| 2009-11-13 |
Consumer electronics boom to drive IC recovery |
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As the semiconductor industry rebounds from a sharp and painful downturn, it will be aided by high growth rates in five consumer electronics categories. |
| 2009-09-16 |
Wi-Fi products invade consumer electronics |
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In-Stat says over 1,000 Wi-Fi enabled products were launched in 2008, and even more will come in 2009. |
| 2009-04-07 |
HD consumer electronics set for triple growth |
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As high definition (HD) becomes the ubiquitous video standard worldwide, global shipments of HD STBs, camcorders, DVD players and video-game consoles are expected to triple from 2008 to 2012, according to iSuppli Corp. |
| 2009-02-04 |
consumer, mobile electronics propel MEMS market |
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iSuppli Corp. has projected that global revenue from consumer and mobile electronics shipments of MEMS will rise to $2.6 billion in 2012, up from $1.1 billion in 2006. |
| 2009-01-14 |
Philips shapes intelligent consumer electronics |
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Peter Wierenga, CEO of Philips Research, shared the company's research philosophy, and explained that to grow in the highly competitive world of CE, it is important to combine new technologies with new products. |
| 2009-01-08 |
Energy consumption in consumer electronics |
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As consumers buy more, it is even more imperative that the energy efficiency of these devices continues to improve. |
| 2008-11-21 |
consumer electronics with a twist |
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One good thing that could come out of this economic downturn is an explosion of innovation in consumer electronics. |
| 2008-10-14 |
Semicast: consumer electronics to achieve steady growth |
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The market for 32-/64bit MCUs, embedded microprocessors and general purpose DSPs will show steady and on-going growth despite the current economic uncertainties, particularly affecting confidence in the United States, Europe and Japan. |
| 2008-09-24 |
ARC is up for reorganization |
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ARC International will be reorganizing its operations, enhancing and accelerating the deployment of its new multimedia product range to high-growth consumer electronics markets |
| 2008-09-18 |
Selecting the correct IC for power supply applications |
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Selecting the proper IC for a power supply application may seem like an easy task. However, as newer consumer electronics come out that require multiple voltage rails, the task becomes more complex |
| 2008-09-05 |
Slowdown becomes boon for consumer electronics |
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While tighter budgets may be affecting the travel and tourism businesses, consumers are continuing to purchase electronics for the home and personal use, as many families are likely more inclined to take "staycations" rather than vacations |
| 2008-09-05 |
Wind River platform for consumer devices, VxWorks Edition 3.6 |
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consumer electronics is a low-margin, high-risk industry where customers have come to expect a single device to perform multiple functions at optimal levels |
| 2008-09-03 |
Defective HD TVs spell legal woes for Hitachi |
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The U.S. subsidiary of Japanese consumer electronics manufacturer Hitachi Ltd is being sued over alleged defects in the company's high-definition TV sets |
| 2008-09-03 |
CE, wireless devices drive market growth for MEMS |
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Driven by new demand from consumer electronics and wireless applications, the global market for MEMS will expand to $8.8 billion in 2012, up from $6.1 billion in 2006, forecasts iSuppli Corp |
| 2008-09-01 |
Components continue shrinking |
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Passive component miniaturization prevails for a growing number of portable electronics designs. If you can squeeze a higher capacitance or voltage in a smaller case size, that's even better. With resistors, there is a push for the same or better performance in smaller packages, particularly for consumer devices such as multimedia phones |
| 2008-08-28 |
Will Canmore finally bring Internet TV to reality? |
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The marriage of TV and the Internet has tickled the fancy of engineers and marketers at consumer electronics and computer companies for more than 15 years. The concept is intuitive, yet everyone's still waiting for the first Internet TV product to take the consumer market by storm |
| 2008-08-25 |
Intel, Yahoo! spice up TV viewing |
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Intel Corp. and Yahoo! Inc. have previewed plans for the Widget Channel, a TV application framework optimized for TV and related consumer electronics (CE) devices that use the Intel architecture |
| 2008-08-25 |
Device controls mobile displays |
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With an eye on the consumer electronics market, particularly higher-resolution displays for smartphones, silicon foundry provider Silterra Malaysia is promoting its 0.13¦Ìm high-voltage technology |
