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Bytemobile: Tablets drive more mobile data than Smartphones

Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 BST

Bytemobile's Quarterly mobile Analytics Report for May 2012 reveals that on average, operators process 3x more data volume on their networks for tablets than for smartphones. Apple iPad subscribers br...

ZTE partners with GSMA on 'Smarter App Challenge'

Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 BST

ZTE is to partner with the GSMA on the 'Smarter App Challenge', a competition which aims to select the most efficient mobile phone application worldwide.

Criteria for entry to the Smarter App Challen...

Digi-key to distribute T-Global thermal management products

Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 BST

Electronic components distributor, Digi-Key, and thermal management product developer, t-Global Technology, have signed a global distribution agreement.

“Thermal management is a key component of an...

SemiSouth SiC JFETs simplify start-up of 3-phase power supplies

Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 BST

SemiSouth Laboratories has unveiled a 1700V/1400mΩ silicon carbide JFET which is said to simplify start up circuit design in 3-phase auxiliary power supplies.

Traditional solutions either use an HV...

Linear Technology unveils ultrawide bandwidth DC I/Q demodulator

Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 BST

Linear Technology has revealed an ultrawide bandwidth direct conversion I/Q demodulator with outstanding linearity of 31dBm IIP3 and 70dBm IIP2.

The LTC5584 is said to offer best-in-class demodulati...

Syfer celebrates 25 years

Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 BST

Syfer Technology, UK, is celebrating 25 years of successful electronic component development at its Norwich headquarters.

The company employs 240 people and is said to be Europe’s leading manufact...

Toshiba HDMI Bridge IC streamlines mobile HD connectivity

Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 BST

Toshiba Electronics Europe has introduced the TC358743 HDMI to CSI-2 bridge, which overcomes the limited video-input capabilities of many application processors by allowing an incoming HDMI video/audi...

Ofcom calls on broadband providers to improve speeds information

Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 BST

Mystery shopping to check compliance with Ofcom’s Voluntary Code of Practice on Broadband Speeds has revealed that information provided to consumers by internet service providers (ISPs) has improved...

UV LEDs poised to disinfect drinking water

Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 BST

Research from North Carolina State University is paving the way to energy-efficient LED devices that use ultraviolet (UV) light to kill pathogens such as bacteria and viruses. The technology has a wid...

IC Insights predicts bright future for semiconductor suppliers

Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 BST

A ranking of the first quarter, 2012, top semiconductor suppliers is included as part of IC Insights' May Update to The McClean Report.

According to the analyst business, Intel remained firmly in con...

Ingenico Selects Atmel maXTouch touchscreen controllers

Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 BST

Atmel has announced that Ingenico, a developer of payment solutions, has selected Atmel maXTouch touchscreen controllers for its Ingenico iWL200 Series portable payment terminals with touch capability...

CMOS image sensors break sales records, reports IC Insights

Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 BST

The CMOS image sensors market is expected to set record-high sales each year through to 2016, according to IC Insights’ new 2012 Optoelectronics, Sensors/Actuators, and Discretes (O-S-D) Report.

St...

IR introduces fast switching IGBTs for automotive applications

Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 BST

International Rectifier has developed what is described as a highly innovative 600V automotive grade IGBT platform, COOLiRIGBT, for use in fast switching applications in electric (EV) and hybrid elect...

Net neutrality will stifle innovation, claims Tekelec

Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 BST

While The Netherlands has become the first European country to adopt a net neutrality law, Doug Suriano, CTO of telecoms software provider, Tekelec, believes the move will stifle network innovation.

...

CML Microcircuits adds GMSK/GFSK modulation to multi-mode modem

Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 BST

CML Microcircuits has released a Function Image Update for the high-performance CMX7164 Multi Mode Modem.

Function Image 7164FI-1.x adds the use of GMSK/GFSK modulation and is the latest in a roadma...

