Spanish PLC supplier taps austriamicrosystems' foundry service
Jan 3, 2007
Spain's silicon and software developer Design of Systems on Silicon S.A is using austriamicrosystems’ foundry service unit to produce advanced analog chip, DSS7800, for powerline communications. ...
Cypress, UPEK develop biometric security for USB flash drives
Jan 3, 2007
Using UPEK's fingerprint authentication solution, Cypress Semiconductor Corp. has developed a reference design for USB flash drives protected by fingerprint authentication technology. ...
UWB chip enables wireless personal area networks
Dec 21, 2006
By Mark Valentine, Technical Editor Staccato Communications and SK Telecom plan to deliver wireless personal area network mobile phone services. These networks will combine features utilized by current online social networking services, such as MySpace, with the capabilities of mobility and wireless connectivity enabled by cellular handsets. ...
ZigBee Alliance adds member to board of directors
Dec 21, 2006
The ZigBee Alliance has announced that Eaton is now a Promoter level member and the newest member of the ZigBee Alliance Board of Directors. ...
UWB enables wireless personal area networks
Dec 21, 2006
Staccato Communications and SK Telecom plan to deliver Ultra Wideband wireless personal area network mobile phone services. ...
Firms partner to equip training centers
Dec 21, 2006
Microchip Technology and LeCroy have established an ongoing joint collaboration for LeCroy to provide Microchip Technology workshop participants with access to semiconductor test equipment. ...
Fabless IC design company wins award
Dec 21, 2006
Vimicro has received the Outstanding Financial Performance by a Public Fabless Company Award from the Fabless Semiconductor Association. ...
GPS navigation solution offers multimedia capabilities
Dec 14, 2006
Building on its Nexperia mobile multimedia processor PNX1090, NXP Semiconductors has readied a low cost portable GPS navigation solution with advanced multimedia capabilities....
Azimuth expands into WiMAX and cellular markets
Dec 14, 2006
Wi-Fi engineering test equipment supplier Azimuth Systems, Inc. has received $7.5 million in new venture capital funding from its current investors....
Antenova expands operations in the U.S.
Dec 14, 2006
UK's antenna solutions provider Antenova Ltd has acquired the RF design engineering team from a US-based developer of advanced RF power amplifiers for an R&D center in the Chicago area....
UWB chip PHY receives official WiMedia registration
Dec 7, 2006
Staccato Communications single-chip, all-CMOS Ripcord product family has completed the WiMedia Alliance's official interoperation and compatibility testing, and has been "registered" and declared ready as a foundational subcomponent of a complete WiMedia and Certified Wireless USB system....
Embedded antennas reduce handset radiation exposure
Dec 7, 2006
By Mark Valentine, Technical Editor Ethertronics' Isolated Magnetic Dipole antennas integrated into Samsung's SGH-D900 and SGH-D830 handsets have enhanced safety by radiating more of the transmitted RF energy away from the handset user....
Chipset brings multimedia to 3G TD-SCDMA mobile handets
Nov 30, 2006
By Ashok Bindra, Editorial Director Expanding its portfolio of 3G TD-SCDMA technology solutions, Analog Devices, Inc. has unveiled its second-generation chipset for developers of 3G mobile handsets based on the time-division synchronous code-division multiple access low chip rate air interface. ...
BlueICE simplifies Bluetooth connection for PC peripherals
Nov 30, 2006
CSR has launced BlueCore Input Connection Enhancement software to allow Bluetooth keyboards and mice using BlueCore silicon to connect with the host PC simply by adding batteries....
Wisair PHY layer is registered with WiMedia
Nov 30, 2006
Wisair has announced that its PHY implementation has been designated as a registered PHY in the WiMedia integrators list after successfully passing and adhering to the Alliance's Common Radio Platform specification. ...
DCI, Wavestream demo HDTV uplinks from mobile Ka band terminal
Nov 30, 2006
Diversified Communications
Inc. and Wavestream Corporation have announced joint efforts to conduct live demonstrations of high-definition television uplinks from a mobile Ka-band terminal. ...
Receiver chip tunes all video airwaves
Nov 21, 2006
By Mark Valentine, Technical Editor Telegent Systems has begun shipment of its first-generation TV receiver and has also introduced a TV-on-Chip solution. These devices will enable handset manufacturers and carriers to introduce new products with mobile TV....
Book covers SiP RF design
Nov 21, 2006
System-in Package RF Design and Applications from Artech House offers guidance on SiP RF design techniques....
EMI gaskets endure 500,000 test cycles
Nov 21, 2006
Laird Technologies verified computer-simulated test results using custom-designed test equipment utilizing a custom design and fabricated door cycle tester to conduct an actual Recyclable Clean Copper product gasket test and running the test to 500,000 cycles without product failure....
Handset maker incorporates EDGE module
Nov 21, 2006
RF Micro Devices has commenced volume production shipments of its POLARIS 2 Total Radio Module for EDGE for GSM/GPRS/EDGE handsets to Amoi Electronics, a handset manufacturer in China. ...
Vendor to develop RFICs for European Space Agency
Nov 21, 2006
Peregrine Semiconductor Europe has been chosen by the European Space Agency to develop the first Phase-Locked Loop device for integration into European space applications....
ZigBee protocol platform offers total solution
Nov 16, 2006
By Ashok Bindra, Editorial Director Microchip is currently addressing the needs of the wireless PAN market with the only zero-cost-license and royalty-free ZigBee protocol stack....
