Training Course for NXP Semiconductors Nexperia Media Processors  
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Submitted By billmaxwell 639 days ago

Momentum Data Systems is sponsoring a Nexperia training course in Fountain Valley, CA during 2007. First session: week of March 12-16, 2007. The course teaches how to develop audio and video processing software for set-top boxes, digital media adaptors, security applications, custom video processing systems, video and audio codecs, etc. The focus is on Nexperia Media Processors from NXP Semiconductors, including PNX1500, PNX1700, and PNX8550/8950 processor families. Prices: 2 days $1700. 3 days $2400. 4 days $3000. 5 days $3500. Other tentative 2007 classes: weeks of June 18, September 24, and December 3. More info: www.mds.com/products/prodcat.asp?cat=Training. NXP Semiconductors is a newly-independent company, founded by Philips, with a fifty-year history of providing engineers and designers with semiconductors and software. www.nxp.com. Momentum Data Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of Nexperia based audio and video development hardware and software. www.mds.com.

Tags:  audio, video, programming  Media Processors  NXP Semiconductors Nexperia  PNX1500, PNX1700, PNX8550, PNX8950  set-top box, digital media adaptor 
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30-Year Content Archive of Power Electronics Technology Now Available on Compilation DVD  
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Submitted By JangoFett 625 days ago

Power Electronics Technology announced the release of a new compilation DVD containing the complete, 30-year archive library of Power Electronics Technology and all previous titles for the magazine. The DVD includes 24,000 pages of magazine content, published between 1975 and 2005. Users can search more than 2,000 specially indexed articles by subject, issue date, keyword and article title.

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Sony to slash chip spending  
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Submitted By MarktMan 645 days ago

TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp. (6758.T) will cut back on future chip spending and may not produce advanced chips used in its PlayStation 3 (PS3) in-house, a senior executive said on Tuesday, in a move aimed at driving the semiconductor unit's nascent earnings recovery.

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Apple and Cisco Still Fighting over iPhone name  
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Submitted By JangoFett 642 days ago

It seems that Linksys owned the trademarked the name "iPhone" since 2000 when they purchased InfoGear Technology who in turn trademarket the name in 1996. Linksys is now manufacturing a phone under that name. This leads to a few issues between Cisco and Apple. Now Apple has only another week to respond to the Cisco trademark infringement lawsuit. This suit threatens to keep Apple Inc. from using the name "iPhone" for their new cell phone-music player.

Tags:  apple  copyright  iphone  trademark 
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Motorola, TI Commit to Customised 3G Solution  
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Submitted By JangoFett 656 days ago

Motorola and Texas Instruments have decided to expand their relationship to include 3G, WiMAX and OMAP technologies in the design and development of new, experience-optimised mobile devices. As part of the expansion, Motorola is developing 3G handsets based on a TI customised 3G solution that will include processors from TI's OMAP 3 architecture, as well as 3G and 3.5G building blocks from both Motorola and TI. New handsets using this solution are expected to be available to consumers as early as 2008, the company added.

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Analog Devices Look to Shanghai for MobileTV  
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Submitted By JangoFett 656 days ago

Analog Devices Inc. and Legend Silicon Corp. have set up a joint design laboratory to develop reference designs for China's emerging mobile TV market. The design lab, which is located in Shanghai, adjacent to the Fudan University campus, will provide complete front-end solutions, from the antenna through the tuner to the demodulator to the MPEG2 TS interface, to allow Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Original Design Manufacturers (ODMs) to quickly equip their mobile terminal products—including portable media players, PDAs, laptop PCs, automotive displays and smart phones—to receive terrestrial digital TV broadcasts.

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Splitting from Motorola - Smartest Move Ever for Freescale  
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Submitted By JangoFett 656 days ago

Newly private Freescale Semiconductor grew its sales 9% in the fourth quarter, despite tough business conditions in many of its key markets. Freescale reported earnings before taxes, depreciation and amortization in the fourth quarter of $401 million vs. $362 million in the year-ago period.

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Live from DesignCon  
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Submitted By Browny 657 days ago

I could only make it to one day at the show - here's a good resource for audiocasts and papers from the DesignCon sessions in San Jose.

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National launches new workbench tools for Switcher  
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Submitted By edpub 657 days ago

WEBENCH Design Optimizer Utilizing National’s WEBENCH® online design environment, engineers can optimize for size and efficiency, while also realizing fast time-to-market and guaranteed design. Each of the new switching regulators features adjustable frequency and external compensation that enables the design engineer to “dial in” their performance, size and integration requirements

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