VHDL crucial for designers claims Aldec

Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 BST

Many design engineers will continue to use VHDL (VHSIC hardware description language) for electronic design automation rather than advanced verification technologies such as UVM, reveals Aldec in its ...

TI unveils LED controller with constant power regulation

Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 BST

Texas Instruments has introduced a new LED controller with constant power regulation.

The LM3447 AC/DC LED driver includes a dimmer detect, phase decoder and adjustable hold current circuits to provi...

Microsemi develops 'super-efficient' IGBTs

Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 BST

Microsemi has introduced the first in a series of new generation 1200V non-punch through (NPT) IGBTs.

The new family of IGBTs includes Power MOS 8 technology, and are said to offer a dramatic reducti...

Analog multi-point LVDS transceivers deliver 'highest' ESD protection

Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 BST

Analog Devices has developed a series of multipoint, low-voltage, differential signalling (M-LVDS) transceivers which are said to have the highest ESD (electrostatic discharge) protection of any multi...

Option brings simple & affordable in-car connectivity to market

Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 BST

Wireless connectivity company, Option has outlined its strategy to broaden its supply beyond mobile network operators and to focus on vertical markets. As a first stage, Option has extended its wirele...

Acal BFi announces wireless M2M partnership with TeliaSonera

Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 BST

Acal BFi has joined the TeliaSonera Global M2M Services Partnership Program. Under the partnership program, Acal BFi will provide hardware and product solutions for applications in the fast growing N...

LEM unveils user-programmable current transducers

Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 BST

LEM has unveiled the HO series of current transducers, said to set a new standard of performance, programmability and ease-of-use for designers of the latest generation of motor drives and inverters. ...

Qualcomm reveals roadmap for the ‘Internet of Everything’

Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 BST

Qualcomm has announced that vendors have released more than 100 cellular and connectivity solutions for the emerging Internet of Everything (IoE)/M2M ecosystem based on its chipsets.

Designed to supp...

Nokia Siemens Networks and Ruckus Wireless join forces to resell Wi-Fi

Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 BST

Nokia Siemens Networks has entered a global reseller agreement with US-based wireless system developer, Ruckus Wireless, to help operators integrate Wi-Fi networks to deliver cost-effective mobile bro...

Microsemi develops 'ultra-fast-startup' LED Driver for light fixtures

Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 BST

Microsemi has unveiled a new dimmable LED driver module for worldwide residential, commercial and industrial light fixtures.

The 30W LXMG221W-0700030-D0 LED driver enables start up times of 150ms or ...

Ubidyne signs Asia Pac development deal

Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 BST

Ubidyne has signed a deal with a major Asia Pacific-based manufacturer of telecommunications equipment to develop an LTE active antenna for the 800MHz frequency range.

The agreement follows successfu...

Ixia to acquire Anue Systems

Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 BST

Ixia is to acquire Anue Systems, a leading developer of Network Visibility solutions, for $145 million.

The transaction is anticipated to close in the second quarter of 2012, and is subject to custom...

ZTE and Hi3G Sweden sign US$74m deal

Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 BST

ZTE has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Hi3G Sweden worth USD$74 million in the presence of China’s Prime Minister Wen Jiabao and Sweden’s Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt during Mr....

Murata and Black Sand team up for RF front-end products

Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 BST

Black Sand Technologies, a fabless semiconductor company specialising in advanced power amplifier (PA) technology for wireless applications, has been selected to provide silicon PA technology for inte...

Nokia Siemens Networks launches Customer Experience Analysis Tools

Mon, 07 May 2012 00:00:00 BST

Nokia Siemens Networks has launched a new set of software tools to help operators keep their customers at the heart of their business. Service Quality Manager (SQM) and Performance Manager (PM) deepen...

Vishay Next-Generation TrenchFETs

Mon, 07 May 2012 00:00:00 BST

Vishay Intertechnology, has introduced the first devices in its next-generation TrenchFET Gen IV family of 30 V n-channel power MOSFETs. Utilizing a new high-density design, the SiRA00DP, SiRA02DP, Si...

