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The author discusses research into the rate of autistic children born to parents with technical jobs such as engineering. The concept of assortative mating is described, and mate selection in humans, the genetics of autism, and the psychological factors of autism are discussed. Systemizing behavior in autistic children, the mechanical abilities of children with Asperger's syndrome, and the relationship between mathematics ability and autism rates are discussed. The author researched the children of people who work in Silicon Valley in California and Bangalore, India, where there is a concentration of computer researchers, as well as the effect of testosterone levels in pregnant women. INSET: IN BRIEF.

The article presents information on various events and happenings related to the computer industry, as of March 1, 2000. The International Symposium on Physical Design 2000 is being held at San Diego, California, in 2000. American Association for Artificial Intelligence 2000 Spring Symposium on "Smart Graphics" is being held in Palo Alto, California. The Simulation Solutions 2000 conference is being held in March 2000. The International Business Forum on Mobile Systems, The 5th Business Forum, is being held in March 2000. The 12th ITC Specialist Seminar on Teletraffic Issues Related to Mobile Systems and Mobility is being held in Norway. The International Symposium on Telemedicine and Teleeducation in Practice ISTEP 2000 will be held in Slovakia. The 6th International Conference on Auditory Display will be held in April 2000. The 10th Conference on Computers, Freedom and Privavcy, will take place in April 2000.

Focuses the computer industry, highlighting the impending crises experienced by the microchip makers in Silicon Valley, California. Details on the crises; Combination of experts in the field of laser fusion, astronomical interferometry and spy-satellite imaging; Reference to the fashioning of each layer of a microchip's components; Comments from Bill Siegle, chief scientist at AMD in Sunnyvale, California.

Focuses on the computer industry in Silicon Valley, California, highlighting the three-dimensional (3D) sound system developed by Beth Wenzel and colleagues at the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ames Research Center. Identification of the main ability which Wenzel wants to exploit; Details on the 3D sound systems; Comments from Richard Duda, professor of electrical engineering at San Jose State University. INSET: Spaced-out sounds.

Focuses on the success of the computing industry in Silicon Valley, California, reference to technology investor Roger McNamee. Job description of McNamee; Comments from McNamee regarding the computing industry in Silicon Valley; Information on a study carried out by James Gibbons, former dean of the school of engineering at Standford between 1984 and 1996, regarding the relationship between industry and academy.

The article focuses on the development plans of Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) as discussed at the InformationWeek Fall Conference in Rancho Mirage, California. The company's CEO Mark Hurd, demonstrated that company will be focusing more on growth, efficiency and capital. While the company's chief information officer Randy Mott, identified three major growth areas for HP that focuses more on the radical centralization of the company's IT operations.

Focuses on the Seybold Seminars which will be held in September 2001 in San Francisco, California. Goal of the event; Details on the event's conferences; Keynote speakers of the event.

Comments on Silicon Valley in California. Computer and information technology companies that are present at Silicon Valley; Description on the culture at Silicon Valley; What makes Silicon Valley different from other places.

The article presents biographies and statements of candidates for the position of president of the Association of Computing Machinery Council. Being a doctorate in mathematics, Stephen R. Bourne, of Menlo Park, California-based El Dorado Ventures, is well known for his work on the UNIX operating system. Steve is a member of the ACM, IEE, and Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. In this article, he states some elements that ACM need to focus are most effective forums for communication between members, new partnerships with other professional organizations to improve effectiveness in policy making forums etc. Another candidate, A. Joseph Turner, professor in Department of Computer Science at Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina, received the Outstanding Contribution to ACM Award in 1996 for contributions to computing education. Turner states that it would be a great time to be involved in a progressive organization of computer professionals.

Focuses on the men who come to Silicon Valley in California aspiring for a career in the computer industry. Choice between a steady career and adventures; Application of electronic mail in adventure; Benefits of telecommunication advancement.

Presents an overview of the Santa Clara Valley (Silicon Valley) in California. History of work in the computer industry done there; Establishment of the Incubator by the National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) in 1993; The Incubator as a place for young entrepreneurs who would not be able to survive in the computer industry by themselves; Profiles of those within the Incubator; Tendency of older computer engineers to finance the younger ones.

Presents a photo-essay on the pioneers of the computer industry in the Silicon Valley in San Jose, California. Includes Intel Chairman Gordon Moore; Netscape Communications President Jim Clark; AutoDesk CEO Carol Bartz.

Discusses the economic recovery of the technology companies located in California's Silicon Valley in contrast to Boston, Massachusetts' Route 128. Financial performances since 1965; Silicon Valley's adaption to changes in international competition; Silicon Valley's decentralized industrial system; Hewlett-Packard's management styles based on teamwork and participation; Corporations dominating Route 128.

