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Europe halts review of Qualcomm’s takeover of NXP
Europe halts review of Qualcomm’s takeover of NXP
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The European Commission's competition directorate suspended its review of Qualcomm's $39-billion bid to buy NXP Semiconductors NV (Eindhoven, The Netherlands)…
Infineon backs XMOS to work where audio meets AI
Infineon backs XMOS to work where audio meets AI
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Infineon Technologies AG (Munich, Germany) has led a $15 million round of investment in XMOS Ltd. (Bristol, England), a pioneer…
IBM and MIT join forces on AI with new lab
IBM and MIT join forces on AI with new lab
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IBM announced its plan to make a 10-year, $240 million investment to create the MIT–IBM Watson AI Lab in partnership…
TSMC responds to antitrust investigation reports
TSMC responds to antitrust investigation reports
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The world's leading foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has responded to allegations that it is facing antitrust investigations by…

Ericsson may cut 14,000 jobs, says report
Ericsson may cut 14,000 jobs, says report
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Telecommunications equipment supplier Ericsson may cut 14,000 jobs from its European and Latin American operations, according to Swedish newspaper Svenksa Dagbladet.
Europe halts review of Qualcomm’s takeover of NXP
Europe halts review of Qualcomm’s takeover of NXP
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The European Commission's competition directorate suspended its review of Qualcomm's $39-billion bid to buy NXP Semiconductors NV (Eindhoven, The Netherlands) on August 17 and is awaiting information to be supplied…
Qualcomm, Himax collaborate on 3D depth sensing camera
Qualcomm, Himax collaborate on 3D depth sensing camera
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Qualcomm (San Diego, CA) and Himax Technologies (Tainan City, Taiwan) have announced a collaboration to commercialize a high-resolution, low-power active 3D depth sensing camera system.
Standardization: CiA to assign LIN Supplier IDs
Standardization: CiA to assign LIN Supplier IDs
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The ISO standard 17987-3, which specifies the LIN protocol requires that every device implementing the LIN protocol needs to provide a supplier ID. Now the ISO Technical Management Board (MTB)…
Microsoft, Silicon Labs team on IoT
Microsoft, Silicon Labs team on IoT
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Silicon Labs (Austin, TX) has joined Microsoft (Redmond, WA) Azure Certified for Internet of Things (IoT), ensuring customers get IoT systems up and running quickly with hardware and software that…
Why battery startups fail
Why battery startups fail
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Many battery startups fail, and researchers at the Northwestern University in the US have looked at why.
ST provides NFC to MediaTek for mobile chipsets
ST provides NFC to MediaTek for mobile chipsets
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STMicroelectronics NV is providing its near field communications (NFC) technology to MediaTek Inc. (Hsinchu, Taiwan) for inclusion in hardware-software platforms for mobile applications.
Silicon Labs and Microsoft collaborate on IoT
Silicon Labs and Microsoft collaborate on IoT
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Silicon Labs has joined Microsoft Azure Certified for Internet of Things (IoT), ensuring customers get IoT systems up and running quickly with hardware and software that has been pre-tested and…
Finnish video AI startup raises $2m
Finnish video AI startup raises $2m
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A spinout from the University of Oulu in Finland has raised $2m to expand its deep learning-based online video analysis technology.
Commercial fuel cell car roll-out imminent, Daimler hints
Commercial fuel cell car roll-out imminent, Daimler hints
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In the development history of the fuel cell drive, which was not exactly poor at surprising turnarounds, Daimler has once again made a U-turn. At the IAA, the company wants…
German electric aircraft startup sees $90 million boost
German electric aircraft startup sees $90 million boost
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The five-seat electric aircraft from Lilium in Munich has overcome another hurdle to commercialization with a $90 million series B funding round.
Qualcomm, Himax team on 3D depth sensing solution
Qualcomm, Himax team on 3D depth sensing solution
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Qualcomm (San Diego, CA) and Himax Technologies (Tainan City, Taiwan) have announced a collaboration to commercialize a high-resolution, low-power active 3D depth sensing camera system.
Flying-car startup secures $90 million funding
Flying-car startup secures $90 million funding
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Futuristic designs of flying cars have been all over the place lately. But not many of them have successfully completed the maiden flight. The Five-seater from Lilium GmbH is one…
Chiplet platform company names ASE as partner
Chiplet platform company names ASE as partner
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zGlue Inc. (Mountain View, Calif.), which is offering a 2.5D interposer-based platform for the design of systems in package, has named Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc. (ASE) as its strategic manufacturing…
Indian chip association opens office in Taiwan
Indian chip association opens office in Taiwan
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The India Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IESA), a trade body that represents the Indian electronics system design and manufacturing (ESDM) industry, has opened its first overseas office in Taipei, Taiwan.
CBNL joins 5G Innovation Centre to advance millimetre wave
CBNL joins 5G Innovation Centre to advance millimetre wave
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Cambridge Broadband Networks (CBNL) has become a member of the 5G Innovation Centre (5GIC) at the University of Surrey, joining a growing number of industry leaders working with the 5GIC’s…
First CEO for Welsh compound semiconductor accelerator
First CEO for Welsh compound semiconductor accelerator
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The government backed Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult, based in Cardiff, Wales, has appointed Stephen Doran as its CEO.
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.
President Trump to rule on Lattice’s China deal
President Trump to rule on Lattice’s China deal
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FPGA vendor Lattice Semiconductor Corp. (Portland, Ore.) has said that the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) has indicated that it will recommend that the President of…
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.
Cardiff-based compound semiconductor accelerator appoints CEO
Cardiff-based compound semiconductor accelerator appoints CEO
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The government backed Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult, based in Cardiff, Wales, has appointed Stephen Doran as its CEO.
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.
First solar camper van raises a 250,000 km range question
First solar camper van raises a 250,000 km range question
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German Caravan maker Dethleffs has developed an electric motorhome that it believes is the first to be fully powered by solar cells. This raises the question of how to define…
Harting and PEI-Genesis partners on European market
Harting and PEI-Genesis partners on European market
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Harting and PEI-Genesis will now offer harsh environment connector solutions and engineering design expertise to customers across Europe, thanks to a new distribution agreement effective September 1, 2017. The new…


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