Probing the brain in 3D

Frontier research produces 3D neurological probe

By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk

The definition of Information Society Technologies (IST) is now extending to the  brain. A Eur10m pan-European research project has created a pioneering 3D brain probing system that may provide new leads for understanding schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s disease and other serious brain conditions.
The NEUROPROBES ('

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Panasonic gives 3D gesture control to outdoor signs and industrial apps - video

9m range for outdoor 'time of flight' motion sensor points to gesture control of TV and interactive 'magic' mirrors

By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk

Panasonic (or rather Panasonic Electric Works, the new name for Matsushita) has developed a 3D 'time of flight' motion sensor for outdoor displays and immersive multimedia and points to gesture control of TVs and new types of displays such as an

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Infineon Bristol wins two major European projects

By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk

Infineon's design centre in Bristol is part of two of the largest R&D projects in Europe for the multicore development for automotive and safety critical systems alongside embedded software house Wittenstein High Integrity Systems (HIS). The involvement in the two multimillion euro ARTEMIS projects is covered in the current issue of SiliconSouthWest. With over

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Consumer WiFi drives global growth

Wi-Fi chip shipments to surpass 770m units in 2010 up 33%
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk

Wi-Fi chip shipments are forecast to surpass 770 million units in 2010, up almost 33% compared to 2009, says a new report from market researchers ABI Research. Shipment of 802.11n ICs will surge ahead of 802.11g and dominate the market this year, accounting for approximately 60% of total Wi-Fi IC

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Wireless mesh networking for smart lighting

Chipset pairs ISM transceiver with mesh controller for 10 years operation from a single battery

By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk

Mesh sensor provider Virtual Technology in Israel has teamed up with chip maker Semtech in the US for a two-chip wireless mesh network chipset that brings a new level of performance and signal robustness to smart lighting applications.
The chipset pairs Semtech’s

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STMicro brings SMP ARM multicore to embedded

Symmetrical ARM Cortex multiprocessor architecture with DDR3 delivers cost efficiency, computing power and customizability for multiple embedded applications 

By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk

STMicroelectronics has launched a new multicore processor architecture that will be the backbone for the new members of its popular SPEAr (Structured Processor Enhanced Architecture) family of

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Dust Networks Unveils Location Sensing Technology

By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk

No Wires Required for Accurate 802.15.4 Real Time Location Systems
Wireless sensor maker Dust Networks is expanding the capabilities of its wireless sensor networking (WSN) technology to include location sensing. Dust Networks has combined its work in standards-based time synchronized mesh networking with new time-of-flight ranging capabilities to deliver a

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ST moves to 32nm for networking chips

By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk


Industry’s first Serializer-Deserializer (SerDes) IP in 32nm demon to customers 

STMicroelectronics has launched a 32nm technology platform for the design and development of leading-edge application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) for networking applications. Central to the new 32nm SoC design platform, which implements ST’s 32LPH (Low-Power

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Movidius and Icera see funding boost for chip ventures (UK Technology Startups)

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Google stops sniffing Wi-Fi data after privacy gaffe

Turns out Google was sniffing WiFi networks AND DATA as it was taking its StreetCam pictures....

Google stops sniffing Wi-Fi data after privacy gaffe - Computerworld






Related articlesOpps. Google took personal info from public Wi-Fi networks (techstartups.com)
Google to Roll Out Encrypted Search After WiFi Snooping Snafu (dailyfinance.com)
Google street view cars peep your Wi-Fi, know what

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US admits losing the cyber war

Image via WikipediaBank loses $10m in a single attack
A senior US offical has admitted the country is losing the cyber war. More than 100 foreign spy agencies were working to gain access to US computer systems, as were criminal organizations, said James Miller, principal deputy under secretary of defense for policy. 
Hackers have already penetrated the U.S. electrical grid and have stolen

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LED lighting gets wireless links

Wireless lighting control system will involve each lighting fixture being wireless enabled