A venture capitalist who scaled entrepreneurial heights as a key investor in Apple Computer, Altos Computer Systems, and Tandem, talks of opportunity, company building, investor madness, and the failings of the business press. An in-depth interview with Don Valentine.

Presents information on the criteria needed in order to be eligible for the A.M. Turing Award. A.M. Turing award known to be the most prestigious award offered by the Association fof Computing Machinery (ACM) Council; Manuel Blum of the University of Berkeley, the recipient of the A.M. Turing Award.

Focuses on Moore's Law in relation to the economic prosperity of Silicon Valley, California. Definition of the law; The effect of Intel's double packed chip on the turnaround time for Moore's observation; Definition of Moron's Law.

The article presents a list of events related to the computer industry. The Association for Computing Machinery's (ACM) 1976 Annual Conference will be held during October 20-22, in Houston, Texas. The Eighth Annual ACM Symposium on Theory of Computing, organized by the ACM Special Interest Group for Automata and Computability Theory will be held during May 3-5,1976, in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The 1976 International Conference on Management of Data will be the sixth annual conference of the ACM Special Interest Group on Management of Data, and it will be held during is June 2-4, 1976, in Washington D.C. The 1975 Winter Computer Simulation Conference, organized by the Society for Computer Simulation, will be held during December 18-19, 1976, in Sacramento, California.

America's technology industry is becoming more and more intertwined with government. It has realised that the machinery of government in Washington can greatly influence its growth and profitability, and is becoming increasingly involved in lobbying. Conversely, the American government has become keenly aware of IT's crucial importance for the nation's well-being, heightened by the emphasis on homeland security. This should not come as a surprise, argues Debora Spar, a professor at Harvard Business School. "When technologies first emerge, there is a rush away from government and a surge of individualism. Over time, however, the rebels tend to return to the state." The reason public rules usually find their way into a technology, Spar argues, is because government can protect property rights and restore order. But it also happens when a technology becomes widely used. The chipmaker never had any ideological qualms about co-operating with government. In that sense, it has always been a mature company. Intel benefited from government money in the 1980s when it came under competitive pressure from Japanese manufacturers. Other Silicon Valley firms, too, owe much to the state. Oracle, for instance, grew out of a consulting job for the CIA, and the taxpayer stumps up for over a fifth of its orders. The Valley as a whole, however, did not develop a political conscience until 1996, when it successfully campaigned against a California ballot initiative that would have made shareholder lawsuits much easier. This alerted the region's leaders to the need to get more involved to defend their interests, leading to the creation of such groups as TechNet, a lobbying and fund-raising organisation. This environment also provided fertile ground for having a go at Microsoft. The antitrust case against the company might never have been brought without its competitors stirring up the trustbusters.

Customers who upgrade to Windows Server 2003, developed by Redmond, Washington-based computer software developer Microsoft Corp., may have to pay more than expected, due to a host of layered add-on services scheduled to ship over the next six to nine months as of May 13, 2003.The company is considering charging users for add-on services that would be released after the initial launch of the product this week in San Francisco, California.Services provided by the company include the company's Real-Time Communications Server, Active Directory Application Mode and Windows Rights Management, among others.

Mentions the computer chip developed by Transmeta in Saratoga, California. Crusoe chips consuming less battery power than a normal processor; Expectation that the chips will power a new generation of portable Web devices.

Discusses new developments in the digital computer industry. Details of the new network-controller chips being developed by Echelon Corp. of Palo Alto, California; Business strategy of the company; Information that during the past six years Echelon has spent around $100 m trying to realise the dream on which it was founded; Claim that Echelon's technology takes the decentralisation of computing--which has its roots in the transition from mainframes to PCs--to an extreme; Information that so far about 1,000 manufacturers are using or experimenting with Echelon's technology; Claim that many of Echelon's customers are utilities, eager to find remote and cost-effective ways to monitor their users' consumption of gas, electricity or water.

Discusses the dissatisfaction of powerful computer industry executives in Silicon Valley, California to President Bill Clinton's policies which negatively affect the computer industry. Clinton's decision to ease export restrictions on computer decoding software; President's lukewarm support of the telecommunications reform measure.

Discusses Silicon Valley in California. William Shockley as the creator of Fairchild Semiconductor; Fairchild's establishment of numerous companies, including Intel Corporation; The term Silicon Valley; Stanford University as a factor of Silicon Valley's success.

Mentions Silicon Valley Tarot cards, created by programmer Thomas Scoville. The cards' parody of life in the United States computer capital; Characters featured in the cards; Contact point for more information.

