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iRobot acquires STEM coding robot startup
iRobot acquires STEM coding robot startup
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Consumer robot maker iRobot (Bedford, MA) has announced that it has acquired coding teaching robot startup Root Robotics (Cambridge, MA),…
Photonics needs EU support to double, says industry body
Photonics needs EU support to double, says industry body
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The European photonics industry is asking the European Commission to double its support for the sector from €200 million a…
Penn State granted $1.1 million to increase OLED efficiency
Penn State granted $1.1 million to increase OLED efficiency
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A joint project between Penn State University and OLED luminaires designer OLEDWorks aims to increase the amount of light extracted…
LG U+ selects iBwave tool for first 5G stadium design
LG U+ selects iBwave tool for first 5G stadium design
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iBwave Solutions has announced that its software has been chosen by LG U+ to complete Asia's first 5G stadium design.

Renault, Nissan and Waymo explore robot car services in France and Japan
Renault, Nissan and Waymo explore robot car services in France and Japan
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Groupe Renault, Nissan Motor Co., and Alphabet’s autonomous driving unit Waymo have entered into an exclusive agreement for an initial period to explore all aspects of driverless mobility services for…
Intel agrees to buy network switching company Barefoot Networks
Intel agrees to buy network switching company Barefoot Networks
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Intel has agreed to acquire netowork switching technology company Barefoot Networks Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.), for an undisclosed sum of money.
Data-centric Intel buys Barefoot Networks
Data-centric Intel buys Barefoot Networks
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Intel has agreed to acquire netowork switching technology company Barefoot Networks Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.), for an undisclosed sum of money.
Siemens sells aircraft engine business to Rolls Royce
Siemens sells aircraft engine business to Rolls Royce
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Siemens is divesting one of its best-known future projects: The development of electric aircraft engines is to be taken over by Rolls Royce. The two companies signed an agreement to…
French power giant launches US smart factory
French power giant launches US smart factory
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French power giant Schneider Electric has launched its first US Smart Factory to highlight the benefits of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).
Analog Devices invests in service and engineering talent with bespoke UK HQ
Analog Devices invests in service and engineering talent with bespoke UK HQ
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On Friday 14th June in a strategic location next to Heathrow airport, Analog Devices opened the doors of its new UK headquarters office in Hayes, London, a location which will strengthen…
PCB design software offered to help create engineering university
PCB design software offered to help create engineering university
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Pulsonix is donating hundreds of seat licenses for its PCB design and test software to New Model in Technology and Engineering (NMiTE) in Hereford.
Micron, Lam help raise Mythic’s Series B to $70 million
Micron, Lam help raise Mythic’s Series B to $70 million
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Chip developer Mythic Inc. (Austin, Texas) – which uses analog compute-in-memory machine learning technology – has raised $30 million in Series B-1 funding led by Valor Equity Partners.
Schneider Electric launches its first US smart factory
Schneider Electric launches its first US smart factory
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French power giant Schneider Electric has launched its first US Smart Factory to highlight the benefits of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).
Kyocera, BYD Japan jointly develop integrated power supply system for electric vehicles
Kyocera, BYD Japan jointly develop integrated power supply system for electric vehicles
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With a joint development project, Kyocera and BYD Japan, the Japanese subsidiary of the Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD Co. Ltd, want to take CO2-neutral mobility a step further. The…
Sino-Japanese joint automotive lab targets the Chinese market
Sino-Japanese joint automotive lab targets the Chinese market
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The “Automotive Electronic Joint Laboratory”, jointly established by Renesas Electronics and SAIC Volkswagen Automobile Co., aims to accelerate research and development efforts to support emerging automotive electronics applications, starting with…
X-FAB Silicon Foundries tapes-out open-source RISC-V MCU
X-FAB Silicon Foundries tapes-out open-source RISC-V MCU
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Together with crowd-sourcing IC platform partner Efabless Corporation, X-FAB Silicon Foundries has announced the first-silicon availability of the Efabless RISC-V System on Chip (SoC) reference design.
ML startup bought by Twitter to combat misinformation
ML startup bought by Twitter to combat misinformation
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Social media platform Twitter (San Francisco, CA) has announced that it is buying machine learning (ML) startup Fabula AI (London, UK) to help it better detect the spread of misinformation…
Renesas Electronics and SAIC Volkswagen target China with joint automotive lab
Renesas Electronics and SAIC Volkswagen target China with joint automotive lab
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The “Automotive Electronic Joint Laboratory”, jointly established by Renesas Electronics and SAIC Volkswagen Automobile Co., aims to accelerate research and development efforts to support emerging automotive electronics applications, starting with…
RISC-V startup raises $65.4 million in series D funding
RISC-V startup raises $65.4 million in series D funding
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RISC-V semiconductor IP company SiFive (San Francisco, CA) has announced that it has raised $65.4 million in a Series D funding round, which included new investor Qualcomm Ventures.
Startup developing mobile blockchain voting platform
Startup developing mobile blockchain voting platform
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Mobile election voting platform startup Voatz (Boston, MA) has announced that it has raised $7 million in Series A funding to further its goal of enabling citizens to vote in…
BOE to become world’s largest flat-panel display manufacturer in 2019
BOE to become world’s largest flat-panel display manufacturer in 2019
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According to market research firm IHS Markit, BOE’s share of flat-panel display (FPD) production capacity in 2019 is projected to rise to 17.7 percent, edging out LG Display for the…
Thermal management drives Captec deal
Thermal management drives Captec deal
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Captec has announced the acquisition of Aleutia, a provider of rugged, high-performance, low-cost, computing solutions with innovative thermal management.
Mobile blockchain voting platform eyes expansion
Mobile blockchain voting platform eyes expansion
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Mobile election voting platform startup Voatz (Boston, MA) has announced that it has raised $7 million in Series A funding to further its goal of enabling citizens to vote in…
RISC-V startup plans further expansion, tech development
RISC-V startup plans further expansion, tech development
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RISC-V semiconductor IP company SiFive (San Francisco, CA) has announced that it has raised $65.4 million in a Series D funding round, which included new investor Qualcomm Ventures.
Experts call for intensified development of fuel cells
Experts call for intensified development of fuel cells
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Two important voices from the world of technology in Germany have criticized what they consider to be the one-sided orientation of developments in electric mobility: In a joint study, the…
Twitter buys ML startup to help fight ‘fake news’
Twitter buys ML startup to help fight ‘fake news’
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Social media platform Twitter (San Francisco, CA) has announced that it is buying machine learning (ML) startup Fabula AI (London, UK) to help it better detect the spread of misinformation…
Apple eyeing self-driving startup acquisition
Apple eyeing self-driving startup acquisition
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Apple (Cupertino, CA) is reportedly looking to buy autonomous vehicle startup Drive.ai (Mountain View, CA).
ABB wins 800kV UHVDC grid deal
ABB wins 800kV UHVDC grid deal
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ABB has won a key order for an 800kV ultrahigh-voltage direct current (UHVDC) transmission link in China’s Shaanxi and Hubei provinces…


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