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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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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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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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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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Digital Signage Lighting Up LED-Driver Opportunities
The ubiquitous flat displays are the visible indication of the growth in digital signage; for IC vendors, the opportunity is the "behind the screen" providing LED drivers.
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U.S. Manufacturing Index Rises Again
U.S. manufacturing activity rose in October for the fifth consecutive month, according to the Institute of Supply Management.
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Startup Preps OS for the Internet of Things
A one-year old startup whose founders are experienced in low-power computing has prepared an operating system that can fit in just a few hundred bytes of memory, yet still supply full internet connectivity.
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Russian R&D Spreads its Wings
The recent Open Innovations Forum in Moscow showcased a variety of high-tech innovations taking place in Russia and the former Soviet republics.
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Startup Claims SRAM Halves Power Consumption
UK semiconductor IP startup SureCore has taped out an SRAM test chip in STMicroelectronics' 28-nm fully depleted silicon-on-insulator process.
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Surprise Uptick in PC Sales Projected in Q4
Is the PC making a comeback? Despite consumers opting increasingly for tablets, IHS projects that PC sales will increase on a sequential and annual basis in the fourth quarter for the first time in a while.
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FDSOI Gains Memory IP Support
Memoir Systems has joined the growing ecosystem in support of STMicroelectronics' fully depleted silicon-on-insulator (FDSOI) manufacturing process.
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Tabula Teams with Belfast Startup for Networking
Tabula, which offers a time-sliced FPGA architecture, has formed a partnership with Titan IC Systems Ltd., a 2007 startup from Belfast, Northern Ireland, specializing in networking.
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Implantable Nanotube-Based Sensors to Monitor Inflammation for a Year
Researchers develop a subcutaneous sensor to help measure nitric oxide in the body.
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Heads Up! Here Come Automotive HUDs
Head-up displays, first developed for military applications, are expected to be in more vehicles in coming years.
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Internet Re-org Could Improve Network
An Internet focused on data rather than location would be more efficient and more resilient, according to researchers in Europe.
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Robust Growth in August Recorded for Global Flat-Panel TV Market
The worldwide market for flat-panel-display televisions (FPD TV) grew in the double digits during August, powered by rising shipments from Chinese manufacturers for that country’s...
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Global PC Market Set to Contract Again
Despite a sequential increase in mobile PC shipments in the third quarter, beleaguered PC market almost certain to contract in 2013 for the second straight year.
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Apple Still on Top of Tablet Heap
Despite a decrease in shipments and market share, Apple Inc.'s iPad retained its position as the top selling tablet in the third quarter, according to IHS.
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Qualcomm’s Entry into Set-Top-Box Chip Market Poses Big Challenge to Incumbents
Qualcomm, a titanic force in semiconductors for mobile devices like smartphones and tablets, is muscling its way into the chip market for set-top boxes (STB), hoping not only to expand its...
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Apple's Margins Fall on Higher Costs, Lower ASPs
Despite shipping a record number of iPhones in its fourth fiscal quarter, Apple Inc.'s gross profit margins continued to slide as it grappled with higher costs and lower average selling prices.
