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3G service ready for live network installations, says Nokia Richard WilsonNokia says it has completed successful voice call handovers between a live 3G wideband-CDMA (WCDMA) network and a commercial GSM network in Italy. The handovers were completed using Nokia 6650 terminals and Vodafone Omnitel’s existing GSM and WCDMA network infrastructure.The significance of this is that the ability to handover calls ...

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Chip sales raise hopes for chip recoveryDavid MannersA healthy recovery for the semiconductor industry is underway, according to the US Semiconductor Industry Association, while WSTS (World Semiconductor trade Statistics) reports a 11.7 per cent year-on-year Q3 quarter rise in European revenues.“If there are any doubts remaining about the strength of the global chip industry, a healthy recovery continues as we ...

Hitachi/Mitsubishi chip merger approved by EUDavid MannersThe EU has approved the merger of Hitachi’s and Mitsubishi’s semiconductor businesses into Renesas Technology the world’s second-largest chipmaker with expected revenues of Yen900bn (US$7.37bn) next year. Hitachi and Mitsubishi Electric announced that hey intended to merge their respective semiconductor operations in October. Hitachi owns 55 per cent of Renesas, and Mitsubishi has 45 ...

Cambridge firms promote automatic code generationRichard WilsonA co-operation between design services firm Tarragon Embedded Technology and tools company dSpace is intended to support the use of automatic code generation for embedded designs in the automotive market.According to Cambridge-based Tarragon, the aim is support customers, particularly in the automotive field, in implementing automatic code generation. This will be done through the ...

Fujitsu to use IAR’s Bluetooth softwareHarry Yeates Fujitsu Microelectronics has signed an agreement with embedded software specialist IAR Systems to use the Swedish firm’s embedded Bluetooth protocol stack in its Bluetooth modules. The deal gives Fujitsu access to IAR’s development and test tools for Bluetooth products, including compilers, debug tools, starter kits, and a test and pre-qualification tool. IAR PreQual ...

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News from E-InSite

Component distribution sales plunge by 28 per centRichard WilsonDistribution sales in the UK have plunged by over a quarter this year as the components sector remains under the cloud of recession The latest figures from industry association AFDEC, which represents many of the 450 UK-based component distributors, indicated that the value of sales through distribution will fall by 28 per ...