Low-cost audio IC takes out amplifier, regulator
Nuvoton says it has created the world's most inexpensive voice-playback device for industrial, medical and automotive applications.
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- Signal analyzer gets new test applications
- Offline machine programming system gains live database link
- System on module marries Da Vinci DM3730 with 1GHz ARM Cortex-A8
- Battery-powered FPGA development board integrates PSoC 3
- Free software tool fixes MCU pin conflicts
- Single-chip 4K format conversion reference design launched
Tuner ICs suit worldwide broadcast systems
Sony Corp.'s lineup of eco-friendly silicon tuner modules increases efficiency, cut power use and implement a common global design for hardware and software.
AuthenTec, UPEK merger forms giant biometrics provider
Competitors merge to create world's largest provider of fingerprint sensors, identity management software, and biometric and embedded security solutions.
- Mobile devices spur growth in portable wireless modem market
- Test service demand grows due to wireless
- Photronics wins Fairchild top supplier award
- SoloPower's flexible CIGS modules win UL certification
- Femtocells driving compact base station market growth
- Top 31 tech startups named by World Economic Forum
- Analyst casts doubt on Apple TV strategy


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Adapters bring wireless displays home
Iogear's Guwavkit is a three-piece set that includes a USB host/transmitter for the laptop or desktop computer and separate STB adapters for audio and video.
A high-level synthesis methodology for complex FPGA
This article describes the implementation of Virtual Line Crossing Detection (VLCD) on an Altera Stratix II FPGA and the methodology we used.
Obtain best performance from your FPGA design
This article will explore how FPGA designers can benefit from the latest FPGA building blocks in their quest for higher system-level performance.
Accelerate FPGA design success with early defect discovery
Having better upfront visibility into possible defects in HW/SW interaction can prevent the need for FPGA respins.
Early verification and validation using model-based design
The primary way model-based design achieves verification and validation is through testing in simulation.
Solving today's problem of SoC verification
As more complex, mixed-signal SoC designs continue to stress verification methodologies and schedules, designers need new approaches in solving today's test challenges.
Closing the 'quality gap' in functional verification
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Design LED drivers for mobile phones, PDAs
Here is a look at LED apps, white LED, and a discussion of the latest features and driver topology for LCD backlighting, fun lighting and indication, as well as camera phone"s flash.
Using RGB LEDs for multicolor sign applications
This technical article deals with the latest RGB LED package approaches for full-color indoor and outdoor displays, and technical considerations when designing these large full color displays.
Gov't investment boosts China IC industry
A new report from The Information Network found that the massive investments in China's semiconductor industry are paying off as internal production is making inroads on demand.
Analysis: Chengdu takes on hi-tech challenges
Chengdu City is fast becoming the next major biotechnology, chip, LED and renewable energy hub in China, making enormous strides to find its niche in IT and software.
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GES begins contract manufacturing ops in Vietnam
Global Equipment Services (GES) has completed the first customer shipments from its manufacturing, service and training center located in Saigon High Tech Park in Ho Chi Minh City.
Fujitsu, Microsoft cooperate on cloud computing
Fujitsu Ltd and Microsoft Corp. announce a worldwide cloud computing partnership enabling Fujitsu to deploy the Windows Azure platform appliance in Fujitsu datacenters.
Novell, Tencent to create China cloud computing platform
China's largest Internet service portal is teaming up with Novell to establish a research laboratory that will develop a cloud computing platform.
Rackspace, NASA share technology for OpenStack initiative
Rackspace recently donated code that powers its Cloud Files and Cloud Servers to the OpenStack project, an open-source cloud platform designed to fast-track technology standards and cloud interoperability. The project will also use technology from the NASA Nebula Cloud Platform.

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The Wi-Fi adoption within healthcare has grown at more than 60 percent over the past 12 months in WLAN and Wi-Fi real-time locations systems deployments, according to ABI Research.
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