Industries
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Connected Audio Device Market Set for Rapid Growth
Thanks to smartphones and tablets, unit shipments are forecast to rise four-fold by 2018.
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IBM Invests $3 Billion and Hires 2,000 for IoT Unit
IBM intends to become a pre-eminent player and driving force behind mainstream IoT adoption.
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Industry’s First Mid-Voltage MOSFET Launched in 8mm x 8mm Dual Cool Package
Reduced footprint of Dual Cool for MOSFETs boosts power density and improves system efficiency.
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Tessera Acquires Ziptronix for $39 Million
Combined companies better able to provide 2.5D and 3D-IC solutions to semiconductor manufacturers.
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Capacitive Control Senses Minute Human Movements
The Azoteq IQS231 enables human proximity, touch and movement detection.
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Cypress Extends Bluetooth Low Energy Portfolio in Ultra-Thin Package
Easy-to-use PSoC 4 BLE and PRoC BLE Solutions are now available in ultra-thin chip scale package and with extended industrial temperature range
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Thermal Imager Yields High Performance at Entry-Level Price
The THT45 Thermal Imager provides infrared non-contact temperature measurement from -20°C to 350°C.
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A Multi-Cell Li-Ion Battery Life Just Got Longer
ISL94203 battery pack monitor protects and extends multi-cell Li-ion battery life.
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Microchip Adds Three-Port, Full-Featured 10/100 Industrial Ethernet Switches to Portfolio
Highly integrated LAN9353/4/5 Ethernet Switches provide multiple MCU data interfaces.
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SATA SSD for Industrial and Defense Applications Introduced by Microsemi
Microsemi Corp. has rolled out a XMC form factor serial advanced technology attachment (SATA) solid state drive (SSD) targeted at the industrial and defense markets.
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Smart Card Shipments to Reach 12 Billion Units by 2020
The SIM market will continue to lead, but e-government and payment sectors are where the opportunities reside.
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2x Flash Memory and New Security Available on Low Power PIC MCUs
Microchip adds integrated hardware crypto engine and dual-partition flash to eXtreme PIC MCUs.
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Apple Devices May Pose a Workplace Liability
Device lack of encryption and password inadequacies may expose sensitive corporate and customer data.
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Aspects of 5G—Network of the 2020s—Are Being Demonstrated Today
5G networks will provide more data bandwidth and less latency with the ability to handle data much more efficiently than today’s 4G networks.
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Spinoff Sensuron Launches Fiber Optic Sensing Platforms
Systems use light-based technologies to ensure reliability and safety of aerospace, medical and energy equipment.
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Virtual Base Stations Demand Custom Silicon Accelerators
eASIC and ASOCS partner to deliver customer silicon for improved performance-per-watt acceleration.
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Compact Multiband Transceiver Module for Industrial Environments
Multiband transceiver addresses industrial telemetry and remote control applications.
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HP to Cut More Jobs
The PC vendor expects additional layoffs beyond the already announced 55,000.
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IBM Expands Bluemix Cloud Tools
New cloud services could offer greater flexibility for Java-based resource integration into Bluemix.
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Panasonic Electromagnetic Noise Suppression and Heat Diffusion Sheets
Sheets will allow mobile, on-board and industrial equipment to be smaller and display higher functionality.
