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Texas Instruments Foundation inducts 10 teachers into its STEM Academy (PR News Wire )

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:41:00 GMT

Awards recognize outstanding local educators' innovative teaching of science, technology, engineering and math DALLAS, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The Texas Instruments (TI) Foundation presented awards today to 10 outstanding teachers from the Dallas, Plano and Richardson independent school districts (ISD) and inducted them into its Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Academy as...

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Texas Instruments new 4-GHz quadrature modulator delivers superior multi-carrier performance for wireless service providers (PR News Wire )

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:00:00 GMT

DALLAS, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Extending its portfolio of high performance radio frequency (RF) solutions, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: ) today announced a high-linearity, ultra-low noise quadrature (IQ) modulator that delivers RF output transmission up to 4-GHz, allowing service providers to easily support multiple wireless communications standards on a single RF transceiver...

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Latest blow to Texas Instruments dealt by Ericsson, STMicro (Market Watch)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:46:00 GMT

A new joint venture formed by Ericsson and STMicroelectronics could spell more bad news for Texas Instruments Inc., which has been hurt by the decision of major cell-phone companies to do business with the chip giant’s rivals.

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Texas Instruments unveils tiny chip (Hindu)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:06:05 GMT

BANGALORE: Texas Instruments India (TII) has unveiled the industry’s smallest ‘almost pepper-flake size’ DC/DC converter chip TPS62601 to address the vibrant and growing market for smart, feature-rich and efficient portable ...

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Ericsson-STMicro Venture Puts Pressure on Qualcomm and Texas Instruments (cellular-news)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:18:08 GMT

[CN+] The two largest makers of chips for mobile phones just gained a third rival, and smaller competitors now have a new leader to chase.

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Big Chip Shot For Ericsson, STMicro (Forbes)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:31:00 GMT

Companies are combining operations that make chips for cell phones, promising competition for Texas Instruments and Qualcomm.

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Planar’s Viper 3-Chip DLP Projector Offers 1080i Interlacing (CE Pro News)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:21:07 GMT

... of brightness.Planar says that these specs are possible through an "exclusive partnership" with Texas Instruments, developer of DLP technology"DLP’s latest advancements have been incorporated into Viper to set a new industry benchmark in black level reproduction for front projection,” says Nancy Fares, business manager for DLP 3Chip products and DLP Cinema. The Viper employs Planar's proprietary...

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Vivitek is Shipping First DLP Projectors (CE Pro Product News Stories)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:16:32 GMT

08.21.2008 — Vivitek is shipping the company's first DLP projectors – the D326MX and the D326WX. The projectors, which offer Texas Instruments' DLP technology and BrilliantColor, deliver a 2,500:1 contrast ratio at 2,600 ANSI lumens of brightness.They also have a 5-segment color wheel (R, G, B, W, Y) and a high-efficiency light source lamp.Each projector, which weighs 3.2 pounds, also includes:XGA...

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STMicro CEO Talks Up Ericsson Mobile Marriage (Forbes)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:30:00 GMT

... - - ), , about the potential benefits of this new joint venture, which plans to compete against Texas Instruments (nyse: - - ) and Qualcomm (nasdaq: - - ) to provide chips and platforms for handset makers like Nokia (nyse: - - ). Forbes.com: How long have STMicroelectronics and Ericsson been discussing this partnership? Carlo Bozotti: We have been talking for a long time, but the opportunity...

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Vivitek introduces its very first projectors, forgets to make ‘em memorable (Gadgets News)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:59:10 GMT

by Darren Murph , posted Aug 20th 2008 at 10:18AM Just what the world needs -- another pair of perfectly average projectors to choose from. Vivitek has boldly gone where so many others have gone before by introducing the D326MX (XGA) and D326WX (WXGA) projectors, both of which rely on Texas Instruments' DLP engine and boast rapid start-up / instant shutdown features, HDMI / component connectors,...

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Ericsson and STMicro to join forces (Financial Time)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:40:00 GMT

and are creating a joint venture to supply semiconductors to mobile phone manufacturers in an effort to compete with Qualcomm and Texas Instruments, the biggest mobile chipmakers.The as yet unnamed venture, which will also supply other handset components, will have annual sales of $3.6bn. Sweden’s Ericsson, the world’s largest maker of mobile phone networks, will inject $1.1bn into the joint...

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Ericsson and STMicro announce joint venture (Electronista)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:40:00 GMT

... The newly formed company will now have the resources to compete with the likes of Qualcomm and Texas Instruments, with the agreement seeing $700 million paid by Ericsson to STMicro, with another $400 million invested into the venture, while STMicro will supply $1.2 billion in assets into the business. Each company will hold 50 percent of the new venture, and the technologies developed by...

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Ericsson and STMicro look for national champion (International Herald Tribune)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:16:26 GMT

As phones grow more complex and sophisticated, Nokia and other phone makers are looking to do more than just buy chips from the likes of STMicro, Qualcomm and Texas Instruments.

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Ericsson, STMicro Merge Wireless Chips (PC Mag)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:23:32 GMT

... venture will present a tougher challenge to wireless chip market leader Qualcomm and number two Texas Instruments. Ericsson and ST-NXP Wireless already cooperate with one another."This is an interesting merger in that the new company will be a supplier to all the big mobile companies except Motorola," Redeye analyst Greger Johansson said.The venture will build on ST's recent acquisition...

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Pico projector gives you the cinema from your pocket (Today's Review)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:00:25 GMT

... is compatible with some digital cameras. No word on pricing or availability as yet, however with Texas Instruments about to show off yet another version of its Pico projector at IFA, in Germany and 3M also pushing hard to get its mini projector to market, we would expect devices like this to become commercially available as early as next year. From pocket-lint

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Ericsson, STMicro Merge Wireless Chips, Platforms (Information Week)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:41:44 GMT

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Ericsson, STMicro Merge Wireless Chips, Platforms (InformationWeek - All Stories)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:41:44 GMT

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A Merger in Wireless Chips for Ericsson, STMicro (Internet News)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:29:03 GMT

Combined company takes aim at Qualcomm and Texas Instruments.

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Vivitek introduces its very first projectors, forgets to make 'em memorable (Engadget)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:34:23 GMT

Filed under: Displays Just what the world needs -- another pair of perfectly average projectors to choose from. Vivitek has boldly gone where so many others have gone before by introducing the D326MX (XGA) and D326WX (WXGA) projectors, both of which rely on Texas Instruments' DLP engine and boast rapid start-up / instant shutdown features, HDMI / component connectors, 2,600 ANSI lumens, a 2,500:1...

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Research and Markets: Worldwide MPEG Video IC Market Report (Business Wire)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:57:00 GMT

... Rockchip - Samsung - Sigma Designs - STMicroelectronics - Sunplus - Sunplus mMobile - Telechips - Texas Instruments - Toshiba - Trident Microsystems - Vimicro - Vivace - ViXS Systems - VWeb - Zoran For more information visit

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