Product category: Communications ICs (Wired)
News Release from: Agere Systems
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 16 August 2005
Let the good times roll (again)
The industry is rolling again with good times, happy days and renaissance, argues Dave Sonnier, Chief Technology Officer, Agere Systems.
"Let the good times roll" was the title of a hit rock song by a talented group called The Cars They let the good times roll when I was in college during the 1980s
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 24 Oct 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Fast forward some 20 years: I read a "Let the good times roll" headline in a 4th August 2005 Electronics News story about improvements in the US economy.
According to the report, the gross domestic product forecast is being marked up "sharply" for the second half of this year.
The article links this positive news to the strong upward swing in electronics industry growth.
Further reading
Agere transistors could save billions
A new series of Agere transistors with lower operating temperatures