Evatronix launches ARM-based display processor

Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 BST

Silicon intellectual property (IP) provider Evatronix has released the first member of its PANTA high performance display controller core family.

Developed using ARM technology the PANTA DP20 is targ...

Melexis delivers automotive motor drivers

Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 BST

Melexis has unveiled its next generation IC family for sensor-less and sensor-based BLDC motor control in automotive applications.

The new IC family consists of 4 base members; the MLX81205, MLX81207...

CML Microcircuits reveals digital voice scrambler for analogue radio

Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 BST

CML Microcircuits has released a digital voice scrambler, the CMX7011, which is a flexible, half duplex, digital voice processor.

The device is specifically designed to implement a digital voice scra...

G&D MobiCore security supports Samsung smartphones in Europe

Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 BST

Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) has revealed that its MobiCore security platform will be integrated in Samsung GALAXY S III smartphones distributed in Europe.

The NFC-capable smartphone from Samsung will b...

Manchester University joins UK Electronics Skills Foundation

Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 BST

The University of Manchester has joined the UK Electronics Skills Foundation, which seeks to reverse the decline in the number of UK graduates entering the electronics industry by linking talented ele...

IR introduces automotive-qualified 600V IC

Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 BST

International Rectifier has launched the automotive qualified AUIRS2334S 600V IC for 3-phase inverterized motor drive applications such as high-voltage compressors (HVAC) and fans.

The AUIRS2334S fe...

NI introduces PXI with new chassis to boost system up-time

Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 BST

National Instruments has introduced the NI PXIe-1066DC 18-slot chassis, which adds high-availability features to the PXI Express platform to maximise system up-time.

These features improve the system...

ZTE signs global agreement with Telenor

Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 BST

ZTE has signed a global frame agreement with Telenor to supply ZTE power systems for the operator’s base stations.

According to the agreement, ZTE will have the opportunity to provide nine Telenor...

TriQuint wins DARPA contract for GaN switching

Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 BST

TriQuint Semiconductor has been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to lead a $12.3 million development program focused on ultra-fast gallium nitride (GaN) switch technol...

Tektronix enhances optical modulation analysis

Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 BST

Tektronix has announced that its OM4000 Series Optical Modulation Analyzer can now drive the DSA8300 Digital Sampling Oscilloscope to perform analysis on PM-QPSK, QAM, and other complex-modulation sig...

Novel radiation surveillance could thwart nuclear terrorism

Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 BST

To support the US nuclear-surveillance capabilities, researchers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) have developed a Nano-photonic Composite Scintillation Detector and are developing additi...

Nano-crystals yield many laser colours for digital displays

Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 BST

Engineers at US-based Brown University and QD Vision, US, have created nanoscale single crystals that can produce the red, green, or blue laser light needed in digital displays.

The size determines c...

Researchers stride towards noiseless optical amplification

Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 BST

A team of researchers has pioneered a phase amplifier that drastically reduces interference during optical communications, paving the way to noiseless optical amplification.

Traditionally, commercial...

Microsemi unveils system management design tools

Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 BST

Microsemi has introduced a suite of system and power management design tools for high availability wired and wireless communications infrastructure equipment.

The new design tools include Microsemi�...

Molex launches VersaBeam product family

Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 BST

Molex has launched the VersaBeam family, which is focused on expanded-beam interconnects.

The first products are the VersaBeam POD Cable Assemblies that provide a low-profile, expanded-beam, 12-fibre...

'Pollution radar' to measure impact of Olympics traffic

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 BST

University of Leicester researchers are set to use new technology they have developed to monitor the impact of increased traffic on pollution levels in London during the Olympics.

The 2012 Olympic an...

Mindspeed powers LTE and Wi-Fi femtocell for SK Telesys

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 BST

Mindspeed Technologies' so-called Transcede wireless baseband processors are in the first long-term evolution (LTE) femtocell from SK Telesys.

The Wi-Fi integrated LTE femtocells will be first deploy...

