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Bluetooth, Wi-Fi Module Aims at IoT
OWL355 module offers multiradio capability across Classic Bluetooth, Bluetooth low-energy and WLAN with full dual-band support for the 2.4-GHz and 5-GHz radio bands.
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China Launches Antitrust Investigation Against Qualcomm
Chinese authorities start antitrust inquiry into Qualcomm, a market leader that has large patent portfolio and extensive market share in application processors and advanced modem ICs.
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CVD Process Used to 'Solder' Carbon Nanotube Arrays
Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a simple and self-regulating chemical reaction process for applying to hot spots in carbon nanotube arrays to "solder" the gaps in its nanowires.
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Electrode Heals Itself for Longer Battery Life
Researchers have created the first battery electrode that heals itself by using a stretchy polymer that coats the electrode, binds it together and spontaneously heals tiny cracks that develop during battery operation.
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Exclusive Video Teardown: Microsoft Xbox One
Microsoft won't initially turn a profit on the Xbox One system, according to a preliminary teardown analysis performed by IHS.
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Printed Paper Keyboard to Demo at CES
A startup company from the printing industry has brought together conductive inks, capacitive touch sensing and Bluetooth communications to produce printed switches that can be used for interactive posters and books.
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Applied-TEL Merger Faces Regulatory Scrutiny, Other Hurdles
Is the proposed merger between Applied Materials and Tokyo Electron Ltd. is it a corporate marriage made in heaven or a blockbuster deal bound for the hell of antitrust litigation?
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Fairchild Commits to Longer Product Lifetimes
Fairchild Semiconductor says it has adopted a new policy under which the company will not obsolete any of its parts except in very rare instances.
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Intel CEO Pledges Renewed Innovation, Pragmatism
Intel talks up shift in strategy as manufacturing and design start to part ways. Chip maker to allow external manufacturing and broaden foundry activity.
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Microchip Buys Fabless Chip Vendor Eqcologic
In an effort to expand its analog building blocks for high speed data transmission, Microchip Technology Inc. has acquired European fabless semiconductor provider EqcoLogic for an undisclosed amount.
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Qualcomm Lobbies for LTE on Unlicensed Spectrum
Qualcomm has begun to campaign for LTE Advanced mobile communications to be deployed on unlicensed radio spectrum at 5-GHz, where Wi-Fi resides.
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U.S., Japanese Companies Reportedly Form Alliance Around STT-MRAM
More than 20 Japanese and U.S. companies are forming an alliance to develop technology for mass production of non-volatile magnetoresistive random access memory chips, according to a Nikkei report.
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Chipmakers, OEMs Poised for Strong Finish to 2013
Thanks to tight inventory management throughout 2013, both the semiconductor industry and OEMs are poised for a big finish to 2013.
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Fab Tool Orders, Shipments Up in October
The ratio of bookings to billings for North American semiconductor equipment manufacturers moved passed parity in October for the first time in fourth months.
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Intel Partners with Jaguar Land Rover on Infotainment
K luxury car firm plans to open a software and systems R&D center in Portland, Ore., to support collaboration with Intel and other West Coast partners on wireless infotainment systems.
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Magnetic Nanoparticles Could Prevent Hotspots in Systems and Electronics
Experiments show that magnetite nanofluid-filled cooling tubes manipulated by external magnets can enhance local heat transfer by up to 300 percent over water alone.
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Qualcomm Offers 3G/LTE Modem on 20-nm Process
Latest modem plus RF support chip offers global 4G LTE-Advanced 40-MHz Carrier Aggregation with download speeds of up to 300 Mbps.
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MediaTek Deploys Cortex-A7 in Octa Chip
The MT6592 is the world's first heterogeneous computing SoC with scalable eight-core processing, designed for multi-tasking, multimedia and performance-per-watt.
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Chinese Supercomputer Maintains No. 1 Spot on Top 500 List
China's powerful Tianhe-2 remained atop the list of the world's 500 most powerful supercomputers. Delivering 33.86 petaflops per second, it remains nearly twice as fast as the second most powerful supercomputer.
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Micron Revenue Climbs in its Fiscal Fourth Thanks to DRAM—But Not So Much from NAND
Micron Technology is enjoying continuing positive momentum for its dynamic random access memory (DRAM) line even as the company’s NAND flash portfolio slows down, based on...
