STMicroelectronics claims world's first contactless wafer test
STMicroelectronics, a European chip company, claims to have produced the first wafer tested wirelessly without the use of contact probes. Electromagnetic wafer sort (EMWS) technology, which is also the last stage of wafer fabrication prior to assembly and test of packaged ICs, was applied …
Rosewill Thor V2 Computer Case
Rosewill, the company behind quality hardware and affordable cases, debuted the redesigned Thor-V2 case earlier this year and has since become one of the most recognized cases by enthusiasts. With its sleek design, jet-black paint and red LED intake fan, …
ArenaNet announces last class for Guild Wars 2: The Mesmer
ArenaNet has finally announced their last class, the light armor wearing Mesmer. In Guild Wars 1 the Mesmer excelled at manipulating their adversary. They turned an opponent’s power against themselves with hexes and conditions, they could create illusions to hinder, …
Carrier IQ defends itself, releases 19-page report
In an attempt to defend itself from the whiplashes, Carrier IQ has released a 19 page report explaining its software. With over 150 million mobile phones using the software, much has come from the woodwork about the intent of the software and …
Nvidia releases CUDA compiler source code to public
On December 13th, NVIDIA announced it will open up the CUDA platform releasing source code for the CUDA Compiler to researchers and software-tool vendors. By opening source code, the company can easily add GPU support to more programming languages–further supporting …
TI releases industry's smallest, fully-integrated PMICs for SSD integrity
Texas Instruments Inc. says it has released the world’s smallest power management ICs for SSDs, hybrid and other flash memory applications. Three new programmable 2.25Mhz/DC/DC step-down converters (LM10504, LM10503 and LM10506) with an alleged 95% peak efficiency support core processor, …
FOIA request for Carrier IQ FBI usage material info gets rejected
The FBI, not surprisingly, has denied request from the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), filed by Michael Morisy on Dec. 1, co-founder of MuckRock, to release information regarding its use of Carrier IQ’s software. Morisy’s request sought information on manuals, documents or other …
Apple in talks to buy Anobit for $400-$500 million
Apple is in advanced stage negotiations to purchase Anobit for $400 million to $500 million, says the Calcalist, a daily newspaper in Tel Aviv, Israel. Apple devices such as iPhone, iPad and MacBook Air currently carry Anobit’s chips–which are housed in …
Nvidia's Tegra 3 chip to be used in experimental moon rover
That’s one small step for man–one giant leap for Mobile-kind. Nvidia Corp’s Tegra mobile platform chip plans to be used to bid a win for the $30 million Google Lunar X-Prize challenge by Synergy Moon team. The competition requires teams to travel …























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