| Notebooks to feature 3G Internet connectivity
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2009-02-24 |
| Sony Electronics Inc. has selected Qualcomm Inc.'s Gobi mobile Internet technology for use in Sony's Vaio notebook PC lines, thus enabling users to experience high-speed wireless Internet via 3G cellular connectivity. |
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| Industry welcomes ST-Ericsson JV
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2009-02-16 |
| The 50/50 joint venture that united the wireless semiconductor division of STMicroelectronics and the mobile platform division of Ericsson will move forward as ST-Ericsson, which has a combined pro-forma revenues of about $3.6 billion in 2008. |
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| MEMS accelerometers find place in CE
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2009-02-13 |
| Though MEMS accelerometer sales are likely to decrease to $846 million in 2009 due to a slump in automotive demand, ABI Research estimates that the market will recover to be worth $1.6 billion by 2012, fuelled by a boom in consumer applications. |
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| GPS module zooms into auto industry
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2009-02-04 |
| SiRF Technology Holdings Inc. and M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc. have partnered to help create the networked GPS module that provides location information to the new generation vehicle-based communications and entertainment systems |
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| Virtus to push Hong Kong as logistics hub
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2009-02-02 |
| Virtus Asia Ltd and GS1 Hong Kong Ltd have signed a memorandum of understanding where Virtus will team up with the Hong Kong RFID Centre, which was established to promote Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta Region of China as a regional center for accelerated adoption of EPC/RFID technologies and other complementary technologies. |
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| ZTE picks Apexone's amplifiers for advanced handsets
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2009-01-27 |
| ZTE Corp., one of China's top handsets OEMs/ODMs providing mobile solutions to customers around the world, has selected Apexone Microelectronics' A7013 Class D audio amplifier. |
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| Power amplifiers on the hot seat
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2009-01-23 |
| A virtual "sit down" with some leaders in the industry discussed where power amplifier technology is, and where they think it is going. |
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| CES 2009 take-aways
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2009-01-22 |
| CES 2009 showcased many of the next generation consumer products that use IP blocks that we are developing. |
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| Programmable broadband heightens PC TV hype
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2009-01-21 |
| After searching many years for the yet-to-blossom mobile TV handset market, vendors are increasingly shifting their focus to the PC-TV market. |
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| ITC: SiRF infringed 6 GPS-related patents
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2009-01-19 |
| The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has affirmed an ITC administrative law judge's initial determination that SiRF Technology Holdings Inc. infringes three additional GPS-related patents held by Global Locate Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Broadcom Corp |
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| Reports: GPS, Wi-Fi to defy '09 slump
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2009-01-14 |
| The markets for chips focusing on the Wi-Fi, GPS navigation and location technology sectors could defy the global semiconductor downturn this year, according to two separate reports |
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| 2009 IC fearless forecasts
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2009-01-06 |
| 2009 is just beginning to unfold in the electronics industry and there is already a looming uncertainty based on recent industry data. |
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| Navteq: Navigating the future
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2009-01-06 |
| 2008 was a very good year for the navigation industry in Asia Pacific. |
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| Outlook is positive for health care, wireless
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2008-12-31 |
| While almost all segments of the electronics industry will be flat or decline in 2009, a few exceptions are possible, according to an industry survey. |
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| Practical aspects of touchscreen systems
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2008-12-16 |
| The need for innovative user interface solutions becomes more essential to device design. Projected-capacitance touchscreens can help designers face this challenge. |
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