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Samsung NEXT’s Q Fund to focus on AI startups
Samsung NEXT’s Q Fund to focus on AI startups
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Samsung NEXT, the group helping to transform Samsung by working with entrepreneurs and innovators to build, grow and scale software…
Cryptocurrency mining chip giant plans IPO
Cryptocurrency mining chip giant plans IPO
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Sequoia Capital China is reported to have a led a $400 million pre-IPO round of finance in Bitmain Technologies Ltd.
AI startup buys MIPS Technologies
AI startup buys MIPS Technologies
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Wave Computing Inc. (Campbell, CA) has acquired processor IP licensor MIPS Technologies Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) according to reports.
MIPS now part of AI startup Wave Computing
MIPS now part of AI startup Wave Computing
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Wave Computing Inc. (Campbell, Calif.) has acquired processor IP licensor MIPS Technologies Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.) according to reports.

Globalfoundries cutting 5% of staff
Globalfoundries cutting 5% of staff
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Globalfoundries Inc. is planning to lay off about 900 people out of its 18,000 work force according to reports.
Bitcoin ASIC vendor planning IPO
Bitcoin ASIC vendor planning IPO
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Sequoia Capital China is reported to have a led a $400 million pre-IPO round of finance in Bitmain Technologies Ltd. (Beijing, China) that values the Bitcoin miner and mining chip…
Fusion Optix acquires assets of Rambus Lighting Division
Fusion Optix acquires assets of Rambus Lighting Division
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Fusion Optix announced it has acquired precision production equipment relating to light guides and optical films, quality control testing equipment and other assets formerly part of Rambus Lighting Division.
JLR developing technology-neutral vehicle architecture
JLR developing technology-neutral vehicle architecture
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After BMW, Daimler and Volvo, also Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has announced the development of a flexible architecture for the construction of vehicles with internal combustion engines, plug-in hybrid and…
Parallel, many-core processor company raises €43.5 million
Parallel, many-core processor company raises €43.5 million
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Fabless many-core chip company Kalray SA (Grenoble, France) has raised €43.5 million (about $50 million) through an initial public offering of shares on the Euronext Growth market.
Toyota invests $1B in ride-hailing firm
Toyota invests $1B in ride-hailing firm
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Following a long list of similar ride-sharing investments from international competitors, Japanese car maker Toyota Motor announced it will invest $1 billion into Southeast Asian ride-sharing app Grab, gaining a seat…
Car OEMs secure their future with car-sharing businesses
Car OEMs secure their future with car-sharing businesses
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Following a long list of similar ride-sharing investments from international competitors, Japanese car maker Toyota Motor announced it will invest $1 billion into Southeast Asian ride-sharing app Grab, gaining a seat…
ARM acquires connectivity management provider in IoT push
ARM acquires connectivity management provider in IoT push
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ARM has acquired Glasgow-based Stream Technologies, a leading connectivity management technology provider, for an undisclosed sum.
Car OEMs secure their future with car-sharing businesses
Car OEMs secure their future with car-sharing businesses
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Following a long list of similar ride-sharing investments from international competitors, Japanese car maker Toyota Motor announced it will invest $1 billion into Southeast Asian ride-sharing app Grab, gaining a seat…
Loss-making Kalray raises funds via IPO
Loss-making Kalray raises funds via IPO
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Fabless many-core chip company Kalray SA (Grenoble, France) has raised €43.5 million (about $50 million) through an initial public offering of shares on the Euronext Growth market.
Renesas to sell 6″ fabs
Renesas to sell 6″ fabs
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Renesas Electronics Corp. has said it is seeking purchasers for two silicon manufacturing facilities that run six-inch diameter wafers.
Cortus claims Microsemi stole trade secrets
Cortus claims Microsemi stole trade secrets
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Embedded processor IP licensor Cortus SAS (Montpellier, France) has fallen out with partner company Microsemi Corp. (Aliso Viejo, Calif.), and asserted breach of contract, copyright infringement and trade secret misappropriation…
Ilika leads on key UK fast charging solid state battery project
Ilika leads on key UK fast charging solid state battery project
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The UK government has announced £22m for battery technology development, including a key project is to develop a manufacturable fast charging solid state battery.
Powerbox launches supercapacitor technology
Powerbox launches supercapacitor technology
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Powerbox, one of Europe’s largest power supply makers, has launched its first supercapacitor management technology, aiming at industrial and medical designs.
Vesper raises $23 million for production of piezo mics
Vesper raises $23 million for production of piezo mics
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Fabless Vesper Technologies Inc. (Boston, Mass.), a vendor of piezoelectrics MEMS microphones, has raised $23 million in Series B funding in a round led by American Family Ventures and has…
Renesas seeks purchasers for fabs
Renesas seeks purchasers for fabs
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Renesas Electronics Corp. has said it is seeking purchasers for two silicon manufacturing facilities that run six-inch diameter wafers.
Bosch tops two of five pressure sensor rankings
Bosch tops two of five pressure sensor rankings
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A diversity of established and new use cases for pressure sensors across multiple sectors means that Bosch leads a ranking by sales in automotive and consumer but does not appear…
DeepBrain Chain, SingularityNET partner on blockchain AI
DeepBrain Chain, SingularityNET partner on blockchain AI
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DeepBrain Chain, which claims to be the first AI computing platform powered by blockchain, is announcing a partnership with SingularityNET, the leading full stack open source platform for innovators in AI.
EU takes China to WTO over technology transfer
EU takes China to WTO over technology transfer
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The European Union has launched legal proceedings in the World Trade Organization against Chinese legislation that puts burdens on companies licensing technology into China.
Publish-subscribe middleware moves into distributed energy systems
Publish-subscribe middleware moves into distributed energy systems
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The Data Distribution Service (DDS) publish-subscribe middleware protocol is making its way into distributed energy systems to provide more redundancy and robustness.
SiTime demonstrates MEMS-based timing and synchronisation for 5G
SiTime demonstrates MEMS-based timing and synchronisation for 5G
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SiTime Corporation are demonstrating their innovative Elite Platform™ MEMS-based timing products for 5G at the International Microwave Symposium (IMS2018) this week.
SoftBank confirms sell-off of ARM China stake
SoftBank confirms sell-off of ARM China stake
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SoftBank Group Corp., the owner of leading IP licensor ARM Ltd., has confirmed that it has agreed to sell a majority stake in ARM's Chinese trading subsidiary to financial investors…
GE launches new company to manage unmanned aircraft
GE launches new company to manage unmanned aircraft
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General Electric (Boston, MA) has introduced a new wholly-owned subsidiary company aimed at the safe, efficient, and scalable integration of air and ground space for manned and unmanned vehicles.
‘Summer of Sound’ challenge runs on DesignSpark
‘Summer of Sound’ challenge runs on DesignSpark
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Electronic components distributor RS Components has launched a global design challenge on its DesignSpark engineering and maker community website, offering a winning prize worth £1,500 of products from the RS…


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