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VIAVI buys Cobham’s wireless T&M businesses for $455m
VIAVI buys Cobham’s wireless T&M businesses for $455m
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Viavi Solutions is to acquire the test and measurement business of Cobham for $455 million in cash to position itself…
VIAVI positions for 5G by acquiring Cobham wireless T&M businesses
VIAVI positions for 5G by acquiring Cobham wireless T&M businesses
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Viavi Solutions Inc., has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the test and measurement business of Cobham plc for $455…
RS and Eagle Labs partner on IoT community innovation project
RS and Eagle Labs partner on IoT community innovation project
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RS Components has formed a strategic alliance with Eagle Labs, a Barclays initiative to foster innovation in communities. As technology…
Advanced Energy buys specialist HV supply maker Trek for $12m
Advanced Energy buys specialist HV supply maker Trek for $12m
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Industrial power system developer Advanced Energy Industries has bought HV power supply developer Trek in a $12m deal.

RS joins Eagle Labs community innovation project
RS joins Eagle Labs community innovation project
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RS Components has formed a strategic alliance with Eagle Labs, a Barclays initiative to foster innovation in communities. As technology partner, RS will support Eagle Labs with world-leading engineering equipment…
Johnson Matthey exits battery systems business as it sells UK division to US engine maker
Johnson Matthey exits battery systems business as it sells UK division to US engine maker
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US engine maker Cummins has bought Johnson Matthey’s UK automotive battery systems business for an undisclosed sum. As part of the deal the two will collaborate on the development of…
ST launches startup accelerator program in Israel
ST launches startup accelerator program in Israel
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Chip company STMicroelectronics is looking to Israeli startups to provide innovative solutions for the Internet of Things and smart driving.
Pay as you go cloud-based verification
Pay as you go cloud-based verification
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Canadian startup Metrics Technologies came out of stealth on the 1st of February 2018, presenting itself as a provider of pay-by-minute Software as a Service (SaaS) cloud-based verification solutions. With…
Pyroelectric sensor firm raises more funds
Pyroelectric sensor firm raises more funds
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Pyreos Ltd. (Edinburgh, Scotland), a developer of thin-film infrared sensors that spun out of Siemens in 2007 and is backed by Robert Bosch among others, has secured £1.7 million (about…
RS Components takes DesignSpark to Barclays Eagle Labs
RS Components takes DesignSpark to Barclays Eagle Labs
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RS Components has formed a strategic alliance with Eagle Labs, a Barclays initiative to foster innovation in communities. As technology partner, RS will support Eagle Labs with world-leading engineering equipment…
China funds joint venture to accelerate 14nm
China funds joint venture to accelerate 14nm
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China's leading chip foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (Shanghai, China) has announced a cash investment from Chinese national and regional investment funds to address 14nm and below processes.
German consortium to invest €9.1 million in ELQ-LED research
German consortium to invest €9.1 million in ELQ-LED research
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Merck, OSRAM OLED, the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research, the University of Augsburg, Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich, and Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg have joined forces as…
Silicon Labs to buy Z-Wave business from Sigma after merger fails
Silicon Labs to buy Z-Wave business from Sigma after merger fails
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Sigma Designs (Fremont, CA) has announced that following the failure of its merger with Silicon Labs (Austin, TX), it plans to sell its Z-Wave business to Silicon Labs for $240…
Qualcomm and Samsung expand mobile device relationship
Qualcomm and Samsung expand mobile device relationship
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Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., have announced a multi-year strategic relationship agreement between the two companies in various technology areas and across a range of mobile devices.
China plans to create hundreds of semiconductor R&D jobs in UK
China plans to create hundreds of semiconductor R&D jobs in UK
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CRRC Times Electric, the majority shareholder in Dynex Power Inc. and its subsidiary Dynex Semiconductor Ltd. (Lincoln, England), is planning to establish The Times Electric Innovation Centre (TEIC) in Birmingham,…
Silicon Labs to buy Sigma Z-Wave business after planned merger fails
Silicon Labs to buy Sigma Z-Wave business after planned merger fails
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Sigma Designs (Fremont, CA) has announced that following the failure of its merger with Silicon Labs (Austin, TX), it plans to sell its Z-Wave business to Silicon Labs for $240…
Fitness tracker app can expose military bases, say reports
Fitness tracker app can expose military bases, say reports
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There are reports in the press claiming that a fitness app that connects millions of users and creates a map of their tracks could be used to find military bases…
Infineon increases revenue, reduces outlook
Infineon increases revenue, reduces outlook
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Chip manufacturer Infineon posted 8 percent growth in sales in the first quarter of its 2018 fiscal year compared to the same period of the previous year, but had to…
Samsung’s rigid OLEDs struggle to compete with LCDs, reports etnews
Samsung’s rigid OLEDs struggle to compete with LCDs, reports etnews
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According to a report from Korean IT news media etnews, Samsung Display’s rigid OLED business is struggling within Smartphone markets due to the increased production of price-competitive LTPS (Low-Temperature Polycrystalline…
China plans to create hundreds of semiconductor R&D jobs in UK
China plans to create hundreds of semiconductor R&D jobs in UK
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CRRC Times Electric, the majority shareholder in Dynex Power Inc. and its subsidiary Dynex Semiconductor Ltd. (Lincoln, England), is planning to establish The Times Electric Innovation Centre (TEIC) in Birmingham,…
Renesas denies Maxim acquisition talks
Renesas denies Maxim acquisition talks
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Japanese chip company Renesas Electronics Corp. has denied it is in talks to acquire analog and mixed-signal chip company Maxim Integrated Products Inc. (San Jose, Calif.). The original poster of…
Powerbox signs up as participant in UN ethics body
Powerbox signs up as participant in UN ethics body
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Powerbox is one of the first power companies to sign up as a full ‘participant’ of the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate responsibility initiative.
Oracle offers utilities new low-voltage network management capability
Oracle offers utilities new low-voltage network management capability
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Oracle (Redwood City, CA) may be better known for servers, Java, and databases, but it also now provides monitoring of low voltage secondary mesh networks in power systems.
Intel backs nanowire LED pioneer with eye toward mobile displays
Intel backs nanowire LED pioneer with eye toward mobile displays
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Aledia SA (Grenoble, France), a pioneer of nanowire LEDs made in GaN-on-silicon, has raised €30 million (about $37 million) in a series C funding round led by new investor Intel…
Renesas says it’s not in talks to acquire Maxim Integrated
Renesas says it’s not in talks to acquire Maxim Integrated
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Japanese chip company Renesas Electronics Corp. has denied it is in talks to acquire analog and mixed-signal chip company Maxim Integrated Products Inc. (San Jose, CA). The original poster of…
Amazon consortium to form tech-focused healthcare company
Amazon consortium to form tech-focused healthcare company
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Online retail giant Amazon (Seattle, WA) along with Warren Buffett-led holding company Berkshire Hathaway (Omaha, NE) and global banking giant JPMorgan Chase & Co. (New York, NY) have announced a…
Renesas denies it is in talks to acquire Maxim
Renesas denies it is in talks to acquire Maxim
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Japanese chip company Renesas Electronics Corp. has denied it is in talks to acquire analog and mixed-signal chip company Maxim Integrated Products Inc. (San Jose, Calif.). The original poster of…
Sharp to evaluate Universal Display’s OLED materials and technology
Sharp to evaluate Universal Display’s OLED materials and technology
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OLED materials and technology provider Universal Display Corp. announced it has entered into an extended and updated evaluation agreement with Japanese display manufacturer Sharp Corp. whereby it will supply its…


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