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Don’t mention the takeover
Steve Rogerson looks at some of the recent news that may have missed the front page.
Acquisition of NXP Semiconductors triggers wave of consolidation
In the largest semiconductor acquisition of all time, smartphone chipmaker Qualcomm has acquiried NXP Semiconductors for $47bn,beating July’s acquisition of ARM Holdings by Softbank.
Connected smart cameras have better image recognition
The subsidiary ofQualcomm Incorporated, Qualcomm Technologies, has expanded its portfolio of technologies to support a generation of video and imaging devices. The Qualcomm Snapdragon connected camera portfolio includes a comprehensive suite of camera platforms featuring enhanced hardware and software capabilities.
600 and 400 tier processors support enhanced experiences
The subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, Qualcomm Technologies, has introduced three Qualcomm Snapdragon processors aimed at supporting enhanced user experiences and connectivity for high performance and high volume mobile devices. The Snapdragon 653, Snapdragon 626 and Snapdragon 427 processors are designed to deliver higher levels of processing performance than their predecessors.
Modem designed to support cellular connectivity for IoT
The subsidiary ofQualcomm Incorporated, Qualcomm Technologies, has secured design wins among the industry's leading module Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) based on its MDM9206 LTE modem for Internet of Things (IoT) applications. These designs are an addition to the more than 100 designs announced last June using the company's MDM9x07 LTE IoT modems.
Mobile device delivers fibre-like wireless connectivity
At the 4G/5G summit Qualcomm Incorporated announced that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, has worked closely with Telstra, Ericsson and NETGEAR on the world's first Gigabit Class LTE mobile device, and the first Gigabit Class LTE commercially ready network.
Modem helps OEMs develop devices for early 5G networks
A subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated,Qualcomm Technologies, has announced the Qualcomm Snapdragon X50 5G modem, making Qualcomm the first company to announce a commercial 5G modem chipset. It is designed to support Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) that are building the next generation of cellular devices, as well as aid operators with early 5G trials and deployments.
Five top-20 semiconductor suppliers to show double-digit gains in 2016
IC Insights will release its November Update to the 2016 McClean Report later this month and will release its 20th anniversary edition of The McClean Report in January of next year. The November Update includes the latest semiconductor industry capital spending forecast, a detailed forecast of the IC industry by product type through 2020, and a look at the top-25 semiconductor suppliers expected for 2016. The top-20 2016 semiconductor suppliers a...
3D-Compatible Germanium nMOS Gate stack has high mobility
At this week’s IEEE IEDM conference, imec, the world-leading research and innovation hub in nano-electronics and digital technologies showed for the first time a silicon (Si)-passivated germanium (Ge) nMOS gate stack with dramatically reduced interface defect density (DIT) reaching the same level as a Si gate stack and with high mobility and reduced positive bias temperature instability (PBTI).
Will Bluetooth replace the wire?
As Jonny McClintock, Director of aptX Sales and Marketing, Qualcomm aptX explains,Bluetooth is widely used as a wireless connection for audio applications including phones, media players and wearables, removing the need for cables. The combination of the AD2P protocol and frame-based codecs used in many Bluetooth stereo audio implementations has led to excessive latency and acoustic performance significantly below CD quality.