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Smart retail collaboration to expand ePaper display applications
Smart retail collaboration to expand ePaper display applications
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Electronic ink technology company E-Ink (Billerica, MA) and electronic shelf labeling system specialist SES-imagotag (Nanterre, France) have announced a strategic…
Osram to acquire VCSEL specialists Vixar
Osram to acquire VCSEL specialists Vixar
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Osram has added to its expertise in semiconductor-based optical security technology by acquiring US-based Vixar Inc. Already a technology leader…
Osram to acquire VCSEL specialists Vixar
Osram to acquire VCSEL specialists Vixar
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Osram has added to its expertise in semiconductor-based optical security technology by acquiring US-based Vixar Inc. Already a technology leader…
Microsoft, DJI deal brings advanced drone tech to businesses
Microsoft, DJI deal brings advanced drone tech to businesses
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Microsoft (Redmond, WA) and drone maker DJI (Shenzhen, China) have announced a strategic partnership to bring advanced artificial intelligence (AI)…

Bus maker tests out NMC batteries in all-electric vehicle
Bus maker tests out NMC batteries in all-electric vehicle
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A Canadian bus maker is trialling a vehicle that uses technology from Siemens with Nickel Manganese Cobalt (NMC) batteries.
Infineon to launch R&D center for automotive electronics, AI
Infineon to launch R&D center for automotive electronics, AI
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At its Dresden campus, chipmaker Infineon will establish a new research and development center focusing on automotive electronics and Artificial Intelligence. The center will become operative during the course of…
Dublin-based S3 Semiconductor bought by Adesto
Dublin-based S3 Semiconductor bought by Adesto
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Memory and IoT chip vendor Adesto Technologies Corp. (Santa Clara, Calif.) has bought S3 Semiconductors (Dublin, Ireland), a supplier of mixed-signal and RF ASICs, for $35 million from the S3…
Infineon opens integrated power centre in Dresden
Infineon opens integrated power centre in Dresden
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Infineon Technologies is setting up a new Development Centre in Dresden that will focus on the design and modelling of more integrated power electronics, especially for automotive applications, and chips…
Foxconn invests in Epileds, gears up for microLEDs
Foxconn invests in Epileds, gears up for microLEDs
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According to a news report from DigiTimes, members of the Foxconn Group have taken over a 7.32% stake in LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epileds Technologies from the original…
NTT DOCOMO sources 5G base station equipment from NEC
NTT DOCOMO sources 5G base station equipment from NEC
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NEC Corporation has agreed with NTT DOCOMO to provide control units for 5G base station equipment targeting the commercialization of 5G services.
China’s Espressif claims 100M IoT chips shipped
China’s Espressif claims 100M IoT chips shipped
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Espressif Systems Pte. Ltd. (Shanghai, China), a fabless chip company that provides MCUs with dual Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity has claimed it has shipped 100 million chips for IoT applications.
ReRAM joint venture looks to embedded, IoT applications
ReRAM joint venture looks to embedded, IoT applications
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Reliance Memory has been formed in Beijing, China to commercialize Resistive Random Access Memory (ReRAM) technology.
TDK buys U.S. power semiconductor startup
TDK buys U.S. power semiconductor startup
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TDK has bought a US power startup to boost its portfolio of power devices and advanced packaging technology.
Rambus, GigaDevice form ReRAM joint venture
Rambus, GigaDevice form ReRAM joint venture
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Reliance Memory has been formed in Beijing, China to commercialize Resistive Random Access Memory (ReRAM) technology.
TSMC sales soar 44 percent in April
TSMC sales soar 44 percent in April
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April 2018 revenue at leading foundry TSMC (Hsinchu, Taiwan) were up 44.0 percent compared with April 2017 sending the company into strong positive territory for the year-to-date sales.
Novel energy-harvesting design wins global MEMS contest
Novel energy-harvesting design wins global MEMS contest
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Cadence, Coventor, X-FAB and Reutlingen University announced a team from ESIEE Paris and Sorbonne University as the grand prize winner of the Global MEMS Design Contest 2018.
Adesto buys Dublin-based S3 Semiconductor
Adesto buys Dublin-based S3 Semiconductor
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Memory and IoT chip vendor Adesto Technologies Corp. (Santa Clara, Calif.) has bought S3 Semiconductors (Dublin, Ireland), a supplier of mixed-signal and RF ASICs, for $35 million from the S3…
TDK buys Faraday Semi for power chip and 3D packaging technology
TDK buys Faraday Semi for power chip and 3D packaging technology
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TDK has bought a US power startup to boost its portfolio of power devices and advanced packaging technology.
Tower begins making image sensor-processors for lidar
Tower begins making image sensor-processors for lidar
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Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (Migdal Haemek, Israel) has started manufacturing CMOS image sensors for Newsight Imaging Ltd. (Ness Ziona, Israel) for lidar used in ADAS and autonomous vehicles.
China’s Espressif ships 100 million IoT chips
China’s Espressif ships 100 million IoT chips
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Espressif Systems Pte. Ltd. (Shanghai, China), a fabless chip company that provides MCUs with dual Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity has claimed it has shipped 100 million chips for IoT applications.
Tower begins making image sensor-processors for lidar
Tower begins making image sensor-processors for lidar
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Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (Migdal Haemek, Israel) has started manufacturing CMOS image sensors for Newsight Imaging Ltd. (Ness Ziona, Israel) for lidar used in ADAS and autonomous vehicles.
Uber, NASA partner on flying cars
Uber, NASA partner on flying cars
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U.S. space agency NASA (Washington, DC) and ride-sharing giant Uber Technologies (San Francisco, CA) have signed an agreement to further explore concepts and technologies related to urban air mobility (UAM).
Foxconn invests in Epileds, gears up for microLEDs
Foxconn invests in Epileds, gears up for microLEDs
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According to a news report from DigiTimes, members of the Foxconn Group have taken over a 7.32% stake in LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epileds Technologies from the original…
TDK buys Faraday Semi for power chip and 3D packaging technology
TDK buys Faraday Semi for power chip and 3D packaging technology
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TDK has bought a US power startup to boost its portfolio of power devices and advanced packaging technology.
Intel Capital refocuses on silicon hardware
Intel Capital refocuses on silicon hardware
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In its most recent round of funding Intel Capital has brought its focus back towards silicon hardware.
Midas Displays signs Easby Electronics as a franchised distributor
Midas Displays signs Easby Electronics as a franchised distributor
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Display manufacturer and supplier, Midas Displays has enhanced its UK and European sales channel with the appointment of Yorkshire-based Easby Electronics as a franchised distributor.
Spectris merges subsidiaries
Spectris merges subsidiaries
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Brüel & Kjær Sound and Vibration A / S (BKSV) and Hottinger Baldwin Messtechnik GmbH (HBM) will merge their businesses. Both companies are owned by British instrumentation expert Spectris plc.
Intel Capital steers focus back towards silicon
Intel Capital steers focus back towards silicon
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In its most recent round of funding Intel Capital has brought its focus back towards silicon hardware.


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