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DRAM leads all semiconductors in 2014
Worldwide semiconductor revenue remains on track to reach $338 billion in 2014, a 7.2 percent increase from 2013, and up from the previous quarter’s forecast of 6.7 percent growth. According to Gartner...
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Making sense of Big Data in the age of the IoT
Big Data is an all-encompassing term used to describe the collection of large and complex data sets. As Kirk Marko of Forbes notes, the rapid advent of the Internet of Things (IoT) means our data...
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The LSS-wearables connection
Wearable technology was highlighted at CES 2015 last week in Las Vegas, with Intel CEO Brian Krzanich announcing the Curie module, a tiny hardware product based on the company’s first purpose-built...
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Semiconductor market hit $336 billion in 2014
The World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) recently published its final semiconductor market figures for 2014. According to WSTS analysts, the global semiconductor market showed solid growth of...
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Smartwatch teardowns reveal 512MB of memory
Recent teardowns of two popular smartwatches – the Apple Watch Sport and LG Urbane – have confirmed that each device packs 512MB of memory. More specifically, the Apple Watch Sport is equipped with...
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Will ‘disappearables’ replace wearables?
Writing for Reuters, Jeremy Wagstaff says ‘disappearables’ could very well be the next big thing in mobile. “The pace of innovation and the tumbling cost, and size, of components will make wearables...
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Building a secure foundation for wearables
Did you know it is technically possible to spy on wearable devices in a gym or coffee shop? Fortunately, as Wareable’s David Nield points out, it’s highly unlikely that anyone who isn’t a security...
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IDTechEx: Sensors to enable $70bn wearable technology market by 2025
IDTechEx analysts say there will be over three billion sensors in wearable technology devices by 2025 – with more than 30% categorized as emerging sensor types. As a recently published IDTechEx report...
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Powering wearables with TENGs and energy harvesting
The increased popularity of wearable electronic devices has given rise to a number of techniques for extending relatively limited battery life. “Energy harvesting is one such approach, converting...
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CryptoManager: Between ASICs and FPGAs
Manufacturers typically configure application-specific integrated circuits (ASICS) for targeted use cases. In contrast, a field-programmable gate array – or FPGA – is an integrated circuit with custom...
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Deciphering sensor data for wearables
Makenna Breitenfeld, the Chief Analyst at Argus Insights, recently penned an EE Times article about wearables and associated apps. As Breitenfeld opines, the current app experience is limiting the...
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Rambus’ lensless smart sensors (LSS) offer a novel approach to sensing by combining ultra-small diffractive gratings with standard image sensors. Light passing through the diffractive grating is...
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We’ll always have Paris (but not the Metro ticket)
The Local has confirmed that the iconic Parisian Métro ticket will be phased out by 2021. “For nearly 116 years, from the opening of the first line in 1900, those little rectangles of white paper with...
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Designing the smart office of the future
A recent white paper authored by U.S. furniture giant Haworth describes how sophisticated sensors deployed in the workplace of the future could help contribute to employee well being and increased...
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This algorithm steals ATM PINs from wearables
Security researchers at Binghamton University and the Stevens Institute of Technology have successfully combined smartwatch sensor data with an algorithm to crack ATM PINs. As Megan Scudellari of IEE...
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Mobile payment trends in 2016 and beyond
Michelle Evans of MobilePaymentsToday recently wrote an article about the top trends shaping mobile payments in 2016. Citing a Euromonitor International survey, Evans reports that mobile-driven...
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Making mobile payments simple
Mobile payments offer a plethora of benefits for consumers, retailers and financial institutions. For consumers, mobile wallets provide a convenient, “tap and go” frictionless commerce experience that...
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Let’s talk about the future of mobile payments
Mobile payments currently offer a number of benefits for consumers, retailers and financial institutions. However, next-gen mobile payments will shape the contours of a new retail paradigm that can...
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Semiconductor Engineering highlights side-channel attacks
Brian Bailey of Semiconductor Engineering has written an article that highlights the danger side-channel attacks pose to connected devices and systems. “As the world begins to take security more...
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Future smart buildings will adapt and learn
Tom Carroll of JLL property services recently penned an article for the UK-based publication Computing that explores the future of intelligent buildings. As Carroll explains, advanced sensors and the...
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