| IBM tops patent list, Asian firms dominate
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2013-01-14 |
| A U.S. patent research firm reports that IBM once again received the most number of utility patents in 2012 while Asian companies like TSMC experienced double digit percentage growth |
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| Reprogrammable memory arrays on flexible substrate
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2013-01-14 |
| The MOMA consortium has recently announced the development of the largest reprogrammable non-volatile memory arrays which will be made on flexible substrates |
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| Broadcom points to Gb wireless as CES 2013 star
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2013-01-14 |
| Broadcom CTO Henry Samueli identified Ultra HDTV, gigabit wireless and "Wi-Fi in everything" as three key trends in this year's CES. |
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| Broadcom licenses ARMv7, ARMv8 architectures
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2013-01-14 |
| The ARMv8 architecture is the first ARM architecture that includes 64bit execution, enabling processors based on the architecture to combine 64bit and 32bit execution |
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| Analyst: China's polysilicon price on steady climb
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2013-01-14 |
| EnergyTrend revealed that polysilicon and mono-Si wafer prices are continuing on an uptrend as talks regarding China's double anti-policy in February grow more widespread. |
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| Motion control market to rebound in 2013
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2013-01-14 |
| IMS Research forecasted that the global motion control market will grow nearly five per cent despite the 1.9 per cent contraction last year |
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| Recessed chassis for EMCs provide added protection
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2013-01-11 |
| Pixus Technologies' new enclosure allows the subrack and boards to be completely protected inside the enclosure frame, preventing damage to the modules and reducing its susceptibility to EMI/RFI |
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| LTE network adoption to reach 1.6B in 2017
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2013-01-11 |
| Explosive growth in the last quarter helped to make 2012 a breakthrough year for LTE services as connections in the dominant markets of South Korea, the USA and Japan rocketed |
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| Opinion: Smart TV not living up to its potential
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2013-01-11 |
| EE Times' Junko Yoshida analyses how major manufacturers like LG, Samsung and Panasonic scramble to redefine smart TV. |
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| Digi-Key inks agreement with GeneSiC
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2013-01-11 |
| The distribution agreement enhances GeneSiC Semiconductor's ability to seed the market with its brand of Silicon Carbide High Voltage, High Temperature products |
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| Panasonic banks on 'eco-related' technology
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2013-01-11 |
| Panasonic President Kazuhiro Tsuga looks to green technology in a bid to return the consumer electronics company to profitability |
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| PV makers to suffer from consolidation rounds this year
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2013-01-11 |
| The total number of solar panel makers is set to fall to 150 in 2013, down from about 500 last year, leading to a 70 per cent market plunge this year, said IHS |
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| Hydrogen fuel cells hampered by high costs, says report
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2013-01-11 |
| The "hydrogen economy" remains a pipe dream with hydrogen fuel cells turning a modest $3 billion market of about 5.9 GW in 2030 |
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| Sharp says bigger is the only way to go
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2013-01-11 |
| Sharp Electronics said the Japanese company's future would rest squarely on TV that are bigger and broader, with higher resolution |
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| ARM mulls RF IP for IoT
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2013-01-11 |
| CEO Warren East talks about what part ARM will play in making the "Internet of Things" a widespread success as well as the significant changes in the smart TV market |
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| AMD to churn out quad-x86 chips for tablet-notebooks
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2013-01-10 |
| Advanced Micro Devices has demonstrated applications and games running on a Kabini-based ultrathin notebook and on a Temash convertible tablet-notebook. |
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| Snapdragon powered by quad-core Krait sampled out
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2013-01-10 |
| The Snapdragon 600 and 800 are powered by quad-core Krait 300 and Krait 400 processors, respectively, enhanced implementations of its currently used ARM-compatible Krait processor |
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| Everspin exhibits ST-MRAM viability for SSD
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2013-01-10 |
| The reduced switching current and simplified circuitry of ST-MRAM enables it to support the write bandwidth required for DDR3 performance, according to Everspin Technologies |
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| Intel teams up with Plastic Logic for 'PaperTab
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2013-01-10 |
| Queens University has recently collaborated with Intel Labs and Plastic Logic to work on a flexible 10.7-inch tablet that features innovative controls. |
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| U.S. nuke lab pulls out switches due to Huawei roots
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2013-01-10 |
| Network switches manufactured by H3C Technologies found within the Los Alamos National Laboratory's system were replaced because of national security concerns |
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| Cisco, NXP joint venture advances connected car
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2013-01-09 |
| Cisco and NXP invested in Cohda Wireless to bring the Internet of Things to the automotive industry |
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| Ingenic arms tablet SoC with MIPS, imagination graphics
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2013-01-09 |
| Ingenic Semiconductor has debut a dual-core MIPS-based apps processor and plans to demonstrate it in a 10-inch Android tablet during the Consumer Electronics Show |
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| Nvidia showcases latest Tegra 4 processor
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2013-01-09 |
| Nvidia launched a quad-core Tegra 4 application processor based on the Cortex A15 as well as a hybrid mobile game player and streaming system |
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| Bosch enters consumer electronics MEMS space
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2013-01-09 |
| Bosch's BMA355 three-axis accelerometer is said to provide ultra-low-power performance while an integrated interrupt engine on the tiny device permits 12bit resolution in small devices |
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| Wi-Fi, WiGig Alliance to operate under one roof
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2013-01-09 |
| The Wi-Fi Alliance and WiGig Alliance have executed a memorandum of agreement outlining their plans to consolidate activity under one group |
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| Nvidia, Qualcomm take lead in apps processors
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2013-01-09 |
| According to reports from Strategy Analytics, Nvidia took the lead in the tablet market while Qualcomm lead in the smartphone space |
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| PV demand to shift from West to Asia this year
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2013-01-08 |
| TrendForce forecasts that while the ASP downhill trend is expected to continue into 2013, there will be a potential shift of PV demand from the West to the Far East |
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| Growth in Americas bolster chip sales
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2013-01-08 |
| The Semiconductor Industry Association reported that the strong growth in the Americas region have pushed the three month average of worldwide semiconductor sales to increase at above seasonal rates |
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| Nanoscale engineering to spawn 'universal memory'
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2013-01-08 |
| Nanometer-scale engineering of so-called phase-change materials could lead to non-volatile memories with fast read and write speed, high reliability and low power consumption |
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| Fabless firms continue winning streak over IDMs
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2013-01-08 |
| According to the forthcoming McClean Report 2013, revenues for fabless chip makers grew six percent in 2012 compared to a fall of four percent for so-called integrated device makers (IDMs |
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