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How Google Is Challenging Apple in Wearables, Home Automation and TV Tech
Search engine giant primed for the tech world’s long-term battle for consumers’ living rooms.
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Intel Rolls IoT Reference Model
Microprocessor giant’s Internet of Things platform will allow for better security and ease-of-use for developers making next generation connected devices and wearables.
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TI Expands Cloud IoT Ecosystem
Chip vendor adds 10 new service providers to its Internet of Things ecosystem in order to speed up TI-based products connecting to the cloud.
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TowerJazz JV Building Chips for Fairchild
Volume production commences in Japan after rapid process technology transfer.
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Diodes Unveils Wide Temperature LED Driver
The driver allows for a temperature range of – 40 degrees Celsius to 125 degrees Celsius for LED applications such as signage, strip lighting and retrofit lamps.
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Freescale Steps Wireless Charging Up to 15W
Freescale has expanded its wireless charging controller offering up to 15-watts in pursuit of serving a broader range of equipment types including tablet computers.
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Qualcomm Backs Silicon Image IoT Spinoff
Chip vendor invests in Qterics to support the Internet of Things to bring more support to a next generation of smart connected devices.
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Connected Street Lighting to Grow 4X in Next 5 Years
The market for connected street lighting may only be worth $104 million but with the benefits to cities’ budgets, revenue is expected to surge in the coming years to $450 million.
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HP, Alcatel-Lucent Expand Alliance
The agreement will allow for large companies and service providers to build cloud-based networks based on both companies' technology.
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ON Semi Signs Two Asian Distributors
The semiconductor vendor will allow Ryosan and Macnica to distribute all ON product lines in Japan and the Asia-Pacific region, specifically in expanding sales in the automotive and industrial segments.
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Veeco Buys Wafer Processing Equipment Vendor SSEC
The $150 all-cash deal will provide Veeco with a complimentary technology expanding the company’s compound semiconductor and MEMS equipment portfolio.
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Well-Funded Start-up Invents 60-GHz 'Connector'
Start-up Keyssa has raised $47 million from Intel, Samsung, Dolby and others, and is using the money to develop a wireless 'connector' that transmits data at up to 6-Gbits per second.
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Bluetooth Evolves to Version 4.2, Aims at IoT
Bluetooth continues to evolve and will encompass IPv6/6LoWPAN enhancing its suitability for the Internet of Things in the home, according to Bluetooth Special Interest Group.
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Bourns Buys Battery Safety Firm
Acquisition will bring complementary products to the company in its plan for long-term growth in the lithium-ion battery market.
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Broadcom Adds Chips, NFC to its IoT Platform
Two offerings into the company’s Wireless Internet Connectivity for Embedded Devices portfolio include a Wi-Fi SoC and software that enables NFC capability for mobile and smart devices.
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Embedded LED Enables Contact Lens Display
Forget Google Glass. It could soon be possible to read information that is streamed to an LED array embedded in a contact lens.
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GaN Systems Signs with Japanese Distributor
Japanese distributor Daitron to sell GaN Systems’ gallium nitride power switching chips in Japan and Korea.
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IP Vendor eSilicon Launches Procurement Portal
Web-based tool allows chip designers to specify the requirements of their design and then select a silicon foundry to produce their custom IC was introduced by eSilicon.
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Teardown: Inovance MD210T0.4B Inverter
The IHS Technology teardown team looks inside the Inovance MD210T0.4B inverter.
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Toshiba Backs Artificial Photosynthesis to Create Fuel
Toshiba has developed a semiconductor-mediated process that can imitate photosynthesis, the use of solar energy to turn carbon dioxide and water into fuel and chemical feedstock.
