| Navteq plots strategy for map-enhanced driver assistance
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2008-10-06 |
| Navteq has taken the wraps off a new Map and Positioning Engine (MPE) strategy. |
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| Designers give Bluetooth more brawn
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2008-10-01 |
| Even though 10 years have passed since the formation of the Bluetooth SIG, the technology behind Bluetooth is by no means stagnant, as designers strive for better performance, lower power consumption, increased range, and decreased size and costs. |
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| Will pedestrian navigation take off?
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2008-09-25 |
| After conquering the automotive market by storm, makers of portable navigation devices (PNDs) now are targeting the walking people of the world, offering systems designed specifically to meet the needs of pedestrians. |
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| Android-powered smart phones ready for launch
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2008-09-23 |
| Google's Android OS will account for 4 percent of all smart phones sold in the United States during the Q4 08, according to market research group Strategy Analytics. |
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| Actions Semi teams up with GPS map provider
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2008-09-23 |
| China fabless IC company Actions Semiconductor Co. Ltd has signed a strategic software agreement with GPS map provider, Ritu Information Systems Inc |
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| RMI fortifies partnerships with CSR, SiGe Semi
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2008-09-18 |
| RMI Corp. has increased its partner alliance members to include CSR and SiGe Semiconductor. |
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| Mobile TV leaves handset operators behind
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2008-09-17 |
| A host of mobile TV chip companies demonstrated devices that are designed to turn popular consumer devices such as the Apple's iPod, Sony's PlayStation 3 and portable GPS navigation units into terrestrial digital TV receivers |
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| MCU, Asia spell the difference for Atmel
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2008-09-01 |
| Buoyed by the strong performance of its MCU portfolio, it is no surprise that Atmel's strategy centers on this product. MCU is Atmel's fastest growing product, and the company anticipates double-digit growth for the line, growing 20 percent year-on-year, noted Yang Chiah Yee, VP of Asia sales. |
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| Internet transforms CE into computing devices
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2008-09-01 |
| Forget Atom. Forget Android. To see the future of computing, look to the Adobe Open Screen Project, an ambitious effort to bring full-featured Internet experience to devices ranging from TVs to mobile handsets. Should the project achieve its aims, it will radically alter CE devices and our relationships with them. |
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| FPGAs qualify for cars, low-power apps
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2008-09-01 |
| With the entire semiconductor industry in a state of flux and established markets offering little growth, programmable logic (PL) suppliers are exploring new opportunities. One of the promising markets that FPGA and CPLD vendors have been looking into is the automotive sector. |
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| Marvel inks GPS licensing deal with Trimble
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2008-08-27 |
| Marvell and Trimble have entered into a GPS software technology licensing agreement |
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| Judge proposes to stop importing SiRF infringed chips
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2008-08-27 |
| A recommendation by an administrative law judge has been made to the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to bar the importation of SiRF Technology Holdings Inc.'s infringed chips along with all downstream products that are included in those chips. |
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| Actel steps up to battle PLD giants
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2008-08-26 |
| Seeking to elbow its way into the spotlight and re-energize its bottom line, Actel Corp. recently acquired Pigeon Point Systems Inc.—a move that propels the FPGA house into the TCA components sector. |
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| Green cars accelerate growth for automotive MCUs
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2008-08-22 |
| Rising fuel prices and environmental concerns are accelerating electronic innovations in automotives, with automotive MCUs forecast to hit $6.3 billion in 2012—50 percent of which will be for "green" optimizations, according to Gartner Inc. |
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| Perform virtual field tests on DVB-T receivers
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2008-08-18 |
| Virtual field testing solves the huge problem in validating the RF-performance of receivers in any organization. A variety of DVB-T transmissions across Europe's 45 countries makes in-depth field testing a major undertaking. Because of this, the Digital TV Labs Virtual Field Test Suite enables comprehensive and speedy validation of RF front-end performance. |
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