Zigbee to Move into Cell Phones
June 7th, 2006As if cameras, televisions, Internet browsers and MP3 players — not to mention voice calls — were not enough, Zigbee may be offered as a new function in cell phones in a few years.
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SIA: Near 10% Growth for 2006
June 7th, 2006Updated: Despite rising energy prices and interest rates, consumers continue to spend, driving the Semiconductor Industry Association to increase its forecast to 9.8 percent worldwide semiconductors sales growth in 2006.
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Motorola Plans India Manufacturing
June 7th, 2006The maker of cell phones and network equipment will soon announce plans to expand its manufacturing with a new facility in India.
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ST Enters Large LCD Market
June 7th, 2006The company has licensed technology from National Semiconductor to ease its entry into the fast-growing market; separately, National Semi announced several new licensees for its PPDS chipset.
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IBM Triples India Investment
June 7th, 2006Big Blue said it would raise its investment in India to $6 billion over the next three years, the largest sum ever committed by a U.S. company to that nation.
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TTPCom IP Stays Open for Licensing
June 7th, 2006The intellectual property portfolio of U.K.-based TTP Communications will remain available for license following the acquisition of the company by Motorola.
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NFC Helped by Standard Specifications
June 7th, 2006Near field communications system and device designers have the opportunity to select one of five industry standard specifications following the unveiling of a proposed standard architecture for the very short range wireless comms technology.
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TI Offers DaVinci SDK
June 7th, 2006To help developers speed time to market of new devices based on TI's platform, the chipmaker is offering a new developers kit.
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People Moves
June 7th, 2006Samsung Execs Shine; Shifting a COO and Adding a New VP at Conexant; IBM Vet Goes Beyond 3D.
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