The move to LED technology will require a redesign of a lighting fixture, says Stephen Page, VP of Engineerig at Cyan Technology in Cambridge. At this redesign stage, for a very small incremental cost it is also possible to add wireless control to a lighting fixture, making home automation much more

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Mitsubishi plans big smart metering push - 17/05/2010 - Electronics Weekly

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DSP Group and Lantiq Complete Interoperability Testing for Home Gateways and Digital Cordless Handsets

Successful implementation of new CAT-iq 2.0 standard  drives converged communications 


By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk

The DSP Group and German chip maker Lantiq have successfully completed interoperability testing based on the latest CAT-iq 2.0 (Cordless Advanced Technology: Internet and Quality) specification.
Recently adopted as an industry standard, CAT-iq 2.0 is a key technology

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Researchers hack cars

Researchers hack cars' computers - The Inquirer




All the details are at the FAQ here alog with the orginal paper

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True gesture multitouch for large LCD displays

By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk



Evoluce in Germany has launched its first gesture computing enhancement to its ITSO (Integrated Through Screen Optics) Sensing Technology, offering true multi-touch, multi-pen functionality for large flat screen LCDsfor a fraction of the price of Microsoft's Surface technology.
For the first time, multi-touch-enabled applications can also see and respond

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BBC News - Rural town installs wi-fi cloud

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Compatibility issues dog 3D discussions | Broadband TV News

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World's Smallest Flash Microcontroller Package for Silicon Dust

Ultra-small packaging expands design options for applications in consumer, lighting and industrial control markets
 
By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk

Just look at the size of this! Atmel has launched the world's smallest flash AVR microcontroller package, putting 12MIPS of processing for 50c in a mere 4 square millimetres, driving the trend to 'silicon dust' - processors so small they

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Libelium gives portable Bluetooth access to Wireless Sensor Networks

Module provides medical and industrial users with access to wireless sensor data. Enables the deployment of hybrid sensor networks that use both ZigBee and Bluetooth protocols.By Nick Flaherty 13th May 2010

Libelium in Spain has developed a new Bluetooth module for its Waspmote wireless sensor network (WSN) platform that enables wireless sensor networks to be directly linked to portable

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CSR gains as NXP takes top spot in automotive infotainment silicon

NXP Semiconductors in 2009 took the top position in the global automotive infotainment semiconductor market according to market researchers iSuppli, the first time the company has held the top spot since the company began tracking the area in 2005.NXP in 2009 posted automotive infotainment semiconductor revenue of $291 million. While this total was down 24.8 percent from $387 million in 2008,

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TDK extends range of smallest pressure sensors

Smallest differential pressure transmitter with an extended range
TDK-EPC has extened the range of its EPCOS MiniCell series of pressure sensor transmitters to unsymmetrical measurement ranges from 0 to 500 hPa and 0 to 2500 hPa. In addition, variants are offered for symmetrical measurements from -500 to +500 hPa and -2500 to +2500 hPa.
With dimensions of only 19.6 x 16.2 x 11 mm³ the

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ACAL samples next generation 2.5in solid state drives (SSDs) for embedded

Over 2x faster Read/Write transfer rates than previous Wester Digital drives
Speed Assurance for consistent performance across the life-time of the drive
Support for advanced features: TRIM, NCQ and SMART
5 year warranty and Western Digital FIT Lab certified
Available in 32GB, 64GB and 128GB capacities

ACAL Technology is sampling the latest generation of 2.5 inch SATA Solid

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Lattice to develop Serial Rapid IO (SRIO) interface for Cavium network processors

Lattice FPGAs to link to Octeon II multicore processors
FPGA maker Lattice Semiconductor has announced plans to interoperate between Cavium Networks’ OCTEON II CN63XX multicore network processors and its LatticeECP3 family via a Serial Rapid IO (SRIO) Specification 2.1 link. SRIO is commonly used in 3G/4G wireless base stations and wireline switches and routers where low latency is critical.

