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AUSTRALIAN company NFC Wireless has won a global competition run by NFCtags.

CODAN’s Radio Communications Division will have a new leader soon, as President and Executive General Manger Kevin Kane looks to relocate back to the US within the next six months.

JAPANESE companies have developed prototypes which will allow the use of TV “white space” spectrum to transmit data.

Over the past few years, STMicroelectronics’ technology has been implemented in three modern projects across Australia.

CISCO and NXP Semiconductors have invested in Australian company Cohda Wireless, seeking to advance intelligent transportation systems and vehicle-to-vehicle/infrastructure wireless communications.

BROADCOM has launched the industry’s first certified quad-combo wireless connectivity chip integrating near field communications (NFC), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and FM radio.

STMicroelectronics will exit the ST-Ericsson joint venture, as it announces a new strategic plan and focus.

AUSTRALIAN company Kollakorn, which is tagging vehicles for the Thailand Electronic Vehicle Registration program, has earned US$220,000 from tagging 55,000 vehicles at $4 a vehicle.

ETHERSTACK, a company based in Redfern, NSW, will see its wireless technology incorporated into a range of electronics products from JVCKENWOOD.

MARVELL has launched the world’s first 4×4 802.11ac wireless system on chip (SoC) for the enterprise and consumer applications.

CSIRO’s wireless unit is being cut down due to budget pressures, according to a report from the CSIRO Staff Association.

With the new WIN signal column wireless system (Wireless Information Network) in the PSD product line, Phoenix Contact is offering a cost-effective alternative, allowing the signal column installed in most machines to act as a wireless interface.

A pressure sensor located inside the head could save people from dementia, strokes, and other conditions related to a rise in cerebral pressure.

Thermogenerators can deliver adequate power for sensors by converting ambient heat into power.

THE Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP) has approved a wireless power specification which will allow multiple devices with different power requirements to be simultaneously charged.

BLUECHIIP has entered a Collaborative Co-Development Agreement with Swiss company Inpeco which will see the firms develop Inpeco products which integrate Bluechiip’s technology.

Bluetooth v4.0 is fundamentally different to previous versions because it’s based on
two protocols instead of just one. And that’s created some confusion that the Bluetooth Smart
branding sets out to address.

FABLESS semiconductor company Nitero, a start-up aided by NICTA, has received another injection of funding, from Trailblazer Capital.

A RESEARCHER at the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (IPMS) has developed a photonics-based wireless communication module which transfers 1 gigabit per second.

MELBOURNE-based start-up LIFX raised US$1.3 million for its Wi-Fi enabled, multi-colour LED light bulb within days of posting the project to KickStarter.