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Analog Devices in talks to buy Maxim . . . again
Analog Devices in talks to buy Maxim . . . again
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Analog and RF chip maker Analog Devices Inc. is in talks to buy Maxim Integrated Products Inc. for about $20…
Tesla rival Rivian doubles funding in $2.5bn deal
Tesla rival Rivian doubles funding in $2.5bn deal
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US electric truck developer Rivian has raised $2.5bn for three product launches next year, bringing the total investment to over…
Infineon showcases sensor developments in virtual tradefair booth
Infineon showcases sensor developments in virtual tradefair booth
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Due to the Coronavirus pandemy, many industry events are currently cancelled. Numerous players in the electronics sector have therefore moved…
Rivian doubles funding in $2.5bn deal
Rivian doubles funding in $2.5bn deal
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US electric truck developer Rivian has raised $2.5bn for three product launches next year, bringing the total investment to over…

Meyer Burger picks solar cell and panel factory sites in Saxony
Meyer Burger picks solar cell and panel factory sites in Saxony
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Meyer Burger will set up vertically integrated solar cell and panel production and distribution at sites in Saxony formerly owned by SolarWorld and Sovello…
AT&S partners with IMST on HF technology and modules
AT&S partners with IMST on HF technology and modules
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With the aim of jointly developing high-frequency technology, AT&S has concluded a strategic cooperation agreement with IMST GmbH in Kamp-Lintfort, Germany…
dSPACE strengthens data-driven development through Intempora acquisition
dSPACE strengthens data-driven development through Intempora acquisition
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Development tool provider dSPACE has acquired the French real-time software specialist Intempora. With this acquisition, dSPACE intends to strengthen its product portfolio in the field of autonomous driving. Previously, the…
Cohda Wireless partners with u-blox on V2X
Cohda Wireless partners with u-blox on V2X
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Australian software company Cohda Wireless and Swiss wireless communication company u-blox have joined forces to attack the next generation of V2X solutions for the global Cooperative Intelligent Transport market. The…
Space solar cell maker buys GaN-on-Si business
Space solar cell maker buys GaN-on-Si business
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GaN-on-Si intellectual property licensing company Allos Semiconductors GmbH (Dresden, Germany) has sold its high-power electronics and RF business to Azur Space GmbH (Heilbronn, Germany).
Allos sells high-power, RF GaN-on-Si business
Allos sells high-power, RF GaN-on-Si business
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GaN-on-Si intellectual property licensing company Allos Semiconductors GmbH (Dresden, Germany) has sold its high-power electronics and RF business to Azur Space GmbH (Heilbronn, Germany).
U-blox and Cohda Wireless partner on next generation V2X
U-blox and Cohda Wireless partner on next generation V2X
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Swiss company, u-blox has partnered with Cohda Wireless to deliver advanced V2X for the cooperative intelligent transport market.
Solid oxide fuel cell maker ramps production
Solid oxide fuel cell maker ramps production
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Ceres Power and Bosch are ramping production of solid oxide fuel cell technology, while Ceres also looks to electrolyser applications…
Is ARM’s refocus a sign of an upcoming sale?
Is ARM’s refocus a sign of an upcoming sale?
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ARM's decision to refocus on its core business of semiconductor IP creation looks like an about-turn. It is welcome but comes with numerous caveats.
Partnership on next-gen V2X solution
Partnership on next-gen V2X solution
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Australian software company Cohda Wireless and Swiss wireless communication company u-blox have joined forces to attack the next generation of V2X solutions for the global Cooperative Intelligent Transport market. The…
Cohda Wireless partners with u-blox on V2X
Cohda Wireless partners with u-blox on V2X
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Australian software company Cohda Wireless and Swiss wireless communication company u-blox have joined forces to attack the next generation of V2X solutions for the global Cooperative Intelligent Transport market. The…
SEAT spends €5bn for the electrification of its fleet
SEAT spends €5bn for the electrification of its fleet
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With a budget of 5 billion euros, the VW subsidiary SEAT wants to press ahead with the electrification of its vehicle fleet; the money will also be used to advance…
Leddartech boosts tech portfolio with software takeover
Leddartech boosts tech portfolio with software takeover
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The Canadian lidar specialist Leddartech has announced the acquisition of the Israeli software house VayaVision. The company plans to combine its own hardware and VayaVision’s software to form a production-ready…
Google buys Canadian AR smart glasses company North
Google buys Canadian AR smart glasses company North
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Tech giant Google has announced that it has acquired Canadian AR smart glasses company North, which will be joining its hardware division.
Synaptics acquires rights to Broadcom wireless IoT assets
Synaptics acquires rights to Broadcom wireless IoT assets
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Synaptics® Incorporated has singed definitive agreements under which Synaptics will acquire certain assets and manufacturing rights associated with the wireless IoT business of Broadcom for approximately $250 million in an…
Soitec to produce POI substrates for Qualcomm 5G RF filters
Soitec to produce POI substrates for Qualcomm 5G RF filters
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After multiple years of collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies, Soitec has concluded an agreement with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., on the supply of piezoelectric-on-insulator (POI) engineered substrates for 4G and 5G RF…
SEAT to spend €5bn on power R&D
SEAT to spend €5bn on power R&D
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SEAT is spending €5bn on power research and development to electrify its cars under its CUPRA brand.
Joint lab opens for SiC inverter development
Joint lab opens for SiC inverter development
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Rohm and Leadrive Technology have opened a joint research laboratory in China to develop SiC inverter designs for electric vehicles…
H.266 embedded video codec sees licensing split
H.266 embedded video codec sees licensing split
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The H.266 Versatile Video Coding (VVC) standard will cut embedded video data rates in half but there are questions over the licensing of the technology.
Opinion: ARM’s refocus is good; suits a sale
Opinion: ARM’s refocus is good; suits a sale
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ARM's decision to refocus on its core business of semiconductor IP creation looks like an about-turn. It is welcome but comes with numerous caveats.
ARM to refocus on chip IP, let go IoT businesses
ARM to refocus on chip IP, let go IoT businesses
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ARM has said it is planning to transfer its two IoT Service Group business, IoT Platform and Treasure Data, to its parent SoftBank Group Corp.
Industry split over H.266 VVC video codec licensing
Industry split over H.266 VVC video codec licensing
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The H.266 Versatile Video Coding (VVC) standard has been agreed, with software codecs by the end of the year. This cuts data rates by half over the current codec, but…
NXP integrates Ethernet IP from Imagination
NXP integrates Ethernet IP from Imagination
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As Ethernet connectivity is increasingly is increasingly setting foot in automotive engineering, it finds its way into automotive chips. The latest proof of this trend is the license agreement between…
Grenoble sensor startup gains Honeywell design win
Grenoble sensor startup gains Honeywell design win
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The Cranberry CO2 gas sensor from eLichens SA (Grenoble, France) has been selected by Honeywell to power a CO2 detector for industrial safety.


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