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Archive for December 2007

Energi Promotes Thames Innovation Centre

Posted by Ken Cheung in Other on Friday, December 21, 2007

Marketing specialists to the UK and European technology sector, Energi, have announced that they have won a contract to help promote The Thames Innovation Centre at Veridion Park. The Thames Innovation Centre, located on the outskirts of London, is an exciting new eco building designed to house a broad range of technology companies.

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RadioFrame Announces OmniRadio Femtocell for Nokia Siemens Networks

Posted by Ken Cheung in Wireless on Friday, December 21, 2007

RadioFrame Networks, a leading provider of femtocell and picocell radio access solutions, has signed a contract with Nokia Siemens Network for co-operation on Nokia Siemens Networks’ 3G Femto Home Access. Under the terms of the agreement, RadioFrame Networks will provide its OmniRadio(tm)femtocell solutions, which conform to Nokia Siemens Networks’ open architecture.

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STMicroelectronics Unveils LIS344AL Accelerometer with 3-axis Sensor

Posted by Ken Cheung in Components on Friday, December 21, 2007

STMicroelectronics (NYSE STM), a leading supplier of MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical System) devices, announced a new solution extending its family of ultra-compact ‘low-g’ linear accelerometers with a three-axis analog-output sensor. Ideally suited for battery-powered and space-constrained portable devices, such as mobile phones, portable media players, PDAs or remote controls, the LIS344AL is a cost-sensitive MEMS solution in an ultra-compact square footprint operating with low power consumption.

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MagnaChip Creates Smart Mobile Luminance Control Algorithm for LCD Driver

Posted by Ken Cheung in Wireless on Friday, December 21, 2007

MagnaChip Semiconductor Ltd., a leading provider of analog and mixed signal semiconductor products for high volume consumer applications, announced that it successfully developed the technology for Smart Mobile Luminance Control (SMLC), a low power consuming backlight control algorithm for LCD driver chips.

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NXP Semiconductors Acquires GloNav Inc

Posted by Ken Cheung in Components on Friday, December 21, 2007

NXP Semiconductors, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, announced it will acquire GloNav Inc., a US-based fabless semiconductor company developing single-chip solutions for global positioning systems (GPS) and other satellite navigation systems. NXP will purchase the company for US$85 million in cash plus up to US$25 million in cash contingent upon GloNav reaching certain revenue and product development milestones over the next two years. The transaction will give NXP immediate access to market-proven GPS products and technology. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2008, subject to regulatory approvals.

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Mentor Graphics Demonstrates Serial ATA IP Solution at SATA IO

Posted by Ken Cheung in IP Cores on Friday, December 21, 2007

Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq: MENT) announced successful interoperability testing of Mentor’s Serial ATA (SATA) Host/Device IP controllers integrated with the SMIC and TSMC SATA PHY IP solutions at the SATA-IO Plugfest #9 in Milpitas, California (Nov 12th-15th 2007). Reaching this milestone allows Mentor to offer a completely integrated, verified, and industry-tested SATA intellectual property (IP) solution for both host and device applications running at either 1.5Gbps or 3.0Gbps speeds while supporting the latest version of the specification.

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AXIOMTEK Rolls Out ETM830, ETM820 ETX 3.0 Compliant CPU Modules

Posted by Ken Cheung in Boards, Busses on Friday, December 21, 2007

AXIOMTEK, one of leading applied computing platform providers, announced the release of two ETX 3.0 compliant CPU modules, ETM830 and ETM820, with Intel® Core 2 Duo and Pentium® M processors respectively. In addition, the ETM830 is the first Intel® Core 2 Duo ETX 3.0 module in the world. ETX 3.0 standard module now includes faster SATA support while maintaining pin-to-pin compatibility with previous revisions. Our highly integrated and extremely compact computer-on-modules allows designers having advantages to create practical system baseboard that can accept previous, present and future ETX SoM (System on Module). With the most comprehensive features, these two modules are apparently fit for gaming solution, medical, human machine interface (HMI), and digital signage appliance (DSA) markets.

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SEMI Reports November Book-to-Bill Ratio of 0.82

Posted by Ken Cheung in Research on Thursday, December 20, 2007

North American-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.15 billion in orders in November 2007 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 0.82 according to the November 2007 Book-to-Bill Report published today by SEMI. A book-to-bill of 0.82 means that $82 worth of orders were received for every $100 of product billed for the month.

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AMI, Elo TouchSystems Team on Acoustic Pulse Recognition Touch Technology

Posted by Ken Cheung in Components on Thursday, December 20, 2007

AMI Semiconductor (AMIS) and Tyco Electronics’ Elo TouchSystems announced they have entered into a joint development agreement to create an integrated circuit (IC) solution. The solution will enable Elo to port its Acoustic Pulse Recognition (APR) touch technology to small, hand-held and mobile devices commonly found in consumer electronics (including cell phones, PDAs, UPMCs), industrial hand-held devices, hand-held medical devices, NAV devices, white goods, portable gaming devices, and signature capture devices.

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Elma Electronic Announces 2nd Generation AdvancedTCA Handle

Posted by Ken Cheung in Components on Thursday, December 20, 2007

Elma Electronic Inc., a global manufacturer of electronic packaging products, has announced a 2nd Generation AdvancedTCA (ATCA) handle that does not require assembly. The one-piece handle simply has two screws to attach it to the panel/PCB.

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