| Analysts reveal iPhone components
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2007-07-03 |
| The mass interest in the iPhone is a combination of Apple marketing, an interesting and interactive user interface, and the ability to integrate iTunes, Semiconductor Insights analyses. |
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| Image chip to lower cost of car vision systems
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2007-07-02 |
| The Swiss Centre for Electronics and CSEM S.A. has claimed to develop a technology that would lower the cost of automotive vision systems substantially. |
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| Intel displays tera-scale silicon prototype
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2007-06-26 |
| Intel Corp. has displayed the "first tera-scale silicon prototype" that features 80-core processor, 13-by-22mm, which claims to have 40 times the processing power. |
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| Broadcom enters GPS market with acquisition
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2007-06-14 |
| Broadcom becomes only semiconductor supplier with top-tier customers in Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, FM radio and GPS with the acquisition of chip and software provider Global Locate Inc |
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| Wibree, Bluetooth merger enhances low-power apps
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2007-06-14 |
| With the merger of Wibree forum and Bluetooth SIG, the Wibree specification will become part of the Bluetooth specification as an ultra low power Bluetooth technology |
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| Analysis: Safety drives auto chip market growth
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2007-06-06 |
| Strategy Analytics study reported an increase of 6.8 per cent in automotive chip vendor revenues in 2006. |
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| Wireless tech addresses hearing aids complexity
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2007-06-01 |
| The Epoq hearing aid from William Demant Holdings uses a proprietary magnetic-coupling technology to provide links between two hearing aids so users can get stereo effects to better locate the source of voices. |
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| iPhone clears FCC's regulations
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2007-05-21 |
| iPhone's has received a passing grade from the U.S. FCC and will be debuted next month. |
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| Chandran Nair explains NI's strategy for test
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2007-05-16 |
| Chandran Nair, managing director of NI Southeast Asia, talks about how the company has moved from the test and measurement domain to the embedded turf. |
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| GNOME initiative eyes mobile phone, embedded apps
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2007-04-24 |
| The GNOME Foundation has launched the GNOME Mobile & Embedded Initiative (GMAE) and a software platform that will help user experience development across different device profiles. |
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| Bluetooth to get really popular in 2007
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2007-04-18 |
| Bluetooth module shipments are expected to grow to 160 crore in 2010. Between 2006-2010, unit shipments will grow 33 per cent per year and revenue will expand from Rs.6,468 crore to more than Rs.14,080 crore |
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| Groups push for open cellular nets
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2007-04-16 |
| A growing chorus of companies and public-interest groups is calling for cellular carriers to open their networks to any device or Web application. Carrier restrictions are choking innovation and consumer choice, stalling the next big round in wireless growth, they say. |
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| Alliance tackles interoperability of medical systems
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2007-04-02 |
| The Continua Health Alliance is gearing up to announce a suite of technical specifications and field trials for connected medical systems and services. |
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| Bluetooth and Wi-Fi creep into PMPs, digicams
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2007-03-20 |
| Vendors and solution providers at the IIC-China demonstrated their MP3s, MP4s and digital photo frames with a new function and certified sell-point—Bluetooth |
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| .11n not to take off like .11b/g, says analyst
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2007-03-16 |
| Analysts don't see a big take-off for .11n, insisting that the 100Mbps link will not prove very useful for some time, either in public hotspots or home networks. |
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| Hot trend: Bluetooth and Wi-Fi in PMPs/digicams
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2007-03-14 |
| Vendors and solution providers at the IIC-China demonstrated their MP3s, MP4s and digital photo frames with a new function and certified sell-point—Bluetooth |
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| Thomson taps Kleer audio module for MP3 players
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2007-03-01 |
| Thomson will use proprietary technology from start-up Kleer Corp. in an exclusive deal to drive the wireless headsets for Thomson's latest MP3 players. |
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| Intel, Motion Computing introduce mobile clinical assistant
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2007-02-27 |
| Intel and Motion Computing partnered to deliver C5, the portable PC which uses Intel's first healthcare platform, the mobile clinical assistant. The technology aims to allow clinicians real-time access to patient information and enable nurses to increase efficiency and accuracy in administering patient health care. |
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| Freescale multi-media processor drives in-car system
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2007-02-26 |
| Freescale Semiconductor has announced that its i.MX31 multi-media applications processor is the engine in the Ford Sync in-car communications and entertainment system. |
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| TI enters medical electronics arena
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2007-02-20 |
| Seeing enough growth in medical electronics, Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) has quietly started a small group focused in the field. |
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| Electronics gears up for health care devices
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2007-02-16 |
| The development of electronic medical devices is expected to speed up as innovation in electronics and medicine align around miniaturisation, low power and connectivity. |
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| Home network still untamed territory
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2007-02-16 |
| Last month's Consumer Electronics Show was brimming with home networking concepts and technologies but in many respects, the digital home is still untamed territory. |
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| ST delays DVB-H mobile chip development
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2007-02-15 |
| STMicroelectronics (ST) has disclosed that it will delay development of its DVB-Handheld mobile TV chip. |
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| Wi-Fi/Bluetooth products continue to spread
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2007-02-14 |
| Wireless chip makers have unleashed a barrage of similar-sounding products for cellular handsets that offer simultaneous support for Bluetooth and WLANs |
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| CSR announces joining Bluetooth, FM bandwagon
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2007-02-12 |
| Bluetooth solutions provider CSR plc has joined the growing list of companies over the past few days announcing their roadmaps for integrating Wi-Fi and Bluetooth capabilities and FM radio functionality in chips targeting mobile phones |
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| Seagate unveils DAVE tech for mobile apps
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2007-02-05 |
| Pushing innovation for high-capacity mobile content delivery, Seagate Technology has unveiled its DAVE technology—previously the Crickett—at this week's DEMO Conference in California. |
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| Kineto, NXP expand ties for UMA handsets
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2007-02-05 |
| Kineto Wireless Inc. has expanded its relationship with NXP Semiconductors to provide Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) technology for the Nexperia cellular system solution 5210. |
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| Staccato, SK Telecom push for UWB tech in PANs
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2007-02-02 |
| Staccato Communications Inc. and SK Telecom, are staking out new territory in the development of PANs using UWB technology. |
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| 2.4GHz products to dominate wireless HID 27MHz products
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2007-01-29 |
| There will be a market shift for the wireless HID segment in 2008 as shipments of 2.4GHz-based products will outstrip those running at 27MHz. Driving this change is the wholesale product changes made by major OEMs, according to market research firm ABI Research. |
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| WiMAX to boost Taiwan's wireless growth
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2007-01-16 |
| Surprisingly, three of the top four products—mobile phone, Bluetooth, WLAN—in Taiwan wireless communications are experiencing a downturn since 1H 07. Meanwhile, GPS keeps on growing |
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