| RDS data receivers zoom in on portable, in-car apps
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2008-03-24 |
| Silicon Laboratories Inc. has expanded its broadcast audio portfolio to include two high-performance radio data system (RDS) receivers, the Si4706 and Si4749. |
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| GPS disciplined oscillator consumes very low power
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2008-03-19 |
| Jackson Labs has unveiled its FireFly product, an extremely small OCXO-based GPS disciplined oscillator that meets Stratum-1 requirements with very low-power consumption |
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| Test platform fully supports W-CMDA A-GPS conformance testing
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2008-03-18 |
| Aeroflex has announced that the Aeroflex 6401 AIME A-GPS is the only test platform available that supports the industry-standard TTCN A-GPS protocol test cases as well as the Minimum Performance tests and the OMA SUPL V1.0 conformance tests |
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| Secure digital flash cards aim at mission-critical apps
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2008-03-18 |
| Netlist has released its third solid-state product for the industrial market, the SD1.1 Industrial Grade Secure Digital flash card, which is aimed at mission-critical applications. |
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| Phone evolves to become smart widgets
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2008-03-06 |
| It is interesting to look at the different ways that HTC and Nokia, two companies that have very competitive and successful smart-phone offerings, arrived at their latest products. |
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| GPS modules tailored for synchronization, timing apps
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2008-03-06 |
| Connor-Winfield has developed the TiMax TI125 surface-mount GPS module for use in synchronization and timing applications |
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| Automotive, consumer solutions in IIC-China Shenzhen
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2008-03-04 |
| Princeton Technology is presenting seven product lines while Leadis is showcasing its power-saving technologies in audio and display ICs today at ongoing Shenzhen leg of IIC-China 2008. |
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| Zener diode micro-assemblies protect car infotainment devices
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2008-03-04 |
| Tyco Electronics' new Zener diode micro-assemblies feature a higher hold current of 2.3A, and are designed to help protect circuits in GPS, smart phones, game consoles, portable media players and other video-based peripherals that can be charged in the car |
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| Understanding low-power wireless network standards
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2008-03-04 |
| Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and ZigBee all have a place in the world of wireless communications. But for different reasons, none are a particularly good fit for wireless sensor networks. |
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| Plug-and-play crypto IC eases host-side security
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2008-02-28 |
| Atmel has announced its CryptoCompanion chip providing plug-and-play host-side cryptographic security for embedded systems that are prone to counterfeiting, firmware theft and the violation of licensing agreements. |
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| CEVA multimedia platforms expand video standard support
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2008-02-20 |
| CEVA has expanded its MM2000 programmable mobile multimedia platform offering with support for RealVideo and VC-1 software components. |
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| Double capacity for this embedded flash drive
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2008-02-18 |
| SanDisk's 16Gbyte iNAND embedded flash drive packs double the storage capacity of conventional 8Gbyte products into a standard Jedec 12mm x 16mm package, which the company attributes to its advances in MLC NAND flash technology. |
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| Multiband Mobile WiMAX receiver rolls from Agilent
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2008-02-15 |
| Agilent Technologies has introduced a measurement receiver for Mobile WiMAX, extending the technology support of its existing drive test receiver platform. |
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| Ref design enables low-cost HEDGE smartphones
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2008-02-14 |
| Broadcom has announced a new HEDGE reference design platform that promises to accelerate the process of developing next-generation smartphones for mass consumer handsets. |
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| LED drivers for backlights extend mobile battery life
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2008-02-11 |
| Leadis has started sampling a new family of charge-pump-based LED drivers that uses the company's PowerLite current regulator to deliver up to 95 percent power efficiency for longer battery life. |
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| Reconfigurable analog baseband LSI tailored for SDR
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2008-02-08 |
| NEC and NEC Electronics have announced the development of a reconfigurable analog baseband LSI for software defined radio. |
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| NXP's GloNav acquisition yields 'smallest' GPS solution
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2008-02-06 |
| Shortly after the closing of its acquisition of GloNav, NXP Semiconductors announced its first single-chip A-GPS solution, claimed to be the industry's smallest, lowest-power, lowest-system-cost GPS solution |
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| Multiband tuner enables anytime, anywhere TV viewing
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2008-01-25 |
| NXP Semiconductors says it has developed the world's first multiband silicon tuner, the first to support the five global TV standards for portable devices and five frequency bands. |
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| Tiny HSPA multimedia baseband packs advanced features
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2008-01-24 |
| NXP has announced a feature-packed, ultrasmall, single-core, dual-mode Nexperia Cellular Multimedia Baseband PNX6712 for HSPA and EDGE. |
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| Portable audio codec 'first' to integrate FM transmitter
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2008-01-17 |
| Leadis Technology's latest audio codecs with FM transmitters and its Gmax audio amplifier technology, maintains best-in-class SNR and extends battery life in portable audio apps. |
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| Dual synchronous buck converter measures 2mm x 2mm
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2008-01-16 |
| Micrel has launched the MIC23250, claimed to be the industry's smallest high-efficient, dual 400mA 4MHz PWM synchronous buck step-down converter housed in a 2mm x 2mm, 10-lead MLF package. |
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| Boost converter drives multiple ultrabright LEDs
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2008-01-04 |
| Texas Instruments Inc. has developed a high-brightness LED driver with an integrated 40V, 1.2A switch that can drive up to three 1W LEDs in series. |
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| TCXOs/TCVCXOs promise ±0.3ppm stability
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2008-01-02 |
| MtronPTI has introduced the M610x series of Stratum 3 compliant products, and the M611x series of general-purpose TCXOs/TCVCXOs, featuring ±0.3ppm stability performance over the full industrial temperature range of -40°C to 85°C. |
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| Omron tips 'first' global WiMAX antenna for notebooks
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2007-12-20 |
| Omron Corp. has introduced a global WiMAX band polymer antenna, the HAWK-WMX, for laptops, notebooks, tablet and ultramobile PCs. |
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| Software remotely collects mobile, network data
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2007-12-20 |
| Qualcomm Inc. has released the MobileView product, a software application that remotely captures diagnostic data with GPS from mobile handsets |
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| Class-D driver IP meets advanced SoC requirements
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2007-12-14 |
| Chipidea has released a Class-D audio driver IP specifically designed for SoC devices manufactured in 65nm process and below. |
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| Aeroflex beefs up A-GPS testers with OMA SUPL support
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2007-12-13 |
| Aeroflex announced that its 6103 and 6401 A-GPS conformance test systems for location-based services now support for the Open Mobile Alliance Secure User Plane (OMA SUPL) 1.0 |
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| LDOs fit space-constrained, noise-sensitive apps
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2007-12-07 |
| Maxim's low-noise 500mA MAX8902A/MAX8902B LDOs are suitable for noise-sensitive and space-constrained applications. |
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| Universal GPS, Galileo RFIC comes in tested die
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2007-12-04 |
| Maxim Integrated Products has introduced the MAX2769E/W, claimed to be the industry's first universal GNSS receiver for GPS, WAAS, Egnos, Galileo and Glonass navigation satellite systems in a single tested die |
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| Small GPS ref design suits consumer handhelds
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2007-12-04 |
| Taiwan fabless AGPS firm SkyTraq Technology Inc. has released a small-footprint stand-alone type GPS reference module using its low-power Venus6T GPS chipset |
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