Santa Clara, Calif., February 17, 2015 – Collaboration to address critical challenges in radio architecture design in multiband, multimode mobile radios and ultra-low power (ULP) wireless devices. Cooperation on critical digital-intensive RF architectures and analog circuits for mobile communications and IoT sensor nodes. Research will leverage GLOBALFOUNDRIES CMOS technology platforms optimized to boost RF performance of IC’s. GLOBALFOUNDRIES, a leading provider of advanced semiconductor manufacturing technology, today announced a partnership with imec, a leading nanoelectronics research center, for joint research … Read More → "GLOBALFOUNDRIES Joins imec to Develop Innovative RF Solutions for Internet of Things Applications"

Geneva, February 16, 2015 – The SRTAG NFC/RFID tags from STMicroelectronics combine the market’s widest memory range, best-in-class data retention and write-erase cycles, and the strongest data protection, opening new possibilities for short-range wireless connectivity in consumer electronics, computer peripherals, home appliances, industrial automation, and healthcare products.

ST’s SRTAG ICs provide the NFC Forum Type 4 Tag RF interface and built-in NDEF (NFC Data Exchange Format) message support. The embedded EEPROM memory density spans from 512 bit to 64 Kbit, covering a wide spectrum of applications including content-rich virtual business … Read More → "Best-in-Class NFC Tags from STMicroelectronics Create Safe and Convenient Links to the Internet of Things"