http://www.electronicsweekly.com/ElectronicsWeekly.com - News, analysis, research and opinions provided by the journalists of Electronics Weeklyen-gbCopyright Reed Business Information 2006http://www.electronicsweekly.com/images/ew-logo.gifhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/14430Electronics WeeklyFri, 03 Jul 2009 16:19:00 GMT60http://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/03/46432/intel-works-with-huawei-in-wimax-rd-centre.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/03/46432/intel-works-with-huawei-in-wimax-rd-centre.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comSaudia Arabia-based King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) and Intel have selected Huawei to provide systems for the wireless R&D centre, including WiMax basestations, access network gateway, authentication serversFri, 03 Jul 2009 16:19:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/03/46430/femto-cells-deploy-in-us-uk-japan-and-china.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/03/46430/femto-cells-deploy-in-us-uk-japan-and-china.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comOperator deployment of femto-cells is proceeding apace with Vodafone starting last week in the UK, Sprint and Verizon already started in the USA with AT&T coming later this year, and with deployments from both Softbank in Japan and from China Unicom, Nigel Toon, CEO of the leading femto-cell IC supplier, picoChip, told the Silicon South-West Wireless 2.0 conference in Bristol today.Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:25:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/03/46429/icera-may-have-a-better-chip-but-does-qualcomm-have-a-better-strategy.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/03/46429/icera-may-have-a-better-chip-but-does-qualcomm-have-a-better-strategy.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comIcera may have a better chip than Qualcomm, but Qualcomm reckons it has a better product strategy. The clash occurred today at Silicon South-West's Wireless 2.0 conference in Bristol.Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:05:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/03/46428/industrial-robotics-move-by-leoni-of-germany.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/03/46428/industrial-robotics-move-by-leoni-of-germany.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comLeoni has acquired US-based Valentine Robotics as part of the German automotive cabling specialist's moves into the industrial robotics market in the USFri, 03 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/03/46424/top-ten-blog-posts-faceless-watches-shocking-switches-unwanted-network.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/03/46424/top-ten-blog-posts-faceless-watches-shocking-switches-unwanted-network.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comHere are the top ten most-read blog posts on ElectronicsWeekly.com this last week. A Made By Monkeys post on faceless watches leads the way, followed by another on a faulty light switch, and a Mannerisms "Fable"...Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:30:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/03/46427/vodafone-says-lte-deployment-will-improve-on-3g.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/03/46427/vodafone-says-lte-deployment-will-improve-on-3g.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comWireless internet access is going to be a better, richer experience than fixed link access Professor Michael Walker, group R&D director at Vodafone told today’s Wireless 2.0 conference in Bristol, organised by Silicon South-WestFri, 03 Jul 2009 11:16:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/03/46426/tsmc-offers-65nm-memory-for-mp3-players.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/03/46426/tsmc-offers-65nm-memory-for-mp3-players.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comThe 2.5V technology incorporates process-qualified MTP IP blocks jointly developed with Virage LogicFri, 03 Jul 2009 10:57:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/03/46425/ericsson-supplies-gpon-fibre-to-the-home-networks-in-china.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/03/46425/ericsson-supplies-gpon-fibre-to-the-home-networks-in-china.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comEricsson is not the only supplier targeting the China FTTH market. Broadcom has announced a family of Gigabit passive optical network (GPON) integrated access devices for the telecoms market in ChinaFri, 03 Jul 2009 10:45:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/03/46423/ic-market-will-surge-in-second-half-surge-ic-insights.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/03/46423/ic-market-will-surge-in-second-half-surge-ic-insights.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comIC Insights expects an 18% "surge" in the IC market in the second half of the year and claims there is clear evidence that the much-anticipated turning point toward recovery has already occurred.Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:32:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/02/46422/fujitsu-reveals-gan-transistor-for-power-supplies.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/02/46422/fujitsu-reveals-gan-transistor-for-power-supplies.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comFujitsu Laboratories has developed a GaN power transistor for mains PSUs, claiming it to have the highest current density yet.Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:18:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/02/46421/xilinx-sales-hit-by-virtex-5-supply-issue.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/02/46421/xilinx-sales-hit-by-virtex-5-supply-issue.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comXilinx has experienced "supply constraints" on some of its Virtex-5 FPGAs and as a result it expects the fall in sales in the June quarter to be slightly worse than originally predictedThu, 02 Jul 2009 15:01:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/02/46420/researches-turn-nanocrystals-into-electronic-glue.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/02/46420/researches-turn-nanocrystals-into-electronic-glue.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comNanocrystalline get their behaviour not only from the materials they are made from, but their size and shape. Hence their opto-electronic properties can be tuned by making the crystals bigger or smaller. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:24:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/02/46419/avnet-eyes-windows-embedded-with-abacus-unit.