| 2008-08-22 |
Buzz: Intel to drive stereo 3D to TVs |
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Though details remain unclear, early reviews hold that Intel has taken a "great leap ahead" in extending its x86 jewel into consumer electronics |
| 2008-08-15 |
Virtus' MEMS motion sensing devices debut |
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Virtus Advanced Sensors, a developer of multi-axis inertial sensor technology has introduced its first sensor product, an analog 3-axis accelerometer for low-cost consumer electronics applications |
| 2008-07-29 |
HDMI reigns as king of high-definition interface |
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As high-definition technology continues to advance in the consumer electronics and display arenas, so does the penetration of the High Definition Multimedia Interface technology for connecting HD devices |
| 2008-07-25 |
Update: CEA to look into 3DTV spec proposal |
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The consumer electronics Association (CEA) will explore the possibility of setting standards for 3DTV, seen by many observers as the next big thing in home entertainment |
| 2008-07-21 |
Sony seeks alliance toward standardized UWB tech |
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Sony has rallied a group of 14 companies¡ªmainly large Japanese consumer electronics firms¡ªaround an ad hoc effort to standardize proprietary UWB technology it first demonstrated at the Consumer Electronics Show in January |
| 2008-06-30 |
Fast Cycle RAM aims at CE apps |
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Fujitsu Microelectronics Ltd has developed a 256Mbit consumer FCRAM product for digital consumer electronics, the MB81EDS256545 |
| 2008-06-27 |
LG opens new design center in Europe |
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LG electronics, a leader in consumer electronics and mobile communications, has announced the opening of its new European Design Centre in Covent Garden, London, United Kingdom |
| 2008-06-16 |
Ensure HDMI interoperability of consumer electronics |
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HDMI has become the de facto digital interface standard for the high-definition CE market. This article discusses product interoperability issues faced by manufacturers and explains how a strong and well-defined program of interoperability performance testing addresses these issues. |
| 2008-06-09 |
Zoran acquires video frame conversion provider |
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Zoran Corp. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire for $27.6 million Let It Wave, a fabless company that delivers technology for video frame rate conversion and image enhancement capabilities for flat panel TVs and other consumer electronics products |
| 2008-06-02 |
MEMS makeover consumer electronics apps |
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Motion sensing technologies for mobile and gaming devices come in a variety of flavors, ranging from IR sensors and inertial sensors to combo devices that integrate accelerometers and gyros. Thanks to the Nintendo Wii and Apple iPhone--and the limitless imagination of designers--motion sensing technologies are enabling a host of novel applications. |
| 2008-05-30 |
Mature devices shape Rolly's dancing feet |
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The consumer electronics Show in January was rocked by the "dancing" MP3 player¡ªSony Rolly |
| 2008-05-29 |
Sony, Sanyo, Exceed, Lucky Light settle LED suit |
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Four consumer electronics companies including Sony Corp. and Sanyo Electric Co Ltd, Exceed Perseverance Electronic Ind. Co Ltd and Lucky Light Electronics Co Ltd, have agreed to license patents owned by a Columbia University Professor Emerita that cover basic semiconductor technology used in Blu-ray video players as well as mobile phones, digital cameras and other devices |
| 2008-05-01 |
Touch sensors target transparent user interfaces |
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Synaptics has released its ClearTouch product portfolio ClearPad and ClearArray sensors for a wide range of consumer electronics that require transparent touch-sensitive user interfaces |
| 2008-04-10 |
Philips licenses North America TV biz to Funai |
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Royal Philips electronics and Funai Electric of Japan have entered into a brand licensing agreement under which Funai will assume responsibility for the sourcing, distribution, marketing and sales of all Philips' consumer TV activities in the United States and Canada |
| 2008-04-07 |
Is Videocon yearning for Moto's handset biz? |
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Reports indicate Indian consumer electronics giant Videocon appears eager to buy Motorola Inc.'s loss-ridden handset business, which is being spun off into a separate company |
| 2008-03-28 |
Samsung renews DivX license deal for CE devices |
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Samsung and DivX have announced the renewal of a two-year licensing agreement that will allow Samsung to continue to include DivX technology in a variety of consumer electronics devices |
| 2008-03-17 |
Altera's automotive aspirations |
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Altera Corp. is entering the automotive electronics space in a big way. Robert Blake, VP of the automotive and consumer business unit, spoke with EE Times Asia about their automotive solutions |
