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Australian DOD selects Oxley LED lighting for Land 121 Army project
Australian DOD selects Oxley LED lighting for Land 121 Army project
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Following negotiations with Oxley Group's Australian distributor Defcon Technologies Group, the Australian Department of Defence has selected the Oxley DC…
5G Innovation Centre pushes UK-China collaboration for ensuring global 5G standards
5G Innovation Centre pushes UK-China collaboration for ensuring global 5G standards
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The University of Surrey, with support from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport has hosted a delegation led by…
Altair powers MiFi M100 4G LTE personal hotspot from Novatel Wireless
Altair powers MiFi M100 4G LTE personal hotspot from Novatel Wireless
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Altair Semiconductor says its FourGee-3800/6300 Cat-4 chipset is powering the MiFi® M100 Dragon, a 4G LTE personal mobile hotspot from…
China-backed Western Digital swoops on SanDisk
China-backed Western Digital swoops on SanDisk
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Western Digital Corp. (Irvine, Calif.), a maker of magnetic disk and solid state drives, has announced that has agreed to…

PPS pumps investment into University of Strathclyde sensor partnership
PPS pumps investment into University of Strathclyde sensor partnership
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Pressure Profile Systems, Inc (PPS), which develops tactile sensors to capture pressure distribution as research tools is planning to invest about £300,000 over five years to support a research partnership…
IDT grabs wireless charging slot in Samsung Galaxy devices
IDT grabs wireless charging slot in Samsung Galaxy devices
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IDT has disclosed that its wireless charging silicon is in use in a range of Samsung products.
Exar CEO DiNardo steps down
Exar CEO DiNardo steps down
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Analog and mixed-signal chip company Exar Corp. (Fremont, Calif.) has announced that Louis DiNardo will step down as president, CEO and as a member of the board of directors.
ZF bundles electromobility activities
ZF bundles electromobility activities
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The new giant in the automotive mechatronics area, ZF group, will aggregate its electromobility activities in a new business unit. In turn, the production of shock absorbers will be moved…
Grenoble IoT event adds startup pitchfest
Grenoble IoT event adds startup pitchfest
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The IEEE has added its weight to the IoT Planet conference and exhibition by staging an IoT Startup pitching event during the two-day conference in Grenoble, that is scheduled to…
Legrand developing IoT connected products using Nest Weave protocol
Legrand developing IoT connected products using Nest Weave protocol
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Convinced that the Internet of Things is opening up a new era for connected buildings and having launched the Eliot program in July, Legrand is collaborating with Nest Inc., to…
University hits Apple for $234 million for patent infringement
University hits Apple for $234 million for patent infringement
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The University of Wisconsin has been awarded $234 million in damages after a jury decided that Apple's A7, A8 and A8X application processors had infringed its patent.
Link Microtek recreates high-power avionics test system
Link Microtek recreates high-power avionics test system
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Link Microtek has recreated an obsolete test system for a prime contractor in the defence industry to enable the end customer to continue critical support for an avionics EW (electronic…
Apple fined $234 million for infringing university patent
Apple fined $234 million for infringing university patent
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The University of Wisconsin has been awarded $234 million in damages after a jury decided that Apple's A7, A8 and A8X application processors had infringed its patent.
Microsemi bids $2.2 billion for PMC-Sierra
Microsemi bids $2.2 billion for PMC-Sierra
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Microsemi Corp. (Aliso Viejo, Calif.) has offered $11.50 per share to shareholders of PMC-Sierra Corp. as a mixture of stock and cash and trumping an offer from Skyworks Solutions made…
On Semi acquires Swiss RF chip firm
On Semi acquires Swiss RF chip firm
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On Semiconductor has acquired Axsem AG (Duebendorf, Switzerland), a vendor of sub-gigahertz radio chips, for an undisclosed sum.
Silicon Radar seeks funds for 120GHz push
Silicon Radar seeks funds for 120GHz push
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Silicon Radar GmbH (Frankfurt-an-der-Oder, Germany), a developer of radar ICs in silicon-germanium process technology, is seeking funds for a product push with a 120GHz sensor for industrial and consumer applications.
Volvo speeds electrification switchover
Volvo speeds electrification switchover
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With a purely electric vehicle, Volvo plans to enter the increasingly competitive e-car fray. In addition, the company disclosed plans to ‘hybridify” its entire fleet and to introduce a modular…
LED lighting specialist offers indoor growing consultation solution
LED lighting specialist offers indoor growing consultation solution
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Innovative horticultural LED lighting specialist Illumitex Inc., has launched a new division to further the company's mission of helping indoor growers become more profitable.
Report: Fairchild in sale talks with Infineon, On Semi
Report: Fairchild in sale talks with Infineon, On Semi
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Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc. (San Jose, Calif.) – a name synonymous with Silicon Valley since the original company's formation in 1957 – has hired Goldman Sachs to help it find…
IAR Systems creates its own Internet site for IoT design issues
IAR Systems creates its own Internet site for IoT design issues
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IAR systems has built an Internet portal, “IAR Connect” to meet what it sees as a need for a globalised, customised and simplified embedded development context for connected applications…
Report: Analog Devices, Maxim in merger talks
Report: Analog Devices, Maxim in merger talks
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The share prices of both Analog Devices and Maxim Integrated Products spiked late on Wednesday Oct. 14 after reports that the two companies are in talks about a potential merger.
EB takes over Continental’s AR software
EB takes over Continental’s AR software
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After the completion of its acquisition by tier one supplier Continental, Elektrobit (EB) will remain a widely independent company. The Erlangen (Germany) based software vendor will provide a broad range…
Innovative LED foil technology attracts Russian investment
Innovative LED foil technology attracts Russian investment
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Flexbright Oy is to partner Russian company NNCRM to develop Flexbright's innovative LED foil project and will open up many business opportunities to further innovation and design applications relating to…
Boeing renews lithium-ion satellite battery deal with Saft
Boeing renews lithium-ion satellite battery deal with Saft
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Saft has been awarded a Long Term Agreement (LTA) with The Boeing Company to supply lithium-ion batteries for its telecommunication satellites.
Report: SanDisk mulls company sale
Report: SanDisk mulls company sale
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SanDisk Corp. (Milpitas, Calif.) is considering selling off its business to rivals, according to a Bloomberg report that references unnamed sources.
Kontron joins NFV.net forum as network functions virtualization takes hold
Kontron joins NFV.net forum as network functions virtualization takes hold
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Kontron has announced that Sandvine, a leading provider of intelligent broadband network solutions for fixed and mobile operators, has accepted it to join NFV.net, a forum of leading technology vendors…
Analog Devices picks ThingWorx for IoT “cloud” support
Analog Devices picks ThingWorx for IoT “cloud” support
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Analog Devices Inc. (Norwood, Mass.) and ThingWorx are working together to develop a sensor-to-cloud infrastructure using a software platform from ThingWorx.
Startup pitch-fest opens Semicon Europa show
Startup pitch-fest opens Semicon Europa show
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The day before the Semicon Europa exhibition and conference is due to open in Dresden, Germany, saw the start of a program of pitches for venture capital by startups from…


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