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Lattice deal blocked by US president
Lattice deal blocked by US president
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As expected, President Trump has blocked the takeover of FPGA supplier Lattice Semiconductor Corp. (Portland, Oregon) by Chinese-based venture capital…
Samsung jumps into autonomous driving market
Samsung jumps into autonomous driving market
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Consumer electronics giant Samsung Electronics (Suwon, South Korea) is establishing a new business unit and an investment fund that will…
China condemns protectionism after Lattice deal blocked
China condemns protectionism after Lattice deal blocked
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China's Ministry of Commerce has said that national security reviews of foreign investment should not be used for protectionism, according…
Daimler funds fast-charging StoreDot
Daimler funds fast-charging StoreDot
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The truck division of Daimler AG has led a $60 million invest round in StoreDot Ltd. (Herzeliya, Israel), a developer…

LG and Samsung back Cynora with €25 million investment
LG and Samsung back Cynora with €25 million investment
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A developer of organic emitting materials for OLED displays based on TADF (Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence) technology, German company Cynora received the backing support of two prominent Korean OLED display…
Soitec launches FDSOI pilot line in Singapore
Soitec launches FDSOI pilot line in Singapore
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Wafer supplier Soitec SA (Bernin, France) is launching a pilot line to make fully depleted silicon-on-insulator (FDSOI) wafers in its Singapore facility.
Dialog introduces Bluetooth Low Energy to tyre pressure monitoring
Dialog introduces Bluetooth Low Energy to tyre pressure monitoring
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Dialog Semiconductor has disclosed that it is now delivering its SmartBond DA14585 Bluetooth low energy (BLE) System-on-Chip (SoC) to two internationally-recognized suppliers to the automotive industry for use in tyre…
President Trump blocks Lattice deal
President Trump blocks Lattice deal
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As expected, President Trump has issued an order banning the takeover of FPGA supplier Lattice Semiconductor Corp. (Portland, Oregon) by Canyon Bridge Capital Partners, LLC. Lattice has issued a statement…
Dialog brings Bluetooth Low Energy to tyre pressure monitoring
Dialog brings Bluetooth Low Energy to tyre pressure monitoring
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Dialog Semiconductor has disclosed that it is now delivering its SmartBond DA14585 Bluetooth low energy (BLE) System-on-Chip (SoC) to two internationally-recognized suppliers to the automotive industry for use in tyre…
SCF and TIA to collaborate on smart cities and enterprise connectivity
SCF and TIA to collaborate on smart cities and enterprise connectivity
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Small Cell Forum (SCF) and the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) have announced a far-reaching alliance to address two of the most important growth areas in connectivity – smart communities and…
IoT smart bike sharing enabled by AT&T, Qualcomm
IoT smart bike sharing enabled by AT&T, Qualcomm
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Smart bike sharing service startup Mobike (Beijing, China) has announced that it plans to use IoT solutions from AT&T (Dallas, TX) and Qualcomm Technologies (San Diego, CA) to support its…
RISC-V demand helps UltraSoC expand in Bristol
RISC-V demand helps UltraSoC expand in Bristol
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Embedded analytic semiconductor IP licensor UltraSoC Technologies Ltd. (Cambridge, England) has opened an engineering office in Bristol to help it address increasing demand for its IP in multiple markets.
TSMC sales down, again
TSMC sales down, again
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Sales at foundry chip supplier TSMC were down year-on-year in both August and July. In contrast, fellow Taiwan foundry UMC managed to post sales with annual increases for both months.
Magna joins Delphi in backing Innoviz
Magna joins Delphi in backing Innoviz
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Automotive supplier Magna International Inc. (Auroa, Ontario, Canada) has made a strategic investment to expand its collaboration with Innoviz Technologies Ltd. (Kfar Saba, Israel), a pioneer in solid-state lidar technology.
