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March 27, 2006
ABI: Bluetooth Market to Exceed 500 Million Radios in 2006
After seeing the Bluetooth market more than double in 2005, Bluetooth vendors should expect another healthy year of profits in 2006. ... more
March 27, 2006
Mesh Networking Proposal Selected for IEEE 802 Wireless LANs
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 Working Group voted to confirm a single proposal as the basis for IEEE 802.11s ... more
March 17, 2006
Portable Fuel Cell Safety Spec Aids Commercialization, Air Transport
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) published a safety specification for small fuel cells capable of powering personal electronic ... more
March 6, 2006
Lead-free Solder Licensed Worldwide as EU Rules Take Effect
As a result of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directives, the European ... more
March 3, 2006
FuelCell Energy Inc. Project Chosen for Coal-Based Fuel Cell Program
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a third project selected under its new Fuel Cell Coal-Based Systems program. FuelCell Energy Inc. ... more
March 2, 2006
NetBSD OS to Add Elements of the POSIX Standard
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) and The Open Group granted permission to the NetBSD Foundation to incorporate ... more
March 1, 2006
Materials Declaration Standard Helps Manufacturers Comply with RoHS
The International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative (iNEMI) announced its members will implement IPC-1752 - Materials Declaration Management. ... more
February 24, 2006
MPEG Explores 3DAV Coding
The Moving Pictures Expert Group (MPEG) is exploring 3D audiovisual (3DAV) coding even though recent focus has been on compression efficiency ... more
February 22, 2006
Functional Testing, Boundary Scan Segments Will Influence PCB, ATE Markets
Global printed circuit board (PCB) automatic test equipment (ATE) manufacturers are likely to obtain a major share of their revenues from functional ... more
February 20, 2006
SEMATECH 3D Project Probes Options for Advanced Interconnect
Aiming to expand the range of potential solutions to the challenges of continued complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) scaling, SEMATECH ... more
February 19, 2006
CEA to Revise Remote Control Standard for Home Networking
The Consumer Electronics Association’s (CEA) Technology and Standards’ Home Networking Committee announced a new working group to revise CEA ... more
February 17, 2006
ASTM Int'l Standard Guide Verifies Computer Data
Verifying the results of application software used to calculate the mechanical properties of materials is the subject of a new standard developed ... more
February 17, 2006
FEMP Designates NEMA Premium Motors Standard for Federal Facilities
The U.S. Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) accepted recommendations by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) for mandatory ... more
February 10, 2006
IEEE Approves Electrical Property Test Standard for Carbon Nanotubes
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) approved IEEE 1650 - Standard Test Methods for Measurement of Electrical Properties ... more
February 8, 2006
IEEE Advances Standards Process for Higher-Speed 802.11 WLANs
The task group responsible for developing the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11n project voted to accept a joint ... more
February 8, 2006
EWC, TGn Submit Unified 802.11n Draft Proposal
The Enhanced Wireless Consortium (EWC) and the TGn Joint Proposal group (JP) agreed to submit a unified draft proposal to the TGn Task Group ... more
February 6, 2006
ISMI Program to Explore Transition to 450 mm Manufacturing
ISMI Program to Explore Transition to 450 mm ManufacturingFebruary 6, 2006 The International SEMATECH Manufacturing Initiative (ISMI) began ... more
February 6, 2006
Nortel, Qualcomm, Orange Achieve First W-CDMA 900 MHz Calls
Nortel, Qualcomm, Orange Achieve First W-CDMA 900 MHz CallsFebruary 6, 2006 Nortel, QUALCOMM and Orange successfully completed Universal Mobile ... more
February 2, 2006
IEEE Revises Standards for Switches, Network, Surge Protectors
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) approved three revised electric power-related standards for AC interrupter ... more
January 27, 2006
ITU Workshop to Survey RFID Standards
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) will be conducting a workshop, “Networked RFID: Systems and Services,” Feb. 14-15 at the ITU ... more
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