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Wi-Fi to Reach 90% of Global Households by 2019, IHS Says
The rise of connected devices in the home means that broadband networks worldwide are feeling the strain.
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Wireless Charging Gains Traction with Consumers
With Apple, Samsung and other high volume manufacturers adopting the technology, consumer awareness has grown to 76%.
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Blues in the Light: Human-Centric Illumination Takes Hold
Lighting that affects human emotions opens a market opportunity for LED manufacturers.
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Breakthrough Cited in a Building Block of Superconducting Electronics
Research team develops a novel approach to fabricating oxide Josephson junctions.
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Display Technology Harnesses Ambient Light
The display also may reduce the amount of power used in multiple consumer electronics products such as wearables and smartphones.
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SMIC, Qualcomm, IMEC in 14nm Process Development Deal
Sector leaders to invest in a Chinese R&D company in bid to move a proprietary 14nm IC process into production.
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Freescale to Scale IP Portfolio to 16nm FinFET
Vendor’s next-generation QorIQ platform would offer a 2x performance over products built using 28nm process technology.
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Outsourcing Emerges as a Key Strategy for LCD TV Makers, IHS Says
Specialists set to account for 43% of all LCD TVs shipped globally in 2015.
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Renesas Adds Software to MCUs for Platform Approach
MCU vendor bundles ThreadX RTOS and other foundation software with Cortex-M MCUs aimed at industrial and IoT applications.
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Design Notebook: Linearization of a Wheatstone Bridge
The simplicity and effectiveness of a bridge circuit makes it useful for monitoring temperature, mass, pressure, humidity, light and other analog properties in industrial and medical applications.
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Broadband Rises to Record Levels in Europe in 2014, IHS Says
4G LTE and next-generation-access broadband reached more people across EU member states in 2014 than ever before.
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Fairchild Launches First MEMS Product
The 6-axis inertial measurement unit is targeted at motion-enabled, battery-powered applications.
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Intel Buys Smart Glasses Maker in a Move Up the Value Chain
Chip giant buys an eyewear maker that offers head-up display for athletes. The move is part of Intel’s wearables strategy.
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Keysight to Buy LTE Test House
The inheritor of Hewlett Packard’s test and measurement legacy moves toward more application-specific wireless testing.
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mCube Targets Wearables and Movables with MEMS Offering
The 3-axis accelerometer series will allow for single-chip MEMS+ASIC devices that consume little power.
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Moore + Metcalfe = Internet of Us
The Internet of Things is not solely about the chip. The software and firmware that make up the total solution are of growing importance.
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Online Identity Group Gains Traction with Government Involvement
An industry identity authentication body with 200 members has released its first specification and allowed government agencies to participate in future developments.
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Teardown: Alpine Audi A3/S3 Display
Audi offers a high-speed 4G LTE connection in North America, beating other automakers to market by a few months.
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4K Panel Shipments Hit Record in April, IHS Says
Ultra-high definition panels accounted for 14% of all panels shipped during the month.
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Altera Releases Stratix 10 FPGA Details
The FPGA/SoC vendor offers details on its next-generation devices, including its HyperFlex architecture.
