EE Times Design News

Intel, Infineon close to billion-dollar deal, says report

Fri, 9 Jul 2010 08:03:00 EDT

Intel and Infineon are closing in on a deal to sell Infineon's wireless business unit to Intel for a price of more than $1 billion, according to a report in Die Welt.

Business - Intel Corporation - Infineon - Infineon Technologies - Intel

TSMC reports strong June sales

Fri, 9 Jul 2010 06:51:00 EDT

Foundry giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC) has reported consolidated net sales for June 2010 of approximately NT$36.33 billion (about $1.13 billion), an increase of 4.4 percent over May 2010 and an increase of 37.0 percent over June 2009.

TSMC - Taiwan - New Taiwan dollar - Semiconductor - Asia

IQE reports 40-Gbit/s VCSEL

Thu, 8 Jul 2010 14:59:00 EDT

Researchers from wafer supplier IQE plc have published a joint paper in Electronic Letters entitled "40 Gbit/s error-free operation of an oxide-confined 850-nm vertical cavity surface emitting laser."

Vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser - Business - Electronics and Electrical - Wafer - Semiconductors

June sales show modest growth at UMC

Thu, 8 Jul 2010 10:21:00 EDT

Wafer sales at the world's number two foundry United Microelectronics Corp. were up both sequentially and year-on-year; but the growth was more modest than seasonal norms suggesting the climb out of the recessionary dip of 2008-2009 is starting to slow.

United Microelectronics Corporation - Semiconductor - Business - Components - Electronics and Electrical

NXP, Toppan gain NFC design-win in ThinkPad PCs

Thu, 8 Jul 2010 08:32:00 EDT

European analog and mixed-signal chip company NXP BV has supported Toppan Forms Co. Ltd. in the creation of a reader/writer module for near field communications, which has been adopted by Lenovo in Thinkpad notebook computers.

Lenovo - ThinkPad - Laptop - Personal computer - Hardware

Presented By:

Thu, 8 Jul 2010 08:32:00 EDT

ST-Ericsson, Sagem to launch LTE-to-GSM platform

Thu, 8 Jul 2010 06:54:00 EDT

ST-Ericsson NV and Sagem Wireless SA have announced they are to collaborate on a multimode communications platform for the launch of commercial multimode LTE/HSPA+ products in 2010

GSM - 3GPP Long Term Evolution - Business - Telecommunication - Wireless

SMIC planning $100 million share sale, says report

Wed, 7 Jul 2010 08:13:00 EDT

Chinese foundry chip maker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. is planning to raise $103 million by selling additional shares in the company, according to a Reuters report.

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation - Semiconductors - Business - Components - Electronics and Electrical

Analyst: Nokia's modem move hints at Intel-Infineon done deal

Wed, 7 Jul 2010 05:28:00 EDT

Nokia's disposal of its wireless modem business to Renesas could indicate either that Intel has fallen out with Nokia, or that Intel has already got a deal with Infineon on wireless, according to analyst Didier Scemama.

Nokia - Modem - Business - Intel Corporation - Renesas Technology

HSPA/LTE accounts for 17.3% of PC broadband, says analyst

Tue, 6 Jul 2010 12:55:00 EDT

Mobile broadband of the HSPA/LTE variety accounted for 17.3 percent of the total number of broadband connections in Europe at the end of 2009, according to market research company Berg Insight.

Mobile broadband - Personal computer - Broadband - Business and Economy - Berg Insight

Villanova University leads mechatronics trend

Tue, 6 Jul 2010 10:06:00 EDT

Recent initiatives at Villanova University and elsewhere are aimed at providing a solid foundation in mechatronics, along with a broad-based background in mechanical engineering; electrical, electronic and computer engineering; sensors; actuators; and control.

Villanova University - Mechanical engineering - United States - Education - Pennsylvania

LG previews line of iPad/iPhone rivals

Tue, 6 Jul 2010 05:54:00 EDT

Consumer electronics giant LG describes its new Optimus line of smart consumer devices that will include 10 new models of intended iPad and iPhone competitors to debut by year's end.

iPhone - LG Group - Smartphone - Handhelds - IPad

Presented By:

Tue, 6 Jul 2010 05:54:00 EDT

Renesas to buy Nokia's wireless modem business

Tue, 6 Jul 2010 04:39:00 EDT

Mobile phone company Nokia is forming an alliance with Japanese chip vendor Renesas to develop HSPA/LTE modems under the terms of which Renesas is set to buy Nokia's wireless modem business for about $200 million.

