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The Week in Review: Oct. 9 to 15 Gathered herein are the top five stories for the week beginning Sunday, Oct. 9, 2005, as ranked by EE Times' readers, up to and including Saturday, Oct. 15. The ranking is based on the number of reader "views" or "hits" on a particular article. In addition we provided an editor’s selection of other significant stories of the week. Xpedion adds four to advisory board Xpedion Design System Inc. will announce the addition of four new members to its technical advisory board. Fraunhofer forms venture capital arm Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, a network of German industrial research organizations, has formed a venture capital arm, Fraunhofer Venture-Group, based in Munich. Hitachi, Denali collaborate on CE-ATA simulation models Denali Software and Hitachi Global Storage Technologies have announced the availability of advanced CE-ATA simulation models for Hitachi's Microdrive 3K8. Entrepreneurs don't need government 'help' A reader writes in support of as open a market as possible for startup companies and venture capital. Flex technology key to next-gen system design, report says Flexible and flex-rigid substrates are now a key emerging technology in next-generation electronic system design and development and IC packaging, according to a new report by Research and Markets. Samsung's Kang says memory will drive consumer electronics Memory chips are overtaking microprocessors as the key technology driver for consumer electonics, according to a Samsung executive. Intel enters billion-transistor processor era Intel Corp. has started sampling an Itanium-2, 64-bit microprocessor made by linking together 1.72 billion transistors. Digital amplifier company raises $8 million PropheSi Technologies Inc., a developer of digital power amplifiers for cellular basestations, said it has closed an $8 million Series B funding round co-led by Austin Ventures and Bay Partners with additional investment from Genesis Campus. When it comes to IP, caveat emptor, panel says Intellectual