True to the daring spirit that built the Silicon Valley, the mood here is not gloom and doom but one of hope and excitement. As many here see it, such fields as biotechnology and telecommunications are opening new frontiers while a `maturing' semiconductor industry provides fresh challenges. Some believe that the economic pressures have been good for the Valley as most marginal companies that folded strengthened the existing major firms.

Computer entrepreneur A. Nathaniel Goldhaber has been named president and chief executive of Kaleida, the Apple/IBM joint venture. Goldhaber, 44, recently served as president of a venture capital firm specializing in high technology. He was also the founder of the computer networking firm Tops, which was acquired by Sun Microsystems five years ago. Kaleida will develop multimedia systems combining data, audio and video. Offices are temporarily set up in Apple's Cupertino HQ until a San Francisco base can be established.

The article presents information on the National Computer Conference in Anaheim, California from May 19-22, 1980. With the theme of "New Directions for a New Decade." the conference included more than 100 program sessions and 1600 exhibits, three days of professional development seminars, Personal Computing and Small Systems festivals, and a Science Film Theater. Keynote speaker David Packard, chairman of the board of Hewlett- Packard, addressed the conference. With regard to advanced technology, Packard maintained that it is available on reasonable terms from universities and research firms but a firmer commitment to research and development is needed. Since universities and colleges will continue to be the main supply of trained personnel, more attention should be paid to the support of colleges and students should be provided with useful curricula choices. Roger Allen of Computer Sciences Corporation chaired a session on "Early Experiences in Complying with Foreign Restrictions in Foreign Privacy Laws."

The article announces several events related to the computing industry. The biennial conference of the British Computer Society will be held at the Cunard International Hotel in London, England from October 4 to 6, 1977. The second conference of the European Cooperation in Informatics, which will be held in Venice, Italy from October 10 to 12, 1978, has the theme Information System Methodology. Papers and demonstrations are being solicited for the 1978 National Computer Conference on June 5 to 8, 1978 in California.

The article presents information about several conferences related to the computer industry. Technical Symposium on Computer Science and Education, will be held in Anaheim, California, during February 12-13, 1976 and the conference will be organized by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). The Fifth Biennial International Codata Conference will be held in Boulder, Colorado, on November 1, 1975. 1976 International Symposium on Fault-Tolerant Computing will be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, November 1, 1975.

The article reports on the contract awarded to Milpitas, California-based Appro by the University of Tsukuba in Tsukuba, Japan. The company has been awarded a contract for a 95TF Appro Xtreme-X(TM) Supercomputer to be deployed at the university's Center for Computational Sciences. The university selected Appro's Xtreme-X3 Supercomputer for its matchless Quad-Rail system interconnect. Appro will partner with Cray Technical Services and Sumisho Computer Systems to deliver the system and service.

The article presents a calendar of events related to the computer industry to be held in different parts of the world in 1965. The third international congress and exhibition on instrumentation and automation will be held from October 13-19, in Germany. A one day data processing symposium will be held on June 4th in San Diego, California. The American Mathematical Society Meeting will be held in the University of Oregon on June 19.

Describes the development, and performance of the SUN 386i/250 workstation machine manufactured by Mountainview, California-based Sun Microsystems Inc. Components of the system; System requirements; Features; Usability; Operational functions.

Announces the holding of the 1995 Silicon Valley Personal Computer Design Conference and (SVPC) Exhibition on August 21-23 at the San Jose Hyatt Hotel in California. Program of activities; Topics to be discussed; Participants of the conference.

Only one-fifth of the original 250 high-tech firms remain in business in Silicon Valley. Venture capital is drying up, and everything from IBM to overkill has been blamed.

The article highlights the 2007 Embedded Systems Conference, held on April 1 to 5, 2007 at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California. The author presented several products during the show including Ember's EM260/AVR breakout board which simplifies wireless development, Wireless USB and Ultra-Wideband, the LIS302ALk accelerometer from STMicroelectronics NV.

The article reports on the growing success of the innovative Try and Buy Program of computer company Sun Microsystems Inc. in Santa Clara, California. The winners of the company's Open Performance Contest are announced. According to survey results, 94 percent of participants would recommend the program to others. The success of the program sparked the launch of the Sun Open Performance Contest in which all customers will try out a product from the company's Try and buy list.

Reports on the relationships formed by San Jose, California-based LockStar Inc. with several public key infrastructure (PKI) vendors to ensure interoperability with the LockStar solution to PKI-enabled mainframe computers.

The article discusses the papers presented at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) held in February 2009 at the San Francisco Marriott hotel in California. One of the papers considers the introduction of Intel Corp.'s Nehalem-EX server CPU, a 2.3 billion-transistor member of its 45-nm Nehalem family. Meanwhile, another paper shows the technique described by Hideaki Saito, a principal researcher at NEC Corp., for stacking a memory chip using direct aluminum-to-copper links.