Images transmitted over the world wide web are an excellent example of why data compression is important. Suppose we need to download a digitized color photograph over a computer's 33.6 kbps modem. If ...

There are two categories of data compression. The first reduces the size of a single file to save storage space and transmit faster. The second is for storage and transmission convenience. The JPEG ...

In creating an entirely new way to compress data, a team of researchers has drawn inspiration from physics and the arts. The result is a new data compression method that outperforms existing ...

For the past five years, the cost of test has prevailed as the hottest topic in test. During this period, automated test equipment (ATE) has made a dramatic move towards low-cost design for test (DFT) ...

People store large quantities of data in their electronic devices and transfer some of this data to others, whether for professional or personal reasons. Data compression methods are thus of the ...

image: Farzad Farnoud, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering and computer science at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science, has earned a ...

A US start-up company has attracted widespread attention by claiming to have developed a revolutionary new method for compressing data, but experts are sceptical. ZeoSync says its compression ...

ZeroPoint Technologies AB, a startup with hardware that enables processors to make more efficient use of DRAM, has secured $5.5 million in early-stage funding. The company said in its announcement of ...