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Bluetooth up with 802.11, says CSRMelanie ReynoldsBluetooth is not losing ground in its battle against the 802.11 standard according to Cambridge Silicon Radio (CSR).Eric Janson, CSR’s vice-president North America, has denied that 802.11b is pushing Bluetooth out of major markets and rejected claims that it will be limited to use as a cable replacement technology.“The markets for 802.11b and Bluetooth ...

Infineon works with Solectron to make GPRS mobilesRichard WilsonInfineon Technologies has teamed up with manufacturer Solectron to offer mobile communications products to be sold under other brand names. The firms will work together to design, manufacture and supply GSM and GPRS based mobile communication devices. Designed in partnership with Infineon, the devices will be based upon chipsets and GSM/GPRS software ...

European distribution market dips 26% in Q3David MannersThe European semiconductor distribution market shrunk by 26 per cent in the last business quarter compared with 12 months ago, according to the Distributors’ and Manufacturers’ Association of Semiconductor Specialists (DMASS).While noting that, in the first nine months of 2001, European sales through distribution only dropped 15 per cent compared to an overall ...

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Densitron to commercialise Irish display technology Steve BushDensitron is working with Irish display company NTera to develop commercial applications of NTera’s unusual NanoChromics display technology.“This is a joint development to ramp up to production,” said NTera CEO Roy Davis, “then we will move into a licence fee and royalty situation.”According to Davis, the deal is similar to the one it ...

First plastic magnets have been made in USSteve BushA team of chemists at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln claim to have created the world’s first polymer magnets. “There are already known organic magnets, but they are based on crystals of small molecules,” scientist professor Andrzej Rajca [pronunced ‘andrey reitsa’] said. “What is unique about this research is this is the first ...

German control system supplier opens first UK officeRichard WilsonGerman mechatronic control systems company dSPACE has set up its first UK subsidiary as part of an expansion of its European business.The company, which develops hardware and software for mechantronic, electronically controlled, systems used in control and production applications, will start trading this month from offices at Huntingdon near Cambridge. “A local ...