160 results found for Communications/Networking, displaying items 1 - 20
December 18, 2008
[From The Digital Edition: News] Massive Chinese Meter Project Uses ST Chips Geneva, Switzerland: The largest-ever automatic meter reading (AMR) effort to be undertaken in China will employ power-line transceivers from STMicroelectronics. The power-line communication modules based on STMicro’s highly integrated chips have been selected in combination with other conventional communication technologies, such as RS-485...
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Paul Whytock
December 18, 2008
[From The Digital Edition: News] Read It Fast, Keep It Private Neubiberg, Germany: Infineon Technologies’ latest RFID advance comes in the form of the PJM Light device. It offers a 1kb memory capacity as well as privacy features designed to prevent unauthorized access to protected data...
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Paul Whytock
December 4, 2008
[From The Digital Edition: News] LTE Picocell And Femtocell Reference Designs Revealed London, England: Details of what picoChip claims is the industry’s first complete LTE basestation reference designs were disclosed at the LTE World Summit in London. The PC8618 picocell and PC8608 femtocell platforms, respectively designed in conjunction with picoChip’s development...
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Paul Whytock
October 2, 2008
[Web Exclusive] ISDB-T Reception Enhances FlexiTV For TV On A PC
Fleet, U.K.: An enhanced version of the FlexiTV broadcast receiver, developed by Mirics Semiconductor Inc., debuted this week at CEATEC Japan. The receiver uses the same silicon hardware that demonstrated what the company claims was the first software-demodulation-based reception of DVB-T, FM, T-DMB, and DAB (unveiled at Computex this past June). Now ISDB-T reception can be added to the mix, too.
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Roger Engelke
July 18, 2008
[Editorial] Beware The Killer App
Semiconductor makers love killer applications. Traditionally, it meant a product relying on semiconductor technology had surfaced that consumers or industry, or both, couldn’t wait to get their hands on. It also meant a surge in demand for semiconductor components that had the chipmakers’ bean counters rubbing their balance sheets with glee.
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Paul Whytock
April 24, 2008
[News] Joint Research Effort Focuses On RF Transistors For Cognitive Radios
Renesas Technology Corp. and IMEC (an independent nanoelectronics research center) will collaboratively perform research on 45nm RF transceivers that target gigabit-per-second cognitive radios. Upon this agreement, Renesas effectively joins IMEC’s software-defined radio (SDR) front-end program.
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Roger Engelke
April 24, 2008
[Editorial] Surfing Security And The ISP Invasion
In the last edition, I ranted about how Internet users are being subjected to unauthorised examination of the Web sites they visit by Internet Service Providers (ISPs). The whole idea was that once Web user interests are logged and analysed, they can be bombarded by advertising targeted at their “needs.”
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Paul Whytock
April 18, 2008
[Editorial] Surfing Security And The Phorm factor
Most of us know we must be cautious about the security of our personal data when using the Web. So, I wasn’t that surprised when Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee recently expressed his concerns about systems that can track a Web user’s activity when using the Internet.
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Paul Whytock
March 27, 2008
[Editorial] Visionary Technologists
There are times when human
imagination and expertise,
coupled with the enabling
effect of advanced electronics
technology, can create something
really important for people.
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Paul Whytock
February 21, 2008
[Editorial] Use It Or Lose It
Cyber thieves must be rubbing their hands with glee at the potential Internet crimes they can perpetrate thanks to data-protection inefficiencies of organisations—data that should be bulletproof against any threat. Indeed, 2008 has been tagged as the year that cyber crime will escalate in the extreme.
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Paul Whytock
February 21, 2008
[News] TTPCom Founders Forge Comms IP Licensing Partnership
Cambridge, England—The four founders of TTPCom joined with Professor Rick Hillum to form Camitri, a new venture that will market IP from world leading universities and research institutes to the communications industry.
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Staff
February 21, 2008
[Technology] Embedded World 2008 Survival Guide
The Electronic Design Europe team will be reporting again from Embedded World 2008 in Nuremberg. Our coverage will include video interviews with technologists exhibiting and demonstrating some of the most cutting-edge embedded electronic developments.
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Paul Whytock
February 21, 2008
[What's New] DDS Takes A Broader View
Looking to expand the applicability of its direct-digital-synthesis technology into battery-powered industrial, communications, and defence electronics applications, Analog Devices developed a complete low-power, low-cost direct digital synthesiser (DDS) designed for wireless, handheld equipment.
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Staff
February 12, 2008
[Editorial] Finding The Right Words
A well-known media industry newsletter recently ran an editorial comment questioning why editorial policies of US and European electronics magazines should differ so much when it comes to sourcing technical articles.
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Paul Whytock
February 7, 2008
[News] Compiler Speeds Accelerator Development
SQUIGGLE And Chips; Beijing Debut For Femtocell Design; Joint Effort Unveils USB Support For Starter Kit; Wireless IP Firms Sign WiMAX Pact
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Staff
February 7, 2008
[Technology] SBC Can Handle Life In The Harsh Lane
Rugged environments are just the ticket for a new VME64 single-board computer that supports a dual-core processor, IEEE 1101.2 conduction-cooling, and dual PMC/XMC sites.
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Ian Bell
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