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Wednesday, December 10, 2008
TechInsights Announces and Strengthens Professional Services Team With Acquisition of Sanguine Microelectronics [PDF]
TechInsights, the global leader in media and marketing solutions for the electronics industry today announced the creation of TechInsights Services, Data and Market Intelligence, a separate business unit dedicated to providing technical and market intelligence data services, intellectual property life-cycle consulting services and supporting proprietary software tools to the global electronics industry. In addition, TechInsights announced the acquisition of Sanguine Microelectronics ... |
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
United Business Media expands further in China with
acquisition of Sanguine Microelectronics [PDF]
United Business Media Limited today announces that it has acquired Sanguine Microelectronics
from its shareholders on behalf of its TechInsights business (www.techinsights.com) for an initial
cash consideration of $8m. A further deferred consideration of up to $9.5m will be payable over
the next three years, subject to certain performance conditions. |
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
TechInsights to Offer Comprehensive Analytics of Apple's 3G iPhone
TechInsights' divisions – TechOnline, Portelligent, EE Times and Semiconductor Insights – collaborate to investigate and provide technical detail of the second-generation handset |
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Under the Hood: Mature devices get Rolly rocking
The Sony Rolly, shown at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, is a "dancing" MP3 player: When songs are loaded or streamed via Bluetooth, the Rolly can roll around and flap its speaker coverings in time with the music. The speaker flaps can also muffle the sound and give it a bit more flare when noise is channeled through one side or the other. www.techonline.com |
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Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Moving up to DDR2 at printed circuit board layout
As increasing processor speeds require more and more from memory, designers´ path to lower latency lies through informed board layout that minimizes performance issues such as power supply jitter, reflections and crosstalk. |
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Monday, April 28, 2008
Under the Hood: Inside Sony´s OLED TV
For its first organic LED (OLED) TV, Sony chose to go with memory and processor components from the likes of Samsung, Elpida, Fujitsu, Texas Instruments, NEC and Altera. www.techonline.com |
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Under the Hood: Designers boost DRAM efficiency
Analysis of some of the latest DDR2 and DDR3 DRAM devices from leading manufacturers has revealed some interesting trends: DRAM manufactures are responding to the harsh DRAM market conditions with more efficient designs for both the mainstream DDR2 market and the next-generation DDR3 market. |
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Monday, April 14, 2008
Under the Hood: GPS Special - Garmin nuvi 750 vs. HP iPaq 310
TechOnline´s Greg Quirk went inside the Garmin nuvi 750 and HP iPaq 310 GPS navigation systems to find components from Texas Instruments, SiRF Technologies, SiGe Semiconductor, Wolfson Microelectronics, National Semiconductor, Linear Technology and CSR. www.techonline.com |
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Monday, April 07, 2008
16-Gbit MLC NAND flash a step up
The cutting-edge processes used by IM Flash Technologies can dramatically change the way consumer electronics are built and used. |
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Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Find the Company´s Hidden Treasures - Part 2 of 2 [PDF]
The prime factor in choosing any target will depend on how well the company´s patents read against the target´s product line. Research of product data sheets, press releases, journal publications, conference proceedings and so on will be required; and when possible, detailed analysis of a sample product through teardown or reverse engineering should be undertaken. |
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Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Under the Hood: Next steps in NAND flash evolution
This article analyzes the latest trends of NAND flash devices from the point of view of device technology by examining process nodes, cell types, chip sizes and cell sizes. |
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Monday, March 10, 2008
Under the Hood: The next gold rush - solar power
There is almost palpable excitement about the environmental and political benefits of solar power technology. This article helps to identify the different types of solar cells and their efficiency, the solar market and regional demographic imapact, and the intellectual property aspects of this USD$13B space. |
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Monday, March 03, 2008
Under the Hood: Evolution of the smart phone
It is interesting to look at the different ways that HTC and Nokia, two companies that have very competitive and successful smart-phone offerings, arrived at their latest products. HTC used its background as a PDA manufacturer to create the TyTN 2, essentially incorporating phone functionality into a PDA. Nokia came into the smart-phone market from cell phones, so it needed to find ways to increase functionality without substantially increasing the size of its latest phone, the N95. |
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Saturday, March 01, 2008
Find the Company´s Hidden Treasures - Part 1 of 2 [PDF]
Hidden treasures in the form of golden patents exist and are more common then you might think. However, finding these patents can be a difficult task. A patent´s licensing potential is not always obvious and for companies with large portfolios, finding a key patent is like finding a needle in a haystack. Even after the right patents are identified, asserting them successfully can be just as difficult. The key to success is experience, hard work and having the right skills. |
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Friday, February 29, 2008
United Business Media Transforms CMP into Four Independent Media and Information Services Businesses
New market-focused agile businesses to leverage UBM global resources and infrastructure |
Friday, February 22, 2008
Under the Hood: DRAM architectures: 8F2 vs. 6F2
As the DRAM market hits hard times, manufacturers place reliance on varying designs in hopes that tradeoffs in one area with translate into paybacks in others, giving them an edge in today´s stiff competition. |
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Under the Hood: When is a chip not a chip?
There are many reasons why a semiconductor component might be branded with markings that differ from those of its actual manufacturer. |
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Wednesday, February 13, 2008
EE Times Market Intelligence Unit rolls with reports on Ethernet, ATCA
The Market Intelligence Unit's Web site, accessible at www.semiconductor.com/eetimesreports, offers analyses from Semiconductor Insights and Portelligent ... |
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Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Under the Hood: 45 nm: What Intel didn't tell you
Two months after Semiconductor Insights provided the first PUBLIC VIEW OF Intel ' s 45 - nm technology,
AND nearly a month after Intel ' s IEDM presentation, it seems appropriate TO revisit both the technology itself AND what Intel was willing(AND
perhaps less than willing) TO reveal. |
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Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Under the Hood: CSR evolves along with Bluetooth
The BlueCore 5 Media is one of the latest versions of the popular BlueCore series that integrates additional functionality over previous products. |
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Tuesday, February 05, 2008
Semiconductor Insights and Portelligent to Present the Evolution of the Smart Phone at Mobile World Congress
CMP Joint Presentation Examines Trends influencing the Smart Phone Market and their Impact on Future Smart Phones |
Monday, January 07, 2008
Commentary: The wonderful world of CES
Some people have the mistaken belief that this time happened two weeks ago, when family and friends came by, a certain someone broke into the house to drop off presents not to take any, and we all got at least a few days off work. While I can't deny the joys of Christmas, it's all over in one day it is over. The real most wonderful time of the year is CES—the Consumer Electronics Show |
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