Electronics & Tech Headline News Archive - February 2017

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2/28/2017

Wireless Capex 15% Below Estimates in Q4, 'Muted' Spending in 2017

GlobalFoundries Makes Available 45nm RF SOI for 5G Mobile Comms

1990s-Era Sudden Wealth Syndrome (SWS) Redux? (a malady I'd like to have)

Wireless Engine 'Off' Switch to Help SE Asians Get Car Loans

Parents' Enthusiasm for Science Boosts Teens' Exam Scores

2/27/2017

Android and iOS Claim Whopping 99.6% of Market in Q4

G'foundries Debuts 45 nm RFSOI

Verizon to Pay Discounted $4.48B for Yahoo Due to Security Issues

HAARP Signals Widely Copied, Experiments to Continue

5G Americas Report Details 3GPP Release 13-to-15 Standards

2/24/2017

Local Police Departments Invest in Cell Phone Spy Tools

Cree Terminates Sale of Wolfspeed to Infineon Following CFIUS' Security Concerns

Radio Dominates in Connected Cars

Indian IoT Market Value to Touch $9B by 2020

Optical Clocks Hit the Road

2/23/2017

5G Worth More to UK Economy Than Fibre by 2026

Liquid Metal Nano Printing Set to Revolutionize Electronics

Why Millennial Engineers Must Build a Business

Altair Readies Cellular IoT IC with GPS Inside

Breakthrough with Chain of Gold Atoms

2/22/2017

FCC Invites Comments on ARRL Petition to Allocate New 5 MHz Band

ZTE 'Design Our Smartphone' Crowdfunding Fails

Europe's Tech Sector Shrugs off Regional Uncertainty

MWC 2017 Will Be All About 5G for Ericsson

Technique Tracks Web Users Across Browsers

2/21/2017

BlackBerry Sues Nokia over Patents for Network Gear

Infineon's Deal for Wolfspeed in Jeopardy Due to Security Concerns

FCC Chairman Pai Working to Increase Commission Transparency

3D Printed PCBs for Aerospace, Defense

Nokia Launches 4.9G Technology and AirScale Active Antennas

2/20/2017

Qualcomm Launches RF Joint Venture Aimed at 5G

AT&T Vows Nationwide Launch of LTE-M in Q2

FCC Completes Incentive Auction, Raises $19.6B

3D, 2.5D IC Packaging Market Worth $170B by 2022

5G Report Gauges Trillion-Dollar Impacts

2/17/2017

EU's RED May Present Challenges for Wi-Fi Manufacturers

Plan for $10B Chip Plant Shows China's Growing Pull

Qualcomm, Using Its Cellular Experience, Prepares for New Wi-Fi

H-1B Visas to Help Outsource IT Work Draws Criticism, Scrutiny

Ericsson Seeks License for 28 GHz Experiments in San Jose

2/16/2017

Few Clues Emerge on 2018 Defense Budget Endgame

Another Reform from New FCC Boss Pai

5 Years Will Flip Tech to New Level

Tokyo 2020 Asks Public to Donate Old Phones for Olympic Medals

Thieves Steal $3.7M in Engines from Jaguar Plant

2/15/2017

Intel Commits $7B to 7 nm Arizona Fab

Sale of Wolfspeed to Infineon Might Be Blocked

Mobile Phones Will Number 5.5B by 2021

Is the Hashtag Over? (@LetUsHopeSo)

Faith Wireless Targets Churchgoers with New MVNO Service

2/14/2017

Not Everyone in Tech Cheers Visa Program for Foreign Workers

Spirent Warns of Attacks on Global Navigation Applications in 2017

Small Satellite Regulatory Cooperation Strengthened in the Americas

Pai Tries to Keep the Peace in D.C.

Chinese Smartphone Market Grows 19% in Q4

2/13/2017

Amateur Radio Population Shrinking in Australia

WiFi Pioneer Cees Links Sets His Sights on the Smart Home

Annual Silicon Volume Shipments Remain at Record Highs

Atomic-Scale Electronics Probed

Uber Hires 'Flying Car Engineer' from NASA

2/10/2017

EU Funds Welsh Compound Semiconductor Research

The QST Antenna Design Competition is Under Way!

TV Maker Unlawfully Tracked Viewing Habits

Looking for Entangled Atoms in a Bose-Einstein Condensate

DOE Finds Faster, Cheaper Hydrogen Fuel Cell Catalyst

2/9/2017

FCC Drops Inquiries into Zero-Rated Data

Asia's Innovation Paradise is Japan

Small Satellite Regulatory Cooperation Strengthened in the Americas

China's Intelligent Weaponry Gets Smarter

World Leaders Duped into Investing Billions over Manipulated AGW Data

2/8/2017

Oldest, Longest-Licensed U.S. Ham Charles Hellman, W2RP, SK

Trump Appoints Pai as New FCC Chairman

LTE Roaming Availability Doubles in 2 Years

Internet Users Lose $476 on Average Per Cyber Attack

How to Split Water into 2 Liquids Below 0°C

2/7/2017

FCC Confirms $15k Fine for Unlicensed Radio Operation

Intelsat Satellite in Service After Overcoming Engine Trouble

Battle over 5G Spectrum Has Begun

No Ink Required with Light-Printable Paper

Amazon to Build $1.5B U.S. Cargo Hub (how long until APS - Amazon Parcel Service?, or AmEx - Amazon Express?)

2/6/2017

AM Rally Set for April 1-3 - No Fooling!

Global AI Startup Financing Hit $5B in 2016

Apple Overtakes Samsung as World's Largest Smartphone Vendor

China's Role in Supply Chains Continues to Grow

EU Mobile Phone Roaming Cost-Cuts 'a Step Closer'

2/3/2017

Connecticut Radio Amateur Endows ARRL Collegiate Amateur Radio Initiative

All-Electric Launching for Aircraft Carriers

Toshiba, Hit by Financial Scandal, to Spin off Flash Business

Bill Gates Set to Become World's 1st Trillionaire

New Language for the Country of Ericsson? (goodbye to tradition)

2/2/2017

Silicon Labs Buys IoT Startup Zentri

MACOM Completes Acquisition of AppliedMicro

Talent Hunt in China's Memory Triangle

Qorvo Joins China Mobile 5G Innovation Center

Microsoft Warns of Emails Bearing Crafty PDF Phishing Scams

2/1/2017

Patent Suits Hit Qualcomm Profits

Miniaturization, IoT Fuel Electronics Adhesive Growth

Detonation Technique to Mass-Produce Graphene

$1.6B Merger Takes Ixia to Keysight

North American Semi Equipment Industry Posts December 2016 Book-to-2Bill of 1.06