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Greek IP company Adveos bought by Shanghai-based Beken
Greek IP company Adveos bought by Shanghai-based Beken
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Acquisition of Athens-based Adveos to enhance Beken’s wireless communication design capabilities and drive growth momentum.
Shanghai-based Beken acquires Greek wireless IP company
Shanghai-based Beken acquires Greek wireless IP company
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Acquisition of Athens-based Adveos to enhance Beken’s wireless communication design capabilities and drive growth momentum.
The acceleration of EDA to the cloud in 2020
The acceleration of EDA to the cloud in 2020
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The move to the cloud for EDA accelerated through 2020. Nick Flaherty looks back over a key year for chip…
IBM buys Finnish hybrid cloud firm
IBM buys Finnish hybrid cloud firm
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IBM has agreed to buy Nordcloud, a hybrid cloud provider based in Helsinki, Finland for an undisclosed sum.

Connected car firm opens Euro HQ in Sweden
Connected car firm opens Euro HQ in Sweden
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Connected car technology developer Ecarx is setting up a headquarters and product development centre in Sweden.
TSMC hiring for Arizona wafer fab
TSMC hiring for Arizona wafer fab
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The world's largest foundry, TSMC, is looking for 600 people to work in its 5nm wafer fab, set to be built in Phoenix, Arizona, according to Nikkei Asian Review.
Viasat acquisition adds AI, machine learning capabilities
Viasat acquisition adds AI, machine learning capabilities
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Global communications company Viasat has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire RigNet, a leading provider of ultra-secure, intelligent networking solutions and specialized applications, that will help to further accelerate…
Report: Europe claims US using Chinese sanctions unfairly
Report: Europe claims US using Chinese sanctions unfairly
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European leaders have accused the US government of using its Chinese sanctions regime to deny European firms access the Chinese market while giving exceptions to US firms, writes the FT.
EDA moves to the cloud
EDA moves to the cloud
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The move to the cloud for EDA accelerated through 2020. Nick Flaherty looks back over a key year for chip development, from digital twin models to quantum computing…
Philips acquires BioTelemetry in a €2.3bn deal
Philips acquires BioTelemetry in a €2.3bn deal
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Philips to boost its Connected Care division by merging with leading US-based home heart monitoring firm BioTelemetry in a €2.3bn cash deal.
Polymer battery deal for HAPS basestation in the sky
Polymer battery deal for HAPS basestation in the sky
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HAPSMobile is to develop high density lithium ion batteries for its high altitude HAPS basestation in the sky using technology from APB in Japan.
Takeover in Germany’s engineering market creates new power player
Takeover in Germany’s engineering market creates new power player
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Germany's second largest electronics service provider, Katek SE (Munich), takes over the insolvent EMS provider Leesys Group. With the move, Katek is continuing its growth.
LG and Magna join forces for powertrain electrification
LG and Magna join forces for powertrain electrification
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Electronics supplier LG and automotive tier one Magna International have launched a joint venture to manufacture e-motors, inverters and on-board chargers. The JV, tentatively called LG Magna e-Powertrain, is intended…
Blue World raises €6.4m for methanol fuel cell factory
Blue World raises €6.4m for methanol fuel cell factory
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Danish methanol fuel cell developer and manufacturer Blue World Technologies has raised €6.4m and is set to start work on its first production factory next week.
Smart pipeline partnership aims for safer energy production
Smart pipeline partnership aims for safer energy production
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Smart pipe infrastructure company Tri-D Dynamics and Japan-based global steel distributor Marubeni-Itochu Steel (MISI) have announced an agreement to develop smart pipelines that bring the benefits of digitally-connected infrastructure to…
Cornell Dubilier acquires HV capacitor division from NWL
Cornell Dubilier acquires HV capacitor division from NWL
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Cornell Dubilier Electronics in the US has acquired the high voltage capacitor production systems of NWL, …
Top deals in 2020
Top deals in 2020
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Consolidation in the electronics and semiconductor sectors was still a driver in 2020, despite the distraction of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Software makes the difference
Software makes the difference
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In future generations of vehicles, software will play a more important differentiating role than the hardware. Some OEMs, such as BMW, Daimler or Volkswagen, therefore are busy to develop their…
World goes mad for the Apple car again
World goes mad for the Apple car again
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Reports of an electric Apple car set to launch in 2024 are a mix of various plans and technologies…
MEMS startup ramps microphone production
MEMS startup ramps microphone production
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GMEMS Technologies Inc. (Milpitas, CA) has reached mass production of MEMS microphones using Tower Semiconductor Ltd.'s 200mm CMOS fab.
A baker’s dozen of the deals that shaped 2020
A baker’s dozen of the deals that shaped 2020
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The pressure for consolidation in the electronics and semiconductor sectors was still there in 2020 – although companies were distracted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Chip shortages cut VW car production
Chip shortages cut VW car production
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The world's largest automotive company, Volkswagen, is temporarily cutting production of cars because of "massively restricted" supplies of semiconductors.
SiPearl joins European HPC group
SiPearl joins European HPC group
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European chip designer SiPearl has joined the European Technology Platform for HPC (ETP4HPC) group for high performance computing.
Spinout funded for RISC-V edge AI chip
Spinout funded for RISC-V edge AI chip
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ETH spinout Synthara in Switzerland has raised seed funding for an edge AI chip design based on the RISC-V instruction set architecture.
Viasat acquires RigNet, gains AI, machine learning capabilities
Viasat acquires RigNet, gains AI, machine learning capabilities
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Acquisition diversifies commercial connectivity portfolio and adds complementary technology such as cybersecurity, AI analytics and real-time machine learning.
Volkswagen is struggling with massive chip supply shortages
Volkswagen is struggling with massive chip supply shortages
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Volkswagen AG, the world's largest automobile company, has said it will have to adjust production of cars because of "massively restricted" supplies of semiconductors.
NYPA, Nokia and Omega Wireless launch 600 MHz LTE project
NYPA, Nokia and Omega Wireless launch 600 MHz LTE project
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Private LTE pilot network to evluate new applications to ensure reliability of transmission and generation assets for the New York Power Authority.
Volkswagen introduces AR head-up display in the compact class
Volkswagen introduces AR head-up display in the compact class
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As the first manufacturer to introduce an augmented reality head-up display in volume models of the compact class, V0lkswagen is "democratising" this technology which was previously reserved for expensive luxury…


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