| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| DriveCam's monitoring systems reduce driving risks
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2008-05-15 |
| DriveCam's pattern recognition systems detect risks in driving, reduce vehicle damage, workers' compensation and personal injury costs. |
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| Galileo satellite sends first signals to Earth
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2008-05-13 |
| Giove-B, the test satellite for Europe's Galileo system, has sent its first navigation signals back to Earth, marking what the European Space Agency called 'a historic step,' showing that Galileo can work alongside the GPS system of the United States |
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| ARM to trump Intel in MID design-ins
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2008-05-09 |
| ARM rather than Intel is expected to win out in the short term amongst designers of MIDs in a market that is expected to build towards annual sales of 69 million units, exceeding $17 billion by 2014. |
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| RFMD restructures, veers away from wireless systems
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2008-05-08 |
| RFMD is reducing its investments in wireless systems, including cellular transceivers and GPS solutions, to focus on core IC component opportunities, including cellular front ends and other components |
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| NXP, Siemens co-develop GPS/GSM-based toll system
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2008-05-08 |
| NXP and Siemens Mobility have partnered to develop NXP's new Automotive Telematics On Board Unit Platform into the 'single-chip on-board unit' system based on GPS for use in private vehicles |
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