| Ford, Microsoft to bring Sync system in cars
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2007-01-09 |
| Ford Motor Co. and Microsoft Corp. aim to bring computer connectivity to cars via the Sync system. |
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| Nokia, Samsung, Panasonic face Bluetooth patent complaints
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2007-01-05 |
| Nokia, Samsung Electronics and Panasonic are facing complaints filed by the Washington Research Foundation regarding the use of a Bluetooth technology without paying royalties to the institute, which markets the technology from the University of Washington |
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| MCPs drive today's handhelds, says Portelligent
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2006-12-18 |
| The adoption of multichip packages (MCPs) in such mobile systems as cell phones, digital cameras and MP3 players is nearing its peak. That's the conclusion of a report from Portelligent based on an analysis of its database of 400 product teardowns. |
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| Slow growth to push analogue firms to go private
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2006-12-12 |
| The semiconductor growth will be less than ten per cent a year on a compound basis, according to Gartner Dataquest chief chip analyst. |
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| RFMD agrees to sell Bluetooth assets to Qualcomm
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2006-12-06 |
| RF Micro Devices Inc. (RFMD) has agreed to sell the majority of its Bluetooth assets to Qualcomm for Rs.177.53 crore ($39 million |
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| Pinyon offers smart antenna tech for microstrips
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2006-12-01 |
| Pinyon Technology is demonstrating a steerable smart-antenna technology that can be implemented in very small microstrips on FR4, or even on single chips. Yet it will stay out of direct design and manufacturing at either level. |
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| Bluetooth devices to see rapid growth
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2006-11-02 |
| The number of systems shipping this year with Bluetooth could double the 25 crore units sold in 2005 and hit 1500 crore units by 2010, according to IMS Research |
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| Automotive multimedia sales down, says Strategy Analytics
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2006-10-24 |
| Despite increasing availability and strong consumer demand for automotive and multimedia communications features in cars, sales are poor, according to a report from Strategy Analytics. |
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| Nokia unveils Wibree as open industry initiative
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2006-10-19 |
| Nokia has unveiled the Wibree radio technology as an open industry initiative that complements close range communication up to 10m with Bluetooth while keeping energy consumption at minimum |
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| Agilent, AT4 Wireless jointly win WiMAX contract
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2006-10-19 |
| Agilent's Measurement Systems Division and Wireless Business Unit and AT4 Wireless has won a Rs.4.62 crore ($1 million)-contract for fixed and mobile WiMAX conformance test and regulatory test systems. |
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| Action Semi moves to high-end chips for PMPs
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2006-10-16 |
| Actions Semiconductor Co. Ltd is moving up-market with two new chip series for personal media players (PMPs). It is also planning to add basic gaming functionality to its high-end SoCs and is in the early stages of building up an IP portfolio for mobile TV. |
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| ST India to raise manpower by more than 20%
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2006-10-13 |
| STMicroelectronics (ST) India plans to increase its engineering manpower count by 300 to more than 1,800 engineers during 2006, a growth of more than 20 per cent. |
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| Infineon, Panasonic team up for 3G phone
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2006-10-09 |
| Infineon Technologies AG has announced that its GPRS/UMTS multimedia platform powers Panasonic Mobile Communications Co. Ltd's Softbank 705P mobile handset to be launched in Japan. |
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| Shenzhen factory raided for trademark infringement
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2006-09-28 |
| The Bluetooth SIG had a factory suspected of infringing upon the Bluetooth SIG's registered trademarks raided in Shenzhen |
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| Amkor selects Cadence SiP design products
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2006-09-14 |
| Amkor Technology Inc. has standardised on the Cadence SiP design products and methodologies for use in their worldwide design centres. |
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| Philips' Nexperia solution powers Samsung UMA mobile phone
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2006-08-31 |
| The new Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) WLAN handset from Samsung Electronics&8212;SGH-P200 phone, incorporates Royal Philips' Nexperia cellular system solution 6120. |
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| India is the fastest growing market for AWR
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2006-08-28 |
| Applied Wave Research (AWR) has projected that sales of its EDA tools in the India market will double during the April 2006 to March 2008 period. |
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| MindTree announces support for content protection schemes
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2006-08-23 |
| MindTree Consulting has announced the support for content protection schemes in its 'EtherMind' Bluetooth protocol upper layer stacks and profiles |
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| LGE uses TI platform in EDGE handsets
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2006-08-22 |
| TI has announced that LG Electronics (LGE) has chosen TI's OMAP-Vox platform for its new series of EDGE handsets. |
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| Bluetooth makes printing from mobiles easier
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2006-08-11 |
| As the primary driver of Bluetooth enabled printing, camera phones are providing a quick and easy way for consumers to instantly capture and wirelessly print digital photos |
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| India is Ansoft's fastest growing market
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2006-08-09 |
| India has become the fastest growing market for Ansoft Corp., with the company's business in the country growing 100 per cent during the past two years. |
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| ABI Research: Room for both W-USB, UWB Bluetooth
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2006-08-02 |
| According to a recent ABI Research study, there will be room for both certified W-USB and UWB Bluetooth even after offering differing opportunities for vendors aiming at mass markets for devices using short-range connectivity |
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| Airbee, ZMD join hands on ZigBee technology
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2006-07-31 |
| Airbee Wireless and Zentrum Mikroelektronik Dresden AG (ZMD) have signed an agreement to integrate Airbee-ZigBee Network Software stack with ZMD's 900MHz ZMD44102 transceiver. |
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| Engineer solves DLP app problem
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2006-07-25 |
| An engineer from the University of Delaware has claimed to have solved a problem that has prevented wider use of digital light processors in power-sensitive applications. |
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| LGE selects Infineon for EDGE handsets
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2006-07-19 |
| Infineon Technologies has announced that LGE has chosen Infineon as phone platform supplier for their EDGE mobile handsets. |
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| RFMD's EDGE solutions support mobile device by Sharp, Danger
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2006-07-14 |
| RFMD said its EDGE chipset and Bluetooth SoC solution support EDGE-enabled mobile device, powered by Danger Inc. and manufactured by Sharp Corp |
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| EFJ acquires wireless security solution developer
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2006-07-14 |
| EFJ Inc. has acquired 3eTI, a provider of security solutions for wireless platforms such as WiFi, mesh networking and Bluetooth |
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| Microsoft to build two PANs
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2006-07-03 |
| Many PANs are trying to crowd into the digital home. At the recent Windows Hardware Engineering Conference, Microsoft Corp. disclosed its efforts to help build at least two of them. |
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| ST organises audio seminar in Noida
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2006-06-16 |
| ST Microelectronics, India organised an audio seminar in Noida. |
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| PCIe shifts gear into v2.0
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2006-06-13 |
| The 2.5Gbps PCI Express interconnect is slowly shifting gears into a 2.0 version. |
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