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Lime Microsystems Announces RF Quick Start Kit To Speed Femtocell Time To Market
9/2/2010
Lime Microsystems has introduced a Quick Start Kit and an optimised reference design for its multi-band multi-standard RF transceiver IC for femtocells, the LMS6002D.
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Wireless Networks Enable Intruder Detection And Emergency Alerts Funded By NSF
9/2/2010
According to the Federal Communication Commission, wireless services experienced an annual growth rate five times greater than the overall market 1992-2007. Some analysts predict that within five years more users will connect to the Internet using wireless devices than with desktop computers.
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WiSpry Signs Joint Development Contract With NTT DOCOMO
9/2/2010
WiSpry, Inc. today announced that the company has signed an agreement with NTT DOCOMO, Inc. to jointly develop tunable filters for mobile phone applications based on WiSpry's RF-MEMS technology.
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Computer Scientists Leverage Dark Silicon To Improve Smartphone Battery Life
9/2/2010
A new smartphone chip prototype under development at the University of California, San Diego will improve smartphone efficiency by making use of "dark silicon" – the underused transistors in modern microprocessors.
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Femtocells And Enterprise Femtocells Provide Real Solutions To Wireless Carrier Problems
9/2/2010
Femtocells and enterprise femtocells are going to help mobile operators provide indoor coverage to their subscribers, while at the same time, relieve backhaul and infrastructure costs, says In-Stat.
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LTE Base-Station Emulator Speeds Development And Verification Of LTE User Equipment
9/2/2010
Agilent Technologies Inc. recently announced the PXT Wireless Communications Test Set, a powerful, common hardware test platform for use across the LTE development lifecycle.
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Samsung’s New Wireless USB Chipset Supports High-Speed, Low-Power Data Transmission Between Mobile And Tethered CE Devices
9/1/2010
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a worldwide leader in advanced semiconductor technology solutions, today introduced its latest wireless universal serial bus (USB) solution, developed using Ultra Wide Band (UWB) technology.
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Aeroflex Incorporated Completes the Acquisition of Advanced Control Components, Inc.
9/1/2010
Aeroflex Incorporated ("Aeroflex") announced today the closing of its previously announced acquisition of Advanced Control Components, Inc. ("ACC") from EMRISE Corporation ("EMRISE") (NYSE Arca: ERI) for $19.2 million in cash, as preliminarily adjusted for the closing date working capital level as set forth in the purchase agreement.
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Silicon Oxide Circuits Break Barrier
9/1/2010
Rice University scientists have created the first two-terminal memory chips that use only silicon, one of the most common substances on the planet, in a way that should be easily adaptable to nanoelectronic manufacturing techniques and promises to extend the limits of miniaturization subject to Moore's Law.
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Shipments Of Bluetooth, NFC, UWB, 802.15.4 And Wi-Fi ICs Will Increase 20% In 2010
9/1/2010
The market for short range wireless ICs is forecast to expand this year; total shipments of Bluetooth, NFC, UWB, 802.15.4 and Wi-Fi ICs will increase approximately 20% compared to 2009.