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Ovum sees cable modems outpacing DSL

Ovum, the market-research arm of Datamonitor Group, has reported a continued decline in DSL port shipments in the first quarter of calendar 2008, compared with continued growth of Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) ports.


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Multi-Service Forum announces global sites for interoperability test

The MultiService Forum, a 20-year-old coalition seeking to harmonize standards from groups such as ITU, ETSI and IETF, announced the location of global testbeds for its 2008 Global MSF Interoperability program in October.


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Let's get it on, says Sir Robin Saxby

Now that Sir Robin Saxby is a past president of the Institute for Engineering and Technology and a past chairman and CEO of ARM Holdings plc he is busying himself creating startups. The first one that he is prepared to discuss is Arolla Partners Ltd.


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Dual-core ARM9 chip clocks to 1.2GHz

This has got to be the most powerful chip ever based on the ARM architecture!
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Sony posts Q4 loss, sees growth in cameras, TVs

Sony Corp posted a surprise quarterly loss on Wednesday after a weak stock market ate into the value of securities held by its financial arm, but it forecast a bigger-than-expected profit this year as it boosts sales of digital cameras and flat TVs.


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Sunfilm expands already before production launch

The demand for PV modules seems to be really strong: Even before the launch of its first production line, module manufacturer Sunfilm AG (Grossroehrsdorf, Germany) has ordered a second one.


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ARM cleared in MMP patent appeal case

ARM Holdings plc has won a significant round in the long running legal dispute with Technology Properties Limited, Inc. and Patriot Scientific Corporation over the Moore Microprocessor Patent (MMP) portfolio, with the U.S.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirming that the Cambridge, England based company's products do not infringe the patent.


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Engineering creativity 'swarms' the heart of sensors confab

James McLurkin of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory will give the Sensors Expo keynote on his "swarms of robots" research.


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Zilog's broader 32-bit MCU move: Too little, too late?

Zilog, Inc. last week made a long overdue decision to solidify its 32-bit MCU strategy by licensing ARM's Cortex M3 processor. The company's broader 32-bit move seems inevitable, but it may have come too late.


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ARM Announces PrimeCell Generic Interrupt Controller

ARM announces the immediate availability of the ARM PrimeCell® Generic Interrupt Controller (PL390).
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Court Of Appeals Summarily Affirms ARM Litigation Victory Over TPL and Patriot

Court ruling means that ARM technology does not infringe any of the three patents asserted in case
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Zilog acquires ARM Cortex-M3 license

Zilog, Inc. has signed a license to use the ARM Cortex-M3 processor to develop a family of 32-bit based solutions.


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ARM adds VLSI test at Indian design center

ARM, which has 350 engineers in India and recently opened a second design center there, has set up a VLSI test lab, one of the few such labs to be set up by overseas design companies in the country.


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ARM Extends Its Long-Term Investment In India With A Dedicated VLSI Test Lab

Second VLSI test lab to address critical design requirement for silicon validation of IP flow
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ARM, not Intel, to dominate MID design-ins in short term

ARM rather than Intel is expected to win out in the short term amongst designers of Mobile Internet Devices in a market that will take off gradually because of high prices but for which global demand will eventually build towards annual sales of 69 million units, exceeding $17 billion by 2014.


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Analysis: 3DLabs takes massive parallelism to portables

3DLabs' processor incorporates two ARM9 processors and a SIMD array of 24 32-bit floating-point processing elements. BDTI explains how it works.


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ARM Enables Rapid Deployment of Microsoft Windows Embedded CE on ARM Processors with RealView ICE

Support for the Microsoft Extended Debugging Interface (eXDI) in ARM RealView ICE significantly improves visibility and control of any ARM processor-based platform being used for Windows Embedded CE Operating System development
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ARM job-cutting moves on to tools group

Having embarked on a restructuring of its physical intellectual property division (PIPD), processor licensor ARM Holdings plc (Cambridge, England) is now moving on to restructure its development systems business, according to Warren East, CEO and president.


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Raytheon Exoskeleton brings 'Iron Man' to life

The "Iron Man" movie is not as far-fetched as it might appear. The Exoskeleton project from Raytheon's Sarcos team enables soldiers in the U.S. Army to lift and carry 200 pound payloads and more without tiring.


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Linux Kernel 2.6.25.1 released

Linux Kernel is the core parts of Linux system , support Intel, Alpha, PPC, Sparc, IA-64, ARM, MIPS, Amiga, Atari and IBM s/390, also supported the 32 bit large file system . Morever,at the Intel platform, Physical memory maximum support to achieve 64 GB.
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ARM joins Intel firmware group

Processor intellectual property licensor ARM Holdings plc (Cambridge, England) has joined the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface Forum to better support OEMs that are developing ARM processor-based systems.


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Apple's plan for advanced gaming graphics on future iPhones

The next generation of iPhone appears set to claim exclusive access to advanced graphics core and video decoding technology, thanks to a secret licensing deal between Apple, mobile graphics leader Imagination Technologies, and Samsung, the iPhone's ARM "system on a chip" manufacturer. The result may be an ideal platform for handheld gaming and high
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Music Vid: Zombie-Zombie, "Driving This Road Until Death...

Swivel arm battle grip, yo. That’s Snow Job in the red beard; in the “GI Joe” cartoon of the 1980s, they had him speaking with a slight British accent, or maybe it was South African. He definitely pronounced “Again” as if it was spelled “A-gain.” Here he’s leading the ice core team in Frenchtronic mystery men Zombie-Zombie’s tribute...
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ARM Joins Unified Extensible Firmware Interface Forum

Industry organization aims to modernize the boot process
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Group to define new mobile DRAM interface spec

ARM, Ericsson, Hynix, LG, Silicon Image, Samsung, Sony Ericsson Mobile and STMicroelectronics have formed a new working group in the mobile DRAM space.