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DNA as the future of silicon chips?

In a single day, a solitary graduate student at a lab bench can produce more simple logic circuits than the world's entire output of silicon chips in a month. So says a Duke University engineer, who believes that the next generation of these logic circuits at the heart of computers will be produced inexpensively in almost limitless quantities in a story

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Foundry business picks up

Revenue to Grow Nearly 40 Percent This Year
After a year that was decidedly skewed by macroeconomic forces impacting the entire electronics value chain, pure-play foundry suppliers will see revenues in 2010 jump by 39.5 percent, according to iSuppli.
Total pure-play foundry revenue in 2010 will reach $24.8 billion, up from $17.8 billion in 2009. This year’s projected revenue also is up 24.6

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STMicro launches first EAL6+ high security smartcard controller

Supports latest security protocols and enhanced contact/contactless operation, surpass credentials of competing components

STMicroelectronics has announced details of its formal EAL6+ Common criteria certification - the highest security standard applicable - for its ST23YR80 secure dual microcontroller including its optional crypto libraries.
ST's chip is the world's first secure

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Wi-Fi Alliance and WiGig Cooperate on 60GHz Wi-Fi

  Agreement enables technology sharing for program development and triband certification
The Wi-Fi Alliance and the Wireless Gigabit Alliance (WiGig Alliance) are to copperate on multi-gigabit wireless networking, sharing technology specifications for the development of a next-generation Wi-Fi Alliance certification program in the 60 GHz frequency band. This agreement further encourages

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USB 3.0 Falls Short in New Laptop Tests

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ALPS Aims Low Power Wireless Module at WiFi Smart Meters

WiFi automation networks set to take off

ALPS Electric has developed  an all-in-one WLAN module for wireless networks. The module’s built-in CPU and networking protocol combined with low energy consumption enables easy setup of sensor or other device networks, such as those used for smart meters.
Sensor network systems promote efficient energy usage by monitoring power consumption,

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STMicro and Infineon launch breakthrough power package

Maximizes efficiency advantages of MOSFETs and is standardised with Infineon

It's not often you can get excited about power packaging, but the latest development by STMicroelectronics has increased the power density achievable, and so reduced the size of equipment, with a key new surface mount package for its latest generation MDmesh V power MOSFET technology.
The new 1mm-high surface-mount

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Anders Electronics Claims Smallest, Most Power-Efficient PC

Fully-functional, palm-sized desktop PC for industrial and networking applications.

Anders Electronics, exclusive UK distributor of the Fit-PC line, has announced the availability of the Fit-PC2i NetTop computer - specifically designed for low-footprint, high-performance industrial and networking applications.
Anders claims it is one-fourth the size of its nearest competitor and uses 95% less

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Industry looks up as DRAM market recovers

DDR3 transition continues at 35% of market

The volatile DRAM market lurched from one extreme to another in 2009, but in the fourth quarter overcame market sluggishness at the beginning of last year to finish on a high note, with the industry achieving profitability for the first time since 2007, according to iSuppli Corp.
Following a revenue low in the first quarter of 2009 not seen since 2001,

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VIA Launches first Nano E-Series Mini-ITX Board

Mini-ITX board brings 64-bit performance to embedded applications
VIA Technologies has launched a mini-ITX board specifically to meet the needs of next generation kiosk, POI and POS applications. The VIA EPIA-M830 places the latest 64-bit, high performance VIA Nano E-Series processor in a streamlined, application specific Mini-ITX form factor board.Kiosk and POS systems will soon support

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SuperSpeed USB3.0 needs integration, says In-Stat

Will take 30% of the market by 2014

The debut of SuperSpeed USB devices in 2009 provided the seeds of dramatic change in the USB market,
reports In-Stat but needs more integration into the core chipset to make it really take off.
SuperSpeed USB, which offers a ten-fold bandwidth improvement over high-speed USB, will grow to just under 30 percent of the USB interface technology market by 2014,

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