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/02/46419/avnet-eyes-windows-embedded-with-abacus-unit.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comCalled Avnet Embedded, it incorporates the Windows embedded sales and support activities of Abacus with its own embedded sales activity as well as the Trident, Axess Technology and TDC businesses, which were also part of AbacusThu, 02 Jul 2009 12:05:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/02/46418/ipo-market-coming-back.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/02/46418/ipo-market-coming-back.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comThe IPO market could be coming back in the US if yesterday’s successful IPO of software company LogMeIn is any guide.Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:02:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/02/46417/agilent-signs-rental-deal-with-livingston.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/02/46417/agilent-signs-rental-deal-with-livingston.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comAgilent Technologies has signed a supply agreement with rental firm Livingston to service the RF, microwave, aerospace and defence markets in Europe, the Middle East and AfricaThu, 02 Jul 2009 10:46:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/02/46415/smartphone-designs-benefit-dialog-csr-and-broadcom.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/02/46415/smartphone-designs-benefit-dialog-csr-and-broadcom.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comSome observers are saying that there are already signs that the demand for silicon smartphones is beginning to turnaround business prospects in the chip market. Samsung's smartphone, the SCH-u750 will use Dialog’s DA8531 device for its display based keypadThu, 02 Jul 2009 10:19:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/02/46414/nxp-reduces-debt-mountain-by-504m.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/02/46414/nxp-reduces-debt-mountain-by-504m.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comNXP's latest debt buy-back offer has ended with offers for $270m and Euros166m of bondholder debt being received. This reduces the overall indebtedness of NXP by $504.2m and the related interest payments by approximately $31.8m.Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:50:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/02/46416/charlieplexing-at-high-duty-cycle.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/02/46416/charlieplexing-at-high-duty-cycle.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comThis Circuit Design Idea shows how you can increase the number of LEDs you can illuminate.Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:23:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/02/46412/motorola-joins-via-joint-licensing-programme-for-near-field-comms.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/02/46412/motorola-joins-via-joint-licensing-programme-for-near-field-comms.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comVia Licensing announces that Motorola has joined its joint licensing programme for patents related to the practice of near field communications (NFC) as a licensor. NFC technology provides short-range, standards-based wireless connectivity that can help people access digital content, connect electronic devices, and conduct secure, contactless transactions.Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:20:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/02/46411/ansys-releases-ansys-icepak-12.0-software.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/02/46411/ansys-releases-ansys-icepak-12.0-software.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comNew simulation enhancements in electronics thermal management aim to reduce engineering time and accelerate product development.Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:16:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/01/46410/lumileds-turns-to-amber-leds-for-70-lm-from-a-single-die.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/01/46410/lumileds-turns-to-amber-leds-for-70-lm-from-a-single-die.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.com"Users will see two to five times more light output and dramatically less colour shift compared to typical amber LEDs," said the firm. "Rebel PC [phosphor conversion] Amber delivers typical flux of 70 lm at 350mA." Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:38:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/01/46409/comcast-clearwire-join-up-on-wimax.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/01/46409/comcast-clearwire-join-up-on-wimax.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comComcast's announcement of its "High-Speed 2go" service, which bundles Clearwire's WiMax service with its own broadband products, will put new pressure on competitors AT&T and Verizon, according to a report from analysts Strategy Analytics. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:18:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/01/46408/uk-china-link-on-spintronics-rd.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/01/46408/uk-china-link-on-spintronics-rd.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comThe research aims to develop ultra-small-scale silicon structures for 'spintronic' semiconductors, called Silicon-Based Nanospintronics.Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:02:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/01/46407/isle-of-man-aerospace-cluster-takes-flight.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/01/46407/isle-of-man-aerospace-cluster-takes-flight.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comThe Isle of Man has started to play a significant role in the development of the UK’s aerospace supply chain. In the past four years the Isle of Man’s engineering manufacturing sector grew by 38%, and since 2007 it is the Isle of Man Aerospace Cluster (IOMAC) in particular which has contributed to this growthWed, 01 Jul 2009 15:51:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/01/46406/researchers-use-laser-technology-to-co-ordinate-underwater-robots.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/01/46406/researchers-use-laser-technology-to-co-ordinate-underwater-robots.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comThe US Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute is using lasers to identify objects in murky water costal waters, as well as to communicate. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:40:00 GMT