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The Bluetooth Smart Module Integrates a Bluetooth 4.1 Low Energy Stack (2014.06.25) Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced from the Sensors Expo its first Bluetooth 4.1 Low Energy module. The RN4020 builds on the Company’s deep Bluetooth Classic experience and carries both worldwide regulatory certifications and is Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) certified |
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Industry's First 15Gb/s Hybrid Memory Cube Interface (2014.06.25) Xilinx, Inc. and Pico Computing, Inc., both members of the Hybrid Memory Cube Consortium (HMCC), announced the industry's first 15Gb/s Hybrid Memory Cube (HMC) interface for All Programmable UltraScale devices. The Xilinx UltraScale devices support the full HMC bandwidth of 4 lanes, comprised of 64 transceivers running up to 15Gb/s |
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New Family of Digital Isolator Devices Optimized for SPI Communications Applications (2014.06.25) Analog Devices, Inc. introduced a new family of digital isolator devices optimized for serial peripheral interface (SPI) communications systems. The ADuM315x SPIsolator digital isolator family is based on ADI’s award-winning iCoupler digital isolator technology, which has been shipped in volumes exceeding one billion channels |
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New Easy-to-Use STM32 Tools Add Support for Mixed-Signal and Entry-Level Microcontrollers (2014.06.25) New STM32 microcontroller design tools from STMicroelectronics bring the efficiency of the STM32Cube software platform, and the convenience of STM32Nucleo development boards, to projects targeting STM32 F3 mixed-signal and STM32 F0 entry-level devices |
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LTE Protocol Stack from NextG-Com Now Available on Cadence Tensilica Processor (2014.06.25) Cadence Design Systems, Inc. , today announced that NextG-Com has completed its port of the ALPS520 LTE Layer 2 and 3 protocol to the Cadence Tensilica ConnX BSP3 processor core. This combined hardware/software solution can be used to speed the design of LTE modems for cellular phones, tablets and other end-user equipment |
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NVIDIA GPUs Open the Door to ARM64 Entry Into High Performance Computing (2014.06.24) NVIDIA today announced that multiple server vendors are leveraging the performance of NVIDIA GPU accelerators to launch the world's first 64-bit ARM development systems for high performance computing (HPC).
ARM64 server processors were primarily designed for micro-servers and web servers because of their extreme energy efficiency |
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Get Longer Battery Life in Tight Spaces With Tiny 1-A and 4-A Buck-Boost Regulators (2014.06.24) The TPS63025 are high efficiency, low quiescent current buck-boost converters suitable for application where the input voltage is higher or lower than the output. Output currents can go as high as 2A in boost mode and as high as 4A in buck mode |
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HD-enabled Ethernet Switches for Rolling Stock (2014.06.24) Rolling stock, in developed and developing countries alike, plays a key role in driving a nation’s industrial development. For example, high-speed railway not only bolsters the national economy, but also brings prosperity to the people |
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Morris: TSMC More Advantage Than Samsung and Intel (2014.06.24) TAIPEI, Taiwan- TSMC’s capacity utilization will be at 100% in Q3-Q4 2014, predicted by Morris Chang, the chairman of TSMC, the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturer, during today’s Shareholder Meeting.
Morris Chang also pointed that |
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iDTI Provides Optical Touch Technology for All size Display (2014.06.24) Optics In-Cell multitouch technology supplier, iDTI displayed its patented touch technology at this year’s COMPUTEX 2014. Using its non-bonding touch sensor module, it provides touch features that can be used on display products of all sizes |
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The Supply Chain of iWatch to Warm Up for Production (2014.06.24) TAIPEI, Taiwan- According to Taiwan media reports, Apple iWatch watch may launch in October this year, while Taiwan's iWatch supply chain will be ready to supply and trial production, including assembly company Quanta, component suppliers Richtek, TXC and KINSUS |
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Allone Shows Exclusively Processor for Storage Applications (2014.06.24) Chip design and storage technology provider, Allone displayed the latest cloud storage acceleration product, CLOUD DISK DRIVE 101 RAMDISK, at COMPUTEX 2014. This product is equipped with the exclusively patented Allone M5338 processor and fully verified firmware |
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Replace 20 Discrete Chips with One Configurable Data Converter (2014.06.24) Now engineers can mix and match 20 ADCs, 20 DACs or 20 High voltage digital I/O pins in any order using the MAX11300, the new mixed-signal PIXI technology from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc..
Designers often work with application-specific devices that are neither flexible nor easy to program |
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45V VIN, Micropower, Low Noise, 200mA LDO with Output Discharge (2014.06.24) The LT3063 is a micropower, low dropout (LDO) linear regulator that operates over a 1.6V to 45V supply range. The device supplies 200mA of output current with a typical dropout voltage of 300mV. A single external capacitor provides programmable low noise reference performance and output soft-start functionality |
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Gartner Identifies China’s Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends in 2014 (2014.06.23) A new report from research and advisory firm Gartner, Inc. identifies the top 10 strategic technology trends that CIOs in China should consider in order to pursue business growth and remain competitive throughout the digital era |
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Orders Congestion in Taiwan IC Foundry (2014.06.23) TAIPEI, Taiwan-According to Taiwan Media reports, the 8-inch and 12-inch factory orders of TSMC and UMC are overload, resulting in delivery increased from one quarter to more than five months, estimated that until the end of this year to return to normal |
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HTC Will Release new Tablet and Phone in Q3 (2014.06.23) TAIPEI, Taiwan — HTC will release some new products in Q3, including Google Nexus tablet, new HTC Butterfly. HTC sided with Google to roll out a high-end 64-bit, metal cover tablet, it is said that its name is Volantis. The new HTC Butterfly 2 also supports all band of 4G |
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Global Tablet LCD Panel Shipments Slipped Significantly in 1Q 2014 (2014.06.23) In the first quarter of 2014, traditionally a weak season for consumer electronic products, shipment volume of global tablet TFT-LCD panels reached 601.4 million units, down 32.6% sequentially. This decline is mainly ascribed to the fact that inventory clearance took place in the first quarter of 2014 following panel replenishment in the fourth quarter of 2013 |
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The Comparison between Consumer SSD & Enterprise SSD (2014.06.23) According to iSuppli, the price of NAND Flash would continue to drop in 2014. The price of Solid State Drive (SSD) that uses semi conductor such as NAND Flash as data storage device would gradually become friendlier which would improve consumer’s purchase intention and accelerate the speed of penetration rate |
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World’s Fastest LTE Cat6 Gateway Platform (2014.06.23) Lantiq announced the availability of a joint reference platform with Intel for fixed LTE Broadband Router designs, offering up to 300 Mbps using Intel’s latest Cat6 capable LTE platform.
The co-developed reference platform combines the Intel XMM 7260 LTE communications platform with Lantiq’s GRX330 Communications Processor and perfectly addresses the growing market demand for fixed 4G/LTE broadband services |