1. This competition is open to all UK residents aged 18 or over except employees of Metropolis Limited and their immediate families. 2. The Competition closes on Friday 23 May 2014. 3. The winner will be chosen by ElectronicsWeekly.com, the team behind Gadget Master. 4. The prize for the competition is 1 x Nexus 7 Tablet, to be supplied by ...

Bad marks go to ST-Ericsson and Mediatek (MTK) in the Global and China Mobile Phone Baseband Industry Report 2010 from the ResearchinChina organisation. ‘ST-Ericsson’s revenue has started to decline, with a more drastic drop in growth margin than other mobile baseband peers. ST-Ericsson has suffered losses for consecutive 13 quarters, mainly on account of the competition from Qualcomm, TI and ...

That hoary old chestnut – the universal mobile phone charger – is set to become a reality in 2011. Fourteen manufacturers have signed up to the new standard based on the micro-USB – Apple, Emblaze Mobile, Huawei Technologies, LGE, Motorola Mobility, NEC, Nokia, Qualcomm, RIM, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, TCT Mobile (Alacatel), Texas Instruments and Atmel. “I am very happy that ...

Intel will be going back to TSMC for the production of PC chip-sets for next-generation processors, according to DigiTimes. The speculation is that Intel will out-source its Panther Point chip-sets which support Ivy Bridge processors, to be made on a 22nm process, which are due to be launched in Q1 2012. The rationale for the move to TSMC is that ...

Both wireless and wired telecoms networks will come under increased strain in 2011 as Skype brings video-conferencing to the Apple product line and as Internet-connected TVs become a significant percentage of TV units shipped during next year. Skype has produced an app which allows  iPhone-iPad-iPod Touch video-calling via 3G and WiFi. Currently video calls account for 40% of the Skype-to-Skype ...

At least the Scottish Transport Minister had the good grace to resign; the English Transport Minister is as wet as a scrubber.

"Increased competition is forcing the electronics market to increasingly adopt and leverage new ideas," says Andy Gales, v-p of international sales at Vicor

Although unit shipments of automotive MEMS sensors grew 32% in 2010 to 662m units, 2011 will be 7%, with a pick-up in in 2012, according to iSuppli. Growth drivers are legally mandated safety features like electronic stability control (ESC) and tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS). “The United States and Europe have led the adoption of legislation on such safety systems—and ...

An interesting yarn is told in Andy Hertzfeld’s book: ‘How the Mac was made’.

Toshiba, the world’s third largest IC company, is to adopt the fabless/fab-lite model in its System LSI business. The business will be split into two: the Logic LSI Division, responsible for SoC (system-on-chip) fabricated on 300mm wafer fabrication lines; and the Analogue and Imaging IC Division. The Logic LSI Division will promote a flexible manufacturing strategy responsive to demand volatility ...