IDG News Service - Weak economies in the U.S. and Europe together with a slowdown in manufacturing in China hurt semiconductor sales during the second quarter this year, and the market will deteriorate further in the coming quarters as ...
Tags: China, semiconductor sales, chip, computing
IDG News Service-Emerging chip technologies that Arm Holdings announced on Wednesday could help to power mobile networks that are being asked to handle more traffic with more fine-tuned controls. The provider of the dominant architecture ...
Texas Instruments has introduced a fingerprint recognition and face detection development kit based on its real-time DSP which comes with biometrics analysis software, preloaded. The C6748 DSP development kit incorporates the firm's C6748 ...
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Dye-sensitized photoelectric film manufactured by UK company G24 Innovations eliminates need for batteries or chargers. New light-powered wireless keyboards for Apple tablets from the consumer electronics giant Logitech represent ...
Tags: Graetzel, G24, solar keyboard, iPad, Logitech
Texas Instruments Inc.introduced a new LED controller with constant power regulation. The LM3447 AC/DC LED driver includes a dimmer detect,phase decoder and adjustable hold current circuits to provide smooth and flicker-free dimming ...
Google's new $199 Nexus 7 tablet takes advantage of Nvidia's Kai reference design, a proprietary technology that allows for a cheaper display and memory components that work in concert with a high-performance quad-core Tegra 3 processor. ...
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Germany increases focus on infrastructure,LED lighting 26 Jun Germany has invested in SSL in automobiles and street lights,and now broader investments are being encouraged to build a larger SSL manufacturing base.Hella research says LED ...
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Texas Instruments Wednesday unveiled its first single-stage wireless charging integrated chip (IC). TI said the new IC is 60% smaller than its predecessors. The company today also added a power controller chip that it said increases the ...
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Windows 8 is finally here and the stakes are sky high for Microsoft. "We're so happy to be here today and to celebrate the global availability of a new era of Windows and Windows-powered PCs," said Steven Sinofsky, president of ...
IDG News Service - ARM showed strong growth in an otherwise weak semiconductor market, with robust demand for smartphone and tablet processors driving profit and revenue growth in the second quarter, the company said on Wednesday. The ...
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IDG News Service - New Windows RT tablets announced at the IFA trade show in Berlin have intensified competition among ARM-based chip makers, which are adding unique capabilities to processors so tablets become more attractive to buyers ...
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Qualcomm saw a double-digit increase in sales this year and is now the world's third-largest chip maker, according to research firm IHS iSuppli. With a 27.2% growth in semiconductor revenue, Qualcomm is booming while seven of the top 10 ...
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Texas Instruments (TI) has unveiled its newest DaVinci video processors, underscoring the company's commitment to innovations that help make our world safer. The DaVinci DM385 and DM8107 video processors, announced at the China Public ...
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IDG News Service - Advanced Micro Devices renewed its attempt to make an impact in the tablet market, this time with its new dual-core Z-60 chip which the company introduced on Tuesday. Beyond tablets, the new dual-core chip, code-named ...
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While an analyst firm is reporting that global semiconductor revenue has dipped 3% this year, the market is expected rebound in 2013. Gartner Inc. reported this morning that worldwide chip revenue will hit $298 billion this year, a 3% ...
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