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November 2008 [Research & Development] Body-Area Network Monitors Emotional Reactions LEUVEN, BELGIUM—A new research concept uses a combination of body parameters to monitor a person’s arousal level. IMEC has developed an ambulatory arousal monitor in a compact form factor with a long battery lifetime. It consumes less power than a comparable Bluetooth device. In fact, the entire system allows several days of autonomy on a commercial prismatic Li-Ion battery. IMEC’s approach within its Human++ program at Holst Centre uses a body-area network... — Dawn Hightower November 2008 [Research & Development] TriQuint-Powered Integrated Circuits Used In “Big Bang” Experiment HILLSBORO, OR- TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.’s technology was leveraged in the design of integrated circuits (ICs) that will be used in the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC). Billed by some as the “world’s biggest, most highly anticipated physics experiment,” the LHC is a 27-km (17-mile)-long particle accelerator. It was designed by the European Center for Nuclear Research (CERN) to help physicists recreate the conditions that occurred just after the Big... — Dawn Hightower November 2008 [Communications] Verizon And Nokia Siemens Networks Set Record For 100-Gb/s Optical Transmission BASKING RIDGE, NJ—Verizon and Nokia Siemens Networks have taken a step closer to being able to transmit commercial traffic at a speed of 100 Gb/s. The two companies carried out a successful 100-Gb/s transmission on a single wavelength for more than 1040 km over field fiber. In doing so, they set a new distance record while demonstrating better performance than conventional transmission. The field trial was conducted on optical fiber on the Verizon network... — Dawn Hightower November 2008 [Industry News] Kudos BEDFORD, OH—Wesgo Metals, a business of Morgan Technical Ceramics (MTC), has earned its ISO-14001 certifications. An international quality-management standard, ISO-14001 certification encourages businesses to implement, maintain, and improve environmental management systems (EMSs). By manufacturing its products at its Hayward, CA facilities, Wesgo Metals maintains high-quality standards and ensures the exclusion of contaminants like lead, cadmium, zinc,... — Dawn Hightower October 2008 [Industry News] 200 Million UMDs To Ship In 2013 NEW YORK—From a virtual “standing start” of just 10 million units this year, shipments of ultra-mobile devices (UMDs) are expected to exceed 200 million in 2013. UMD is the umbrella term for ultra-mobile PCs, netbooks, and Mobile Internet Devices. According to Philip Solis, ABI Research Principal Analyst, “The UMD market will still be small compared to the wireless handset market. But with a forecast revenue of nearly US $27 billion in 2013, it will certainly be... — Dawn Hightower October 2008 [Communications] First Wideband Networking Radio Certified As Fully Compliant ROCHESTER, NY—Harris Corp. has announced that its Falcon III AN/PRC-117G(V)1(C) multiband manpack has become the first wideband networking radio to be certified as Software Communications Architecture (SCA) compliant. The certification, from the Joint Program Executive Office (JPEO) for the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) program, ensures that the radio is easily upgradable to JTRS wideband and narrowband waveforms. Harris is the only company to receive JTRS SCA... — Dawn Hightower October 2008 [Communications] Skyworks/Ember To Develop Portfolio Of Front-End Modules For ZigBee Applications ATLANTA, GA—Skyworks Solutions, Inc. and Ember are partnering to develop the industry’s first portfolio of ZigBee front-end modules (FEMs) targeting applications like smart meters in energy management, home-area networks (HANs), and industrial automation. ZigBee is a wireless-networking standard that solves the unique needs of remote monitoring, control, and sensor-network applications. The modules’ receive paths integrate baluns in order to provide... — Dawn Hightower October 2008 [Industry News] Kudos N. BILLERICA, MA—Radio Waves, Inc. is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Radio Waves has been designing and manufacturing high-quality microwave antennas for 25 years in Billerica, MA. When asked about his company’s 25th anniversary, Andy Singer, the company’s President, stated, “It is the quality and talent of our work force that allows us to stay competitive and provide the highest quality, best-performing microwave antennas available over these past 25 years... — Dawn Hightower September 2008 [Industry News] Report Projects GaAs Market To Hit $5 Billion By 2011 BOSTON, MA—A five-year report prepared by market-research specialist Strategy Analytics (www.strategyanalytics.com), “GaAs Industry Forecast 2007-2012,” predicts that the year-on-year growth of the gallium arsenide (GaAs) industry will slow to 9 percent in 2008, but that the industry is set to break the $5 billion mark in 2011. The report projects that overall the GaAs device market will grow at a... — Jack Browne September 2008 [Communications] WiMAX Forum Applauds India’s Auction Of Frequencies For WiMAX Technology PORTLAND, OR —The WiMAX Forum (www.wimaxforum.org) commended the Department of Telecommunications of India for the allocation and upcoming auction relating to the 2.3- and 2.5-GHz frequency bands. The availability of these key bands for WiMAX technology in India will provide its consumers with much needed broadband connectivity across the diverse economic and social needs of the population. The auction will ... — Jack Browne September 2008 [Communications] CSR Awards BRTF Status By Bluetooth SIG Cambridge, UK—CSR (www.csr.com) has achieved recognition by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) as a Bluetooth Recognized Test Facility (BRTF). CSR’s test facilities are now regarded as having developed to the point where it can entirely test its own firmware, rather than using an external testing house. BRTF status means that CSR can help customers get their products to market faster, thereby reinforcing CSR’s... — Jack Browne September 2008 [Industry News] Kudos WOBURN, MAâ??Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (www.skyworksinc.com) has shipped more than two billion power amplifier (PA) modules since product inception near the turn of the decade. In addition to the PAs, the firm also incorporates PA circuitry in its complete front-end modules (FEMs) for cellular communications equipment and is a supplier to each of the worldâ??s top five cellular handset original-equipment... — Jack Browne August 2008 [Industry News] Local Designers Drive Chinese IC Market Growth CHINA—According to iSuppli Corp., sales of semiconductor chips designed in China are surging at a double-digit clip helping to offset slower growth in the country’s previously red-hot IC market as OEMs focus on customizing products for the local market. Led by demand from the wireless communications equipment sector, China’s consumption of semiconductors designed in the country is forecast to rise more than 60 percent by 2012 to $42.1 billion from $25.8 billion ... — Dawn Hightower August 2008 [Industry News] AVX Honored By Arrow At EDS 2008 MYRTLE BEACH SC—AVX Corporation, an international supplier of advanced electronic components, received two awards from Arrow Electronics at the 2008 Electronic Distribution Show (EDS). AVX was presented with the 2007 Largest Passives Supplier Award and the 2007 Largest Dollar Growth in Passives Award. “AVX’s broad product portfolio and outstanding customer service provided the foundation for excellent sales in 2007. We are pleased to honor AVX with the... — Dawn Hightower August 2008 [Industry News] Worldwide BWA/WiMAX Subscriber Base Closes On 2 Million MONTREAL, CANADA—The global BWA/ WiMAX subscriber base increased by 260,246 in the first quarter of 2008, reaching a total of 1,988,246 subscribers, according to the fourth issue of the WiMAXCounts Quarterly Report from Maravedis. “Even with an increase of more than 19% in WiMAX subscribers in the first quarter of 2008, operators are still waiting for the tipping point that will lead to acceleration of WiMAX adoption and deployments,” said... — Dawn Hightower August 2008 [Industry News] Kudos HILLSBORO, OR—TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. an RF frontend product manufacturer and foundry services provider, received the “Northwest 100” award for 2008. The Seattle Times award recognizes the top 100 publicly held companies in the Pacific Northwest by measuring four dimensions of performance over the previous two fiscal years. According to the Seattle Times, to come out on top, a company has to do well on all four factors. DURHAM,... — Dawn Hightower July 2008 [Industry News] Fabless Revenue Grew 16 Percent In First Quarter SAN JOSE, CA—The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) has released the CYQ1 2008 version of its Global Semiconductor Financial Report. The GSA quarterly report includes detailed trend analysis on financial data for fabless, integrated device manufacturer (IDM), pure-play foundry, intellectual property, electronic design automation, design service, and back-end sectors. GSA members can receive the complimentary report and accompanying downloadable Excel... — Dawn Hightower July 2008 [Industry News] China National Space Administration Becomes CCSDS Newest Member Agency RESTON, VA—The China National Space Administration (CNSA) has been accepted as the eleventh full member organization of the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS). China’s admission to the organization marks the first addition to the membership since 1997. As the leading international organization for space communication standardization, CCSDS relies on its agency members to provide technical engineering support to its working groups. The... — Dawn Hightower July 2008 [Industry News] Celestica Recognizes Murata Electronics In Awards Program SMYRNA, GA—Murata Electronics North America, a manufacturer and designer of ceramic-based passive electronic components and power supply modules, has been recognized as an honouree in the Technical Compliance Award category of the 2007 TotalCost of Ownership (TCOO) Supplier Award program by Celestica. Celestica's awards program recognizes suppliers that support Celestica's overall supply chain goal, which is to reduce the total cost of ownership for... — Dawn Hightower July 2008 [Industry News] Kudos ACTON, MA—Azimuth Systems, a provider of wireless broadband test equipment and channel emulators for WiMAX, 4G and Wi-Fi, announced that its ACE 400WB MIMO Channel Emulator has been awarded the 2008 MITX Technology Customer Impact Award. The MITX Technology Awards, presented by the Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange, recognize innovative technologies developed in the New England area. The Customer Impact award honors a technology... — Dawn Hightower  prev. page
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