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NXP Semiconductors Launches New Speaker Driver IC with 9.5V Boost Voltage

In a push for better sound quality and more output volume, leading mobile phone makers have been raising the internal voltage used to drive micro speakers -- from 3.3V through to 5V, and recently as high as 8V. This week at Mobile World Congress 2013, NXP Semiconductors is launching its new TFA9890 speaker driver IC, which enables an unprecedented 9.5V boost voltage from an integrated DC/DC converter.

28 Feb 2013

Selex’s Gridkey System to Monitor Low-Voltage Power Networks Receives Rushlight Awards

Selex ES, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that Gridkey, its collaboration with smart-grid specialist Sentec, has been presented with awards in two categories at the Rushlight Awards, presented annually to companies who develop new ‘clean’ technologies and innovations that benefit the environment.

27 Feb 2013

SIMCom Introduces Compact LGA 2G Module at GSMA Mobile World Congress 2013

The global leading supplier of wireless modules, Shanghai SIMCom Wireless Solutions Limited, launched its first compact LGA 2G module SIM900E at GSMA Mobile World Congress 2013 today.

27 Feb 2013

TI Introduces Power Management Gate Drivers for IGBTs and Silicon Carbide FETs

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today introduced the industry's first 35-V, single-channel, output stage power management gate drivers for insulated-gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) and silicon carbide (SiC) FETs.

From Texas Instruments Incorporated 27 Feb 2013

Skyworks Advances Antenna Tuning Products with Smartphone Manufacturers

Skyworks Solutions, Inc., an innovator of high performance analog semiconductors enabling a broad range of end markets, is ramping several antenna tuning products with leading smartphone manufacturers.

27 Feb 2013

ST Presents Products for the Wireless Market at Mobile World Congress 2013

STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and a key enabler of many of the innovations that have already transformed the world of mobile devices, will present its rich offer of products and technologies, available now, at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on February 25-28 at Hall 7, Booth E110.

From STMicroelectronics 27 Feb 2013

CardioNet Collaborates with imec to Develop Advanced Cardiac Monitoring Products

CardioNet, Inc., the leading wireless medical technology and research services company with a current focus on the diagnosis and monitoring of cardiac arrhythmias, today announced a multi-year development agreement with the Belgium-based nanoelectronics research center imecand its Dutch affiliate Holst Centre. Over the next 18 months, the Companies will work to develop two revolutionary cardiac monitoring products.

From imec 27 Feb 2013

Medical Alarming and Regulatory Compliance Technology by CAS DataLoggers

As the director, supervisor or lab technician of a pharmacy, you’re often hard-pressed to find an affordable medical monitoring and alarming system to show proof that your products’ temperatures have remained safe for their entire storage duration.

From CAS DataLoggers 26 Feb 2013

Corning to Highlight FTTA Solutions for Wireless Services at Mobile World Congress

Corning Incorporated's Telecommunications segment today announced it will showcase its full suite of wireless products at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, February 25-28. Corning will highlight how its multi-operator, multi-service distributed antenna systems (DAS), fiber connectivity and fiber-to-the-antenna (FTTA) solutions cost-effectively and efficiently enhance wireless services.

26 Feb 2013

Toshiba Presents Small and Low Power CMOS Image Sensor at ISSCC 2013

Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced the development of a CMOS image sensor with a small area and low power pixel readout circuits. A sample sensor embedded with the readout circuits shows double the performance of a conventional one. Toshiba presented this development at ISSCC 2013 in San Francisco, CA on Feb. 20.

26 Feb 2013

Electro-Optical Sensor on Sapphire Satellite to Track Man-Made Space Objects

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. ("MDA" or "the Company"), a provider of essential information solutions, announced today that the Sapphire satellite developed by MDA for Canada's Department of National Defence (DND) has been launched into its proper orbit, and communication with the satellite has been established.

26 Feb 2013

BIOTRONIK’s Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator with Atrial Sensing Receives FDA Approval

BIOTRONIK, a leading manufacturer of cardiovascular medical technology, announced the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted final approval for the BIOTRONIK Lumax 740 DX System. This novel device is a first-in-class implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) that utilizes a single lead with atrial sensing capabilities.

From BIOTRONIK, Inc. 26 Feb 2013

Toyota Recognizes Continental’s Radar Based Rear Cross Traffic Alert Sensor System

The Toyota Motor Corporation presented Continental, the international automotive supplier, with its Technology & Development Award in recognition of Continental's development of a new generation of radar based sensors for a 'Rear Cross Traffic Alert' (RCTA) system on February 21, 2013.

26 Feb 2013

Novel Optical-Sensing Technology Reduces Incidences of Dropped Calls

Smartphones are set to become even more flexible and more satisfying to use, thanks to a unique sensor system developed by STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications.

From STMicroelectronics 26 Feb 2013

Neonode Unveils High-Performance Proximity Sensing Solutions for Mobile Phones

Neonode Inc., the optical touch technology company, will unveil today its new high-performance Proximity Sensing solutions that can either be integrated directly into Android, iPhone and Windows Mobile devices or into their accessories (i.e. external cases). These major innovations are based on Neonode's award-winning and patented Multisensing optical infrared technologies.

25 Feb 2013