A theoretical model for the unusual occurrence of magnetism in organic molecules may help develop this class of material for electronics applications.
LONDON – The significance of demand for Apple's iPhone and iPad products for the electronic components market is phenomenal. STMicroelectronics was the leading producer of both MEMS gyroscopes and ...
2011 was a good year for cleantech startups. U.S. venture capital activity in the sector set a high-water mark, with $4.3 billion invested in a record 323 companies. Today, the sector accounts fo ...
Report: China forges ahead to grab innovation ring
Kicking off the Microsoft event at MWC last week, president of Windows and Windows Live, Steven Sinofsky, launched the “Consumer Preview” beta version of Windows 8, before its anticipated official ful ...
Cloud-bound PLM 360 redefines product design cycle
LONDON – Cadence Design Systems Inc. has announced that the latest release of its Encounter software suite for RTL-to-GDSII design supports the 20-nm manufacturing process technology node.The design, ...
University of Utah engineers designed a new kind of video game controller that not only vibrates like existing devices, but pulls and stretches the thumb tips in different directions to simulate the t
MEMS gyro sales to outpace accelerometers, says IHS
LONDON – The board of directors of leading foundry chip maker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. has approved the appointment of three senior executives as chief operating officers of TSMC (H ...
Researchers have discovered critical new details about the structure of a virus (enterovirus 71) that causes potentially fatal brain swelling and paralysis in children, pointing toward designs for ant
SAN FRANCISCO—Advanced Micro Devices Inc. said Sunday (March 4) it agreed to relinquish its remaining 14 percent stake in Globalfoundries Inc. and to pay Globalfoundries $425 million as part of an ame ...
A new study that shows more flexibility in the brain than previously thought could be a major boost to the development of mind-controlled neuroprosthetic devices that feel natural.
The origin of an important type of exploding stars -- Type Ia supernovae -- have now been discovered. Studying supernovae of this type helps researchers measure galaxy distances and can lead to import
The origin of an important type of exploding stars -- Type Ia supernovae -- have now been discovered. Studying supernovae of this type helps researchers measure galaxy distances and can lead to import
Scientists turned to squeezed polymers and free radicals in a search for new energy sources. They found both promise and problems. The researchers demonstrated that radicals from compressed polymers g
Pioneering work has helped reveal for the first time a vital process in the development of the early mammalian embryo.
A useful alloy of gold and silicon, called a eutectic, melts at a far lower temperature than either of its components. Until now, however, its odd behavior on the nanoscale has confounded researchers.
An international research team has discovered molecular oxygen ions (O<sub>2</sub>+) in the upper-most atmosphere of Dione, one of the 62 known moons orbiting the ringed planet. The resear
ITC judge finds chip firms didn't infringe Rambus patents
National Instruments releases 2012 Embedded Systems Outlook
Emotion-sensing computer software that models and responds to students' cognitive and emotional states -- including frustration and boredom -- has now been developed.
Scientists have now demonstrated that a variety of environmental toxicants can have negative effects on not just an exposed animal but the next three generations of its offspring. The animal's DNA seq
A group of Italian and Swedish researchers appears to have solved the problem of radio congestion by cleverly twisting radio waves into the shape of fusilli pasta, allowing a potentially infinite numb
Astronomers using data from NASA's Hubble Telescope have observed what appears to be a clump of dark matter left behind from a wreck between massive clusters of galaxies. The result could challenge cu
Researchers have used specific molecular “tweezers” they developed to break-up aggregates of toxic proteins that are thought to cause Parkinson’s disease. For the first t
Cut marks found on Ice Age bones indicate that humans in what is now Ohio hunted or scavenged earlier than previously known. A series of 41 incisions appear on an animal's left femur. Radiocarbon dati
BARCELONA – Ericsson played the standards game for a winning hand in LTE, according to a missive from an ABI Research analyst here at the Mobile World Congress. They are neither the first nor the last ...
HTC unveils One series with dual and quad core phones
BARCELONA—A senior Intel Corp. executive has admitted that its next-generation Ivy Bridge microprocessor will be launched in June, some eight to 10 weeks later than previously expected. Sean Maloney, ...
BARCELONA – In a surprise announcement the night before the Mobile World Congress opens here, Huawei Devices showed what it claims were the world's fastest handsets and tablets, using a new quad-c ...
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Bluetooth low energy enabled iPhone applications for mobile health
Audio company Harman International has developed an infotainment platform that connects cars to the outside world by means of the LTE mobile radio technology. The platform provides the missing link in ...
Telecom operators successfully complete next generation Wi-Fi hotspot trials
Multi-standard transceiver for sensor networks sets record for low power
Green Hills, Jungo bring connectivity to automotive infotainment
Smart appliance shipments to exceed 24 Million units by 2017, but high prices remain a barrier
BARCELONA – Freescale Semiconductor, Texas Instruments and LSI Corp. are competing head-to-head with new integrated 28 nm base station processors as the Mobile World Congress opens here. All three are ...
SAN FRANCISCO—Cypress Semiconductor Corp. Monday (Feb. 27) unveiled what the company calls the first single-layer touchscreen sensor to support multi-touch capability, offering a dramatic reduction in ...
A couple of weeks ago the folks from Blue Pearl announced that the latest generation of their EDA tools boast a plethora of SystemVerilog and FPGA enhancements (Click Here to see that announcement).We ...
Xilinx to highlight 7 Series FPGAs and 100G technology at OFC 2012
BARCELONA--One thing at Mobile World Congress 2012 that you really can't miss (both literally and figuratively) is Google Inc.'s Android booth. The largest booth on the show floor, the Android ...
MANHASSET, NY -- HiSilicon, a China-based company, and European R&D consortium IMEC have signed a strategic research collaboration to develop RF transceiver architectures for next-generation mobil ...
MANHASSET, NY -- Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. and Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) are demonstrating what they claim is the industry’s first commercial-grade, produc ...
Elpida files for bankruptcy protection after bailout fails
BARCELONA— Global mobile carrier Orange has announced it will be putting out its own branded Intel Atom-powered cell phone, dubbed the Santa Clara.The phone, based on Intel’s Atom Z240 Medfield platfo ...
BARCELONA – The mobile industry took a few small but significant steps toward the holy grail of a unified technology at the Mobile World Congress here. Qualcomm and HiSilicon announced multi-mode chip ...
MWC: Intel chip sets targets high, low smartphone chip sets
BARCELONA -- Massive. That's the first word that comes to mind for a first time vistior to Mobile World Congress, the world's largest exhibition dedicated to the cellular industry.Here are a f ...