* Allowing IC firms to move to China could be disastrous: forum Nov 16, 2009
Design and fabrication of 12-inch wafers and plates are the powerhouses behind Taiwans economy X the annual profits of the entire integrated chip [IC] industry in the country is about NT$1. 2 trillion [US$37 billion], and wafer and faceplate production alone accounts for one-third of it, former minister of economic affairs Ho Mei-yueh () told the conference. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
5 gadgets from the near future Oct 31, 2009
Combined with a custom integrated chip or a system on a chip, device makers can use the antenna in pacemakers, neurostimulation devices, and swallowable imaging and diagnostic systems. Connected Patient. (CNN -- International)
Boys On The Bus: Open Mobile Video Coalition Showcases Mobile DTV In DC Oct 17, 2009
The tour included TV signals on prototype cell phone recievers, as well as prototypes of dongles for PCs and one for the iPhone and Itouch, as well as Samsung's new integrated chip, smaller than a little-finger nail. Consumer tests in D.C. and Baltimore begin in January and representative from stations in both markets were among the passengers/presenters on the tour through the rainy streets of the city. (Multichannel News)
NXP and the CEO's cuts: Join the conversation Oct 13, 2009
Is this logical disaggregation of old-fashioned vertically integrated chip companies, allowing NXP to find a niche as a chip designer sitting between the creators of intellectual property and the foundries that manufacture the physical chips. But if running 160-plus engineers creating IP in Eindhoven can make sense for Virage, why can it not make sense for NXP. (EETimes)
C905a cameraphone Aug 14, 2009
The C905a comes with face-detection software, smart contrast, image stabilizer, white balancing, and the ability to geotag photos with the integrated chip. The photos won't be trapped on the phone, as users can share the pictures via MMS, or through a personal account from Yahoo Mail, Live Mail, and more. (InformationWeek)
* TECO issues 1,000th ROC passport with chip inside Jun 28, 2009
E The integrated chip was planned as a way to combat counterfeit passports. E TECO believes the passports were crucial in gaining visa-free status to the UK and Ireland. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
LG Mobile Device to Include Intel's Moorestown Chips Feb 16, 2009
LG will use a low-power integrated chip from Intel's Moorestown platform in a mobile Internet device (MID) it plans to release in the future. MIDs are handheld communication and Internet devices that fall somewhere between a sub-notebook and a smartphone. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
MediaTek Introduces its First Multimedia-rich GSM/GPRS Single-Chip and Presents its First Smart Phone Solution at MWC 2009 Feb 12, 2009
Equipped with strong peripheral supports including camera, high speed USB and Class D audio AMP, MediaTek's MT6253 is the most highly integrated chip in the market for mobile communication. "Bringing together advanced multimedia technology, efficient manufacturing, system-level design tools and real-time support, MediaTek's MT6253 sets a new standard for cellular SoCs," said JiChang Hsu, Executive Vice President of MediaTek. (PR Newswire)
