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Wireless USB startup WiQuest folds

Posted in EETimes Latest News by on the October 31st, 2008

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

Posted in EETimes Latest News by on the October 31st, 2008

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

Posted in EETimes Latest News by on the October 31st, 2008

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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

Posted in EETimes Latest News by on the October 31st, 2008

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

Posted in EETimes Latest News by on the October 31st, 2008

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

Posted in EETimes Latest News by on the October 31st, 2008

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

Posted in EETimes Latest News by on the October 31st, 2008

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

Posted in EETimes Latest News by on the October 31st, 2008

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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IEEE to vote on new low-power design standard

Posted in EETimes Latest News by on the October 31st, 2008

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IEEE P1801 has been completed, and the standard has gone to sponsor ballot. The standard is also known as Unified Power Format (UPF) 2.0.

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ASE posts Q3, sees gloomy Q4

Posted in EETimes Latest News by on the October 31st, 2008

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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