| Freescale licenses ARM cores for i.MX devices
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2011-10-24 |
| Freescale plans to enhance its line of i.MX applications processors by leveraging the energy efficiency and performance of the ARM Cortex-7 and Cortex-15 cores. |
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| UWB sol'n designed for 20m communication
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2011-10-18 |
| Imec and Holst Centre unveil UWB communications that is fade-resilient and interference-free for the 6-10GHz range. |
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| Tablet PC shipments see 213% boom
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2011-10-17 |
| According to DisplaySearch, mobile PC shipments are expected to grow at double-digit rates through 2017 to reach nearly 80 crore units, up from 27.7 crore in 2011. |
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| ARM, UMC partner for 28nm process technology
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2011-10-12 |
| ARM and UMC partner for 28HPM process technology that targets a wide range of applications such as portable devices and high performance applications such as digital home and high-speed networking. |
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| India claims Rs.1,569.51 tablet computer
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2011-10-10 |
| The Indian government releases a tablet computer for students at a subsidized rate of Rs.1,569.51 ($35) and made by a hitherto unknown manufacturer, Datawind Ltd. |
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| PFC shipments grow at 237% CAGR
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2011-10-03 |
| According to Pike Research, 45 lakh PFCs for portable electronics will be shipped in 2017, representing a CAGR of 237 percent over the next six years. |
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| Bluetooth low energy ICs shipments top 20 crore
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2011-09-30 |
| In 2015, annual shipments of dual-mode Bluetooth low energy ICs for portable computing devices such as notebooks, netbooks and tablet PCs will top 20 crore units. |
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| SIGMA adopts Xilinx FPGAs for DSLR cameras
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2011-09-23 |
| SIGMA designs Xilinx Inc.'s Spartan-6 FPGA into its digital single lens reflex (DSLR) camera, the SIGMA SD1, enabling high-definition and high resolution images in the new 46megapixel camera. |
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| Smartphones streamline idle listening
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2011-09-22 |
| University of Michigan researchers streamline idle listening for smartphones and other Wi-Fi-enabled devices that claims to extend battery life by as much as 44 per cent on the busiest networks |
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| Open Silicon gains low-power ASIC design patent
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2011-09-22 |
| Open-Silicon gains patent for PowerMAX-based low power ASIC design process that adds design-specific library augmentation, back biasing, power recovery and custom leakage signoff. |
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| Motion algorithms boost MEMS-based interfaces
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2011-09-20 |
| Hillcrest's MEMS sensor algorithms, the Freespace MotionEngine, targets MEMS-based motion-control interfaces for Smart TV, streaming video, motion-based gaming and 3D gesture control. |
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| Li battery gets flexible with polymer gel
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2011-09-15 |
| Cheaper, smaller and flexible batteries can be achieved with a polymer gel to replace liquid electrolytes used in rechargeable batteries, according to University of Leeds researchers. |
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| Auto infotainment platform mimics tablets
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2011-09-13 |
| Tieto develops an automotive infotainment platform that works similar to a tablet computer, runs on Android and enables apps for functionality. |
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| Kontron plans ARM-based SBCs
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2011-09-13 |
| Kontron plans for energy-efficient, stationary and mobile solutions as it focuses on offering SBCs and modules based on the ARM architecture. |
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| Researchers aim for battery-less CPUs
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2011-09-12 |
| Researchers in VCU have been awarded a total grant worth of Rs.7.85 crore ($1.75 million) to develop a battery-less CPU that can harness its own energy |
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| Car use declines, EVs take over
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2011-09-01 |
| Decline in car use owing to fuel and car maintenance costs, increase in car life and car fuel inefficiency drives the market for electric vehicles, according to IDTechEx. |
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| IEEE: Future of nanotechnology
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2011-08-30 |
| IEEE Nanotechnology council collaborates on new areas of nanotechnology such as healthcare, electronics, energy, and other fields. |
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| Human motion powers portable electronics
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2011-08-29 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers look into harnessing human motion energy so that people may no longer depend on batteries to power portable electronics. |
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| Hybrid ultracapacitors enhance battery tech
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2011-08-17 |
| Ioxus' distributed-energy architecture uses hybrid ultracapacitors that work better than traditional battery technology claiming 95 per cent energy efficiency |
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| Intel Capital unveils Rs.1,000 crore Ultrabook fund
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2011-08-16 |
| Intel Capital's newly launched Rs.1,345.29 crore ($300 million) Ultrabook Fund will focus on helping start-ups working on technologies for the next-generation ultrabook. |
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| Battery challenges in hybrid cars
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2011-08-11 |
| As automakers try to roll out "green cars" such as all-electric vehicles and various flavors of hybrids and microhybrids, batteries remain the biggest challenge. |
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| Broadcom, Nordic Semi verify BLE interoperability
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2011-08-10 |
| Nordic Semiconductor's low-cost Bluetooth low energy proximity tag allows successful wireless communication with Broadcom's Bluetooth 4.0-compliant combo chip. |
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| SEP 2 group focuses on interoperability
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2011-08-05 |
| HomePlug Alliance, WiFi Alliance, HomeGrid Forum, ZigBee Alliance and others have formed a new group for SEP 2 Interoperability to fast-track certification and interoperability testing for SEP 2 devices. |
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| CPV module enables smart energy management
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2011-08-05 |
| Fraunhofer scientists have developed a smart energy management system using concentrator PV (CPV) modules that use up the solar energy generated rather than storing it to enable cost-effective operation. |
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| Embedded connected car systems show strong growth
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2011-08-03 |
| Despite the hype about hybrid and smartphone-based telematics solutions, embedded connected car systems are expected to grow from 4.1 crore at the end of 2011 to 18.9 crore by 2016, says ABI. |
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| Smart grid apps drive energy storage market
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2011-07-27 |
| The growing energy storage market will see technologies such as NaS, NaMx and TES becoming popular solutions for large scale and utility scale energy storage, says SBI Energy. |
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| Electrons used as fuel for all-electric vehicles
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2011-07-22 |
| Cambridge Crude aims to render petrol obsolete with a battery technology for all-electric vehicles that would turn electrons into a fuel that could be pumped like diesel or petrol |
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| Nanocarbon production to touch Rs.5,000 crore in 2015
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2011-07-21 |
| According to MarketResearch.com, the nanocarbon production capacity was 4,065tons in 2010, and is expected to exceed 12,300tons in 2015 to reach a value of Rs.5,803.57 crore ($1.3 billion). |
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| M2M technology advances aid in low-cost applications
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2011-07-20 |
| Tony Spizzichino of Telit RF Technology pushes for the combination of different technologies such as GSM/GPRS and Short Range RF to deliver innovative, reliable and optimised M2M applications. |
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| Non-volatile memory market to boom by 2015
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2011-07-20 |
| According to MarketResearch.com, the global market for emerging NVM is expected to increase to Rs.7,142.86 crore ($1.6 billion) by 2015 at an AAGR of 69 per cent through the forecast period. |
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