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Skylake Brings Huge Efficiency Gains

by Tom Allen

A report from Kitguru, citing an Intel document, shows that Intel’s upcoming Core-M Skylake chips – the next micro-architecture – will consume up to 60% less energy than comparable Broadwell devices. An image from …

Qualcomm Denies Snapdragon Issues

by Tom Allen

LG chose the Snapdragon 808 chip to power its G4 smartphone, providing more fuel to fire the rumours of overheating that have plagued the Snapdragon 810 (Samsung Drops Qualcomm). Qualcomm has since spoken out …

TI Doubles HUD Field of View

by Tom Allen

TI has released its first automotive-qualified DLP chipset for HUD applications, enabling HUDs with a field-of-view up to 12°. Existing HUDs are limited to a 4° – 6° FoV, according to IHS’s Mark Boyadjis. …

VixS Adds ‘Better Pixels’ Support to Decode Line

by Tom Allen

ViXS has launched the XCode Pro 370 decoder, which integrates new features such as high dynamic range (HDR) and 12-bit colour. The chip has been launched to support the use of UltraHD in production …

Graphene Size Raised and Synthesis Time Dramatically Reduced

by Tom Allen

A Korean company, Haesung DS, has developed a method to mass-produce single-crystal graphene, with a wafer size over 30″ and uniform characteristics. As well as producing a large wafer, the company also reduced synthesis …

Titan X Should be Used for UltraHD – And Only UltraHD

by Tom Allen

In a series of benchmarking tests, Hexus has determined that Nvidia’s new Titan X GPU (Titan X: A Low-Cost Answer to Titan Z) is capable of driving UltraHD content at very high frame rates …

Valens Launches HDBaseT 2.0 Testing Services

by Tom Allen

Testing and certification services are now available for new products using the HDBaseT 2.0 standard. The services conform to the Compliance Test Specification that was recently made available to HDBaseT Alliance members (HDBaseT Alliance …

Panasonic Commits Royalty Free Code to Internet of Things

by Steve Sechrist

In the high stakes game of moving everything to the cloud, the idea of truly Open Source code (implementation) and protocol specifications for the Internet of Things ( IoT) can be elusive. Now Panasonic …

Synaptics Combines Touch and Display Driver

by Tom Allen

Synaptics has developed the Clearpad 4191 and Clearpad 4291: the world’s first touch and display driver integration (TDDI) solutions for smartphones and tablets, according to the company. These new solutions combine the touch controller …

Intel Bundles Iris Graphics for Gamers

by Tom Allen

Intel will introduce its first Core i7 CPU (Broadwell architecture) with an LGA socket and in-built Iris Pro graphics this year. Pete Baker, VP of software and services, said that the new hardware would …

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Renesas MCU for Auto Instrument Clusters Has HUD Warp

by Norbert Hildebrand

Renesas Electronics has announced a new set of microcontrollers (MCU) aimed at the automotive market. The new controllers are based on a 32 bit processor unit including memory ranging from 2 MB to 5 …

Roadmap Shows Intel’s Skylake in Q3

by Tom Allen

Intel’s sixth-generation ‘Skylake’ chips will be launched in August, according to a leaked product roadmap. Both the Skylake-U mobile chip and Skylake-S desktop device are set for a launch in Q3’15. The chips are …