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Micron pledges $3 billion wafer fab investment
Micron pledges $3 billion wafer fab investment
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Memory chip maker Micron Technology Inc. (Boise, Idaho) has said it plans to invest $3 billion at its wafer site…
On Semi teams with Optimal Plus on fab test data to boost yields
On Semi teams with Optimal Plus on fab test data to boost yields
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ON Semiconductor is working with Israeli software developer Optimal Plus to gather and analyse the company's manufacturing data on power and imaging devices.
Magna launches JV with Rohinni for “game-changing lighting”
Magna launches JV with Rohinni for “game-changing lighting”
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With distinctive, high- performance lighting becoming a “must-have” for automakers and other mobility companies, automotive supplier Magna Electronics and LED…
Magna launches JV with Rohinni for “game-changing lighting”
Magna launches JV with Rohinni for “game-changing lighting”
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With distinctive, high- performance lighting becoming a “must-have” for automakers and other mobility companies, automotive supplier Magna Electronics and LED…

Murata develops transformerless power chip for 65W AC-DC converters
Murata develops transformerless power chip for 65W AC-DC converters
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Murata has developed a transformerless AC-DC converter chipset using the MuxCapacitor technology from Helix Semiconductors.
Frontier launches Smart IoT software licensing business, partners with NXP
Frontier launches Smart IoT software licensing business, partners with NXP
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Frontier Smart Technologies, a pioneer in digital audio solutions, has launched a Smart IoT software licensing and services business line.
Analysis: Globalfoundries to stop developing for 7nm
Analysis: Globalfoundries to stop developing for 7nm
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Globalfoundries' news that it is stopping all 7nm development would imply that a lack of business success at the leading-edge of FinFET foundry work means it can no longer afford…
Murata to build second MEMS fab in Finland
Murata to build second MEMS fab in Finland
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Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Nagaokakyo, Japan) has said it will spend 5 billion yen (about $45 million) to build a second wafer fab at its Vantaa location in Finland.
On Semi teams with Optimal Plus on fab test data to boost yields
On Semi teams with Optimal Plus on fab test data to boost yields
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ON Semiconductor is working with Israeli software developer Optimal Plus to gather and analyse the company's manufacturing data on power and imaging devices.
Power transformer data analysis solution bolsters power grid
Power transformer data analysis solution bolsters power grid
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Two US companies have teamed up to develop a range of modular cloud-based digital asset management and monitoring tools for the power and utility industries.
Big data analysis for power and utilities boosts transformer performance
Big data analysis for power and utilities boosts transformer performance
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Two US companies have teamed up to develop a range of modular cloud-based digital asset management and monitoring tools for the power and utility industries.
Murata to build second Finnish MEMS fab
Murata to build second Finnish MEMS fab
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Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Nagaokakyo, Japan) has said it will spend 5 billion yen (about $45 million) to build a second wafer fab at its Vantaa location in Finland.
Allegro signs UMC as primary foundry
Allegro signs UMC as primary foundry
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Sensor and power semiconductor company Allegro MicroSystems Inc. (Manchester, NH) has signed a long-term primary supply agreement with foundry United Microelectronics Corp. (Hsinchu, Taiwan).
USound selects Flex to make MEMS speakers
USound selects Flex to make MEMS speakers
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USound GmbH (Graz, Austria), developer of MEMS-membrane based audio components and speakers has chosen electronic manufacturing services company Flex Ltd. – formerly Flextronics – to manufacture MEMS speakers on its…
Welsh compound semi centre receives money, offers jobs
Welsh compound semi centre receives money, offers jobs
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The Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult based near Cardiff, Wales, will open in early 2019 and receive £51 million (about $65 million) in funding from the UK government. The Catapult already…
AgTech IoT startup uses AI to combat food spoilage
AgTech IoT startup uses AI to combat food spoilage
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AgTech IoT startup TeleSense (Sunnyvale, CA) has announced that it has closed a $6.5 million Series A round of financing to help it "bring grain and food monitoring into the…
Analysis: Outpaced by TSMC, GloFo cuts its cloth
Analysis: Outpaced by TSMC, GloFo cuts its cloth
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Globalfoundries' news that it is stopping all 7nm development would imply that a lack of business success at the leading-edge of FinFET foundry work means it can no longer afford…
Graphene-based ultracapacitors capture wave energy
Graphene-based ultracapacitors capture wave energy
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Graphene-based ultracapcitors from Skeleton Technologies are to be used in a wave-based energy harvesting system developed by MJR Power and Automation in Norway.
GloFo rethinks its future, drops 7nm FinFET
GloFo rethinks its future, drops 7nm FinFET
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Under recently appointed CEO Tom Caulfield Globalfoundries Inc., the foundry company born of AMD's desire to get out of capital-intensive IC manufacturing, has had a radical rethink of its future.
Swiss supercapacitors drive Chinese 550kV DC meshed grid
Swiss supercapacitors drive Chinese 550kV DC meshed grid
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High voltage supercapacitors made in Switzerland are being used for DC circuit breaker and DC voltage divider applications in a meshed power grid project in ZhangBei, China. The project will send…
Infineon invests in smart antenna startup
Infineon invests in smart antenna startup
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Metawave Corp. (Palo Alto, CA), a developer of smart antennas for automotive radar and 5G cellular communications, has announced the addition of Infineon Technologies AG (Munich, Germany) to its latest…
Smart antenna startup receives Infineon investment
Smart antenna startup receives Infineon investment
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Metawave Corp. (Palo Alto, CA), a developer of smart antennas for automotive radar and 5G cellular communications, has announced the addition of Infineon Technologies AG (Munich, Germany) to its latest…
Smart antenna startup receives Infineon investment
Smart antenna startup receives Infineon investment
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Metawave Corp. (Palo Alto, CA), a developer of smart antennas for automotive radar and 5G cellular communications, has announced the addition of Infineon Technologies AG (Munich, Germany) to its latest…
OLED printing company gears up for production
OLED printing company gears up for production
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Tokyo-based OLED manufacturer and equipment provider JOLED Inc., a startup founded in 2015 with the promise to print large area OLED panels, announced it has raised a total of JPY47…
OLED printing company raises cash and gears up for production
OLED printing company raises cash and gears up for production
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Tokyo-based OLED manufacturer and equipment provider JOLED Inc., a startup founded in 2015 with the promise to print large area OLED panels, announced it has raised a total of JPY47…
Infineon joins smart-antenna investors
Infineon joins smart-antenna investors
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Metawave Corp. (Palo Alto, Calif.), a developer of smart antennas for automotive radar and 5G cellular communications, has announced the addition of Infineon Technologies AG (Munich, Germany) to its latest…
Oxford PV leads €2.8m German perovskite tandem solar cell consortium
Oxford PV leads €2.8m German perovskite tandem solar cell consortium
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Perovskite solar cell specialist Oxford PV is leading a new consortium in Germany to demonstrate high volume manufacturing of perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells.
Analog Devices breaks ground on headquarters building
Analog Devices breaks ground on headquarters building
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Dignitaries from Wilmington and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and senior staff from Analog Devices Inc. officially broke ground on the company's new global headquarters in Wilmington, Mass.


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