Flexible Touch-Sense Technology Handles Earbuds to Game Controllers

Sensor integration is key to keeping devices small as well as providing more functionality. The Synaptics FlexSense family of sensor processors captures and integrates inputs from up to four sensors in a tiny, ultra-low-power form factor.

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Flex Logix Partners With Intrinsic ID To Secure eFPGA Platform

While the ASIC market has always had its advantages over alternate solutions, it has faced boom and bust cycles typically driven by high NRE development costs and time to market lead times.

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The Top 8 Niche eCommerce Marketplaces You Should Know About in 2022

2022 is bringing with it some interesting times for buyers and sellers alike, with many turning towards eCommerce marketplaces. Buyers are turning to marketplaces to try and get some deals amid the current economic downturn, and sellers are looking for new and exciting channels to try and grow their businesses and increase their sales.

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Courier talks: giving used tech a new lease on life

The feeling of unboxing a new phone or laptop but not really knowing what to do with the old one isn't unfamiliar for millions of people.

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Chip Makers Expect Demand Slowdown to Expand Beyond PCs, Smartphones

The chip industry that was bracing for a difficult period with laptop sales slumping is adjusting to a wider and sharper slowdown even as semiconductor companies prepare to spend billions of dollars on new factories.

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Chip makers have a message for car makers: Your turn to pay

The shortages of computer chips that forced global automakers to scrap production plans for millions of cars over the past two years are easing - at a new and permanent cost to the car companies.

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Refurbished tech 101: How to get the best deals for back-to-school

As summer break draws to a close, parents are hitting the ground running with back-to-school shopping.

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The machine-learning support from Synaptics' Katana SoC can visually detect actions like falling

Synaptics' Katana-based edge artificial-intelligence (AI), low-power SoC is powerful enough to analyze a video stream with machine-learning (ML) models that can visually detect actions like falling. Ananda Roy highlights this feature in the video.

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Synaptics Inc. was named the winner of the most innovative product in the Connectivity category of the Best of Sensors Awards 2022 for its SYN4381 Triple Combo SoC (system-on-chip). Entries for the awards were judged based on value to the marketplace, the uniqueness of design, and the impact the design had on addressing issues in the sensor ecosystem.

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Are old iPhones worth anything? Trade-in values drop depending on software, C-band frequency

Some smartphones appear to be immune to the tide of inflation sweeping across the economy, with Apple now trimming the trade-in deals it offers to people buying a new device.

Last week, as noted by MacRumors, Apple’s posted trade-in estimates dropped by $70 to $5, depending on the age and features of the iPhone in question.

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