| GPS/GPRS chip cuts costs in handsets
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2009-02-16 |
| From MediaTek Inc. comes the MT6253 GSM/GPRS single-chip solution, which integrates all essential electronic components, including DBB, ABB, power management unit and RF transceiver onto a single chip, to reduce the materials costs in mobile phones. |
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| DSP architecture aims at 4G
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2009-02-13 |
| Ceva Inc. has started sampling to select customers CEVA-XC, the programmable DSP architecture that supports full transceiver processing for multiple air interfaces in software, targeting 4G terminals and infrastructure. |
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| Chip integrates flurry of RF features
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2009-02-11 |
| The race to get ever tighter integrated RF functionalities on to a single chip has hotted up again with Broadcom Corp. extending its combo chip line-up with a device integrating its GPS location-based IP, Bluetooth and FM radio |
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| Module family suits 3G/4G products
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2009-02-10 |
| TriQuint Semiconductor unveiled its Triumf module family, a convergence architecture for mobile device manufacturers designing next-generation 3G/4G products. The Triumf module family offers a streamlined RF footprint combining GSM, Edge, W-CDMA and HSPA transmit functionality into one module. |
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| Agilent rolls million-bit-per-minute SI simulator
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2009-02-06 |
| Agilent Technologies Inc. has developed a million-bit-per-minute SI Channel Simulator for multigigabit chip-to-chip data link design. |
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| Integrated protection device fits mobile apps
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2009-02-05 |
| ON Semiconductor has released what it claims to be the first integrated bi-directional device, with positive and negative overvoltage protection and overcurrent protection. |
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| GPS contact transmits, receives signals above 1.8GHz
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2009-02-04 |
| ITT Interconnect Solutions has released the universal GPS contact, a 1.8mm dry circuit pressure contact that when mated and deflected, maintains true contact beam positioning with no conductivity to the side walls |
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| GPS Snitch gets scrutinized
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2009-01-30 |
| The dizzying pace of progress in GPS navigation, Internet mapping and mobile data support has reached an intriguing confluence. As devices such as the Blackline GPS Snitch roll out, live tracking is now in the hands of the masses. Let's spy on the spyware now, with a private eye on the enabling technology |
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| Shark fin antenna fits automobiles
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2009-01-30 |
| Laird Technologies Inc. has launched its new "Shark Fin" style modular antenna assembly for automotive vehicles. |
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| RS-232 transceivers deliver up to 3Mbit/s data rate
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2009-01-27 |
| Maxim Integrated Products has released a new family of RS-232 transceivers that deliver high data rates, low-voltage logic-level translation, low 1µA supply current through the AutoShutdown Plus feature and enhanced ESD protection. |
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| Market welcomes 'smallest' GPS combo handset device
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2009-01-26 |
| CSR plc. claims that its latest BlueCore BC7830 is the tightest integrated and smallest GPS combination device designed for mobile handsets to hit the market |
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| ARM-based integrated processor aims at photo frames
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2009-01-12 |
| Marvell Technology Group Ltd is pushing its Sheeva ARM9 core to GHz levels in the first of a family of integrated processors aimed at consumer and embedded systems. The PXA168 targets a range of devices including Web-connected digital photo frames. |
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| Advanced Mezzanine Card targets wireless apps
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2008-12-19 |
| CommAgility Ltd's new AMC-3C87F is a single-width Advanced Mezzanine Card providing a mix of multicore DSP and FPGA processing power together with flexible, high bandwidth I/O connectivity. |
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| MEMS aim at consumer, networking apps
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2008-12-16 |
| SiTime Corp. offers two new MEMS chip families for high-frequency stability and multiple-frequency output realms of GPS, cellphones and mobile devices, as well as servers, routers and other networking equipment |
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| LitePoint debuts 'first' device test for Multicom
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2008-12-12 |
| LitePoint Corp. has launched the first device test solution designed specifically for Multicom devices—single devices containing multiple radios and wireless connectivity standards. |
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