Ixia introduces new solution to put fifth generation Wi-Fi to the test

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 BST

IP and wireless network test solutions provider, Ixia, has announced today that it will unveil support for the fifth generation of Wi-Fi, IEEE 802.11ac, in a revolutionary architecture that creates a ...

Samsung leads mobile phone sales in 2011

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 BST

Samsung’s cellphone sales revenue jumped 47% in 2011 to $48.2 billion, catapulting the South Korean company to the #1 ranking and global leadership in cellphone sales, reports IC Insights.

Samsung�...

Premier Farnell to stock Linear Technology’s 18bit analog to digital converter

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 BST

Premier Farnell is to stock Linear Technology’s latest LTC2389-18, the industry’s fastest 18-bit SAR ADC (analog-to-digital converter).

The ADC converter is said to achieve best-in-class signal t...

NI reports record first quarter revenue

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 BST

National Instruments has announced a Q1 non-GAAP revenue of $262 million, a new first quarter record and a 10 percent increase from Q1 2011.

Orders were up 13 percent year-over-year in Q1, with backl...

ZTE Wins Optical Market Share

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 BST

ZTE has announced its market share in the global optical network grew by 5 per cent in 2011, the most of any company worldwide.

According to a March 2011 report published by the research firm Ovum, Z...

Analog Devices and Anglia sign Distributor Agreement

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 BST

Semiconductor manufacturer Analog Devices has appointed Anglia as a UK & Ireland distributor.

Analog Devices has been looking to expand its sales network within Europe to achieve double-digit growth ...

TI unveils integrated audio codec for mobile devices

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 BST

Texas Instruments has introduced what it describes as the industry’s most highly integrated audio codec with embedded miniDSP cores, providing echo and noise cancellation at wideband voice sampling ...

Nokia Siemens Networks enables Croatia’s first commercial 4G services

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 BST

Hrvatski Telekom subscribers in the Croatia's cities of Zagreb, Rijeka, Osijek and Split can now enjoy ultra high-speed 4G mobile broadband with data speeds ten times faster than 3G.

Nokia Siemens Ne...

Farnell element14 introduces TT electronics ABCIRP connectors

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 BST

Electronics distributor, Farnell element14, has added an extensive range of ABCIRP connectors from TT electronics to its portfolio.

The rugged connectors and accessories have already achieved success...

RS to deliver TI microcontroller safety platform

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 BST

RS Components has expanded its electronics offer with the introduction of the Hercules safety microcontroller platform from Texas Instruments (TI).

Designed to help developers obtain IEC 61508 SIL 3 ...

Ixia launches Standards-based OpenFlow Test Solution

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 BST

Global provider of converged IP and wireless network test solutions, Ixia, has launched its off-the-shelf, standards-based OpenFlow test solution. The company’s IxNetwork and IxANVL test solutions ...

CommScope Re-Organises Around Customer Segments

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 BST

Infrastructure solutions for communications networks provider, CommScope, has reorganized its business unit management structure around its three key customer segments—Enterprise, Wireless and Broad...

Profits Rise at Apple

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 BST

Despite the loss of Steve Jobs, Apple’s success continues. It saw its quarterly profits rise to $11.6bn in the quarter to March which is up $6bn from the same period last year.

The Apple figures we...

Kemp reveals load balancer to ease Internet traffic

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 BST

Kemp Technologies has unveiled the successor to its LoadMaster 5500, the LoadMaster 5300, which boasts numerous performance improvements including a 10 percent increase in requests/sec, a 45 percent i...

Intersil Pico Projector targets low power applications

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 BST

Intersil has developed the Pico-qHD, described as the world’s lowest cost pico projector system and the industry’s smallest production-ready LED LCoS Pico Projector solution.

Developed for low po...

Acal BFi dual-band 802.11 device server

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 BST

Acal BFi is the first distributor to sample the new PremierWave®-XN dual-band 802.11n multi-port device server from Lantronix. As part of the award-winning PremierWave family, this 802.11n server com...

