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Google acquires image-recognition startup
Google acquires image-recognition startup
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Google (Mountain View, CA) has announced a deal to buy image-recognition startup Moodstocks (Paris, France). Created in 2009, the French…
VW’s next-gen infotainment system can access Smart Home
VW’s next-gen infotainment system can access Smart Home
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Volkswagen and LG Electronics have announced to jointly develop a next-generation services platform for the connected car. The platform will…
FinFET startup seeks partners for collaboration
FinFET startup seeks partners for collaboration
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FinScale Inc. (Dublin, Calif.), a startup that claims it knows how to build superior FinFETs optimized for quantum effects, has…
LG Display gears up for plastic OLEDs
LG Display gears up for plastic OLEDs
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LG Display announced it will start the mass production of plastic organic light-emitting-diode (POLED) panels in the first half of…

Google to acquire image-recognition startup Moodstocks
Google to acquire image-recognition startup Moodstocks
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Google announced a deal to buy image-recognition startup Moodstocks. Created in 2009, the French startup first introduced on-device image recognition in 2012, enabling smartphones to recognize whatever their camera sees.
Devicescape powers disruptive ‘World Wi-Fi’ app from Norwood
Devicescape powers disruptive ‘World Wi-Fi’ app from Norwood
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Devicescape has announced a partnership with leading voice and messaging app provider Norwood Systems, which sees the Devicescape Curated Virtual Network of shared Wi-Fi provide underlying connectivity for the latest…
SIGFOX grows IoT network to Mexico
SIGFOX grows IoT network to Mexico
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SIGFOX has extended its network across Latin America with the IotNet Mexico deployment of the network in Mexico, bringing coverage to Mexico City, one of the world’s largest markets for…
Harwin opens new UK manufacturing facility, eyes Industry 4.0
Harwin opens new UK manufacturing facility, eyes Industry 4.0
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With the official opening of its new manufacturing centre in Portsmouth on July 1st 2016, Harwin has increased floor space by 33%, which is dedicated to increased automation and R&D…
Free sample delivery, promises Anglia
Free sample delivery, promises Anglia
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Anglia has launched a completely new and unique free sample service giving customers the opportunity to try latest design-in products and supporting development kits at no cost for their new…
UK battery material developer granted Chinese patent
UK battery material developer granted Chinese patent
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UK battery material developer Ilika has been granted a patent in China for its Stearex technology.
Synopsys buys Glasgow EDA startup
Synopsys buys Glasgow EDA startup
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EDA vendor and IP licensor Synopsys Inc. (Mountain View, Calif.) has acquired Gold Standard Simulations Ltd (GSS), a spin-off from Glasgow University that specializes in TCAD software for nanometer-scale electronic…
Lossy Imagination says there’s good signs in graphics
Lossy Imagination says there’s good signs in graphics
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Licensing revenue halved, royalties decline year-on-year, but processor intellectual property company Imagination sees signs of hope in its GPU business.
Amkor opens MEMS packaging line in China
Amkor opens MEMS packaging line in China
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Packaging company Amkor Technology Inc. (Tempe, Arizona) is ramping up a MEMS and sensor packaging line at its facility in Shanghai, China.
Distribution brands merged in internal consolidation
Distribution brands merged in internal consolidation
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Following the combination of Avnet Memec and Silica in 2015, Avnet Memec - Silica has now rebranded itself as the unified Avnet Silica. The name change became official on 4th…
IoT platform provider receives $39M funding
IoT platform provider receives $39M funding
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Ayla Networks (Santa Clara, CA) has received Series C financing of $39 million to continue propelling the success of its global Internet of Things (IoT) platform for manufacturers.
Leti plans startup accelerator
Leti plans startup accelerator
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French research institute Leti (Grenoble, France) is planning to create a startup accelerator organization under the name Innovation Venture Accelerator (IVA).
Avnet Memec – Silica unites brand under Avnet Silica
Avnet Memec – Silica unites brand under Avnet Silica
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Following the combination of Avnet Memec and Silica in 2015, Avnet Memec - Silica now rebrands under the unified Avnet Silica name, official as of today. Avnet Silica will continue…
Why Intel got inside BMW-Mobileye deal
Why Intel got inside BMW-Mobileye deal
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Described their collaboration as a “commitment to strive for an industry standard and define an open platform for autonomous driving,” the BMW Group, Intel and Mobileye announced Friday (July 1)…
Why Intel got inside BMW-Mobileye deal
Why Intel got inside BMW-Mobileye deal
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Described their collaboration as a “commitment to strive for an industry standard and define an open platform for autonomous driving,” the BMW Group, Intel and Mobileye announced Friday (July 1)…
Computer Simulation Technology buys IdemWorks for modeling tools and services
Computer Simulation Technology buys IdemWorks for modeling tools and services
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Computer Simulation Technology AG (CST) has acquired IdemWorks s.r.l.(IdemWorks), an industry leading provider of modeling tools and services. Engineers working in a wide range of applications, including signal/power integrity and…
Ayla Networks gets funding to drive IoT platform
Ayla Networks gets funding to drive IoT platform
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Ayla Networks has received Series C financing of $39 million to continue propelling the success of its global Internet of Things (IoT) platform for manufacturers.
First deadly car crash in autopilot mode being investigated
First deadly car crash in autopilot mode being investigated
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After the first lethal crash that involved a car in autopilot mode in the USA, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has started a preliminary evaluation of the…
First deadly crash in autopilot mode – US authority investigates
First deadly crash in autopilot mode – US authority investigates
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After the first lethal crash that involved a car in autopilot mode in the USA, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has started a preliminary evaluation of the…
Averna snaps up US-based Nexjen Systems
Averna snaps up US-based Nexjen Systems
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Averna has acquired 100 percent of US-based Nexjen Systems for an undisclosed amount. Nexjen Systems is a full-service integrator with leading expertise in mechanical test systems, RF automated test equipment,…
Manufacturing capacity need drove SMIC’s LFoundry deal
Manufacturing capacity need drove SMIC’s LFoundry deal
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Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC), has been running at near 100 percent utilization in its wafer fabs for several quarters and this was a factor in the deal to acquire…
SMIC buys Italian chip foundry
SMIC buys Italian chip foundry
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Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC), China's largest dedicated semiconductor foundry, said Friday (June 24) it agreed to acquire a 70 percent stake in specialty foundry LFoundry SRL for about $55…
BMW, Intel, Mobileye to announce “future of driving”
BMW, Intel, Mobileye to announce “future of driving”
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Looks like BMW, Intel and Mobileye are about to come up with a five-year partnership assault on autonomous driving assistance systems. The three companies are planning a global news conference…
Engineers wanted on salaries up to £60k
Engineers wanted on salaries up to £60k
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Titan IC Systems Ltd. (Belfast, Northern Ireland), a company that develops hardware engines for content and network processing, is seeking software engineers, a senior quality assurance engineer and field applications…


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