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Few firms show interest in Toshiba’s chip business
Few firms show interest in Toshiba’s chip business
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Toshiba Ltd., which has said it is interested in selling off a 19.9 percent share in its semiconductor business, has…
A viewpoint on IoT market prospects, by Silicon Labs
A viewpoint on IoT market prospects, by Silicon Labs
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Editor's note; The Chief Marketing Officer of Silicon Labs (Austin, Texas), Michele Grieshaber, offers us – before we get too…
Gowanda acquires Microwave Circuits to expand capabilities
Gowanda acquires Microwave Circuits to expand capabilities
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Gowanda Components Group has announced that its capabilities for the design and manufacture of RF and microwave filters are expanding…
Foundry Tower reports record financial year
Foundry Tower reports record financial year
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Specialty foundry chipmaker Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (Migdal Haemek, Israel) has posted record financial results for the fourth quarter and full…

Europe invests in Estonian ultracapacitor pioneer
Europe invests in Estonian ultracapacitor pioneer
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Skeleton Technologies OU (Tallinn, Estonia), a developer of graphene-based ultacapacitors, has received €15 million (about $16 million) in equity funding from the European Investment Bank (EIB).
IoT cybersecurity showcased at RSA 2017
IoT cybersecurity showcased at RSA 2017
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At the RSA Conference 2017 in San Francisco, Rohde & Schwarz Cybersecurity (München, Germany) is showing its embedded protocol and application classification solutions – promoting a shift from a traditional,…
Ford to invest $1B in AI startup
Ford to invest $1B in AI startup
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Over the next five years, carmaker Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, MI) will invest $1 billion into Argo AI (Pittsburgh, PA), a startup company launched by former Google and Uber engineers.
Globalfoundries to build FDSOI fab in China
Globalfoundries to build FDSOI fab in China
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Globalfoundries Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.) has said it will invest in increasing its manufacturing capacity both at existing wafer fabs and by building a 300mm wafer fab in China through…
Ford invests massively in AI startup
Ford invests massively in AI startup
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Over the next five years, carmaker Ford Motor Company will invest $1 billion into Argo AI, a startup company launched by former Google and Uber engineers. The start-up is focusing…
Nissan, Witricity team up on wireless EV charging
Nissan, Witricity team up on wireless EV charging
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Charging without clumsy cables is electrifying the industry: After cooperation contracts at the level of chips (STMicroelectronics) and subsystems (Delphi), wireless charging company Witricity has announced a collaboration at the…
Rohde & Schwarz showcases IoT cybersecurity at RSA 2017
Rohde & Schwarz showcases IoT cybersecurity at RSA 2017
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At the RSA Conference 2017 in San Francisco, Rohde & Schwarz Cybersecurity is showing its embedded protocol and application classification solutions – promoting a shift from a traditional, reactive blacklisting…
Wolfspeed takeover by Infineon hit by US objections
Wolfspeed takeover by Infineon hit by US objections
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The planned acquisition of power devices manufacturer Wolfspeed (Durham, NC) by Infineon (Neubiberg, Germany) is in danger of being called off. According to a press release from Wolfspeed parent company…
Adaptive power management added to mobile chipset
Adaptive power management added to mobile chipset
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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 processor is the first mobile chipset to incorporate hardware acceleration for adaptive charging from US startup Qnovo.
Toshiba starts building next 3D-NAND wafer fab
Toshiba starts building next 3D-NAND wafer fab
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Toshiba Corp. has started building a wafer fab for 3D NAND flash memory production and a memory R&D center at its Yokkaichi site in Mie prefecture Japan.
Intel commits to $7B Arizona fab
Intel commits to $7B Arizona fab
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Intel (Santa Clara, CA) says it will invest more than $7 billion to complete Fab 42 in Chandler, Arizona, and bring up 7nm manufacturing there.
Intel commits $7bn to 7nm Arizona fab
Intel commits $7bn to 7nm Arizona fab
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Intel has said it will invest more than $7 billion to complete Fab 42 in Chandler, Arizona, and bring up 7nm manufacturing there.
Shakeup at Semitrex
Shakeup at Semitrex
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Californian power semiconductor company Semitrex has appointed new management to run the company which develops controllers for switched capacitor AC-DC converters and inverters.
ARM VC fund formed for China
ARM VC fund formed for China
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HOPU, together with processor intellectual property licensing company ARM, has launched the HOPU-ARM Innovation Fund with money from a Chinese sovereign wealth fund and international and domestic Chinese investment institutions…
Hammond expands enclosure modification capability in Europe
Hammond expands enclosure modification capability in Europe
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Hammond Electronics offers more than 5000 standard designs and sizes of plastic, metal, extruded and die-cast aluminium enclosures. The company has recently made substantial investments in equipment, people and systems…
Philips gets into Li-Fi through stealth acquisition
Philips gets into Li-Fi through stealth acquisition
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LEDs Magazine recently reported the acquisition of French startup Luciom by Philips Lighting, for an undisclosed sum. Luciom which was developing Li-Fi based products could accelerate Philips’ offering in light-based…
Wolfspeed takeover by Infineon hit by US objections
Wolfspeed takeover by Infineon hit by US objections
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The planned acquisition of power devices manufacturer Wolfspeed by Infineon is in danger of being called off. According to a press release from Wolfspeed parent company Cree, Inc., the US…
Infineon’s Wolfspeed takeover likely to be called off
Infineon’s Wolfspeed takeover likely to be called off
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The planned acquisition of power devices manufacturer Wolfspeed by Infineon is in danger of being called off. According to a press release from Wolfspeed parent company Cree, Inc., the US…
Ubuntu to support ethical smartphone Fairphone 2
Ubuntu to support ethical smartphone Fairphone 2
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The Ubuntu Community UBports aims to see open source software Ubuntu on every device, starting with smartphones, through developers' collaborative development. During Mobile World Congress in Barcelona at the end…
Avnet Abacus and PUI Audio sign European distribution
Avnet Abacus and PUI Audio sign European distribution
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Avnet Abacus has been appointed European distribution partner by PUI Audio, one of North America’s largest providers of broadcast audio components.
Infineon’s Wolfspeed takeover likely to be called off
Infineon’s Wolfspeed takeover likely to be called off
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The planned acquisition of power devices manufacturer Wolfspeed by Infineon is in danger to be called. According to a press release from Wolfspeed parent company Cree, Inc., the US Committee…
GNSS receiver from Navilock uses u-blox 3D dead reckoning module
GNSS receiver from Navilock uses u-blox 3D dead reckoning module
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Swiss company, u-blox has announced that its Untethered 3D Dead Reckoning (UDR) GNSS module NEO-M8U is at the core of Navilock’s latest GNSS receiver series. The new portfolio will enable…
TÜV SÜD Broadcast Receiver Service helps tackle new regulations
TÜV SÜD Broadcast Receiver Service helps tackle new regulations
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TÜV SÜD Product Service today has launched its Broadcast Receiver Service to help manufacturers meet the new requirements of the Radio Equipment Directive (RED). It is the only laboratory in…
Micron CEO to step down
Micron CEO to step down
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US memory chip vendor Micron Technology Inc. (Boise, Idaho) has announced its CEO, Mark Durcan, will retire although no date was given.


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