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Nantero appoints memory veteran to board
Nantero appoints memory veteran to board
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Nantero Inc. (Woburn, Mass.), a developer of non-volatile memory based on carbon nanotubes has appointed Ed Doller to its board…
Allegro opens R&D centre in Prague
Allegro opens R&D centre in Prague
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Power and sensor chip designer Allegro MicroSystems has opened a research and development centre in the Czech Republic with plans…
Supercap maker hit by tariffs
Supercap maker hit by tariffs
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Losses deepened at supercapacitor maker Maxwell Technologies in the first six months of 2018 with ncertainty over international trade tariffs…
Tariffs hit supercapacitor maker
Tariffs hit supercapacitor maker
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Losses deepened at supercapacitor maker Maxwell Technologies in the first six months of 2018 with ncertainty over international trade tariffs…

Nissan sells battery business to IoT energy company
Nissan sells battery business to IoT energy company
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Nissan has sold a controlling stake in its battery business to Envision, a Shanghai-based developer of smart energy systems. The move will see a new owner and some, unspecified, investment…
IDM or foundry? Chinese startup announces 300mm fab build
IDM or foundry? Chinese startup announces 300mm fab build
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There's a startup chip company in China that is building its own 300mm wafer fab to help it address opportunities in analog, power and microcontrollers. But will it be a…
Cambridge touchscreen developer attracts Chinese backing
Cambridge touchscreen developer attracts Chinese backing
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Cambridge Touch Technology Ltd. (Cambridge, England), a 2012 spin off from Cambridge University, has raised $5.5 million in a Series A1 round of investment.
Cambridge touchscreen developer attracts Chinese cash
Cambridge touchscreen developer attracts Chinese cash
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Cambridge Touch Technology Ltd. (Cambridge, England), a 2012 spin off from Cambridge University, has raised $5.5 million in a Series A1 round of investment.
Metamaterial startup raises funds to improve automotive radar
Metamaterial startup raises funds to improve automotive radar
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Metawave Corp., a developer of smart antenna for automotive radar and 5G cellular communications, has raised $10 million from a strategic investors including Denso, Toyota AI Ventures and Hyundai.
IDM or foundry: CanSemi builds on analog, MCU strategy
IDM or foundry: CanSemi builds on analog, MCU strategy
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There's a startup chip company in China that is building its own 300mm wafer fab to help it address opportunities in analog, power and microcontrollers. But will it be foundry…
Warning over memory and MLCC capacitor shortages
Warning over memory and MLCC capacitor shortages
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Network equipment maker Arris is warning of higher prices from a long term shortage of multilayer chip capacitors (MLCCs) and memories.
Qualcomm forecasts $1B in sales from IoT, smart wearables chips
Qualcomm forecasts $1B in sales from IoT, smart wearables chips
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Qualcomm (San Diego, CA) says that it expects more than $1 billion in sales this fiscal year from semiconductor chips from smart watches, connected speakers, and other devices outside its…
ARM buys Treasure Data, sets stage for IoT ‘transformation’
ARM buys Treasure Data, sets stage for IoT ‘transformation’
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Arm has acquired enterprise data management provider Treasure Data (Mountain View, CA), which will allow the company to provide an end-to-end platform for IoT connectivity, device and data management.
Autonomous small aircraft startup takes off
Autonomous small aircraft startup takes off
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Autonomous aviation startup Xwing (San Francisco, CA) has announced the closing of a $4 million seed round in its bid to build a suite of technologies for pilotless flight of…
Skyworks targets smart interfaces with Avnera purchase
Skyworks targets smart interfaces with Avnera purchase
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Skyworks Solutions (Woburn, MA) has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Avnera Corporation (Beaverton, OR), a leading developer of analog system-on-chips (ASoCs) used in the consumer…
Skyworks to buy Avnera for smart interfaces capability
Skyworks to buy Avnera for smart interfaces capability
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Skyworks Solutions (Woburn, MA) has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Avnera Corporation (Beaverton, OR), a leading developer of analog system-on-chips (ASoCs) used in the consumer…
Network equipment maker warns of MLCC capacitor shortages
Network equipment maker warns of MLCC capacitor shortages
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Network equipment maker Arris is warning of higher prices from a long term shortage of multilayer chip capacitors (MLCCs) and memories.
Siemens buys smart app platform provider in digital factory race
Siemens buys smart app platform provider in digital factory race
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Siemens has signed an agreement to acquire Mendix (Boston, MA), a pioneer and leader in cloud native low code application development. Under the agreement, Siemens will pay in cash €0.6…
ARM acquisition sets stage for IoT ‘transformation’
ARM acquisition sets stage for IoT ‘transformation’
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Arm has acquired enterprise data management providesr Treasure Data (Mountain View, CA), which will allow the company to provide an end-to-end platform for IoT connectivity, device and data management.
South Korean licensee added to Adesto CBRAM roll out
South Korean licensee added to Adesto CBRAM roll out
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Adesto Technologies Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.) has licensed its Conductive Bridging RAM (CBRAM) non-volatile memory (NVM) to analog, mixed-signal and smartpower foundry DB HiTek Ltd., which was formerly known as…
Siemens restructured for power and smart infrastructure
Siemens restructured for power and smart infrastructure
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Siemens has re-structured itself into three operating companies and separate joint venture operations to capitalise on the move to smart city infrastructure and power.
Toshiba breaks ground on 3D-NAND fab
Toshiba breaks ground on 3D-NAND fab
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Toshiba Memory Corp., now majority owned by a consortium led by private equity, has held a groundbreaking ceremony for a wafer fab at Kitakami, in northeastern Japan, intended for production…
Qualcomm expects $1B from IoT, smart wearables chips
Qualcomm expects $1B from IoT, smart wearables chips
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Qualcomm (San Diego, CA) says that it expects more than $1 billion in sales this fiscal year from semiconductor chips from smart watches, connected speakers, and other devices outside its…
Siemens restructures for power and smart infrastructure
Siemens restructures for power and smart infrastructure
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Siemens has re-structured itself into three operating companies and separate joint venture operations to capitalise on the move to smart city infrastructure and power.
£25m UK battery project plans fast charging superhub
£25m UK battery project plans fast charging superhub
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A UK startup is planning to build a £25m (€30m) battery system in Southampton to power a 'superhub' for electric car fast chargers.
Arm acquires Treasure Data to provide end-to-end IoT solution
Arm acquires Treasure Data to provide end-to-end IoT solution
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Arm has acquired enterprise data management provider, Treasure Data, which will allow the company to provide an end-to-end platform for IoT connectivity, device and data management.
TI CEO steps down over misconduct
TI CEO steps down over misconduct
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After Intel and Rambus, analog chip leader Texas Instruments Inc. is the latest semiconductor company to lose its CEO over behavioral impropriety.
Siemens to acquire Mendix for €0.6 billion
Siemens to acquire Mendix for €0.6 billion
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Siemens has signed an agreement to acquire Mendix, a pioneer and leader in cloud native low code application development. Under the agreement, Siemens will pay in cash €0.6 billion to…


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