Bristol sensor startup raises funds
Bristol sensor startup raises funds
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Inductosense Ltd., a spin-out from the University of Bristol founded in 2015, has secured a funding £1.1million of investment from a consortium of investors.
Innoviz funding round worth $65 million and rising
Innoviz funding round worth $65 million and rising
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The latest funding round of in solid-state lidar developer Innoviz Technologies Ltd. (Kfar Saba, Israel) has been revealed to be worth $65 million so far, with an additional closing expected…
Swedish startup plans local battery gigafactory
Swedish startup plans local battery gigafactory
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A Scandinavian startup is planning to build a lithium ion battery ‘gigafactory’ in Sweden.
Cavium unveils M-CORD NFV/5G on ARM with leaf and spine SDN fabric
Cavium unveils M-CORD NFV/5G on ARM with leaf and spine SDN fabric
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Cavium, Inc., has announced a fully integrated CORD (Central Office Re-architected as Data center) SDN/NFV platform software stack on its ThunderX® ARM®-based data center COTS server architecture including a full…
Smiths Interconnect shows microwave transceivers and high power millimeter-wave circulators
Smiths Interconnect shows microwave transceivers and high power millimeter-wave circulators
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Smiths Interconnect – who recently announced the transition of its technology brands, EMC Technology, Hypertac, IDI, Lorch, Millitech, RF Labs, Sabritec, TECOM and TRAK under a single brand identity –…
Tractor maker buys AI startup in smart farming push
Tractor maker buys AI startup in smart farming push
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Agricultural machinery manufacturer Deere & Company (Moline, IL) has announced that it is acquiring artificial intelligence (AI) startup Blue River Technology (Sunnyvale, CA) - a leader in applying machine learning…
Lam buys MEMS modeller Coventor
Lam buys MEMS modeller Coventor
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Chipmaking equipment vendor Lam Research Corp. (Fremont, Calif.) has acquired MEMS and 3D design and simulation company Coventor Inc. (Cary, North Carolina) for an undisclosed sum of money.
S3 adds custom chip business model
S3 adds custom chip business model
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S3 Group (Dublin, Ireland), a global technology group operating in the semiconductor and connected health industries, has announced a change in strategy for its semiconductor division, S3 Semiconductors (S3semi).
Western Digital backs processor-in-memory startup
Western Digital backs processor-in-memory startup
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Fabless chip company Upmem SAS (Grenoble, France), has raised €3 million in a Series A round of funding from a team that includes: C4 Ventures, Partech Ventures, Supernova Invest and…
Fitbit, Dexcom form diabetes health partnership
Fitbit, Dexcom form diabetes health partnership
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In another sign of the changing wearables market, activity tracker company Fitbit (San Francisco, CA) and Dexcom (San Diego, CA), a maker of glucose monitoring systems, are partnering to develop…
Optimizing AI for industrial robotic inspection
Optimizing AI for industrial robotic inspection
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Automated inspection management company Avitas Systems (Boston, MA), a GE Venture, has announced that it is partnering with Nvidia (Santa Clara, CA) to optimize the use of artificial intelligence (AI)…
LeddarTech attracts funding from Magneti Marelli
LeddarTech attracts funding from Magneti Marelli
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Magneti Marelli has acquired a stake in LeddarTech Inc., a Canadian startup focusing on the design of solid state lidar sensing technology. With the move, the Italian automotive supplier is…
LeddarTech attracts funding from Magneti Marelli
LeddarTech attracts funding from Magneti Marelli
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Magneti Marelli has acquired a stake in LeddarTech Inc., a Canadian startup focusing on the design of solid state lidar sensing technology. With the move, the Italian automotive supplier is…
IBM, MIT team on AI lab
IBM, MIT team on AI lab
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IBM (Armonk, NY) announced its plan to make a 10-year, $240 million investment to create the MIT–IBM Watson AI Lab in partnership with MIT (Cambridge, MA). The lab will carry…


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