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Analysts take on Apple’s iPad

Friday, January 29, 2010
By Gina Roos
Analysts take on Apple’s iPad

The launch of the Apple iPad has resulted in an outpouring of opinions -- good and bad. Find out what key market analysts including DisplaySearch, In-Stat, iSuppli, and Strategy Analytics have to say about Apple's latest creation. »

IBM researchers demo fastest graphene transistor

Monday, February 8, 2010
By Gina Roos
IBM researchers demo fastest graphene transistor

IBM researchers reported in a published paper in Science magazine that they have demonstrated a radio-frequency (RF) graphene transistor with the highest cut-off frequency achieved for any graphene device -- 100 billion cycles/second (100 gigahertz). »

Imec, Holst deliver ultra-low-power processor for medical monitoring system

Monday, February 8, 2010
By Gina Roos
Imec, Holst deliver ultra-low-power processor for medical monitoring system

Imec and Holst Centre have announced an analog-signal processor ASIC, or what the organizations call an ASP, that reduces the overall power consumption of an ambulatory heart activity signal monitoring system by more than five times. »

SiliconBlue to demo iCE65 mobileFPGA at MWC

Monday, February 8, 2010
By Gina Roos
SiliconBlue to demo iCE65 mobileFPGA at MWC

SiliconBlue Technologies will showcase the newest members of its iCE65 mobileFPGA family at Mobile World Congress (MWC), February 15-18 in Barcelona. The company also plans to demo several products showing how mobileFPGA devices enable seamless feature integration for mobile applications. »

Samsung Electro-mechanics licenses Peratech’s QTC sensor technology

Monday, February 8, 2010
By Gina Roos
Samsung Electro-mechanics licenses Peratech’s QTC sensor technology

Peratech signs a major licensing agreement for its Quantum Tunnelling Composite (QTC) technology, which will be included in a new portfolio of pressure sensing components from Samsung Electro-mechanics (EM). The devices target mobile phone applications. »

iPad to drive IC growth for tablets

Monday, February 8, 2010
By Gina Roos
iPad to drive IC growth for tablets

The Apple iPad promises to energize the emerging tablet PC segment, creating a potential semiconductor opportunity of more than $4.1 billion in 2014, reports In-Stat. Other winners include battery and display makers, according to the market research firm. »

Get mobile access to Digi-Key stock

Friday, February 5, 2010
By Gina Roos
Get mobile access to Digi-Key stock

Electronic components distributor Digi-Key now offers a free application for iPhone and iPod touch users that gives them instant access to Digi-Key stock. »

Verical purchasing tool cuts sourcing time

Friday, February 5, 2010
By Gina Roos
Verical purchasing tool cuts sourcing time

Verical, an online outlet for electronic components, has launched DemandMatch, a bulk parts search tool that matches open requirements with available supply automatically. »

Component supply constraints hinder ‘full-throttle’ EMS growth, says iSuppli

Thursday, February 4, 2010
By Gina Roos
Component supply constraints hinder ‘full-throttle’ EMS growth, says iSuppli

Although the global electronics contract manufacturing industry will return to growth in 2010, the market still faces major uncertainties this year, according to the latest report from iSuppli Corp. Hurdles include component shortages, high unemployment, waning stimulus efforts and more than a trillion dollars... »

Microchip to buy Silicon Storage Technology

Wednesday, February 3, 2010
By Gina Roos
Microchip to buy Silicon Storage Technology

Microchip is acquiring Silicon Storage Technology giving the company access to SST's SuperFlash technology and extensive patent portfolio. The transaction will be completed early in the second quarter of 2010. »

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