| MTNet taps Aeroflex platform for CDMA, A-GPS test
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2008-07-18 |
| MTNet, the CDMA Certification Forum (CCF) accredited conformance test lab established within China's Ministry of Information Industries, has standardized on the Aeroflex 6402 AIME CDMA test platform for 1xEV-DO Rev A and A-GPS testing |
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| iPhone 3G still packs some surprises
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2008-07-15 |
| Aside from some very surprising component choices in key parts of the upgraded communications section, the old adage 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' has clearly shaped the design of the iPhone 3G. |
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| Toshiba integrates Ericsson broadband modules in notebooks
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2008-07-08 |
| Toshiba Corp. has selected Ericsson's High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) mobile broadband modules for its business laptop range in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). |
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| EC, ESA open bidding to build Galileo system
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2008-07-04 |
| The European Commission and European Space Agency (ESA) have launched the procurement process for the construction phase of Europe's Galileo satellite navigation system. |
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| Guide to low-power wireless network specs
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2008-07-01 |
| Chipmakers need high volume sales to generate meaningful return, and high volumes require global markets. For a global technology market to take off, history has demonstrated that standards are essential. This was true for both Wi-Fi wireless Internet and Bluetooth. It will also be true for sensor networks. |
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| Galileo sets to achieve cosmic expectations
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2008-06-18 |
| Satellite navigation system, Galileo, has a wealth of R&D under way to ensure there will be working terminals available before the system is in its commercial operation by 2012 or 2013. |
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| TI, Qualcomm set to dominate MID sector
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2008-06-17 |
| The market for integrated circuits for inclusion in mobile Internet devices is set to grow from $29 million in 2008 to $2.6 billion in 2012, with Texas Instruments and Qualcomm as leading suppliers of silicon, according to Forward Concepts. |
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| ITC favors Broadcom on patent suit against SiRF
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2008-06-17 |
| The U.S. ITC has rejected claims by SiRF Technology Holdings Inc. that two of its GPS patents were infringed by Global Locate, a company Broadcom Corp. acquired in July 2007 |
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| Break the barriers to greater innovation
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2008-06-16 |
| Innovation has propelled the semiconductor industry. In its quest for greater innovation, the industry faces three main challenges. |
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| Top considerations in selecting mobile antennas
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2008-06-16 |
| When selecting an antenna for any given mobile device, there are three main factors that device manufacturers should address to ensure optimal performance. These characteristics encapsulate the most crucial factors for end user satisfaction, which all rely on the selected antenna. |
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| Cheaper iPhone 3G, bigger returns?
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2008-06-12 |
| Despite slashing the cost of its iPhone 3G in half, analysts believe that Apple Inc. will still reap significant profits on its latest handset. |
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| Future of display driver chip market looms
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2008-06-12 |
| Revenue growth for display driver ICs is expected to slow down in the years to come despite the rapid expansion of the global flat-panel display industry, according to the recent report of iSuppli Corp. |
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| A-GPS service arrives in India
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2008-06-03 |
| India's Tata Teleservices will commercially deploy a new location-based service that is the first to use Qualcomm Inc.'s Assisted GPS (A-GPS) technology in the country |
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| MEMS makeover consumer electronics apps
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2008-06-02 |
| Motion sensing technologies for mobile and gaming devices come in a variety of flavors, ranging from IR sensors and inertial sensors to combo devices that integrate accelerometers and gyros. Thanks to the Nintendo Wii and Apple iPhone--and the limitless imagination of designers--motion sensing technologies are enabling a host of novel applications. |
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| Compromise with LDOs and reap benefits
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2008-06-02 |
| Today's multivoltage portable system designs demand a variety of devices for managing power conversion from switched-capacitor charge pumps to inductive DC/DC converters. But when designers want a compact, simple-to-implement solution that delivers a reliable power source at low cost and requires few external components, a low-dropout regulator more often than not is the part of choice. |
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