NXP is using a DSP and measurement of both output current and voltage to push 2.6Wrms through phone speakers. The product,called TFA9887,is a single chip intended to replace standard audio amplifier ICs in phones. Loudspeakers inside ...
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MediaTek,the Taiwan wireless chip vendor which is challenging Qualcomm and Broadcom,saw sales soar 18%in July to$309m.Sales have topped$1.5bn for the year so far. For Q3 the company expects 13-18%growth to around$840m with a gross margin ...
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You know where you want to put your bar stool, the height you'll need and have an idea of what style is right for you, but perhaps you are feeling a bit inundated with where to start making choices? Why not begin with the base! Wood and ...
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QBAS Tech, a Taiwan-based maker of LED lighting products, has fully occupied its eight existing production lines and, in order to meet growing orders, will expand its production capacity, according to the company. QBAS has launched 8W LED ...
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Fujitsu,NEC and Docomo are to set up a Yen 100m jv calledAccess Network Technology,to develop baseband ICs for 4G. The rationale is that,with Qualcomm becoming ever more dominant,and ST-E sinking like a stone,it is vital that Qualcomm ...
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For second-quarter 2012,GigOptix Inc of San Jose,CA,USA(a fabless supplier of semiconductor and optical components including modulator and laser drivers and transimpedance amplifier ICs based on III-V materials)has reported an 11th ...
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Hittite Microwave Corp of Chelmsford,MA,USA(which designs and supplies analog,digital and mixed-signal RF,microwave and millimeter-wave ICs,modules and subsystems as well as instrumentation)has launched two new power amplifiers suited to ...
Hittite Microwave Corp of Chelmsford,MA,USA(which designs and supplies analog,digital and mixed-signal RF,microwave and millimeter-wave ICs,modules and subsystems as well as instrumentation)has launched a new double-balanced mixer product ...
BAA is rolling out a network to support airport systems at the newly built Terminal 2, which is due to open in 2014. The company has signed a contract, worth about £20m, with Fujitsu for network integration services. Fujitsu ...
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UK-based Plessey Semiconductors Ltd has taken delivery of a CRIUS II-XL metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) reactor (in 7x6-inch wafer configuration) from deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, Germany (which ...
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Plessey Semiconductors has today taken delivery of a CRIUS®II-XL reactor in a 7x6-inch wafer configuration from AIXTRON,as the first part of a multi-million pound investment to create a production line for its new High Brightness ...
The wireless IC market will grow 10%to$72.6bn in 2012,says IHS,compared to the 3%growth expected for the overall semi industry,however 'The continual adoption by IDMs of an asset-light manufacturing model is now working against their ...
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For second-quarter 2012,Hittite Microwave Corp of Chelmsford,MA,USA(which designs and supplies analog,digital and mixed-signal RF,microwave and millimeter-wave ICs,modules and subsystems as well as instrumentation)has reported revenue ...
Apple has substantially increased its lead over Samsung as the world's largest buyer of ICs,says IHS. "Such a dominant position provides critical benefits,allowing one to dictate semiconductor pricing,control product roadmaps and obtain ...
Apple will have to postpone the launch of iPhone 5 because Qualcomm can't supply enough 28nm ICs,according to the Shanghai-based newspaper First Financial Daily. Apple's shares fell earlier this week because of slipping sales of the ...