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Research firm bases FPGA on fractal-like structure

Cellot Ltd. (Netanya, Israel) is developing a programmable logic and memory architecture dubbed Field Programmable Cell Logic (FPCL), which is based on a recursive, fractal-like, structure.


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ARM Holdings plc Reports Results For The First Quarter Ended 31 March 2008

ARM Holdings plc [(LSE: ARM); (Nasdaq: ARMH)] announces its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended 31 March 2008
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Landscape changes in 32-bit MCU market

The landscape is changing in the high-end, 32-bit microcontroller market.


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Cellphone Tattoo That Works

In this concept design for the Core77 contest, Jim Mielke of the United States really pushed the boundaries of his imagination. When the cell phone rings, you push a small dot on your arm. A 2-by-4-inch tattoo with the image of the cell phone's digital display then appears. See the picture....
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ARM and Mindspeed Address Next Generation Home Gateways with Multiprocessing Technology

Collaboration builds on success of ARM Powered Mindspeed Comcerto® 100 Platform
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NXP Semiconductors wins EDN Innovation Award for LPC2478

ARM7 microcontroller with dual high-speed buses, integrated graphical LCD, Ethernet, USB On-The-Go and CAN wins industry recognition
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Hold the marbles: Abstract approach best for math

Frustrated math students may have a good excuse -- some of the teaching methods meant to make math more relevant may in fact be making it harder to understand, U.S. researchers said.


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Motorola loss widens, phone sales weaken

Motorola Inc said on Thursday its quarterly loss widened on cell phone sales that were at the low end of expectations, signaling further market share losses to Nokia and other rivals.


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First Batch of China 3G Commercial Trial Handsets are all ARM Powered

China Mobile launched its first batch of ARM926EJ-S™ processor-based TD-SCDMA handsets on April 1, 2008 at China’s first 3G service commercial trial covering eight cities.
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DoD may push back on Apple's P.A. Semi bid

Apple Inc. may have to face the ire of the U.S. Department of Defense following its planned acquisition of P.A. Semi Inc because the startup's PWRficient processor is designed into DoD programs in every major branch of the armed services, said one P.A. Semi customer who expects Apple will end production of the parts.


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Boom seen in SIM card shipments

Shipments of SIM cards last year increased by 28 percent, with growth being driven by demand and opportunities in emerging markets and from the latest high-speed multimedia handsets.


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Ramtron International Corp FM3135: Processor companion has an integrated 32-kHz watch crystal

The FM3135 3V processor companion combines a 64-Kbit FRAM and an enhanced RTC (real-time clock/calendar) with an alarm and programmable-frequency c...
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NXP Semiconductors LPC3200: ARM9 microcontroller family provides Ethernet and On-The-Go USB

Based on the ARM926EJ processor, the 32-bit LPC3200 ARM9 microcontroller family combines the processor core with a vector-floating point, an LCD co...
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ARM Joins Synplicity's ReadyIP Program

Industry Leaders Facilitate Easy and Secure Access to ARM Cortex-M1 Processor for FPGA-based Designs
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Tech-backed patent bill in trouble in Senate

A long-negotiated patent overhaul bill sought by technology companies and opposed by big pharmaceutical makers is in deep trouble in the U.S. Senate, Democratic and Republican aides said.


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Under the Hood: GPS Special - Garmin nuvi 750 vs. HP iPaq 310

TechOnline's Greg Quirk went inside the Garmin nuvi 750 and HP iPaq 310 GPS navigation systems to find that while they did have some crossover in terms of components, such as the use of chips from SiRF and Wolfson, they both came up with their own distinct approach to how a GPS navigation system should be designed.


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Under the Hood: GPS Special - Garmin nuvi 750 vs. HP iPaq 310

TechOnline's Greg Quirk went inside the Garmin nuvi 750 and HP iPaq 310 GPS navigation systems to find that while they did have some crossover in terms of components, such as the use of chips from SiRF and Wolfson, they both came up with their own distinct approach to how a GPS navigation system should be designed.


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Raytheon, Boeing to team on new missile

Defense contractors Raytheon Co and Boeing Co said Monday they agreed to team up to bid on the U.S. Army-U.S. Navy Joint Air to Ground Missile program.


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ARM extends Cortex-M3 to low power apps

ARM plc has extended its Cortex-M3 processor range to make it more accessible for ultra low-power embedded applications, cost-sensitive devices and safety-critical designs.


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ARM and Express Logic Enhance Out-of-Box Experience for ThreadX Development with RealView Tools

Enhanced support in ARM RealView Development Suite 3.1 Professional significantly reduces development time and ensures optimal tools configuration for Express Logic RTOS portfolio
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Energy Micro Licenses Cortex-M3 Processor

Oslo-based start-up will develop very low energy consumption solution using industry-leading ARM technology
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ARM Enhances Feature Set of Popular Cortex-M3 Processor for Extreme Low-Power Functionality

ARM builds on successful adoption of its Cortex-M3 processor, extending reach across ultra low-power embedded applications, cost-sensitive devices and safety-critical solutions
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Mobile video: ARM vs. DSP vs. hardware

This article compares fixed-function hardware, DSPs, and RISC processors for video on handsets. It looks at power area, flexibility, and other issues.


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Nanoparticles leaching into environment

Scientists are raising alarms about toxic nanoparticles being woven into fabrics as "odor neutralizers" in socks and as antibacterial agents in bandages.


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Strength of the ARM Ecosystem Demonstrated at ESC with More Than 50 Partners Showing ARM Technology

More than 50 ARM® Connected Community™ members will showcase ARM technology at Embedded Systems Conference, San Jose, Calif., showing the strength of the ARM ecosystem.
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