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Chinese service providers select Ericsson for 5G RAN
Chinese service providers select Ericsson for 5G RAN
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Communication Service Providers (CSPs), China Telecom and China Unicom have selected Ericsson as a 5G RAN vendor as part of…
Porsche expands development centre with a light channel
Porsche expands development centre with a light channel
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Intelligent lighting is becoming an increasingly important element for vehicles - for safety, but also for brand design. This can…
Infineon gets ‘always-on’ with Aspinity deal
Infineon gets ‘always-on’ with Aspinity deal
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Infineon Technologies AG is collaborating with wake-up chip specialist Aspinity Inc. (Pittsburgh, Pennysylvania) on 'always-on' sensing products for consumer and…
Reusable factory in space gets seed funding
Reusable factory in space gets seed funding
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Space Forge has raised $600,000 to develop a reusable satellite that can make semiconductor materials in space.

Chinese string inverter maker raises $100m to double production
Chinese string inverter maker raises $100m to double production
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Ginlong Technologies is raising $100m for a new factory and R&D centre to double production of its Solis string inverter line to 20GW.
Free space wireless charging for electronic paper display tags
Free space wireless charging for electronic paper display tags
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WattUp-enabled EPD tags from Energous will enable E Ink displays with wireless charging at distances of up to 5m…
Exide sells off European and Asian business, enters Chapter 11
Exide sells off European and Asian business, enters Chapter 11
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The Covid-19 crisis and legacy costs from lead contamination have driven Exide Technologies in the US into Chapter 11 with an auction for its European and Asian businesses.
UNITE4COVID open collaborative platform launches
UNITE4COVID open collaborative platform launches
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Royal DSM has announced the launch of UNITE4COVID, a digital, open, collaborative marketplace designed to provide solutions for healthcare professionals, as well as a forum and collaboration hub for inventors,…
Winbond ranked as top global NOR Flash supplier
Winbond ranked as top global NOR Flash supplier
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Winbond Electronics Corporation has announced it is now the top supplier of all NOR Flash memories worldwide, while it continues to hold the top position in Serial NOR Flash since…
X-FAB expands foundry offering for silicon-based microfluidics
X-FAB expands foundry offering for silicon-based microfluidics
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In order to address heightening demands, X-FAB Silicon Foundries has taken steps to simplify the integration of microfluidic elements with CMOS and SOI dies.
Revenue boom for battery maker despite Covid-19
Revenue boom for battery maker despite Covid-19
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Battery maker Varta AG (Ellwangen, Germany) more than doubled revenue and profits in 1Q20 and has confirmed guidance that will see it doubling annual sales year-on-year.
New chairman for UK silicon battery maker
New chairman for UK silicon battery maker
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UK silicon battery startup Nexeon has appointed Dr Andrew Hosty as its new chairman.
UTAC and AEM join forces on testing next gen CMOS image sensor
UTAC and AEM join forces on testing next gen CMOS image sensor
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Singapore-based semiconductor assembly and test services provider UTAC Holdings Ltd has joined forces with AEM Holdings, a provider of semiconductor test and handling solutions, to develop next-generation, cost-effective test system…
€8m commercial solid state battery project for electric vehicles
€8m commercial solid state battery project for electric vehicles
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The Astrabat project brings together 14 companies and institutions from across Europe to develop commercial solid state battery technology for electric vehicles.
TSMC picks Arizona for 5nm wafer fab
TSMC picks Arizona for 5nm wafer fab
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TSMC, the world's leading semiconductor foundry, has said plans to build and operate a wafer fab in the United States with support from the federal government and the State of…
US tightens restrictions on Huawei’s chip supply
US tightens restrictions on Huawei’s chip supply
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The United States Department of Commerce announced plans Friday May 15 to restrict Huawei's ability to use U.S. technology and software to design and manufacture its semiconductors, effectively cutting off…
Reunited Varta shows sharp revenue increase in Q1
Reunited Varta shows sharp revenue increase in Q1
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Microbattery maker Varta AG (Ellwangen, Germany) more than doubled revenue and profits in 1Q20 and has confirmed guidance that will see it doubling annual sales year-on-year.
VisIC, ZF jointly develop GaN inverters for electric cars
VisIC, ZF jointly develop GaN inverters for electric cars
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The automotive supplier ZF Friedrichshafen AG and the Israeli power electronics company VisIC Technologies Ltd have signed an agreement to jointly develop power electronics components for electric vehicles. For ZF,…
$8m for UK CMOS quantum computing chip
$8m for UK CMOS quantum computing chip
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Quantum Motion Technologies (QMT) in Leeds has raised $8m to develop a fault tolerant CMOS quantum computing processor with hundreds of qubits…
VisIC, ZF team on 400V GaN inverter design
VisIC, ZF team on 400V GaN inverter design
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GaN transistor startup VisIC Technologies is to jointly develop power electronics components for a 400V GaN inverter for electric vehicles with automotive Tier One supplier ZF Friedrichshafen in Germany.
VisIC, ZF jointly develop GaN inverters for electric cars
VisIC, ZF jointly develop GaN inverters for electric cars
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The automotive supplier ZF Friedrichshafen AG and the Israeli power electronics company VisIC Technologies Ltd have signed an agreement to jointly develop power electronics components for electric vehicles. For ZF,…
Rolls-Royce signs Iotics for digital twin of rail power systems
Rolls-Royce signs Iotics for digital twin of rail power systems
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Rolls-Royce Power Systems in Germany is developing a digital twin of its railway power systems using technology from UK startup Iotics…
Custom batteries switch on Chinese ventilator donation
Custom batteries switch on Chinese ventilator donation
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Engineers from the Denchi Group have developed bespoke batteries for a consignment of ventilator systems from China.
Foundry SMIC working flat out, raises capex
Foundry SMIC working flat out, raises capex
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China's leading foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (Shanghai, China) has reported record revenues of $904.9 million in 1Q20.
Intel announces investment in 11 ‘disruptive’ startups
Intel announces investment in 11 ‘disruptive’ startups
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Intel Capital, Intel Corporation’s global investment organization, has announced new investments totaling $132 million in 11 technology startups.
Tower sees revenue growth throughout 2020
Tower sees revenue growth throughout 2020
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Specialty foundry Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (Migdal Haemek, Israel) turned in a reduced net profit on marginally reduced revenues in 1Q20, but forecasts sequential quarterly growth through the year.
Meyer Burger eyes European solar panel manufacturing after boardroom battle
Meyer Burger eyes European solar panel manufacturing after boardroom battle
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Solar panel equipment maker Meyer Burger is looking to set up solar panel manufacturing in Europe using its own equipment.
Power Integrations looks beyond Covid-19
Power Integrations looks beyond Covid-19
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Balu Balakrishnan, president and CEO of Power Integrations, highlights the supply chain challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic…


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