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IoT project saves busy beekeepers’ time

University students win a Thrive X prize for IoT beekeeping concept that helps beekeepers SALINAS, Calif. — A team of engineering students from Santa Clara University was honored by Thrive X at the recent Thrive AgTech demo day for their labor-saving beekeeping concept that uses the...

Test and Measurement: Viavi adds massive IoT emulation to TeraVM

Viavi Solutions has added the capability to emulate massive numbers of internet of things devices to its TeraVM offering, as the company continues to reap the benefits of its acquisition of Cobham's test and measurement operations. The new offering enables operators to investigate how their...

#TBT: Sprint and SoftBank move on Clearwire; T-Mobile eyes MetroPCS … this week in 2012

Sprint and SoftBank filed moves to consolidate Clearwire 2.5 GHz spectrum, and T-Mobile moved on MetroPCS acquisition … 4 years ago this week. Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the...

Test & Measurement: Anite launches 4×4 MIMO device testing

The ability to test network and device features and functions is an important piece of technology development and deployment. RCR Wireless looks weekly at the test and measurement space to see what's afoot.   --Anite says it is the first test vendor to offer 4x4...

Texas Instruments, Plus One, Extreme Networks welcome new employees

A number of telecommunications and technology companies underwent employment changes this month, including Syniverse, Lantiq and Extreme Networks. Texas Instruments also named a new vice president, a new head of education technology, and bid goodbye to a retiring individual.

Test & Measurement: Agilent’s new multiplexer for next-gen servers & data-center networks

Agilent Technologies Inc. launched a 28.4 Gb/s multiplexer this week for characterizing receivers for next-gen servers, storage systems and data-center networks. "To manage the increasing demand for higher bandwidth, lower power consumption and increased interconnect reach, many new network interface standards are emerging, along with...

TI boosts revenue, RADCOM profitability driven by LTE investment

Texas Instruments Inc. Incorporated earned $3.05 billion during the second quarter, with net income of $660 million, meeting its guidance for  boosting its revenue by 6%. Net income jumped 48% year-over-year. TI said that the results included a gain from transferring wireless connectivity technology to a...

Small cells attract big players in semiconductor industry

The biggest names in chip design are finding their way into the small cell market. Freescale Semiconductor (FSL) said today that its processors will power the newest small cell base station from Ip.access. Great Britain's Ip.access is the maker of the Oyster 3G femtocell...

NVIDIA to get head start as biggest quad core on the market

NVIDIA’s upcoming Kal El mobile processor may be the only 40nm quad core on the market according to sources in the know. According to Fudzilla, NVIDIA will be the only chip firm to attempt a quad core build on ARM’s A9 architecture, while the likes of...

TI’s small cell chips win big at Femto Forum Industry Awards

Dallas-based Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN) announced it has won the Femto Forum Femtocell Industry Award for “Enabling Technology” for its latest small cell base station System-on-Chips (SoCs). The Femto Forum, an independent industry and operator association that supports femtocell deployment worldwide, recognizes achievement and contributions...

Texas Instruments gets first Netflix HD certification on Android

Texas Instruments (TXN) released a new technology that allows users to stream content from their devices to larger screens via the Netflix HD app for Android. TI is the first to achieve the Netflix Silicon Reference Implementation (SRI) certification ...

Marvell loses its BlackBerry contract

Chip firm Marvell has been dealt a significant blow after losing its lucrative BlackBerry contract to Texas Instruments.

Computex 2011: MasterImage 3D launches dev board based on TI’s OMAP 4

3D mobile technology is about to get a very big boost on Monday, as chip maker Texas Instruments (TI) confirmed it would be partnering with MasterImage 3D on a development board which could be used to build glasses free apps, UIs and content for mobile devices.

Android Ice Cream Sandwich optimized for Texas Instruments

While Google worked closely with Nvidia on its Gingerbread and HoneyComb versions of Android, Texas Instruments (TI) is the software firm's latest best buddy when it comes to Ice Cream Sandwich, with Qualcomm rumored to be on the BFF list once Jelo comes around.

Qualcomm shows off its 1.5GHz beast of a processor in new video

Wireless giant Qualcomm is serving up something sure to make mobile lovers everywhere salivate with anticipation – videos of its new 1.5GHz third generation SnapDragon processor in action.

TI announces new DSP device and software updates for developers

Today, Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN) announced the company’s newest member to the TMS320C66x (C66x) generation of multi-core devices, the TMS320C6671 (C6671), in addition to architecture software updates to the company’s KeyStone platform to help ease user development. Using the 1.25...

Texas Instruments unveils most powerful digital up and down converter

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) doesn’t just make chips, it also makes software-defined digital up and down converter (DUC/DDC), and today the firm has announced its most powerful to date. Dubbed the GC6016, TI says its converter is perfect for narrow...

Texas Instruments blames disappointing financials on Japan earthquake

Texas Instruments Inc. has blamed the Japanese earthquake for its disappointing financial results, which came in below analyst estimates. The chipmaker disclosed first-quarter revenue of $3.39 billion, down from $3.525 billion last quarter. It also posted net income of $666 million ...

Texas Instruments buys National Semiconductor

DALLAS, Texas-Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) (NYSE: TXN) has announced it will be buying National Semiconductor (NYSE: NSM) for $25 per share in an all-cash transaction of about $6.5 billion. The two firms have signed “a definitive agreement. The move combines TI...

Texas Instruments, Freescale Semiconductor rocked by quake in Japan

AUSTIN, Texas-Austin-based Freescale Semiconductor (Freescale) and Dallas-based Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) announced this week that the catastrophic earthquake in Japan has disrupted manufacturing operations for both companies, which have facilities in Japan. Soon after the disaster, prices of semiconductors for...

Freescale, Texas Instruments feel affects of Japan disaster

Austin American Statement | March 14, 2011 | Kirk Ladendorf Texas Instruments Inc. said Monday that one of its three semiconductor manufacturing operations in Japan suffered "substantial damage" from last week's massive earthquake and that it will affect the company's revenue in the first and...

RCR News Desk @ MWC: Industry Facts, Figures, & Trends – Chips & Devices

RCR News Desk at Mobile World Congress: Industry Facts, Figures and Trends Year of the Processor: Who is winning and who is losing 15 February 2011 - RCR Wireless Editor Sylvie Barak sits down with In-Stat’s Chief Technology Strategist Jim McGregor to examine mobile chips and...

RCR News Desk @ MWC: Industry Facts, Figures, & Trends – Chips & Devices

RCR News Desk at Mobile World Congress: Industry Facts, Figures and Trends Year of the Processor: Who is winning and who is losing 15 February 2011 - RCR Wireless Editor Sylvie Barak sits down with In-Stat’s Chief Technology Strategist Jim McGregor to examine mobile chips and...

Texas Instruments talks up new OMAP5 chips

It's easy to forget about Texas Instruments Inc. The humble chipmaker, often obscured by the Tegra 2's and Snapdragon's of the world, is actually enjoying a not-insignificant amount of success with its OMAP line of SoCs.