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Cadence, UMC Partner to Deliver ARM SoC Reference Design
Using the EDA vendor’s tools, the pure-play foundry was able to achieve a reduced time to tapout by 33 percent from its previous offerings for a 28nm ARM Cortex MPCore-based SoC.
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Ceva Researches Platform to Read Body Language, Emotion
A European collaborative research project will attempt to create a system that can analyze multiple human cues, including facial expression, body language, emotions and intent, with initial application to the automotive sector.
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Three Technologies that Will Change the World
The Internet of Everything, cloud computing and 3-D printing are the top technologies that have the greatest opportunity to change how consumers interact with technology and how they use the Internet altogether.
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Amkor, Tessera Settle Litigation
Amkor to pay Tessera $155 million over four years in exchange for dismissal of the outstanding litigation between the two companies.
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Intel Posts Revenue Growth of 6% for 2014
Despite an initial forecast that PC sales would be down for the year, Intel gained revenue for the year in the PC market over 2013 as well as made strong in-roads in tablets, the Internet of Things and wearables markets.
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Soitec CEO Steps Down Amid Refocus Plan
The expectation of demand for SOI wafers for RF circuits in smartphones and for FDSOI circuits from foundries has prompted wafer maker Soitec to change management and restructure the company.
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Sub-Threshold Microcontrollers Arrive, Cut Power
Startup Ambiq has announced it has started sampling its Apollo series of sub-threshold voltage operation microcontrollers and that they can reduce energy consumption to between 20 and 10 percent of competitors' comparable MCUs.
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Teardown: Moto 360 Broke Ground with Round Display
The IHS Technology teardown team goes inside Motorola's new smartwatch.
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Apple Watch to Propel Wireless Charging Wearables to 3,000% Expansion
The market for wireless charging in wearable applications is set for tremendous growth in 2015 thanks in part to the introduction of the Apple Watch and other devices including the charging technology.
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Digi-Key’s Sales Grew 13% in 2014
Distributor posted sales of $1.17 billion for the year due to greater demand for Digi-Key's engineer-centric product distribution model and emerging technologies.
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Samsung Releases Tizen Phone, Opens Platform War
Samsung has launched the Z1 smartphone, initially for the Indian market, and shown consumers the Tizen OS alternative to Google's Android and Apple's iOS.
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Semtech grabs Cisco-backed Smart Grid Startup
Chip firm that has focused on low-power radio for smart metering and the Internet of Things has bought a startup to add power line communications to its portfolio.
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Smart Clothing Could Become the Next Generation of Wearables
While the wearable buzz seems to be centered on smart watches and fitness monitors, smart clothing is poised to swoop in and create another challenger to the latest trend of adding technology to every day items.
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TSMC’s 20nm, 28nm Technology Accounts for 50% of Sales
Pure-play foundry posts increased earnings, profit for fourth quarter.
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Video Surveillance Market to Reach $23.6 Billion by 2018
With a new price war erupting in 2014, video surveillance is still expected to grow this year and well into the future through brand recognition, product differentiation and varying geographical location requirements.
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Allwinner to Address Linux, Open-Source Issues
Chinese tablet processor company Allwinner has said it will act to become fully compliant with open-source requirements and particularly with respect to its back-catalog of 32bit application processors.
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Ericsson Sues Apple Over Licensing Fees
Telecom equipment firm alleges Apple is using patents without a license, seeks a new deal.
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IBM, Cisco Back Semtech's LoRa Radio for IoT
The LoRa radio protocol has a shot at becoming a global, low-power wide area networking standard for the Internet of Things, according to the newly-formed LoRa Alliance – which incudes IBM, Cisco and LoRa developer Semtech.
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Linear’s 4Q Shows Strong Industrial Growth
The linear IC maker’s revenues decline 5 percent sequentially, but was up year-over-year and expects to grow between 4 percent and 7 percent in the first quarter of 2015.
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Allwinner Accused of Breaking Linux License Rules
Allwinner, a fabless chip company that has enjoyed success selling ARM-based processor SoCs for tablet computers, has been accused of breaking the licensing conditions that apply to the use of the Linux operating system.
