Market gears up for LTE chips

The specification for 4G wireless, or Long Term Evolution (LTE), is expected to be finished this month, and product introductions are anticipated to hit the market in 2010 or 2011.

RFMD beefs up 3G front end lineup

RFMD has expanded its portfolio of 3G front ends with the RF3267 and RF6266 W-CDMA/HSDPA power amplifiers designed to support the critical needs of next-gen 3G handsets.

Driving LEDs in battery-operated applications

White LED drivers provide high efficiency and brightness matching for LCD backlighting in displays. To control brightness, these drivers regulate current going into LEDs that are arranged in either serial or parallel configuration. Charge pumps drive parallel LEDs. Inductor-based converters deliver current to a string of LEDs.

Networked MCUs

Explore key issues about networked MCUs.

The questions and answers focus on the hardware and software used to create a network-enabled device. Some general questions about networked microcontrollers are also answered.

Nüvi 205 expands horizon for GPS navigation system

No longer at prices that force PNDs into locked glass cabinets, the $199 PND is driving the growing commodity status of standalone GPS systems.

STM32: a Class B ready MCU
platform

Home appliances have to comply with IEC60335, which is intended to prevent malfunction in case of fault condition. Depending on the class (A/B/C), MCU components have to be tested at power on and monitored during run-time for safety critical applications.

Aim for compact, high-efficiency AC/DC supplies

Like most electronic systems, power supplies continue to get smaller. Smaller designs are achieved by combining a range of techniques, rather than through dramatic technology breakthroughs. It's the skill of the designer that separates a very good power supply from an average one.

Implement OFDMA, MIMO for WiMAX, LTE

Sam Jenkins of picoChip discusses how to implement the core DSP algorithm of OFDMA, then the novel variant used by LTE for the uplink, and finally a brief discussion of MIMO for both WiMAX and LTE.

The art of Mobile WiMAX testing

The latest version of the WiMAX standard addresses the mobile services required to free users from the tethers of a predetermined location. As with any new technology comes the need to test its hardware.

Choose the right architecture for mobile WiMAX

WiMAX continues to grow in popularity, and the solidification of the 802.16 standard has ensured that the technology will be around for the long haul. As the fixed 802.16d standard becomes more readily available, the focus turns to the mobile aspect of WiMAX.

Interface market continues to
evolve

The global market for interface products may exceed $10 billion by 2013, up from its current value at $6.2 billion, according to Databeans.

Analysis: AMD struggles to survive

AMD's place in the annals of the chip industry is now more or less fixed. The battle for dominance in the processor market has been won and lost: The crown belongs to Intel.

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Telehealth age dawns

Remote monitoring using wireless technology is finally getting its interoperability act together worldwide. Telehealth technologies are being developed and deployed to reduce visits to hospitals and doctors' offices and improve patient health with lifestyle coaching.

ASML reveals 22nm litho road map

Company executives claim that ASML is prepared to ship its next-gen immersion lithography system next year and its EUV system by 2010.

Surpass LTE requirements, goals

Long Term Evolution presents a series of lofty goals, creating a set of challenges for technology providers, equipment manufacturers and service providers.

HP Labs heralds 3D memristor chip

Hewlett-Packard Labs has recently unveiled what it claims to be the first 3D memristor chip at The Memristor and Memristive Systems Symposium.

Intel fires back at European Commission

Intel Corp. has filed a lawsuit against the European Commission and is alleging that the allegation of antitrust behavior by Intel has been improperly investigated and that the Commission became "discriminatory and partial."

Intel, Micron roll 34nm NAND flash

Intel Corp. and Micron Technology Inc. have mass produced their jointly developed 34nm, 32Gbit multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash memory device.

Intel's Barrett turns vision to opportunities

There's a fire in Intel Corp. chairman Craig Barrett's eyes as he describes his vision for equalizing the balance of opportunity around the globe—and for leveraging technology to accomplish it.

Qualcomm guilty of contempt of Broadcom injunction

A federal judge has found Qualcomm Inc. in contempt of an injunction entered last December, which was meant to prevent the company from continued infringement of two Broadcom 3G patents.

Slowdown hits Japan fab-tool market, too

Japanese-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted a book-to-bill ratio of 0.81 in October, down from 0.95 in September, according to the Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan.

Chipmakers brace for tough times

A consensus was reached at the Semiconductor Industry Association's forecast: The IC industry is in for some tough sledding.

iSuppli trims LCD TV outlook, but remains optimistic

Weighed down by the current economic and financial crises, iSuppli Corp. has slashed its forecast for LCD TV shipments, but is still optimistic about growth in 2008 and 2009.

DisplaySearch sees lower handset display demand

According to the latest forecast from DisplaySearch, Q4 08 mobile phone display unit shipments will only be 2.5 percent higher y-on-y.