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Farnell to distribute Autodesk’s tools across Europe
Farnell to distribute Autodesk’s tools across Europe
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Farnell element14 has announced struck a new franchise with mechanical design software provider Autodesk to sell its products in Europe,…
Nexperia formally launched: focuses on discretes, logic and MOSFETs
Nexperia formally launched: focuses on discretes, logic and MOSFETs
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The former Standard Products division of NXP, Nexperia announced the formal completion of its launch as a separate entity.
Osram expands lighting services with Maneri-Agraz acquisition
Osram expands lighting services with Maneri-Agraz acquisition
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Osram has strengthened its service business in the U.S. and acquired the business operations of Houston, Texas-based Maneri-Agraz Enterprises, a…
Slow India may lose Cricket wafer fab
Slow India may lose Cricket wafer fab
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Cricket Semiconductor, an analog and power pure-play foundry project that was being prepared for touch down in India, is running…

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 received a few bids from other chip companies, according to…
Bosch takes run-up for the big leap towards electromobility
Bosch takes run-up for the big leap towards electromobility
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In anticipation of the electromobility breakthrough, automotive supplier Robert Bosch GmbH has announced to reorganize its powertrain activities. Expecting production of almost 20 million hybrid and electric cars in 2025,…
Qualcomm extends tender offer for NXP shares
Qualcomm extends tender offer for NXP shares
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Qualcomm (San Diego, CA), which wants to buy NXP Semiconductors NV (Eindhoven, Netherlands) for about $39 billion, has extended the offer period for NXP shares to be tendered that was…
Could NXP shareholders get more cash from Qualcomm?
Could NXP shareholders get more cash from Qualcomm?
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Qualcomm, which wants to buy NXP Semiconductors NV for about $39 billion, has extended the offer period for NXP shares to be tendered that was set in the purchase agreement…
Panasonic partners with UMC on 40nm ReRAM
Panasonic partners with UMC on 40nm ReRAM
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Panasonic Semiconductor Solutions announced it has reached an agreement with United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) on the joint development of mass production process for next-generation 40nm ReRAM.
Renault buys power specialist
Renault buys power specialist
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Groupe Renault has bought French company Power Vehicle Innovation (PVI), an expert in the design and conversion of light commercial vehicles from conventional to electric powertrains or natural gas. With…
Toshiba’s NAND business for sale: SK Hynix is bidding
Toshiba’s NAND business for sale: SK Hynix is bidding
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Last January, Reuters was reporting that Japanese conglomerate Toshiba was making plans to spin-off its chip business, hoping to raise more than 200 billion yen ($1.8 billion) by selling a…
DigiCert brings digital certificate auto-provisioning to IoT devices
DigiCert brings digital certificate auto-provisioning to IoT devices
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DigiCert has unveiled DigiCert Auto-Provisioning, powered by Device Authority, at the DigiCert Security Summit. With Auto-Provisioning, connected device manufacturers and owners can provision digital certificates at scale, whether their devices…
Renault acquires electrification know-how
Renault acquires electrification know-how
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Groupe Renault has bought French company Power Vehicle Innovation (PVI), an expert in the design and conversion of light commercial vehicles from conventional to electric powertrains or natural gas. With…
Bosch joins MIPI Alliance as contributing member
Bosch joins MIPI Alliance as contributing member
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Robert Bosch GmbH and its subsidiary Bosch Sensortec GmbH have joined the MIPI Alliance industry body as contributor member.
Analog, MEMS drive ST’s Q4
Analog, MEMS drive ST’s Q4
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Chip company STMicroelectronics NV posted financial results in-line with expectations for its fourth quarter of 2016, driven by strength of sales in its analog and MEMS business unit.
Qualcomm launches RF joint venture aimed at 5G
Qualcomm launches RF joint venture aimed at 5G
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A year on from the first announcement of the $3 billion deal Qualcomm and TDK Corp. have launched their radio frequency joint venture, RF360 Holdings Singapore PTE. Ltd.
iPhone 7 captures launch into space and back
iPhone 7 captures launch into space and back
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Urban Armor Gear (Laguna Niguel, CA) – designers of rugged, lightweight protective cases for mobile devices - became the first company to send an iPhone 7 into space and film…
‘Upcycle it’ IoT design challenge features Intel Edison kit
‘Upcycle it’ IoT design challenge features Intel Edison kit
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Distributor Farnell element14 is setting up a design contest in which 15 designers will use an Intel Edison kit to 'upcycle' unwanted items, giving them a new life or enhanced…
2M Automation wins IoT support from Schneider
2M Automation wins IoT support from Schneider
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Energy automation company Schneider Electric SE (Rueil-Malmaison, France) has announced that 2M Automation Ltd. (Oldham, England) has won an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) starter pack.
Distributor’s ‘Upcycle it’ Design Challenge features Intel Edison compute board
Distributor’s ‘Upcycle it’ Design Challenge features Intel Edison compute board
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Distributor Farnell element14 is setting up a design contest in which 15 designers will use an Intel Edison kit to 'upcycle' unwanted items, giving them a new life or enhanced…
iPhone 7 survives ride into space and back
iPhone 7 survives ride into space and back
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Urban Armor Gear (UAG) – designers of rugged, lightweight protective cases for mobile devices, became the first company to send an iPhone 7 into space and film it in 360-degree…
Deal boosts sensing of electricity grid
Deal boosts sensing of electricity grid
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Landis+Gyr has integrated its Network Node radio into S610 Line Sensor from Sentient Energy to increase the transmission range and edge computing capabilities for measuring the performance of the electricity grid.
Automotive, industrial drive Texas Instrument’s strong Q4
Automotive, industrial drive Texas Instrument’s strong Q4
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Texas Instruments (Dallas, TX) enjoyed 4Q16 sales of $3.41 billion up 7 percent from the same quarter a year ago and made a net income of $1.05 billion also significantly…
Qualcomm, TDK joint venture to supply mobile RF solutions
Qualcomm, TDK joint venture to supply mobile RF solutions
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Qualcomm Incorporated (San Diego, CA) and TDK Corporation (Tokyo, Japan) have completed their previously announced joint venture under the name RF360 Holdings Singapore PTE. Ltd. (RF360 Holdings).
Qualcomm and TDK complete JV on RFEE modules and filters
Qualcomm and TDK complete JV on RFEE modules and filters
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Qualcomm Incorporated and TDK Corporation have completed their previously announced joint venture under the name RF360 Holdings Singapore PTE. Ltd. (RF360 Holdings).
ST raises capex for “major product ramp”
ST raises capex for “major product ramp”
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STMicroelectronics NV is raising capital expenditure budget for 2017 to between $1 billion and $1.1 billion in part to support a "major product ramp" in the second half of the…
MEMS wafer fab contents for sale: $5 million ONO
MEMS wafer fab contents for sale: $5 million ONO
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A MEMS and silicon photonics foundry in the United States owned by a Fortune 500 company is for sale and the asking price is just $5 million. But the owner…
Automotive, analog drive TI’s strong Q4
Automotive, analog drive TI’s strong Q4
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Texas Instruments enjoyed 4Q16 sales of $3.41 billion up 7 percent from the same quarter a year ago and made a net income of $1.05 billion also significantly up on…


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