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Today's News:
SiRF Requests Reexamination of Broadcom Patent Ruling
SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc. of San Jose, California, has completed filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office official requests for reexamination of each of the four patents that Broadcom recently asserted against SiRF in the Santa Ana, California, federal district court. more »
ION International Technical Meeting 2009 Accepting Papers
The Institute of Navigation is now accepting paper submissions for its 2009 International Technical Meeting (ITM). The conference will take place January 26-28, 2009, at Disney's Paradise Pier Hotel in Anaheim, California. ION ITM is formerly known as ION National Technical Meeting (NTM). The change in the meeting’s name is based on the international nature of the conference and its participants, according to ION. more »
Xsens Acquires Assets of Utellus, Combining MEMS with UWB
Xsens Technologies B.V. completed on August 6 the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Utellus B.V., a privately held ultra-wide band (UWB) technology company. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. more »
Pendulum Instruments Expands Product Portfolio
Pendulum Instruments of Stockholm, Sweden, has expanded its product portfolio with two new products — PicoTime and PicoReference more »
Microchip Technology Debuts Intelligent Battery Charger
Semiconductor manufacturer Microchip Technology Inc. has released the MCP73871 charge-management controller — a Li-Ion/Li-Polymer charger with an intelligent charge management feature that enables simultaneous AC-DC-adapter or USB-port charging and powering of devices. The single-chip charger features an integrated pass transistor and numerous battery and termination-voltage options and is designed for portable consumer electronic products such as GPS units, phone chargers, toys, cameras, PDAs, and Bluetooth headsets. more »
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