News about Smartphones
Mobile video streaming drives demand for networking semiconductors in cars
NAND Flash market back in growth despite lower memory content trend in portable devices
Samsung leads the adoption of pressure sensors in Smartphones, for floor-accurate indoor geolocation
Dual-interface NFC tags connects smartphones to any device
Arduino-compatible computer with Bluetooth low energy enables smartphones and tablets to be added to projects
IR time-of-flight proximity sensor opens up new smartphone user interactions
ams partners Mobeam to offer integrated 1D barcode transmit solution to smartphone makers
Testing HDMI and MHL successfully
Cellphones to be the largest consumer of Flash memory in 2013
IF/RF gain block state-of-the-art performance the easy way
Dialog Semiconductor makes strategic investment in MIT spin-off Arctic Sand
The tablet generation is pushing networks to the edge
Sports and wellness drive mobile health device shipments past 30 million in 2012
Mobile equipment market to achieve double digit growth this year
Smartphones to pass feature phones in flash memory consumption
Software suite simplifies modulation analysis of multi-carrier signals within LTE-Advanced waveforms
China fabless firm looks West as mobile slumps
60 GHz enabled device shipments to exceed 1 billion units by 2017
Bosch shrinks MEMS altimeters
Paper: Technology to better protect mobile devices
DC-DC converter targets graphic and core processor applications in portable electronics
Android powers 75% of smartphones in Q3
Low-cost smartphone shipments to double every year from 2010 to 2016
2 billion wireless connectivity combo ICs expected to ship in 2017
Nujira samples low noise second-generation Envelope Tracking chip for smartphones
Intel gains toe hold in smartphone apps processor market
Mayo Clinic study confirms telemedicine with smartphones
Intel describes 22-nm SoC process
Nujira raises $12 million to support rollout of Coolteq.L IC technology and start volume production
Global LTE antenna reference design for smartphones supports MIMO
12.7 Mpixel image sensor in standard 8.5x8.5mm module size for high-end smartphones
Baolab plans to create low cost, smart, reconfigurable IMU
Stereo spatial array IC brings immersive audio experience to smartphones and tablets
Ford sketches future mobility at Mobile World
Motion processing sensor-agnostic IP cores for mobile devices
NXP offers complete product catalog as a Windows phone app
Broadcom brings 802.11ac to enterprise space
Wi-Fi chipset revenue to reach $6.1 Billion in 2015
Geo-location tagging in smartphones to potentially cause major security risks
Aquos smartphones powered by Thor thin modems from ST-Ericsson
Spreadtrum releases platforms for $40 smartphones
2D and 3D gestures recognition software and database enable touchless control
Dialog wins sockets in Samsung smartphones
Top 20 chip firms set to outgrow market
EtherWaves adds software defined radio based DAB/DMB to GENIVI and Android
Canonical preps Ubuntu for mobile devcies
Toyota, Ford lead vehicle app integration with smartphones
ARM Cortex-A7 combines 5x better efficiency and higher performance for smartphones and tablets
Smartphones, tablets drive mobile CPU growth
"Subconscious mode" for smartphones could extend battery life by over 50 percent
Qualcomm acquires IDT video IP, engineers
Android app demonstrates EEPROM with added NFC for smartphones
IHS sees record growth for consumer MEMS
97% of smartphones to have touchscreens in 2016
HDTVs among the second most cited purchase intentions after smartphones in Asia Pacific
MEMS expands into 3D earth magnetic field sensors
Ten mobile vendors license chip interconnect
Qualcomm buys gesture-recognition technology
Integrated LED drivers claim best-in-class channel matching and accuracy for TFT LCD backlighting applications
Voice recognition in Sync with simplicity
Gartner: Chip market to grow 5.1% in 2011
Startup has ultrasound alternative to NFC
Growth in smartphones sees Nvidia enter top 5 application processor vendors
Sony Ericsson selects NXP's NFC solution for its Android-based smartphones
ALPS begins production of 3-axis geomagnetic sensor for electronic compass
NXP says it is 'Google Wallet' chip supplier
£10 million funding for Nujira supports smartphone market vision and growth
Ofcom: 4G set to deliver capacity gains of more than 200 percent over 3G
Group eyes mobile role for computer vision
At mobile impasse, Intel tips Atom progress
ABI: Android in 45% of smartphones by 2016
Stereo analog subsystem with Class G headphone amp offers loudspeaker protection for mobile handsets
Android to reach 140 million units in 2011
Samsung takes DRAM 512-pins wide
HSPA+ power amplifiers offer up to 51 percent peak efficiency
Power management solution reduces charging time by 50 percent in mobile devices
Smartphones out shipped PCs in Q4
Nokia admits its platform is 'burning' - and not in a good way
Gallium arsenide on a roll, says analyst
Smartphones raise profile, prospects for analog/mixed-signal
Freescale magnetometer shrinks e-compass for mobile gear
AT&T accelerates plans for LTE, Android
Freescale raises the bar with high-performance, low-power multicore processors
Low power 2D to 3D video conversion IC enables 3D experience for smartphones and tablet PCs
Chip market to grow 9 percent in 2011, says IDC
Analyst: 2011 NAND flash market to grow 16 percent
Small bridge chips target tablet smartphones and cellphones
NXP sees demand for NFC, lighting ICs
Mobile processor market to approach 4 billion units by 2014, says In-Stat
Nokia to cut 1,800 jobs
Two-chip modem consumes half the power of existing HSPA+ 21 Mbps solutions
Qualcomm gets real with augmented reality
Smartphones, tablets drive growth in TFT LCD displays
Intel sketches out 32, 22nm processors
Analyst claims new Nokia CEO faces five challenges
Pico cell links smartphones to cable-TV nets
Oracle's Google suit won't chill Android
ISuppli: Android growth to outpace Apple's iOS
National Semiconductor unveils first analog audio subsystem with integrated noise reduction
Verizon: Smartphones can replace PCs
Alliance develops medical software for smartphones
Dell taps Android, Snapdragon for mini tablet
Intel targets smartphones with new Atom chips
Consortium backs mobile interface for high def video
Microsoft's Kin marries smartphone, social nets
Research In Motion to acquire QNX Software Systems
En Garde! MEMS gyros penetrate smartphones
Smartphones: A new calling for DRAMs?
Smart on/off controllers improve reliability of battery-powered devices
Analyst: High-priced hardware will kill Google Chrome
Comment: Surviving the mobile systems stampede
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December 15, 2011 | Texas instruments | 222901974
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