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CeBIT trip report II: Cardboard audio, USB, 3-D
As someone who has had the opportunity to visit CeBIT a number of times in the past 10 years, it occurred to me that it might be interesting for those who have not, to also cover some of the things about this venue and the show that perhaps do not make the news.
Analog IC market to grow 15% in 2010, says firm
After declining along with the rest of the chip industry in 2009, the general purpose analog IC market is poised to grow 15 percent to reach more than $15 billion in 2010 as inventory levels normalize and demand increases, according to market research firm Databeans.
CeBIT trip report: Emphasis on natural interfaces
What was unique and visible at CeBIT this year is a dramatic shift in the emphasis on "natural interfaces" as well as an emerging focus on high quality audio, including wireless alternatives
Voice processor firm raises $15 million
Audience Inc. (Mountain View, Calif.) has raised $15 million in a series E round of funding, bringing the total funding raised since the company's founding in 2000 to $75 million.
Comment: Bitten by debug
Debugging is the most challenging engineering discipline, and practice is the best teacher.
Tektronix launches Scope Central online test and measurement community
Tektronix launches Scope Central, an online community dedicated to oscilloscope users
SMSC acquires wireless audio IC vendor
Mixed-signal IC vendor SMSC said it acquired Kleer Semiconductor, a maker of chips for wireless audio. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
CSR combines audio processor with Bluetooth
The CSR7810 is what CSR claims to be the industry's first audio processor with Bluetooth connectivity readily integrated for handsets implementing noise cancellation.
Microsoft Game Studios licenses VoN solution from APTX
APTX (Belfast, UK) has successfully integrated, tested and commissioned a wideband, full-duplex (2-way) voice-over-network (VoN) system for Microsoft Game Studios (Redmond, Wash.) which is optimized for massively multi-player online games (MMOG).
Higher growth predicted for MEMS microphones
Market research firm iSuppli raised its global microelectromechanical systems microphone forecast, citing the emergence of active noise cancellation technology through the introductions of Google's Nexus One and Motorola's Droid smartphones.
Displays shine a light on Apple tablet
Speculation is running high the day before Apple Inc. is expected to roll out a tablet computer some say could help launch a new category, but it's unclear if the key component needed to drive the category forward—a high-resolution, low-power color display—is ready for prime time.
TI Q4 net soars on higher analog IC demand
Texas Instruments Inc.'s net income rose sharply in the fourth quarter on benefits from higher analog demand, improving manufacturing utilization as well as lower overall costs and the company sees sales rising sequentially in the traditionally slower first quarter.
DirecTV adopts MoCA for home networking
DirecTV will use home networking chips from Entropic Communications Inc. in a deal that adds support from a major satellite TV player for the technology of the Multimedia over Coax Alliance which to date has mainly been used in set-top boxes for Verizon's Fios IPTV service.
Audium appoints Chris Travis as Chief Technology Officer
Audium Semiconductor (Bristol, UK) has appointed Chris Travis as the company as Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
ISSCC 2010 goes beyond 'more and better digital'
There's lots of interesting analog design, topology, and performance at big solid-state event
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