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Samsung to invest $291 million in Texas
Samsung to invest $291 million in Texas
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Samsung has said it plans to spend $291 million to refresh its wafer fab in Austin, Texas and maintain 500…
Panasonic signs pan-European distribution deal for industrial automation
Panasonic signs pan-European distribution deal for industrial automation
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Panasonic Industry has announced a pan-European partnership with distributor Bürklin Elektronik in Germany to supply components for industrial automation designs. Pan-European…
Denso acquires stake in Infineon
Denso acquires stake in Infineon
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The Japanese automotive supplier Denso Corp. has acquired a minority stake in the chip manufacturer Infineon. The share purchase is…
Denso acquires stake in Infineon
Denso acquires stake in Infineon
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The Japanese automotive supplier Denso Corp. has acquired a minority stake in the chip manufacturer Infineon. The share purchase is…

Test lab targets fuel cells for commercial shipping
Test lab targets fuel cells for commercial shipping
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SINTEF Ocean's Norwegian test lab is starting trials of hydrogen-based fuel cells for powering commercial shipping.
ZAF opens Nickel-Zinc battery R&D centre
ZAF opens Nickel-Zinc battery R&D centre
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US battery specialist ZAF Energy Systems has opened a research and development centre in Bozeman, Montana, for nickel zinc (NiZn) technology.
Mitsubishi starts up HVDC verification plant
Mitsubishi starts up HVDC verification plant
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Mitsubishi Electric today starts operation of a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) verification plant its Transmission & Distribution Systems Centre in Amagasaki, Japan.
ABB, SINTEF test fuel cells for ships
ABB, SINTEF test fuel cells for ships
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ABB and SINTEF Ocean are starting key research to test the viability of fuel cells for powering commercial shipping.
Nuance to spin off its automotive segment
Nuance to spin off its automotive segment
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Conversational AI technology company Nuance Communications (Burlington, MA) has announced plans to spin off its automotive segment as a separate public company.
Cloud-based power monitoring system boosts German electronics wholesaler
Cloud-based power monitoring system boosts German electronics wholesaler
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Electronics wholesaler Hagemeyer is installing a cloud-based power monitoring system at its sales and logistics centre in Maisach near Munich, allowing a new business unit to be set up.
Johnson Matthey extends tech license ahead of battery launch
Johnson Matthey extends tech license ahead of battery launch
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Johnson Matthey is extending its license for platform of IP around nickel based high energy high power cathode materials ahead of the launch of its lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles (EVs).
Philips to double capacity for booming VCSEL market
Philips to double capacity for 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…
Siemens joins blockchain alliance for the energy industry
Siemens joins blockchain alliance for the energy industry
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Two divisions of Siemens have joined the Energy Web Foundation (EWF) to accelerate the commercial deployment of blockchain technology in the energy sector.
Sion orders electric drive unit from Continental
Sion orders electric drive unit from Continental
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Signs of life from startup Sono Motors: The company has now placed an order to supply the powertrain drive unit for its Sion electric car.
Continental supplies drive unit for Sion electric compact car
Continental supplies drive unit for Sion electric compact car
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Signs of life from startup Sono Motors: The company has now placed an order to supply the powertrain drive unit for its Sion electric car.
NEC joins 5G Autonomous Cars for cross-borders digital corridors research
NEC joins 5G Autonomous Cars for cross-borders digital corridors research
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NEC Laboratories Europe has joined 5G Autonomous Cars – targeting EU R&D efforts towards achieving cross-borders digital corridors by contributing to the 5G-CARMEN project (5G for Connected and Automated Road…
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…
Nexans in €50m deal to connect Spanish islands with 132kV cable
Nexans in €50m deal to connect Spanish islands with 132kV cable
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French cable giant Nexans is to supply a high voltage power cable to connect the Spanish islands of Majorca and Menorca in a €50m deal.
NEC joins 5G Autonomous Cars for cross-borders digital corridors research
NEC joins 5G Autonomous Cars for cross-borders digital corridors research
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NEC Laboratories Europe has joined 5G Autonomous Cars – targeting EU R&D efforts towards achieving cross-borders digital corridors by contributing to the 5G-CARMEN project (5G for Connected and Automated Road…
Nanusens moves to UK to exploit crowdfunding tax break
Nanusens moves to UK to exploit crowdfunding tax break
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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…
BMZ sets course for battery cell production in Germany
BMZ sets course for battery cell production in Germany
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The BMZ Group (Karlstein, Germany), which claims to be Europe’s largest manufacturer of lithium-ion battery systems, has acquired a majority stake in the TerraE consortium co-founded by BMZ. The aim…
Simultaneous testing cuts automotive test times from twelve months to four
Simultaneous testing cuts automotive test times from twelve months to four
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Presto Engineering has launched a fast track programme at its test hub in Normandy, France, that can cut test time for automotive electronic sub-systems from a year to as little…
Nvidia to provide AI platform for Chinese EV startups
Nvidia to provide AI platform for Chinese EV startups
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Chipmaker Nvidia (Santa Clara, CA) has announced that it has signed deals with various Chinese electric vehicle (EV) startups to develop autonomous driving technology.
Nanusens moves to UK to exploit crowdfunding tax break
Nanusens moves to UK to exploit crowdfunding tax break
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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…
Qualcomm, ams team on mobile 3D depth sensing camera
Qualcomm, ams team on mobile 3D depth sensing camera
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Sensor solutions manufacturer ams announced a partnership with Qualcomm Technologies to jointly develop a 3D depth sensing camera solution for mobile phone applications like 3D imaging and scanning and, in…
UMC claims DRAM is fundamentally different to Micron’s
UMC claims DRAM is fundamentally different to Micron’s
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Foundry United Microelectronics Corp. (Hsinchu, Taiwan) has published a second statement denying the DRAM technology it has developed for Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co. is related to that of Micron…
Partnership on mobile 3D depth sensing camera
Partnership on mobile 3D depth sensing camera
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Sensor solutions manufacturer ams announced a partnership with Qualcomm Technologies to jointly develop a 3D depth sensing camera solution for mobile phone applications like 3D imaging and scanning and, in…
Schneider Electric sets up €500m smart power venture fund
Schneider Electric sets up €500m smart power venture fund
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French power giant Schneider Electric is setting up a €500m fund to boost startups developing smart power systems through investments and an incubator that is backing startups in electric vehicles…


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