| Maxim, Powerchip form 300mm foundry alliance
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2010-08-03 |
| Analog chip maker Maxim Integrated Products Inc. has formed a 300mm foundry alliance with Taiwan's Powerchip Semiconductor Corp., reports Needham & Co. |
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| Melexis leads DASH7 drive into cars
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2010-08-03 |
| Melexis will co-chair of a working group focusing on the use of ISO 18000-7 standard for wireless sensor networking in cars. |
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| NXP launches RFID app center in China
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2010-05-18 |
| NXP has opened the RFID Application and System Center in Tianjin, China, designed to provide real-life conditions for evaluating and optimizing RFID applications and is the first of its kind in |
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| Malaysia RFID market defies downturn
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2010-04-23 |
| Malaysia RFID market reached approximately $9.5 million in 2009 and is anticipated to further grow to roughly $33.8 million by the end of 2016 with a CAGR of 19.8 percent |
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| Thailand ensures food safety with smart sensors
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2010-04-06 |
| Thailand's Ministry of Agriculture is launching an initiative that will use smart sensor technology and traceability software from IBM and FXA. |
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| Coming soon: MEMS killer apps
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2010-03-25 |
| Emerging MEMS applications promise to herald a new era of killer MEMS apps, according to market research firm Yole Development. |
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| RFID market to enjoy steady growth
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2010-03-11 |
| Despite the economic let-ups, RFID outlook is good for steady growth through the next five years, according to new market data by ABI Research |
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| Motorola to split in two by 2011
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2010-02-17 |
| Motorola Inc. is targeting the Q1 11 for its planned separation into two independent, publicly traded companies— Mobile Devices and Home, and Enterprise Mobility Solutions and Networks, . |
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| Brazil pushes semiconductor ambitions
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2010-02-11 |
| Politicians at the opening of Latin America's first semiconductor fab provided a glimpse into the mindset of the Brazil government-backed play to build a chip industry in the country. |
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| Ceitec CEO sees mega-fab in Brazil's future
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2010-02-05 |
| Ceitec SAC CEO Eduard Weichselbaumer says that the company's new fab is only a stepping stone that will lead to a large, 300mm 'TSMC-type fab' in Brazil within three years. |
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| Hot buttons for 2010: Convergence, green tech
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2010-02-04 |
| Meenus Sarin takes a look at an industry fresh out of a recession. What will 2010 hold for electronics design engineers and managers, particularly those in the ASEAN and India? Read on to find out. |
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| What's the next big application?
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2010-01-04 |
| Here's a list of the 10 technology applications to watch for in 2010, examining examine the features that make them so compelling as well unresolved issues that might keep them from breaking out. |
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| Brazil debuts homegrown RFID IC
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2009-12-14 |
| A Brazil ASSP vendor has developed a RFID chip, claimed to be the first IC entirely designed in the country |
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| Survey finds China EEs lukewarm to hot tech
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2009-12-02 |
| Engineers from China appear to be less enthusiastic and optimistic about newer technologies, including nanotechnology, system-in-package and embedded memories. |
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| Butterfly wing study to boost RFID security
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2009-11-24 |
| QinetiQ and the University of Exeter are embarking on a three-year project to develop new anti-counterfeit and radio-frequency technologies based on a portfolio of patented technology. |
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| 10 technologies to look forward to in 2010
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2009-11-23 |
| EE Times has compiled emerging technologies that have potential to change the electronics landscape in 2010. |
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| Nanocrystalline silicon to cross $2B mark by 2016
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2009-09-30 |
| NanoMarkets' new report on found that nanocrystalline silicon devices will reach around $2.1 billion in 2016. |
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| Asia Pacific aviation industry embraces RFID
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2009-09-07 |
| Aviation companies are leveraging RFID to raise efficiency, reduce waste and increase security |
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| Newport Digital boosts RFID in Taiwan
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2009-09-01 |
| Newport Digital Technologies has tied up with Taiwan's III and ITRI to distribute their RFID devices |
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| Malaysia library system gets RFID-upgrade
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2009-08-27 |
| Smartag Solutions Bhd has implemented an RFID system compliant to the EPC Global Gen2 standard to the Penang Public Library |
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| Taiwan to boost auto electronics market
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2009-08-25 |
| Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs has disclosed plans to seek greater investment in its automotive electronics industry. |
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| ST, Stollmann drive NFC adoption in mobile apps
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2009-08-04 |
| STMicroelectronics and Stollman E+V GmbH have signed a joint agreement to offer turnkey NFC interface solutions. |
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| Ceitec builds Brazil's first chip design center
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2009-07-27 |
| Brazil ASIC developer Ceitec S.A. has recently opened Latin America's first IC design center in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. |
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| Asia Pacific RFID market to enjoy steady growth
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2009-07-15 |
| The Asia Pacific region is emerging as a potential hot bed for RFID deployment, and price sensitivity has increased due to the large number of participants in this relatively nascent and small sized market |
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| NXP, Siemens team up on RFID pharma system
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2009-07-13 |
| In an effort to improve efficiency of pharmaceutical industry from manufacture to retail, NXP and Siemens are collaborating on an RFID-based supply chain pharmaceutical project |
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| Coming soon: Carbon chips
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2009-07-08 |
| Carbon—the basis of all organic compounds—seems destined to displace silicon as the material of choice for future semiconductors. |
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| Researchers tout key to future electronics
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2009-06-30 |
| Researchers say that phase transitions to implement memory and computing is the real fundamental distinction of future information technologies. |
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| Foundry growth seen in Q2 as shortages loom
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2009-06-10 |
| Business is expected to improve in the foundry arena, according to iSuppli Corp., as there are whispers about possible allocations and price hike scenarios in the sector. |
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| Vietnam applies RFID to ensure food export safety
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2009-05-25 |
| IBM Corp. and FXA Group have collaborated with the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) and the Vietnamese State Agency for Technological Innovation (SATI) that will accelerate the adoption of traceability solutions to improve global food safety. |
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| ST taps FET's lithium battery tech
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2009-05-11 |
| STMicroelectronics has signed a commercial agreement with Front-Edge Technology (FET), enabling ST to bring FET's NanoEnergy ultrathin lithium battery technology to a wide range of new markets and applications. |
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