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Free education programme at LuxLive 2018
Free education programme at LuxLive 2018
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LuxLive 2018 is set to bring together a record-breaking 8,000 plus key lighting industry professionals to ExCeL London on the 14th and 15th of…
Yokagawa enters biotech with €10m Spanish R&D deal
Yokagawa enters biotech with €10m Spanish R&D deal
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Japanese industrial plant giant Yokagawa Electric has signed a strategic deal with a Spanish biotech firm that includes process technology…
Transformer failure is a major concern for industry says report
Transformer failure is a major concern for industry says report
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Over half of power industry professionals surveyed in a recent report have identified the failure of a power transformer as…
Everspin, Bosch, SilTerra join forces on MRAM, sensors
Everspin, Bosch, SilTerra join forces on MRAM, sensors
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Magnetoresistive RAM (MRAM) pioneer Everspin Technologies Inc. (Chandler, Ariz.) has formed a three-way partnership with Bosch Sensortec GmbH, a licensee…

Telit and Comsel bring NB-IoT to utility meters
Telit and Comsel bring NB-IoT to utility meters
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Telit has announced that Comsel System has successfully deployed its ME910C1-E1 narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) module for smart metering applications on the CK Hutchison 3 network in Sweden.
Dynamic glass maker raises $1 billion
Dynamic glass maker raises $1 billion
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Dynamic glass window maker View Inc. (Milpitas, CA) has announced a $1.1 billion investment from the SoftBank Vision Fund to help meet what it says is accelerating demand of its…
Hyundai invests in Deep Learning computer vision startup
Hyundai invests in Deep Learning computer vision startup
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Through its venturing arm Hyundai Cradle, Korean carmaker Hyundai has made a strategic investment in Israeli Deep Learning company allegro.ai. The startup is focusing on techniques for computer vision for…
Smart window maker raises $1B to meet rising demand
Smart window maker raises $1B to meet rising demand
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Dynamic glass window maker View Inc. (Milpitas, CA) has announced a $1.1 billion investment from the SoftBank Vision Fund to help meet what it says is accelerating demand of its…
GloFo launches ASIC design subsidiary
GloFo launches ASIC design subsidiary
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Globalfoundries Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.) has announced the the launch of Avera Semiconductor LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary intended to deliver custom ASIC solutions and free to use 7nm manufacturing process…
Energy-efficient computing startup raises funds for 7nm AI chips
Energy-efficient computing startup raises funds for 7nm AI chips
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Startup AI processor developer Esperanto Technologies Inc. (Mountain View, Calif.) has raised $58 million in a series B round of investment.
China World Trade Center tower embedded with over 400,000 LEDs
China World Trade Center tower embedded with over 400,000 LEDs
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Signify announced it has installed its architectural lighting into the façade of one of Beijing’s tallest buildings, the China World Trade Center’s (CWTC) Tower B.
Micro Nitride bets on UV microLEDs for displays
Micro Nitride bets on UV microLEDs for displays
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Japanese company Nitride Semiconductors announced the establishment of a 100% owned subsidiary, Micro Nitride Co., Ltd. to develop, manufacture and sell micro UV LED chips for micro LED displays.
Esperanto raises funds for AI superchip
Esperanto raises funds for AI superchip
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Startup AI processor developer Esperanto Technologies Inc. (Mountain View, Calif.) has raised $58 million in a series B round of investment.
Samsung agrees compensation over chip worker illnesses
Samsung agrees compensation over chip worker illnesses
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Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has agreed to pay compensation of up to 150 million won (about US$132,000) per illness over alleged work-related illnesses and deaths in semiconductor manufacturing that date…
Volkswagen joins Baidu’s Apollo technology platform as a partner
Volkswagen joins Baidu’s Apollo technology platform as a partner
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Volkswagen intends to launch a cooperation with the Chinese technology platform Apollo. The consortium founded by Internet company Baidu develops technologies for autonomous driving. Volkswagen will join the Apollo Board…
Baidu’s Apollo technology platform wins Volkswagen as partner
Baidu’s Apollo technology platform wins Volkswagen as partner
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Volkswagen intends to launch a cooperation with the Chinese technology platform Apollo. The consortium founded by Internet company Baidu develops technologies for autonomous driving. Volkswagen will join the Apollo Board…
Hyundai cars to offer solar roof charging
Hyundai cars to offer solar roof charging
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Kia Motors and Hyundai Motor are to add solar panels to cars from next year to provide power for internal combustion engines (ICE) as well as hybrid and battery versions.
NXP USB Power Delivery 3.0 powers ASUS smartphone
NXP USB Power Delivery 3.0 powers ASUS smartphone
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NXP Semiconductors is claiming to be first to market with a USB PD3.0 compliant, end-to-end fast charging solution for mobile applications in the specialist ROG gaming smartphone from ASUS.
Delta expands test to high and low temperatures
Delta expands test to high and low temperatures
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DELTA Microelectronics is expanding its semiconductor test services to include extremely high and low operating temperature testing.
Zinc producer looks to expand with US accelerator
Zinc producer looks to expand with US accelerator
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Belgian zinc producer EverZinc has set up a dedicated innovation unit and accelerator to develop new zinc-based products. …
Hyundai to add transparent solar roof to its cars
Hyundai to add transparent solar roof to its cars
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Kia Motors and Hyundai Motor are to add solar panels to cars from next year to provide power for internal combustion engines (ICE) as well as hybrid and battery versions.
Hyundai to add transparent solar roof to its cars
Hyundai to add transparent solar roof to its cars
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Kia Motors and Hyundai Motor are to add solar panels to cars from next year to provide power for internal combustion engines (ICE) as well as hybrid and battery versions.
VW, Mobileye set up electric ride hailing service in Israel
VW, Mobileye set up electric ride hailing service in Israel
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Volkswagen, Mobileye and Champion Motors plan to jointly develop the first Ride Hailing Service with autonomous electrically driven vehicles (Mobility-as-a-Service, MaaS) in Israel from 2019. In this context, the partners…
Advantest, TSSI team on cloud-based semiconductor test software
Advantest, TSSI team on cloud-based semiconductor test software
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Advantest in Germany has teamed up with Test Systems Strategies, Inc. (TSSI) on a software module to convert electronic design automation (EDA) formats (e.g., VCD, EVCD, WGL, STIL) to the…
Report: China forms RISC-V consortium
Report: China forms RISC-V consortium
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More than 50 companies, academic units and research institutes in China have come together to form the China RISC-V Industry Consortium, according to a Digitimes report.
Micron to buy Intel out from manufacturing venture
Micron to buy Intel out from manufacturing venture
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Memory chip maker Micron Technology Inc. (Boise, Idaho) has said it intends to acquire Intel's remaining interest in the IM Flash Technologies LLC (Lehi, Utah) joint venture for approximately $1.5…
US ban set to thwart Chinese DRAM entry
US ban set to thwart Chinese DRAM entry
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The US Department of Commerce has announced a ban on US companies selling software and technology to Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co. without special licenses, saying the company, "poses a…
Cosel opens power R&D centre in Japan
Cosel opens power R&D centre in Japan
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Powerbox-owner Cosel has opened a €13m R&D centre in Toyama, Japan.


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