| 2008-03-10 |
Audio processor delivers high fidelity sound |
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The TAS3308 audio SoC from TI offers high processing power for audio equipment manufacturers to create demanding applications such as DTV audio subsystems and other consumer audio electronics |
| 2008-02-28 |
DC/DC converter claims high efficiency in small package |
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Murata electronics has introduced the low-cost and small MPD6S022S DC/DC converter, aimed at digital consumer home electronics |
| 2008-02-19 |
A/V, memory glitz and glam at IIC-China |
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This year's IIC-China will gather over 240 international IC tycoons and local manufacturers to showcase their latest and offerings to satisfy the increasing demand for high-quality and high-definition consumer electronics |
| 2008-02-14 |
IDC: China semiconductor market to hit $28 billion in 2011 |
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Driven by computing and consumer electronics demand, IDC predicts that the China semiconductor market will top $28 billion in 2011 |
| 2008-02-14 |
Charger ICs for portable CEs optimize Li-ion batteries |
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A family of Li-ion battery charger ICs that address the need for highly accurate charging current and output voltages for portable consumer electronics has been introduced by Freescale |
| 2008-02-01 |
It's a full house for digital TV links |
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consumer electronics companies are asking the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to mandate that their products be given access to applications and services running on the headend systems of cable TV providers |
| 2008-01-17 |
Digital living room challenge: Make devices talk wirelessly |
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Since a full suite of HDTVs, DVD players and cameras are now being delivered by consumer electronics companies into the digital living room, the question of how best to connect them wirelessly arises |
| 2008-01-10 |
Chipset jazzes up ISM radios |
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This week at the consumer electronics Show (CES), Integration Associates is introducing the EZ Radio Pro chipset |
| 2008-01-10 |
Low-pin count interface facilitates mobile device-HDTV hook-up |
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Silicon Image Inc. has revealed at this week's consumer electronics Show (CES) its Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL) technology, which enables mobile phones, digital cameras, media players and other mobile devices to link directly to HDTVs |
| 2008-01-09 |
Intel debuts 16 Penryn processors |
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At the consumer electronics Show on Monday (Jan. 7), Intel Corp. has launched 16 new Penryn PC processors made in its 45nm process technology |
| 2008-01-08 |
CES takes on multipolar world |
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The consumer electronics Show highlights the rapid growth of the consumer electronics industry in emerging nations, bringing about a multipolar world |
| 2008-01-08 |
3M, Himax to co-develop mobile projectors |
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3M and Himax Technologies Inc. have entered an alliance to commercialize LCoS mobile projectors by combining their proprietary technologies to deliver a complete mobile projection solution to consumer electronics manufacturers |
| 2008-01-08 |
Intel exits OLPC project |
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Intel has withdrawn from the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project a few days before it was scheduled to exhibit prototype computers using its processor at the consumer electronics Show |
| 2008-01-07 |
MEMS made this pico-projector palm-sized |
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At this week's consumer electronics Show, Microvision Inc. will showcase a prototype of its pico-projector, which uses micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) to downsize a digital projector to a palm-sized battery-powered unit |
| 2008-01-04 |
Fujitsu-Sigma Designs team up covers wireless HDAV technology |
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Sigma Designs and Fujitsu Microelectronics America Inc. (FMA) will collaborate to deliver Wireless HDAV technology solutions for consumer electronics manufacturers serving the high-definition, A/V, cable-replacement market |
| 2007-12-11 |
Test system reduces cost of SoC testing |
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Advantest has introduced a compact test solution designed to lower the cost of testing SoC devices used in digital consumer products and automotive electronics |
| 2007-11-23 |
MEMS poised to penetrate CE market |
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After penetrating mass market by enabling air bags to trigger fast enough to catch passengers before they hit the steering wheel, MEMS now has a new target: consumer electronics |
| 2007-11-13 |
Samsung exits Japan CE market |
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A Samsung electronics spokeswoman announced that the company has stopped sales of consumer electronics in Japan |
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