| 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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| SMIC heralds 'first' 45nm yield lot
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2008-12-10 |
| Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. has announced its first 45nm yield lot, signifying a working 45nm process. |
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| Nüvi 205 expands horizon for GPS navigation system
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2008-12-01 |
| No longer at prices that force PNDs into locked glass cabinets, the $199 PND is driving the growing commodity status of standalone GPS systems |
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| SiRF powers Samsung GPS handsets in China
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2008-11-18 |
| SiRF Technology Holdings Inc. is powering Samsung handsets with GPS-enabled location services for GSM mobile phone subscribers in China |
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| Nokia presents glimpse of next smart phones
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2008-11-18 |
| In 2004, Nokia developed a concept design for a smart phone dominated by a touchscreen, which looks now uncannily like Apple's iPhone. |
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| Opinion: ST, NXP ready JV for market setbacks
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2008-11-11 |
| Reality or as they would have it as the new market realities have claimed 500 jobs at the ST-NXP JV, with the ink hardly dry on the deal that integrated the bulk of the wireless activities on ST and NXP. |
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| Wrong directions
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2008-11-03 |
| Have you ever been misled by your own e-navigation device? Stuff happens, but Jack Ganssle says that users are also responsible for the odd data they get. |
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| Qualcomm hit with new $1B GPS patent suit
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2008-10-31 |
| Homeland security company Gabriel Technologies Corp. and its and subsidiary Trace Technologies LLC have filed of a federal court lawsuit against Qualcomm Inc. |
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| Consumer navigation faces long road to mass market
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2008-10-30 |
| The most important issue confronting navigation vendors is how to grow navigation beyond the current penetration rate of 20 percent to a virtually ubiquitous experience embraced by all layers of society in North America and Europe. |
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| TI to shed about 350 jobs in France
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2008-10-30 |
| Texas Instruments Inc. announced its intention to cut 300 to 350 jobs, out of 900, at its site in Villeneuve-Loubet, in the French region of Provence-Alpes-Cte-d'Azur. |
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| GooglePhone responds to Android's aspirations
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2008-10-29 |
| Smart phones are again the talk of the town. This time it's the T-Mobile G1, a distinctly un-Apple, un-iPhone-like slider. Is the new "GooglePhone" a true revolution or simply a creative reuse? |
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| Renesas taps Epson A-GPS tech for SH-Mobile G3 LSIs
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2008-10-28 |
| Seiko Epson has licensed Renesas Technology its A-GPS reception technology for the SH-Mobile G3 single-chip LSIs used in mobile phones and portable information terminals |
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| Nokia's dream: Innovation beyond handsets
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2008-10-27 |
| In his keynote speech at the Smartphone show in London, Kai Oistamo, Nokia's executive VP, revised the title of his speech from "The Future of Smartphones" to "The Future of Computing." |
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| ST, Navteq fuse tech to improve driver assistance apps
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2008-10-23 |
| STMicroelectronics and Navteq have partnered to develop a solution that combines a digital road map with positioning data to enable advanced driver assistance applications. |
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| Ericsson to deliver HSPA mobile data solutions to Intel MIDs
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2008-10-22 |
| Ericsson and Intel Corp. have partnered to bring HSPA mobile data solutions to mobile Internet devices (MIDs). |
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| ITC affirms SiRF's GPS patent infringement
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2008-10-14 |
| the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has affirmed an Initial Determination that SiRF Technology Holdings Inc. infringes three GPS-related patents held by Global Locate, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Broadcom |
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| 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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