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Germany paves the way for lithium-based battery production
Germany paves the way for lithium-based battery production
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With the expansion of electric mobility, the demand for batteries - and thus for the basic material lithium - is…
Germany secures access to world’s largest lithium deposit
Germany secures access to world’s largest lithium deposit
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With the expansion of electric mobility, the demand for batteries - and thus for the basic material lithium - is…
Lam Research CEO resigns amid misconduct allegations
Lam Research CEO resigns amid misconduct allegations
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Semiconductor processing equipment maker Lam Research Corp., has accepted the resignation of Martin Anstice as CEO and as a member…
Wind River, Renesas team to advance autonomous driving applications
Wind River, Renesas team to advance autonomous driving applications
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Wind River and Renesas will deepen their collaboration on ADAS and autonomous driving programs, including pre-validating Wind River software with…

Report: Order downturn to leave TSMC with spare 7nm capacity
Report: Order downturn to leave TSMC with spare 7nm capacity
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Leading foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Hsinchu, Taiwan) is likely to have spare 7nm process manufacturing capacity in the first half of 2019 due to reduced orders from smartphone…
Ceres deepens Chinese solid oxide fuel cell deal
Ceres deepens Chinese solid oxide fuel cell deal
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UK solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) developer Ceres Power has extended its cooperation with major Chinese manufacturer Weichai, setting up a £9m joint development and joint venture in China and…
Ceres deepens Chinese solid oxide fuel cell deal
Ceres deepens Chinese solid oxide fuel cell deal
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UK solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) developer Ceres Power has extended its cooperation with major Chinese manufacturer Weichai, setting up a £9m joint development and joint venture in China and…
What will drive electromobility in 2019
What will drive electromobility in 2019
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Design house ByteSnap in the UK has released a set of predictions for electric vehicles over the coming year.
Electric vehicle trends for 2019
Electric vehicle trends for 2019
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Design house ByteSnap in the UK has released a set of predictions for electric vehicles over the coming year.
ASML warns of product delivery delays after fire at supplier
ASML warns of product delivery delays after fire at supplier
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Semiconductor lithography equipment company ASML Holding NV (Veldhoven, The Netherlands) has said it expects some delay in deliveries of its products in 2019 due to a fire at contract manufacturing…
Tax break draws crowdfunding Nanusens to UK
Tax break draws crowdfunding Nanusens to UK
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Because a large number of investors backing MEMS company Nanusens via a crowdfunding scheme wished to use a UK tax relief scheme the company has moved its base from Barcelona…
Philips doubles down on booming VCSEL market
Philips doubles down on booming VCSEL market
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Philips Photonics has made its one billionth vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) and announced plans to double production capacity at its facility in Ulm, Germany over the next 18…
Samsung renews investment in Texas fab base
Samsung renews investment in Texas fab base
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Samsung has said it plans to spend $291 million to refresh its wafer fab in Austin, Texas and maintain 500 jobs there.
Siemens Gamesa supplies turbines for €1.3bn Belgian offshore wind farm
Siemens Gamesa supplies turbines for €1.3bn Belgian offshore wind farm
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Spanish power systems maker Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) is to supply 58 wind turbines and remote monitoring services for two wind farms 40km off the coast of Belgium.
Electric and digital: Audi sketches its technological future
Electric and digital: Audi sketches its technological future
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The car manufacturer Audi wants to accelerate its reorientation towards promising technologies. The company presented a plan to invest around €14 billion by 2023. In the medium term, group-wide drive…
Walmart to expand ‘robot janitors’ in stores
Walmart to expand ‘robot janitors’ in stores
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Retail giant Walmart (Bentonville, AR) and autonomous navigation robotics company Brain Corp (San Diego, CA) have announced a partnership where Walmart stores will feature hundreds of floor scrubbers powered by…
Siemens expands automotive EDA portfolio with COMSA takeover
Siemens expands automotive EDA portfolio with COMSA takeover
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Siemens announced it has acquired COMSA Computer und Software GmbH, a Munich-based company which develops software for electrical systems design and wire harness engineering. Its LDorado suite is the leader…
Siemens buys electrical systems design specialist COMSA
Siemens buys electrical systems design specialist COMSA
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Siemens announced it has acquired COMSA Computer und Software GmbH, a Munich-based company which develops software for electrical systems design and wire harness engineering. Its LDorado suite is the leader…
Lower regulatory barriers key to small cell densification in 5G
Lower regulatory barriers key to small cell densification in 5G
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The Small Cell Forum (SCF) has announced the results of its latest in-depth survey of more than 60 mobile operators from around the world, which shows that small cells are…
Siemens acquires COMSA to expand automotive EDA offering
Siemens acquires COMSA to expand automotive EDA offering
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Siemens announced it has acquired COMSA Computer und Software GmbH, a Munich-based company which develops software for electrical systems design and wire harness engineering. Its LDorado suite is the leader…
Keysight launches three tier service model
Keysight launches three tier service model
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Keysight Technologies has launched a new service model to offer three tiers of support to design and test engineers.
Samsung capex puts pressure on Intel, TSMC
Samsung capex puts pressure on Intel, TSMC
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Over the course of 2017 and 2018 Samsung will spend about $46.9 billion on semiconductor capital expenditure and this almost match the combined semiconductor capex of Intel and Taiwan Semiconductor…
Ultrahaptics raises £35 million in Series C
Ultrahaptics raises £35 million in Series C
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Ultrahaptics Ltd. (Bristol, England), a startup company that uses ultrasound vibrations to provide haptic feedback, has raised £35 million (about $45 million) in a Series C round of funding.
AI startup looks to accelerate cloud-to-edge strategy
AI startup looks to accelerate cloud-to-edge strategy
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Wave Computing Inc. (Campbell, CA), AI systems builder and the owner of MIPS Technology Inc., has raised $86 million in a Series E round of investment.
Qualcomm kicks off $100M VC fund targeting AI
Qualcomm kicks off $100M VC fund targeting AI
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Qualcomm (San Diego, CA) has announced the launch of a venture capital fund that it says will invest up to an aggregate of $100 million in startups transforming artificial intelligence…
Wave Computing takes funding over $200 million
Wave Computing takes funding over $200 million
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Wave Computing Inc. (Campbell, Calif.), AI systems builder and the owner of MIPS Technology Inc., has raised $86 million in a Series E round of investment.
UTC splits into three
UTC splits into three
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United Technologies, the US competitor to Rolls Royce, is to split into three following its acquisition of Rockwell Collins that completed late last week.
Qualcomm launches $100M AI fund
Qualcomm launches $100M AI fund
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Qualcomm (San Diego, CA) has announced the launch of a venture capital fund that it says will invest up to an aggregate of $100 million in startups transforming artificial intelligence…


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