Microchip’s energy-measurement Analogue Front End

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 BST

Microchip has launched its next generation of energy-measurement analogue front end (AFE), the MCP3911, which features two 24-bit, delta-sigma ADCs that operate at 3V with industry-leading accuracy o...

Achronix Speedster22i FPGAs

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 BST

Semiconductor manufacturer, Achronix has released the details of its Speedster22i HD and HP 22 nm FPGA product families. Speedster22i FPGAs are the industry’s only application targeted, high-end FPG...

ST-Ericsson Re-Focusses Direction

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 BST

With losses mounting, ST-Ericsson, wireless platforms and semiconductor manufacturer, has unveiled its new strategic direction.

The company has summarised its aims in to three areas. It will focus it...

Switching Buck Regulators with High Conversion Ratios

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 BST

Energy silicon solutions provider ON Semiconductor has introduced a new series of switching buck regulators for space-constrained, EMC, electromagnetic compatibility sensitive automotive entertainment...

Astellia and VOIPFUTURE Join for 3G 4G VoIP Monitoring

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 BST

Astellia and VOIPFUTURE have announced a partnership to complete Astellia's network monitoring solution for 2G, 3G and LTE networks with VOIPFUTURE’s offering.

The new partnership enables the two c...

Fluke Expands Rental Partnership with Livingston

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 BST

Test equipment sourcing specialist Livingston has announced that new territories have been added to the company’s collaboration with leading industrial test equipment manufacturer Fluke. This will s...

Microwave Backhaul Market US$ 11 Billion by 2016

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 BST

The Point to Point, PtP microwave backhaul equipment market is expected to surpass US$11 billion by 2016, according to the third edition of Maravedis-Rethink "Wireless Backhaul Market from an All-IP P...

Aeroflex receives Qualcomm license

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 BST

Aeroflex, UK, has signed a licensing agreement with Qualcomm, US, to supply manufacturing test technology for RF devices.

This agreement enables Aeroflex to deliver test cost reductions to Qualcomm...

Electrocomponents wins Queen's Award for Enterprise

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 BST

Electronics distributor, Electrocomponents, has won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise, one of Britain’s most coveted business awards.

The award was conferred on the Queen’s birthday for the comp...

Zain Saudi Arabia deploys DOVADO for 4G

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 BST

Middle East telecoms operator, Zain, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is the first in the Middle East to deploy DOVADO’s mobile broadband routers.

The Mini Router offers 3G and 4G USB modem support allowin...

Electric car to keep older drivers on the road

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 BST

A research car which monitors our concentration, stress levels and driving habits while we're sat behind the steering wheel is being used to develop new technologies to support older drivers.

The Int...

Celcite COPS selected by US Tier 1 mobile operator

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 BST

Celcite Management Solutions has received an order from a second Tier 1 mobile operator in the US, to deploy COPS (Customised Optimisation and Self-Performing Solutions) Enterprise Platform for config...

Stable electrodes promise better printed electronics

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 BST

In new findings published in Science, US-based Georgia Tech researchers have developed a technique to reduce the work function of a conductor. Its use in printable electronics could pave the way for...

Researchers boost efficiency of multi-hop wireless networks

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 BST

Multi-hop wireless networks can provide data access for large and unconventional spaces, but have long faced significant limits on the amount of data they can transmit.

Now researchers from North Car...

IR unveils TSOP-6 HEXFET MOSFETs for low power applications

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 BST

International Rectifier has launched a range of devices featuring its latest low-voltage HEXFET MOSFET silicon in a TSOP-6 package for low power applications, including load switch, charge and dischar...

Zot offers JTAG Technologies’ Boundary-Scan

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 BST

JTAG Technologies has said that its boundary-scan solutions are to be at the heart of a new range of electronics assembly and test services from Zot Engineering of Musselburgh, Edinburgh.

These servi...