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Researchers transmit medical images via mobiles
Researchers from the Hebrew University (Jerusalem, Israel) and the University of California, Berkeley, say they have developed a process that transmits medical images via cellular phones.
RadioFrame readies 2nd gen femtocell chip
Femtocell processor and basestation specialist RadioFrame Networks is readying a version of its OmniRadio processor that will be targeted at the LTE and WiMAX femtocells sector.
Major shakeups in analyst's 1Q08 chip ranking
European chip makers fared relatively poorly in IC Insights' latest rankings of IC suppliers, which shows quite a shake-up amongst the top 20.
Broadcom's Samueli resigns as chairman
There's more trouble at Broadcom Corp.
Testbed streamlines RFID development
A test bed for RFID tags allows up to 256 to be tested simultaneously, while an emulator simplifies rapid prototyping of new antenna designs.
Infineon merger speculation flares up again
Board Chairman Max Kley has suggested -- among other things -- that Infineon examine the possibility of a merger with NXP, according to press reports.
Making design choices between DSP and FPGA
Increasingly, one of the questions system designers face is whether to use a field-programmable gate array or a digital signal processor.
Jazz Semi targets Israeli wireless companies
Pure-play foundry Jazz Semiconductor (Newport Beach, Calif.) is trying to convince wireless companies from Israel to use its foundry services, according to Michael Rome, senior sales manager for Europe at Jazz.
HP takes on IBM with $14 billion EDS acquisition
Hewlett-Packard Co. has agreed to pay $13.9 billion for Electronics Data Services Corp. in a bid to improve its profitability by taking on IBM Corp. in the higher-margin high-tech consulting and services business.
Wisair's Wireless USB solution secures Korean certification
Together with regulatory approvals already received in the U.S., Japan and Europe, Wisair's solution now enables Wireless USB worldwide deployments with a single SKU (stock-keeping unit) model.
Chip forecast: China, India could offset losses elsewhere
A semiconductor industry forecast predicts 12-precent growth this year despite a shaky U.S. economy.
Intel a winner in Swedish 2.6GHz auction
Intel was one of the main winners in the second European 2.6GHz spectrum auction, in Sweden, which raised SEK 2.1 billion (about $350 million) after a grueling 112 rounds of bidding over 16 days.
PicoChip preps architectural refresh after August tape-out
The company will tape-out its fourth generation of multicore DSP chips and make an architectural refresh to allow it to take chips to higher performance.
Avago claims first RF chip-scale packaging solution
Wafer-level chip-scale packaging squeezes radio frequency (RF) monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) into world's smallest package.
NXP's Claasen: 50 IC companies are still too many
NXP's Theo Claasen said at the International Electronics Forum in Dubai that there should be at most 50 IC companies, down from the current 450, and that differentiation between them will come not through advanced processes, which should be left to foundries to develop, but through system know how.
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