Nokia - Mobile phone - Business - Renesas Technology - Telecommunication

Automotive chip market set to grow 23.5% in 2010, says Gartner

Mon, 5 Jul 2010 12:23:00 EDT

Gartner - Business - Personal computer - Marketing and Advertising - Deficit

Penn puzzled as chip ASPs fall during boom

Mon, 5 Jul 2010 09:45:00 EDT

United States - Pennsylvania State University - Pennsylvania - Penn State - Penn State University

Analysts lag 'actual' chip market growth

Mon, 5 Jul 2010 07:21:00 EDT

The "actual" global market for chips was $24.02 billion in May, as calculated from the three-month average of $24.65 billion given out by the European Semiconductor Industry Association (ESIA).

Semiconductor - Business - Electronics and Electrical - Components - Technology

Global chip sales beat expectations - again

Mon, 5 Jul 2010 06:02:00 EDT

The three-month average of global sales of semiconductors for May was $24.65 billion, up 4.5 percent compared with the previous month and up 47.6 percent compared with the same month a year before, according to the European Semiconductor Industry Association (ESIA).

Semiconductor - Business - Electronics and Electrical - Components - Electronics

Professional PCB design tool comes for free

Mon, 5 Jul 2010 04:57:00 EDT

The first fully featured PCB design tool available free of charge to all without limitation is the claim made by RS Components for DesignSpark PCB.

Printed circuit board - Electronics - Electronic design automation - Technology - Design

Presented By:

Mon, 5 Jul 2010 04:57:00 EDT

RS Components launches gateway to spark engineers imaginations

Mon, 5 Jul 2010 04:30:00 EDT

RS Components is continuing its initiative to get closer to the design community with the launch of DesignSpark which is aimed at providing an online design environment for engineers. It is also launching DesignSpark PCB, a fully featured PCB design tool available free of charge to all without limitation.

Printed circuit board - Electronics - RS Components - Technology - Electronic design automation

Singapore seeks to bolster presence in high-tech

Mon, 5 Jul 2010 00:01:00 EDT

Damin Chan, director of electronics for Singapore’s Economic Development Board, sat down with EE Times to talk about Singapore's place in high-tech manufacturing and R&D.

Singapore - Asia - Government - Economic Development Board - Embassies and Consulates

Qualcomm brews plan to boost struggling lines

Fri, 2 Jul 2010 12:59:00 EDT

During its Uplinq developers’ forum here this week, Qualcomm launched a number of new initiatives for many of its lesser-known products.

Qualcomm - Uplinq - Snapdragon - Android - Nexus One

Student Entrepreneur's top ten entrepreneurs, Part 1

Fri, 2 Jul 2010 11:00:00 EDT

Student Entrepreneur posts the first four names in his top ten list of inspirational entrepreneurs

Entrepreneur - United States - Colleges and Universities - Asia - Business

Sanyo to sell chip unit to On Semi, says report

Fri, 2 Jul 2010 08:46:00 EDT

Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. plans to sell its loss-making semiconductor subsidiary to On Semiconductor Corp., according to a Kyodo News International report, which cited unnamed sources.

Semiconductor - Sanyo - Business - Electronics and Electrical - Subsidiary

Siano denies Chinese mobile TV allegations

Fri, 2 Jul 2010 06:12:00 EDT

Siano Mobile Silicon Ltd., a vendor of mobile digital TV receiver chips, has spoken out against allegations it said had been made by Chinese startup Innofidei Inc., that Siano infringes patents relevant to mobile television in China.

Television - Mobile television - Innofidei - China - Siano Mobile Silicon

TSMC qualifies one-time-programmable IP for automotive

Fri, 2 Jul 2010 05:33:00 EDT

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) announced that its 0.25 micron One-Time-Programmable (OTP) IP now meets Automotive Electronics Council (AEC) standard AEC-Q100 specification.

TSMC - Semiconductor - Taiwan - Business - Components

Presented By:

Fri, 2 Jul 2010 05:33:00 EDT

Hydrogen storage startup raises $17 million

Fri, 2 Jul 2010 05:25:00 EDT

McPhy Energy, French company specializing in solid state hydrogen storage technology, announced it has raised 13.7 million euros ($16.9 million) in a second round of financing led by Sofinnova Partners, Gimv and Amundi Private Equity Funds.

Hydrogen storage - Hydrogen - Technology - Energy - Sofinnova