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Printed electronics will experience a CAGR of 8.6%
By Raghu Das The printed electronics sector has been fascinating to follow and report on. Several billion dollar industries such as OLED displays already exist but the OLEDs today are not printed. OLED displays alone exceeded $16bn in sales last year, driven by the need to differentiate in the tight margin LCD business. By revenue, the second largest sector is the printing of sensors. In 2014, the glucose test strip market accounted $6.4bn, whil...
Qualcomm given green light as Mercedes tech partner
Qualcomm has announced that it has entered a multi-year agreement with the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team to become an official technology partner. The two companies will collaborate to develop connected car technologies to enhance the team’s on-track performance, utilising Qualcomm’s expertise in mobile as the foundation for development.
LTE to be extended to unlicensed spectrum
Qualcomm, T-Mobile and Alcatel-Lucent are enabling the extension of LTE to unlicensed spectrum with upcoming Licensed Assisted Access (LAA) deployment plans. Following its trials of this LTE Advanced capability in 5GHz, T-Mobile will deploy LAA in 2016, whilst Alcatel-Lucent will begin trials this year with LTE-U enabled small cells using Qualcomm’s FSM99xx family of small cell SoCs.
Modems enable ubiqitous in-car LTE deployment
Qualcommhas added the SnapdragonX12(9x40) and X5 (9x28) LTE modems to its Snapdragon Automotive Solutions range, supporting automotive connectivity. The Snapdragon X12 LTE modem (9x40) is designed for advanced telematics and connected infotainment features, supporting greater coverage at download speeds up to Category 10 (up to 450Mb/s downlink and 100Mb/s uplink).
MWC demonstrations highlight LTE & WiFi connectivity
Qualcomm's Technology and Atheros arms will showcase an array of connected mobile and home experiences at MWC 2015. Powered by the latest QualcommSnapdragontechnologies, LTE-Advanced and WiFi connectivity solutions, these experiences demonstrate Qualcomm's aim of delivering more efficient use of bandwidth and improved user experiences.
Meet network capacity demands with LTE unlicensed
To address the increasing demand for mobile data, Qualcomm Technologies is extending LTE to unlicensed spectrum (LTE-U). The company has integrated the technology into its latest small cell solutions and RF transceivers for mobile devices and successfully completed over-the-air testing to prove co-existence between multiple LTE-U and WiFi access points in the unlicensed spectrum under extreme load conditions.
Intelligent platform offers intuitive UI experience
Qualcomm will preview a series of next-gen mobile experiences at MWC 2015 through the power of the Qualcomm Zeroth platform, Qualcomm’s first cognitive computing platform designed to enhance on-device user experience. The Zeroth platform will be optimised for premium mobile devices based on Qualcomm's next-gen premium tier SoC, the Snapdragon 820 processor.
Fingerprint technology uses ultrasonic for precision
Qualcomm is extending its mobile security leadership with the launch of Qualcomm Snapdragon Sense ID 3D Fingerprint Technology, the mobile industry’s first 3D fingerprinting system based on ultrasonic technology. Qualcomm’s offering is designed to provide enhanced authentication capabilities, usability and integration by utilising technology developed for government-grade biometric solutions.
USA holds 55% of total global IC market for IDMs & fabless
IC Insights recently released its Marchupdate to the 2015McClean Report,including a review of IC company sales by headquarters location.As shown in the image below, U.S. companies held a 55% share of thetotalworldwide IC market in 2014, which includes sales from IDMs and fabless IC companies but not foundry sales.
Midrange processors feature high-end enhancements & speed
Qualcomm has announced that it has introduced four Snapdragon processors, aimed at enhancing user experience and connectivity for high-performance and high-volume mobile devices. TheSnapdragon 620and 618processors feature improved performance with integrated 64-bit ARM Cortex A-72 CPUs and the X8 LTE modem, whilst the425and 415processors both feature octa-core CPUs.