December 2, 2008
New Electric Hybrid Bicycle Unveiled
Tokyo, Japan: An electric hybrid bicycle is the latest entry in Sanyo’s eneloop universe (see the figure). The eneloop bike is designed to be, and claimed as, the industry’s first to conform to the newest standards, offering up a “Power-up Mode” assist ratio of up to 1:2, which makes riding the bicycle more comfortable. A new “loop charge function” generates electricity and charges the battery while in use, and a “two-wheel drive system” provides a safer, more stable ride.
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Roger Engelke
May 23, 2008
Industry Calls For 450mm Wafer Collaboration
Intel Corp., Samsung Electronics, and TSMC have reached agreement on the need for industry-wide collaboration to transition to larger, 450mm wafers starting in 2012.
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Paul Whytock
April 24, 2008
Joint Research Effort Focuses On RF Transistors For Cognitive Radios
Renesas Technology Corp. and IMEC (an independent nanoelectronics research center) will collaboratively perform research on 45nm RF transceivers that target gigabit-per-second cognitive radios. Upon this agreement, Renesas effectively joins IMEC’s software-defined radio (SDR) front-end program.
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Roger Engelke
April 18, 2008
New 2008 NAND Forecast Sees Big Dropoff
Industry analyst iSuppli believes major buyers are slashing their expected orders for NAND-type flash in 2008, which prompted them to revise their forecast. Now the memory’s expected global revenue growth is down about two-thirds from the analyst’s original forecast.
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Paul Whytock
April 18, 2008
Sony Builds Disty Network In Eastern Europe
Sony Europe’s Image Sensing Solutions (ISS) division cemented its commitment to Eastern Europe after announcing a new network of distributors across the region.
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Paul Whytock
March 12, 2008
Switch Comes In Three Rugged Levels
A 6U CompactPCI Gbit Ethernet switch developed by Kontron, targeted at high-end communication solutions, is now available in three rugged levels. The CP6923 is a PICMG 2.16-compliant, 6U CompactPCI-managed Ethernet switch with 24 link ports and two 10GbE XFP uplink connections.
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Staff
February 21, 2008
TTPCom Founders Forge Comms IP Licensing Partnership
Cambridge, England—The four founders of TTPCom joined with Professor Rick Hillum to form Camitri, a new venture that will market IP from world leading universities and research institutes to the communications industry.
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Staff
February 7, 2008
Compiler Speeds Accelerator Development
SQUIGGLE And Chips; Beijing Debut For Femtocell Design; Joint Effort Unveils USB Support For Starter Kit; Wireless IP Firms Sign WiMAX Pact
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Staff
