What is tablet PC?
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A tablet PC is usually a fully functional laptop PC, equipped with a stylus and, often, a touch screen. This form factor is intended for mobility where laptops/notebooks may be impractical or unwieldy, or do not provide the needed functionality. The term tablet PC was made popular in a product announced in 2001 by Microsoft. It was a pen-enabled computer conforming to hardware specifications devised by Microsoft and running Windows XP Tablet PC Edition OS. |
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| 2012-12-10 | Low consumer spending drags power IC market The market for power management semiconductors is expected to dip by 6 per cent as the year closes as a result to continued global economic slowdown. |
| 2013-05-16 | LED lighting future getting brighter The combined growth potentials of HB LEDs and high lumen LED lighting systems represent a significant increase in demand from today's deployment rate for both the LEDs themselves and for the LED driver ICs required to drive them. |
| 2010-11-10 | ITRI says rollable displays available by 2015 Rollable color displays could become available as early as 2015, according to the Industrial Technology Research Institute of Taiwan, whose flexible display has been recognized over its competition. |
| 2010-10-04 | iPad eats into netbook market share Study indicates that the iPad "saved" the sub-10in market |
| 2013-01-22 | Interface-converter bridge LSI aimed at LCDs Toshiba's TC358774XBG and TC358775XBG claim to significantly cut power use by using a 1.8V LVDS operating system and support panel resolutions up to WUXGA (1920 x 1200 x 24bit @ 60fps). |
| 2011-12-29 | Intel's Medfield chip specs unleashed Based on the purported specifications, the Medfield's performance figures are set to rival, if not beat, current chip market leaders in the tablet arena. |
| 2012-08-30 | Integrated overvoltage, overcurrent devices for consumer electronics TE Connectivity's PolyZen CE, which targets tablets and other portable consumer electronics, claim to offer significant performance advantages over discrete solutions using fuses, Zeners and other passive devices. |
| 2011-06-23 | In-Stat: Tablets will overtake e-readers by 2012 In-Stat forecasts that tablet shipments are set to outpace e-reader shipments by 2012 because of the tablet's multimedia functionality, which is currently lacking in e-reader devices. |
| 2012-03-29 | Image gallery: The latest iPad revealed Here's a teardown analysis of the third generation iPad, including detailed findings on the differences between the A5X processor and the standard A5. |
| 2011-06-07 | IHS: Tablets vie for auto infotainment space New research from IHS iSuppli indicates the potential of media tablets as the next rear-seat entertainment solutions in automobiles. |
| 2012-04-27 | IHS boosts 2012 chip market forecast Total chip sales is expected to reach an estimated $324.6 billion in 2012, up by 4.3 percent from last year. |
| 2013-01-04 | Hynix to start sampling 3D flash memory chips SK Hynix has announced that it will begin mass producing 3D flash memory chips as investment in such technology grows across the industry. |
| 2011-02-11 | HP embarks on mobile journey No doubt, it will be a tough, uphill climb for HP, which must create a new class of smartphones and tablets under a new corporate structure with a new software platform. |
| 2011-12-27 | Hit and miss for Intel The boom in tablet market has hurt Intel's netbook business, but sales for another segment have boosted its lead against a rival. |
| 2012-04-16 | High-capacity USB power supplies for mobile devices Panasonic's USB Mobile Power Supplies consist of eight models with the high-end QE-QL301 offering a minimum capacity of 10,260mAh and has two USB ports allowing it to charge two devices. |
| 2012-04-30 | Handsets, tablets to drive slight increase in IC sales IHS stated that global semiconductor revenue is expected to reach an estimated $324.6 billion this year, up 4.3 percent from $311.4 billion last year. |
| 2010-09-27 | First 1.5GHz tri-core app processor for smartphones, tablets Marvell combines three cores in one application processor, adds 3D graphics, USB 3.0, 1080p video playback |
| 2011-10-31 | Enterprise mobility gains from smartphones, tablets AT&T, Motorola Mobility and Samsung Mobile support mobility management services seen to grow to $11 billion worldwide by 2016. |
| 2012-12-27 | eMMC, SSD set for stable growth next year TrendForce forecasted that eMMC and SSD will contribute 15 per cent NAND flash output value growth in 2013 due to strong demand for smartphones, tablets and ultrabooks. |
| 2011-12-02 | Dual-core processor delivers 14BIPS at 2GHz Samsung's Exynos 5250 uses 32nm HKMG low-power process technology that features a doubled memory bandwidth of 12.8GB/s. |
| 2011-04-28 | DisplaySearch eyes 27% growth for mobile PC market While netbook and emerging market shipments are expected to drop this year, notebook and tablet computer shipments in mature markets will surge and fuel overall market growth. |
| 2013-05-15 | Diodes rolls out rectifier which reduces charger size The 15A rated SBR15U50SP5 Super Barrier Rectifier has been designed to tolerate the higher current pulses and operating temperatures of low-profile, discontinuous mode flyback charger designs. |
| 2013-04-19 | Digital light sensor sets light sensitivity benchmark The TSL2591 family of intelligent light sensors offers low light sensitivity down to 0.000377 lux and offers a wide 600M:1 dynamic range up to 88,000 lux. |
| 2012-10-20 | Demand surge lifts NAND flash contract price TrendForce revealed that OEM orders from smartphone, tablet and ultrabook clients will be concentrated at around September to early November, resulting in increased demand. |
| 2013-02-06 | Dell agrees to be taken private for $24.4 billion Dell will go private in a $24.4 billion deal with investment firm Silver Lake and Microsoft in a bid to restore the company's profits and legacy. |
| 2011-12-08 | Controller IC price key to touch module market WitsView said the cost structure of touch module components used in tablet PCs is projected to drop by 4-5 percent. |
| 2012-09-28 | Connected device shipments to grow 14% annually thru 2016 IDC stated that as a result of the popularity of smartphones and tablets, the global market for smart connected devices reached 267.3 million units shipped in Q2, an increase of 27.4 per cent YoY and 2.8 per cent QoQ. |
| 2012-11-20 | Compact fuel cell target smart phones, portable devices The newly developed fuel cells are said to overcome the drawbacks of dry cells, lithium-ion cells, and direct methanol fuel cells. |
| 2010-06-08 | Coming soon: Atom processors for tablets Intel Corp. disclosed at Computex plans for next-generation Atom processor for tablets and netbooks. |
| 2012-07-24 | China's domestic chipset vendors ramping up shipments China-based vendors are ramping up their shipments to local white-box tablet PC vendors, cutting out Taiwan-based VIA technologies. |
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