High Frequency Circuit Becomes Common
The University of Florida (UF) and Texas Instruments (TI) (NYSE: TXN) have developed the world's highest frequency circuit made with a common type of semiconductor transistor, a step that could slash the price of detectors useful in medicine, environmental monitoring and military applications.
Measured in a UF laboratory using a circuit equipped with a tiny on-chip [...]
Holst Centre Researches Organic RFID Tag
The Holst Centre recently presented a plastic 64-bit inductively-coupled passive RFID tag operating at 13.56MHz. With a record 780bit/s data readout of 64 bits over 10cm, the device approaches item-level tagging requirements. The tag generates a 5-fold higher bit rate compared to state-of-the-art plastic RFID systems. The achievement paves the way for low-cost high-volume RFID [...]
VDC Embedded Software Test Automation Tools Report
According to Venture Development Corporation (VDC), the demand for static analysis tools will drive growth within the market for test automation tools used in the development of embedded software. Increasing device and project complexity, the geographic distribution of development teams, and the growing costs to OEMs from product recalls will continue to justify investment in [...]
World's Fastest Embedded DRAM
Toshiba Corporation has createded the world's fastest circuit technology for embedded DRAM for System LSI, achieving a speed of 833MHz at 32Mb density. The technology will be applied to graphic processing LSI. Toshiba plans to apply this technology to its leading edge 65nm system LSI process, and to meet market demand for advanced graphic applications [...]
Electro Encephalogram Acquisition ASIC
IMEC recently announced a complete 200µW 8-channel EEG (electro-encephalogram) acquisition ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit) suitable for miniaturized ambulatory EEG measurement systems. The ASIC meets the requirements for clinical EEG systems. Gain and filtering is programmable making it suitable for a wide range of ambulatory EEG applications.
IMEC's EEG acquisition ASIC consists of eight programmable readout channels, [...]
MIT and Texas Instruments Improve Energy Efficiency by 10x
Researchers at MIT and Texas Instruments (TI) (NYSE: TXN) unveiled a new chip design for portable electronics that can be up to ten times more energy-efficient than present technology. The design could lead to cell phones, implantable medical devices and sensors that last far longer when running from a battery. The research was funded in [...]
Q4 2007 Global Handset Market Share
According to Strategy Analytics' Q4 2007 Global Handset Market Share Update report, global mobile phone shipments in 2007 grew 12% year-over-year to reach 1.12 billion units (compared to 1.00 billion in 2006). Strategy Analytics forecasts slower growth of 10%, for 1.24 billion units worldwide in 2008. Nokia had a strong fourth quarter in 2007 and [...]
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