News & Analysis
Imec, Renesas and M4S report a single-chip reconfigurable multi-standard wireless transceiver in 40nm CMOS
At today’s International Solid State Circuit Conference, imec and its research partners Renesas Technology Corp. and M4S present a complete transceiver with RF, baseband and data converter circuits in 40nm low-power CMOS. The fully reconfigurable transceiver is compatible with various wireless standards and applications, including the upcoming mobile broadband 3GPP-LTE standard.
STMicroelectronics Announces an Agreement for the Combination of Numonyx into Micron Technology, Inc.
STMicroelectronics announced that, together with its partners Intel Corporation and Francisco Partners, it has entered into a definitive agreement with Micron Technology Inc., in which Micron will acquire Numonyx Holding B.V. in an all-stock transaction. The Flash memory joint venture was created by the partners on March 30, 2008.
Philips Lumileds Receives ISO/TS16949 Certification: Automotive industry quality specification benefits all lighting markets
Philips Lumileds announced today that each of its three design, development and manufacturing sites have received ISO/TS16949 certification highlighting the company’s commitment to quality management. All three sites, San Jose, Penang, and Singapore, were certified within weeks of each other with, zero non-conformities, representing an approach and commitment to quality that is consistent throughout the company.
Tekdata invests and increases skilled staff as turnover increases 23%
Tekdata, the UK-based specialist in high-performance interconnects for markets such as defence, aerospace, energy management and space exploration, has announced a 23% increase in turnover for the last financial year and, unlike many businesses today, is increasing staffing to continue improving its performance.
NanoKTN & Leatherhead Food Research Respond to the House of Lord’s Report
The Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network (NanoKTN), one of the UK’s primary knowledge-based networks for Micro and Nanotechnologies, in conjunction with Leatherhead Food Research, has issued a summary and response to the House of Lord’s Science & Technology Committee report on Nanotechnologies and Food. This report was published on 22 Jan 2010 and can be found by following the link: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld/ldsctech.ht...
Tensilica and mimoOn Partner for LTE Baseband Handset Solutions
mimoOn, a pioneer in LTE software implementations for programmable radio platforms, and Tensilica® Inc., a leader in programmable and efficient IP cores for advanced mobile wireless SOCs (system-on-chips), today announced a partnership to offer best-in-class LTE solutions for mobile wireless radios based on mimoOn's mi!MobilePHY software and Tensilica's newly announced ConnX Baseband Engine (BBE16) and ConnX Atlas LTE Reference Design.
MAX2203: Industry's most accurate RMS power detector, regardless of modulation
Maxim Integrated Products announces the MAX2203 RMS power detector. Designed to operate from 800MHz to 2.0GHz, the MAX2203 accepts an RF signal at the input, and outputs the same voltage regardless of the peak average of the input signal. This RMS power detector is ideal for WCDMA (wideband code-division multiple access), cdma2000(R), and HSDPA/HSUPA (high-speed downlink/uplink packet access).
CUI Inc’s 3D Catalog Now Available Through Digi-Key.com
CUI Inc announced that their 3D catalog is now available on Digi-Key’s website for the majority of their 1000+ stocked line items. CUI is the first Digi-Key partner to make this service available to Digi-Key customers. CUI’s VP of Marketing, Jeff Schnabel explained, “We are very excited to be the first partner to offer free 3D drawings through Digi-Key.
PREMO to cooperate with the Hamburg University of Technology
Hamburg University of Technology and PREMO cooperates in a development project on intelligent implants for osteosynthesis managed by the BG Unfallkrankenhaus (Trauma Center) Hamburg.
CSR connectivity platform powers the latest Sharp handset
CSR announced that its CSR9000 connectivity platform, with integrated Synergy software, provides Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and FM connectivity to the latest handset from Sharp. Synergy, CSR’s unique Connectivity Centre software, is a key part of the platform, delivering industry-leading wireless performance.