Wireless USB startup WiQuest folds
Joe Wilcox wrote an interesting post today on
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WiQuest Communications Inc. officially closed its doors today, the first of perhaps several casualties to fall among ultrawideband chip designers.
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Technology Week in Review: Robots for the disabled, silicon optics
Joe Wilcox wrote an interesting post today on
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Robotic assistance for the disabled could help reduce the long wait for service dogs. This and more in this week’s technology review.
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Hollywood: Court rules against China DVD player maker
unknown wrote an interesting post today on
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The Motion Picture Association of America said a California court issued a permanent injunction that prohibits China-based DVD player manufacturer Gowell Electronics from violating any term of the Content Scramble System license agreement.
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NAND revenue to fall further, iSuppli says
Janine Armin wrote an interesting post today on
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Worldwide NAND flash memory revenue, which routinely expanded by triple-digit percentages in the late 1990s and early 2000s, will fall by 14 percent in 2008 and decline another 15 percent in 2009, according to a revised forecast by market research firm iSuppli.
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Wave of consolidation set to hit 4G chip sector
Janine Armin wrote an interesting post today on
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The mobile broadband chip sector is likely to see a swathe of consolidation as the business matures, according to a study by Light Reading’s Components Insider research unit.
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Analysis: Percello puts femtocell baseband on a chip
Sarah Perez wrote an interesting post today on
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BDTI explains how Percello squeezed a UMTS cellular femtocell baseband onto a highly integrated SoC.
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E-book reaches orbit
Frederic Lardinois wrote an interesting post today on
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Chinese taikonauts orbiting the Earth last month took with them a five-inch electronic paper display made by Hanwang Technology Co.
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Apple hires IBM chip guru, Big Blue sues
Frederic Lardinois wrote an interesting post today on
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IBM Corp. has filed a suit against Apple Computer Inc. in an effort to prevent a key chip designer from joining Apple, according to reports.
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ASE posts Q3, sees gloomy Q4
Sandy Maple wrote an interesting post today on
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Nearly all IC-packaging and test companies took a hit in the third quarter, with a poor forecast seen in the fourth period.
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