| 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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| 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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| 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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| Judge affirms SiRF's patent infringement
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2008-08-12 |
| The pending case whether SiRF has infringed some patents of Broadcom is over. The U.S. International Trade Commission judge has ruled that SiRF has infringed six patents related to improving GPS processing and sensitivity |
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| Xsens receives assets of UWB specialist Utellus
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2008-08-11 |
| Xsens Technologies B.V. has completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Utellus B.V., a privately held technology company with deep knowledge of impulse-radio UWB technology and applications. |
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| SiRF asks for reexamination of Broadcom patents
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2008-08-11 |
| SiRF Technology Holdings Inc. has completed filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office respective Requests for Ex-Parte Reexamination of each of the four patents that Broadcom recently asserted against SiRF. |
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| Mobile memories advance to lower voltage use
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2008-08-01 |
| Low-power DDR2 (LPDDR2), a next-generation low-power memory technology for mobile and embedded designs being defined by companies participating in JEDEC standards, offers higher speed, lower-voltage operation, larger capacities and lower pin count than the current generation. This lets NVM share the same bus as SDRAM. |
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| Chips work on improving GPS signal levels
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2008-08-01 |
| As mobile handset providers include GPS functionality into their phones at more promising levels, attention is turning to the design and drop-in capability of its functions. Although presently much attention has been directed toward GPS DSPs, they are only part of the GPS success story |
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| ST-NXP Wireless is all set to do business
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2008-07-30 |
| NXP and STMicroelectronics have closed the deal that brings together key wireless operations of both companies into ST-NXP Wireless. |
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| LabView examines structural health of Olympic venues
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2008-07-28 |
| The China Earthquake Administration (CEA) has selected a structural health monitoring (SHM) solution developed by National Instruments Alliance Partner CGM Engineering Inc. based on the NI LabVIEW graphical system design platform and NI CompactRIO programmable automation controllers. |
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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| Nokia faces new wave of pressure
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2008-05-27 |
| Things are becoming a little tougher for the Finnish giant Nokia as its new competitors, Apple and Google, are getting a fair share in the smart-phone market. |
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| Orange, Nokia expand mobile service partnership
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2008-05-26 |
| Orange and Nokia have extended their strategic international partnership to a three-year deal, which will include the addition of 10 new Nokia handsets to the Orange Signature range. |
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| GSEDA seeks exciting electronic designs in Asia
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2008-05-22 |
| Nominations are now open for the 2008 GSEDA, which seeks to recognize new and innovative electronic designs made in Asia. |
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