitude towards age?

No, just ignorance.
Click to expand...


> Rick
 
rickman skrev:
On Oct 9, 12:55 pm, Ulf Samuelsson <u...@notvalid.atmel.com> wrote:
Peter Alfke skrev:

On Oct 4, 7:27 pm, rickman <gnu...@gmail.com> wrote:
Rick
PS I use the computer format for dates 20101004 or preferred 101004,
at least in my code.
Rick, your sequence is also the official method used in Sweden.
Yes, but it is actually an International Standard (ISO 8601).
You would normally write "2010-10-04" for readability.
"10-10-04" risk wraparound problems.

Not in my lifetime! Six digits works just fine for my needs. I don't
expect any of my code to survive for 90 more years either.
Click to expand...
It is also a matter of clarity.
101010 is clearly 10 October 2010.
What is 111210?
Is it:
Dec 11, 2010 ?
Dec 10, 2012 ?

The standard is there to remove such abiguity.
2010-11-12 is clear.
(Noone is using YYYY-DD-MM)

All Swedish citizens (and Companies) get a personal number:
"YYMMDD-XXXX" where YYMMDD is birthdate, and XXXX makes
the number unique.

We have elderly people that get advertisement for baby stuff
after they reach 100+, since year is only two numbers.

Depending on the dental care in Sweden they may be ready for baby food
again. ;-)


The system copes with that, since your number changes to
"YYMMDD+XXXX" once you'r past 100, but it is rarely used
and many/most applications does not allow
you to feed in the "+" sign.

So their systems have a "negative" attitude towards age?

No, just ignorance.
Click to expand...


> Rick
 
On Oct 16, 10:08 am, Ulf Samuelsson <u...@notvalid.atmel.com> wrote:
rickman skrev:

On Oct 9, 12:55 pm, Ulf Samuelsson <u...@notvalid.atmel.com> wrote:
Peter Alfke skrev:

On Oct 4, 7:27 pm, rickman <gnu...@gmail.com> wrote:
Rick
PS  I use the computer format for dates 20101004 or preferred 101004,
at least in my code.
Rick, your sequence is also the official method used in Sweden.
Yes, but it is actually an International Standard (ISO 8601).
You would normally write "2010-10-04" for readability.
"10-10-04" risk wraparound problems.

Not in my lifetime!  Six digits works just fine for my needs.  I don't
expect any of my code to survive for 90 more years either.

It is also a matter of clarity.
101010 is clearly 10 October 2010.
What is 111210?
  Is it:
  Dec 11, 2010 ?
  Dec 10, 2012 ?

The standard is there to remove such abiguity.
2010-11-12 is clear.
(Noone is using YYYY-DD-MM)
Click to expand...
"Noone" meaning, you know what it means so it doesn't matter if anyone
else is confused. If anyone has not seen your system, it is no more
clear than any other. My system is for the computer to read, the user
is secondary. If it needs to be understood by the user, it is
documented. That removes all doubt.


All Swedish citizens (and Companies) get a personal number:
"YYMMDD-XXXX" where YYMMDD is birthdate, and XXXX makes
the number unique.

We have elderly people that get advertisement for baby stuff
after they reach 100+, since year is only two numbers.

Depending on the dental care in Sweden they may be ready for baby food
again. ;-)

The system copes with that, since your number changes to
"YYMMDD+XXXX" once you'r past 100, but it is rarely used
and many/most applications does not allow
you to feed in the "+" sign.

So their systems have a "negative" attitude towards age?

No, just ignorance.
Click to expand...
I guess this didn't translate into Swedish very well... it was a
joke.

Rick
 
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