News & Analysis
NEXCOM Increases Production Capacity by 50% with the Opening of a New Manufacturing Site in Banqiao, Taiwan
NEXCOM – world leaders in the manufacture of Mobile and Industrial Computer Solutions; has announced that it has moved its manufacturing facility from Zhonghe to a much larger site in Banqiao, Taiwan. The new production facility comes with a 50% increase in floor space to 10,000 square meters. Furthermore, the new factory includes a SMT line, DIP line and a system line, increasing NEXCOM's production capacity by 50%. This increase in capacity w...
Agilent Technologies Completes Acquisition of A2 Technologies' Assets
Agilent Technologies has completed the acquisition of specific assets of A2 Technologies. Financial details were not disclosed for the acquisition, which was first announced Jan. 19. The acquisition supports Agilent's goal of expanding its spectroscopy business. Substantially all of A2 Technologies' intellectual property, technology and spectroscopy product portfolio are now part of Agilent's Spectroscopy Solutions Division within its Chemical An...
Agilent Technologies to Demonstrate Industry-First Design and Test Solutions for 3G/4G and LTE-Advanced at Mobile World Congress
Agilent will demonstrate its leading-edge communications test and measurement solutions for 3GPP LTE-Advanced, LTE,W-CDMA, HSPA+, E-EDGE (EDGE Evolution), UMA/GAN, WiMAX(tm), and femtocells at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Feb. 14-17.
STMicroelectronics and bTendo to Develop Focus-Free Embedded Pico-Projector for Next-Generation Smart Phones
STMicroelectronics and bTendo Ltd. announced today that they have signed a development and license agreement to jointly develop the world’s smallest Pico Projector for smart phones and other portable consumer-electronics devices. The solution is based on bTendo’s innovative Scanning Laser Projection engine technology and ST’s leading MEMS (Micro-Electro Mechanical Systems) expertise, video processing know-how and semiconductor process tech...
STMicroelectronics Leading the Charge for Sensing New User Interfaces at Mobile World Congress
STMicroelectronics will showcase its latest innovations at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on February 14-17, 2011. At its booth in Hall 7A/106, ST will parade the smart action of motion, touch and proximity sensors enabling natural user interfaces in tomorrow’s mobile phones and other portable gadgets.
STMicroelectronics’ IPAD Technology Shrinks and Simplifies Protection for High-Bandwidth Connections
STMicroelectronics has unveiled a new IC enabling manufacturers to reduce parts count and simplify the design of reliable, high-speed data circuits commonly used in smartphones, tablets and mobile computers, as well as for wired connections such as USB2.0 and HDMI. ST is the global leader in the Integrated Passive and Active Devices (IPAD) technology enabling these new devices.
China Telecom and Huawei Deploy World's First iODN FOA Site
Huawei, a leader in providing next-generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, announced that China Telecom and Huawei have established the world's first intelligent optical distribution network (iODN) first office application (FOA) site in Xuancheng, Anhui Province, China. Huawei's iODN solution, which uses innovative eID technology, dramatically improves operations and maintenance efficiency throughout the de...
Oberthur and NXP Announce Licensing Agreement for MIFARE on SIM Cards
NXP and Oberthur Technologies, announced today a licensing agreement for NXP’s MIFARE™ technology. This agreement enables Oberthur Technologies to integrate MIFARE™ into its SIM cards globally. This will further drive the adoption of NFC-enabled phones in infrastructures such as public transit, event ticketing, customer loyalty programs and access control around the globe.
X2O Media's vClips and Xpresenter Xe Video Poster Keep Students, Alumni, and Visitors Engaged and Informed at Le Moyne College
X2O Media, a full-service provider of software, network management, and content services for professional digital signage applications, today announced that Le Moyne College in Syracuse, N.Y. is utilizing the company's vClips interactive HD video kiosk and Xpresenter™ Xe Video Poster. Installed by VIZIONefx, vClips is featured in the college's Athletics Hall of Fame to engage visitors and showcase program accomplishments, while four digital men...
Accelerated Web Browsing with IE9: AMD and Intel Comparison
Check out this comparative demonstration between an AMD E-350 (Brazos) and Intel Pentium P6100 running test drive demos with the IE9 Release Candidate (RC).