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Mindspeed completes acquisition of Picochip

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0800

Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. has announced that it has completed the acquisition of privately held, U.K.-based Picochip Ltd. Picochip is a supplier of integrated system-on-chip (SoC) solutions for small ....

Avago outs front-end module for Wi-Fi access points

Wed, 8 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0800

Avago Technologies has introduced a front-end module for Wi-Fi access points. The AFEM-S105 module combines a power amplifier, directional coupler and SPDT antenna switch. The power amplifier is optimized ....

SyncE solution support Ethernet, OTN, telecom clock rate

Mon, 6 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0800

Microsemi Corp. has unleashed what it boasts as the world�s first single-chip, standards-compliant Synchronous Ethernet (SyncE) solution allowing transmission over Optical Transport Network (OTN) channels ....

AXT establishes second manufacturing facility in China

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0800

AXT Inc has agreed with the Administrative Commission of Tianjin Economy and Technology Development Zone to establish a second manufacturing facility in Tianjin, China. The arrangement provides the company ....

Microsemi acquires business from Maxim

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0800

Microsemi Corp. has announced that it has acquired the telecom clock generation, synchronization, packet timing and synthesis business from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. The acquired product lines and ....

ZigBee Smart Energy SoC integrated with ARM processor

Wed, 1 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0800

Texas Instruments Inc. has demonstrated a radio frequency (RF) system-on-chip (SoC) that integrates an 802.15.4 (2.4GHz) radio, ARM Cortex-M3 processor, dedicated Smart Energy (SE) 2.0 hardware security ....

Sorting out 4G: Are we there yet?

Wed, 1 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0800

Thanks to clever marketing campaigns and branding, the general public believes that 4G has arrived. The performance of 4G/LTE mobile handsets has improved, and designers are pushing the outer limits of ....

Bluetooth SoC designed for smart applications

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0800

Texas Instruments Inc. has announced its new CC2541 Bluetooth low energy system-on-chip (SoC) aimed at smart sensor applications for consumer medical, sports and fitness, security, entertainment and ....

Ovum: Android replaces iOS in the Asia Pacific

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0800

Android has replaced Apple�s iOS in terms of importance to developers in the Asia Pacific region in the last 12 months, according to Ovum. However, it is clear that iOS and Android form the core of developer ....

Silicon germanium platform designed for RF front-end modules