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FAMES details FD-SOI pilot line commercial partners
FAMES details FD-SOI pilot line commercial partners
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Europe’s pilot line for fully depleted silicon-on-insulator technology (FAMES) has seen support from 44 companies across the continent. This follows…
NXP to buy US edge AI chip startup Kinara for $307m
NXP to buy US edge AI chip startup Kinara for $307m
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NXP Semiconductors is to buy US edge AI chip startup Kinara for $307m in cash. Kinara was a spinout of…
Foundry Tower’s results, outlook indicate growth ahead
Foundry Tower’s results, outlook indicate growth ahead
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Mixed-signal, power and photonics foundry Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (Migdal Haemek, Israel) has announced sales up sequentially and annually in 4Q24…
Startup raises funds to accelerate development of AR glasses displays
Startup raises funds to accelerate development of AR glasses displays
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Financing for AR glasses displays aims to advance adoption through enhanced mass production and accelerated product launches.

Power Integrations CEO to retire
Power Integrations CEO to retire
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Balu Balakrishnan, CEO of Power Integrations, is to retire. He will continue in the role until a successor is found and both internal and external candidates will be considered. Balakrishnan,…
Foxconn circles Nissan as Honda deal collapses
Foxconn circles Nissan as Honda deal collapses
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Contract manufacturer Foxconn is said to be looking at investing in Japanese car maker Nissan as a proposed merger with Honda collapses. Nissan and Honda are set to make an…
Advanced chiplet packaging deal in Arizona
Advanced chiplet packaging deal in Arizona
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Materials and process IP developer LQDX has signed a deal with Arizona State University (ASU) on advanced chip and chiplet substrates, Fan Out Wafer Level Packaging (FOWLP) and glass core…
UK scales up production of AI kill switch
UK scales up production of AI kill switch
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A UK startup is scaling up production of its cybersecurity hardware that acts as an AI kill switch. Goldilock is moving from R&D to large scale manufacturing and test at…
ARM achieves sales above guidance but outlook disappoints
ARM achieves sales above guidance but outlook disappoints
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Semiconductor IP licensor Arm Holdings plc (Cambridge, England) is on course to achieve annual sales of US$4 billion as it achieved sales of US$983 million in the third quarter of…
SoftBank in talks to buy server chip firm Ampere
SoftBank in talks to buy server chip firm Ampere
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SoftBank Group, the parent company of IP licensor Arm, is in discussions about acquiring Ampere Computing LLC, a vendor of server chips based on the Arm architecture, according to Bloomberg.
TNO invests in Irish quantum startup Equal1
TNO invests in Irish quantum startup Equal1
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Dutch applied research organization TNO (Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek) has invested in quantum computing startup Equal1 Ltd. (Dublin, Ireland). The size of the investment was not disclosed but…
BorgWarner wins four Chinese EV motor deals
BorgWarner wins four Chinese EV motor deals
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BorgWarner has secured four projects with three major Chinese domestic brands for electric vehicles for its Ultra-Short High-Voltage Hairpin eMotor (S-HVH) technology. The projects include the supply of 400V high-voltage…
Advanced packaging equipment plant opens in Germany
Advanced packaging equipment plant opens in Germany
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ERS electronic has opened a cutting edge production and R&D plant in Germany for its advanced packaging equipment. ERS Barbing, sited near Regensburg, is coupled with a Competence Centre for…
Bigger isn’t better as Honeywell splits into three
Bigger isn’t better as Honeywell splits into three
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Honeywell is to split into three parts under pressure from activist shareholders. This comes as the company posted results for 2024 up 5% to $38.5bn. As previously suggested, the company…
VyOS acquires Accel-PPP to drive open-source networks
VyOS acquires Accel-PPP to drive open-source networks
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VyOS Networks will now lead the development of the open-source Accel-PPP project already used in the VyOS network operating system.
NECTO Studio IDE adds Microchip programmer/debugger support
NECTO Studio IDE adds Microchip programmer/debugger support
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Also, the latest version supports the Microchip SAM MCU and the STMicroelectronics STM32L4 series of ultra-low-power MCUs.
Kyndryl and Palo Alto team up to deliver unified network security
Kyndryl and Palo Alto team up to deliver unified network security
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End-to-end SASE services from Kyndryl will help customers drive the adoption of Palo Alto Networks' cloud-first, zero-trust network security. …
First ASPICE CL3 certification for automotive SSD controller
First ASPICE CL3 certification for automotive SSD controller
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Silicon Motion has achieved ASPICE CL3 certification for its PCIe Gen4 SSD controller to address SDV and autonomous driving reuirements.
LDRA and Dassault simplify verification of safety-critical software
LDRA and Dassault simplify verification of safety-critical software
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Simplifying verification and certification of safety- and security-critical software addresses the needs of aerospace, defense, space and automotive functional safety and security standards compliance.
Intel teams for huge Japanese quantum computer
Intel teams for huge Japanese quantum computer
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Intel has signed a deal with a research lab in Japan to develop large scale quantum computer systems with tens of thousands of qubits. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with…
Littelfuse taps Analog Devices for new CEO as sales fall
Littelfuse taps Analog Devices for new CEO as sales fall
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Diversified power group Littelfuse has appointed a new CEO after results down 7% in 2024 to $2.2bn. Dr. Greg Henderson will take over from Dave Heinzmann as president and Chief…
CEO, board changes at GlobalFoundries
CEO, board changes at GlobalFoundries
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Dr Thomas Caulfield is moving to Executive Chairman at custom chip maker GlobalFoundries, with Tim Breen replacing him as Chief Executive Officer. Caulfield succeeds Ahmed Yahia who will step down…
Ilika plans UK solid state battery production line by June 2025
Ilika plans UK solid state battery production line by June 2025
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Ilika in the UK is planning to have a production line for its Goliath solid state battery ready by June 2025. The company has been working with the UK Battery…
NXP to cut 1600 jobs
NXP to cut 1600 jobs
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NXP Semiconductors is planning a cut of up to 5% to its workforce that could be as much as 1600 jobs. This follows a similar cut in roles of 6%…
Excess inventory hits Silicon Labs
Excess inventory hits Silicon Labs
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Silicon Labs has been hit by the downturn in the industry with a fall of 29% in 2024 to $584m, down from $782m in 2023. This was down to excess inventory…
Rust port to ST’s Stellar microcontrollers for safer software defined vehicles
Rust port to ST’s Stellar microcontrollers for safer software defined vehicles
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HighTec EDV-Systeme in Germany is supporting the use of the Rust language on Stellar microcontrollers from STMicroelectronics for safer software defined vehicle developments. Using HighTec’s ISO26262 ASIL D Rust…
TSMC plans for 1nm-capable gigafab in Tainan, says report
TSMC plans for 1nm-capable gigafab in Tainan, says report
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The world’s leading foundry TSMC has selected Shalun near Tainan in Taiwan as the location for Fab25, its 1nm gigafab, according to Taiwan’s United Daily News. The plan is to…
Tennant brings its robotics manufacturing back to Europe
Tennant brings its robotics manufacturing back to Europe
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The prospects of tariffs and a US-EU trade war has prompted a US robotics manufacturer to set up manufacturing in the Netherlands. Tennant, based in Minnesota, US, is to build…


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