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Microchip Unveils Power Management IC
Device combines popular power calculations with advanced features for use in high-performance commercial and industrial products.
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EU Halogen Ban Postponed Until 2018
Ban, originally planned for September 2016, is part of wider strategy to promote more energy-efficient technologies like compact fluorescent and LED bulbs.
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Broadcom Rolls Ethernet Switches
ICs said to offer 30% lower power and double the performance for data center virtualization overlays.
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Freescale Tips Network Switching Platform
Platform combines performance and efficiency of a traditional network switch with the manageability, flexibility and security required for software-defined networking, according to the vendor.
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Synopsys to Buy Software Security Firm
Deal expected to bring talent, technology and products to expand Synopsys' presence in software security market.
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Intersil Launches Power Management ICs for Ultrabooks, Tablets
Power management ICs said to enable industry's first credit card-size motherboards for high-end ultrabook and tablet computers powered by two-cell lithium-ion batteries.
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Acquisitions Take ARM IP Portfolio into RF
Intellectual property licensor grabs two U.S. companies and will unite their IP into a portfolio for low-power Bluetooth hardware and software.
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Moore's Law at 50
Half a century after Gordon Moore made his prediction that the number transistors per square inch on an IC would double at a constant rate, the eponymous "law" is still with us.
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Presto, INSIDE Secure Form Manufacturing Partnership
The companies have formed a contract manufacturing agreement whereas Presto will take over the semiconductor operations and global supply chain from INSIDE Secure.
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Toshiba Researching Low Power in Wearables
The Japanese chip vendor is looking to reduce power consumption in multi-sensor wearables by decreasing the mode transitions required when the microcontroller receives data from sensors.
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Intel Cuts Capital Spending Estimate in Anticipation of Down Year for PCs
Microprocessor giant says the PC market is due for a poor year and that the company will lean more heavily on its other business units.
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Andes Wins CPU Role in MediaTek SoCs
Taiwan processor IP licensor says it won multiple design-ins on the basis of offering the smallest die area and the lowest power consumption among competitive options.
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Sensor Fusion Growth Creates New Challenges
Since the humble beginnings of sensors in the Apple iPhone, sensor fusion technology has been integrated into a broad range of applications. But as growth in this market continues, challenges remain.
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Altera Joins IoT Consortium
Programmable logic vendor joins Industrial Internet Consortium, an open membership organization looking to accelerate the adoption and use of the Internet of Things.
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Solantro Raises Funding for Volume Manufacturing
Renewable power chipmaker has raised $11 million in funding in order to accelerate volume manufacturing of digital power processor chipsets.
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Why China Is Shopping for Silicon Valley Chip Companies
Some may put Chinese venture capital shopping for U.S. chip companies down to Chinese plans to become a global technology leader in electronics. A couple of factors driving the trend could be more base and capitalistic—but would lead to same result.
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Cree Rolls LED Module
Firm claims drop in replacement for LMH module offers 30 percent better performance than its predecessor.
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Hua Hong Rolls Making Integrated Barometer
Chinese foundry working with Lexvu Opto Microelectronics on an integrated MEMS barometer that will work in smartphones, UAVs, air cleaners and intelligent wearable devices.
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Samsung Struggles to Meet Demand for Galaxy S6 Edge
Due to production constraints, South Korean electronics giant says it will have trouble meeting demand for the curved version of its latest smartphone.
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Intel Snags DOE Supercomputer Contract
Largest of two supercomputers designed in partnership with supercomputer builder Cray set to be the most powerful in the world when delivered in 2018.
