ABI Research estimates that the installed base of Bluetooth-enabled devices alone reached 3.5 billion in 2012 and is forecast to grow to almost 10 billion by 2018—this doesn’t take into account many other technologies such as Wi-Fi, ZigBee, and cellular. The emergence of standardized ultra-low power wireless technologies is one of the main enablers of…
DetailsDriven by the global boom in consumer electronics, notably cellphones and tablet computers, the market for haptics – which provide a tactile response to enhance user experience – will soar over 16-fold to $13.8 billion in 2025, according to Lux Research. The consumer electronics segment, which in 2012 comprised nearly all of the $842 million…
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DetailsOn August 5, engineers can take a bite out of Shark Week with the latest offerings related to the Analog Devices Blackfin BF609 Embedded Vision Starter Kit from Avnet Electronics Marketing, an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT). The development kit for the Analog Devices dual-core Blackfin BF609 processor offers an updated pipelined vision…
DetailsST-Ericsson, the joint venture formed years ago by STMicroelectronics N.V. and Ericsson LM is now history, concluding a saga that initially started five years ago with the bundling together of the wireless operations of two of the continent’s leading semiconductor vendors. Ericsson and ST said in a statement that they had completed the “transaction to…
DetailsWorldwide IT spending in 2013 is expected to grow slightly less than initially forecast due to an economic slowdown in China, according to IDC. IT spending is forecast to grow 4.6 percent in constant currency in 2013, down from a previous forecast of 4.9 percent growth.
DetailsFinally, global chip sales seem to be picking up steam, according to according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). Global semiconductor sales increased by 6 percent in the second quarter of the year to reach $74.65 billion – the largest quarter-over-quarter increase in three years, the SIA reports. Regionally, sales in the Americas jumped 8.6…
DetailsSynopsys, Inc. (SNPS), a global leader providing software, IP and services used to accelerate innovation in chips and electronic systems, and Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (LSCC) today announced a multi-year extension of their OEM agreement for Synopsys’ Synplify® FPGA synthesis tools optimized for Lattice FPGAs and Complex Programmable Logic Devices (CPLDs). With this agreement Synopsys continues…
DetailsSTMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, today announced that Carlo Ferro, President & CEO of ST-Ericsson, will resume his position of Chief Financial Officer of ST while taking on additional responsibilities. In addition to the CFO role, Ferro will be responsible for legal, central operation planning,…
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