| Google bares mobile strategy: open platform
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2007-11-07 |
| Google's long-awaited gPhone has been rechristened "Android," but a briefing on the device focused on the 34-member Open Handset Alliance Google has formed to drive open interfaces for wireless applications, rather than on a handset design |
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| Wi-Fi card for digicams eases photo sharing
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2007-11-05 |
| Eye-Fi Card fits into an SD slot and automatically sends pictures from the digicam to a local PC or Mac or to an online site based on preset user preferences. |
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| 45nm designs demand efficient floorplans
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2007-11-01 |
| With the migration to 45nm cores, optimized I/O planning and placement will become even more critical. These challenges beg the question: Who should take charge of a chip's I/O plan along with the considerations for the package and the rest of the system? |
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| Chips address lighting challenge
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2007-11-01 |
| Portable electronic devices today require additional power circuits to drive auxiliary RGB status lights and to backlight the keypad, making lighting a major power management challenge. |
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| Apple sets up iPhone software development center
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2007-10-30 |
| Apple has finally established an iPhone development center to spur software developers to create application programs. |
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| ATCA advocates seek to open up software features
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2007-10-26 |
| Proponents of the ATCA platform are pressing for new initiatives to woo more large telecom OEMs to open standards. |
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| Consortium drafts IC test interface extension standard
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2007-10-22 |
| The Semiconductor Test Consortium Inc. has published the first draft of terminology specifications for the Semiconductor Test Interface eXtensions (STIX) initiative |
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| System security takes on SoC approach
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2007-10-16 |
| Protecting a device's secret key and content as well as understanding the basic requirements of a secure SoC are vital to create leading-edge products. |
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| How much information should a system provide?
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2007-10-16 |
| We're inundated with too much information from too many sources. But there's one large area where we suffer from the opposite syndrome of too little information, the "Check Engine" light in the car. |
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| Chips head for automotive lane
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2007-10-16 |
| Analog device makers are tailoring analog parts--from LED drivers to switching regulators--to meet automotive OEMs' requirements for automotives. |
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| Engineers work on real-time control of artificial limbs
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2007-10-16 |
| Researchers have reported advances in neural technology as well as the hurdles still ahead for delivering capabilities such as artificial limbs powered by implanted devices that read and harness subtle control signals in the brain. |
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| Three 3G HTC Touch phones roll as Google keeps mum on gPhone
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2007-10-04 |
| Taiwan handset vendor HTC launched new Touch smart phones with high-speed 3G connectivity over HSDPA networks, as Google stayed quiet about the gPhone. |
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| Virtual video, multitouch define future
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2007-10-01 |
| Technologies of computer interfaces and graphics expected in the next 10 years took the spotlight at this year's Siggraph exhibition, including a virtual video recording system and multitouch displays among others. |
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| Handset interface taps capacitive sensors
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2007-10-01 |
| The capacitive-sensing user interface is beginning to emerge as a practical and innovative upgrade for mechanical buttons in mobile handsets. When a handset is enabled with touch sensors, handset makers obtain exciting new look-and-feel options for their designs |
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| Good strategies for a low-power resistive touchscreen
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2007-10-01 |
| Engineers are increasingly designing touchscreens into portable devices. This article discusses the construction of a resistive touchscreen panel and the inner workings of a typical four-wire resistive screen. It also discusses some hardware low-power strategies. |
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