| In-Stat sees mobile handset ICs reaching $82 billion in 2015
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2011-03-16 |
| The value of semiconductors used across all mobile handsets exceeded $55 billion dollars in 2010, with smartphones driving growth over the next five years. |
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| Russia demos digital TV SoC
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2011-03-15 |
| Designed for use in STB TV receivers, the new SoC includes the ARM1176 core running at 324MHz, multistandard hardware video decoder, configurable audio decoder engine and multichannel DMA engine. |
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| Platform brings ZigBee into Android phones, tablets
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2011-03-10 |
| Texas Instruments' Android 2.2 software development platform eases the integration of the ZigBee and ZigBee RF4CE protocol stacks to directly connect mobile devices to CE and smart home apps. |
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| RFID evolves for wider adoption
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2011-03-09 |
| RFID adoption is entering the next phase of the technology's evolution. Projects are scaling, infrastructure deployments continue, integration is deepening, the end user is more committed and investment is up. |
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| Xoom powered by Nvidia, Atmel, STMicro chips, devices
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2011-03-02 |
| Inside Xoom are Atmel's four-chip touch-screen controller solution, AKM's electronic compass, Kionix's 3-axis accelerometer, STMicro's 3-axis gyroscope and Bosch Sensortec's pressure monitor. |
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| CSR to acquire troubled Zoran
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2011-02-23 |
| CSR believes Zoran's imaging and video capabilities combined with its own connectivity and location skills will prove the acquisition a great proposition for its customers. |
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| U-blox platform simulates European satellite positioning
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2011-02-17 |
| U-blox and Rohde & Schwarz have concluded a simulation of the soon-to-be-deployed European Galileo satellite positioning system. |
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| Fraunhofer Institute devises automotive comms system
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2011-02-15 |
| The system involves a device in the car that transmits position and sensor data to a roadside unit. In turn, the in-car unit receives current data on road conditions and accidents ahead, and traffic congestions. |
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| Survey reveals phone features consumers will buy
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2011-02-07 |
| A survey by In-Stat found that consumers in the market for mobile phones are willing to pay more money for features, the top three being GPS, camera and a memory card slot |
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| High data traffic intensifies SI issues
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2011-02-03 |
| Some of the effects of increased data traffic are signal intensity problems, which must be addressed in testing. Design validation must pinpoint errors and optimize systems to deliver timely solutions. |
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| CSR, ARM ink A5, A9 multicore licensing agreement
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2011-01-31 |
| CSR will combine its connectivity expertise with two software-compatible processors, ARM's Cortex-A5 and A9 cores, to reduce development costs and release leading-edge products in a timely manner. |
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| Evolving market pushes RFID tech to step up
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2011-01-28 |
| There is evidence that RFID adoption is entering the next phase of the technology's evolution. |
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| What's in the cards for the chip industry?
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2011-01-28 |
| Chip industry analysts make fearless forecasts for 2011, among them, M & A's, a structural shift between memory sub-sectors, a brighter semicap equipment outlook and the continued rise of LEDs. |
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| Single-chip positioning device for global navigation systems
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2011-01-27 |
| STMicroelectronics introduces its Teseo II, an open-platform SoC with rich set of peripherals that tracks GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS and QZSS signals. The chip also offers short signal-acquisition times |
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| Qualcomm acquires Atheros
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2011-01-10 |
| The acquisition will let Qualcomm integrate full connectivity features into its SnapDragon processors, including Bluetooth, WiFi and GPS |
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| China connection boosts MIPS' mobile penetration
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2011-01-05 |
| The connection represented by MIPS-Ingenic-Velocity Micro illustrates an emerging paradigm in the consumer electronics market: A China-developed processor is driving a host of new consumer devices, while a big ODM community based in greater China (i.e. Foxconn) designs and manufactures them, which are, then, promoted by U.S.-based marketing companies like Velocity Micro, who cultivate channel connections with top retailers. |
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| CES 2011 Fearless Forecasts
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2011-01-04 |
| Tablets, home-networked TVs, hybrid home networks, home automation and Android are among Rick Merritt's top picks in his forecast for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2011 in Las Vegas next week. |
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| Multimedia product trends demand innovation
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2011-01-03 |
| As the industry recovers and the market demands innovative differentiated products, semiconductor companies can license building blocks to immediately catch up with emerging technology trends. |
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| Wind River, VIA Telecom work on smartphone Android solution
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2010-12-22 |
| Project codenamed Kunlun, Wind River and Via Telecom work to provide Android smartphones to OEMS for China's CDMA market. |
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| MediaTek seeks growth outside China
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2010-12-22 |
| The fabless chip vendor is working to expand beyond China's low-end markets and garner design wins in higher-end handsets in India and North America. |
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| Handset processor, connectivity chip shipment update
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2010-11-25 |
| "The increasing shipment rates of handset processors and connectivity chips are the major engines driving handset semiconductor market growth," industry analyst Celia Bo said in an ABI Research report, which forecasts a 12 percent growth in shipments of handset semiconductors. |
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| Intel gears up to enter the embedded sphere
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2010-11-15 |
| Intel Corp. is developing "smart sensing opportunities in embedded markets" according to Vida Ilderem, VP of Intel Labs. |
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| NXP tests eCall car emergency system in Europe field trial
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2010-11-12 |
| NXP and partners test eCall system across Europe |
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| MIPS on the rise
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2010-11-03 |
| Processor core vendor MIPS Technologies is growing strong, and Sandeep Vij, CEO, MIPS, says greatness can be achieved if a company has "a soul." |
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| Smartphone chips found in Samsung tablet PC
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2010-10-29 |
| A teardown revealed that Samsung's Galaxy Tab uses up to 11 components that are used in the company's Galaxy S cellphone, including a Hummingbird processor. |
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| STMicroelectronics pushes auto electronics at Busan
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2010-10-27 |
| STMicroelectronics is preparing to unveil its latest innovative products in the fields of automotive safety, infotainment, and navigation at the 17th ITS World Congress n Busan, Korea, later this month. |
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| Google, Nokia boosting demand for navigation systems
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2010-10-18 |
| Market data show sales of navigation devices still on the rise |
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| Broadcom acquires Beceem for $316 million
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2010-10-15 |
| Broadcom to pay $316 million for 4G innovator |
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| EC, security sourcing fair opens in HK
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2010-10-14 |
| Global Sources' largest-ever China Sourcing Fairs: Electronics & Components and Security Products shows opened yesterday at Hong Kong's AsiaWorld-Expo. |
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| Qualcomm launches augmented reality SDK for Android
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2010-10-07 |
| Qualcomm Incorporated has just announced the immediate availability of its Augmented Reality Software Development Kit for Android smartphones. Marketed through Qualcomm's online developer network, QDevNet, Qualcomm's SDK will spawn a new breed of applications that give interactive 3D experiences on everyday objects, such as immersive 3D gaming experiences on tabletops and interactive media experiences on product packaging and promotional items. |
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