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Dialog and Bosch collaborate on low power smart sensor wireless platform for IoT devices
Dialog and Bosch collaborate on low power smart sensor wireless platform for IoT devices
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Dialog Semiconductor plc is collaborating with Bosch Sensortec to create an extremely low power smart sensor platform that combines Bosch…
Volkswagen cuts R&D spending to face lawsuits
Volkswagen cuts R&D spending to face lawsuits
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In the wake of the ongoing scandal about manipulated exhaust gas values, Volkswagen sees itself compelled to change some strategic…
SIGFOX rolls IoT network in Middle East and Africa
SIGFOX rolls IoT network in Middle East and Africa
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Building on its continued rapid growth in Europe and its network rollout in 10 major U.S. metropolitan areas, SIGFOX has…
On Semi, Geo, GainSpan form IoT video alliance
On Semi, Geo, GainSpan form IoT video alliance
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On Semiconductor is collaborating with GainSpan and Geo Semiconductor to combine image sensing with image signal processing and low-power Wi-Fi.

First consequences of VW scandal: Brutal cuts in R&D spending
First consequences of VW scandal: Brutal cuts in R&D spending
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In the wake of the Dieselgate scandal about manipulated exhaust gas values, Volkswagen sees itself compelled to change some strategic product directions and to drastically cut R&D spending. As a…
Wabtec acquires wayside sensor systems manufacturer Track IQ
Wabtec acquires wayside sensor systems manufacturer Track IQ
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Wabtec Corporation has acquired the assets of Track IQ, a manufacturer of wayside sensor systems for the global rail industry, with annual sales of about $15 million.  …
Lowest power 12-DOF smart sensor improves gesture recognition
Lowest power 12-DOF smart sensor improves gesture recognition
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Dialog Semiconductor plc has collaborated with Bosch Sensortec to create a low power smart sensor platform that combines Bosch Sensortec's sensors with Dialog's Bluetooth Smart technology.
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…
R&D centre investigates flow cell applications
R&D centre investigates flow cell applications
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Nanoflowcell AG, developer of an electric vehicle with 'liquid' batteries, plans to build an R&D centre for its flow cell technology. Construction works will start early in 2016, completion of…
Melexis preps Sony sensor deal
Melexis preps Sony sensor deal
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Mixed-signal and magnetic sensor chip company Melexis NV (Ieper, Belgium) will make a deal with Sony Corp. to expand an existing agreement to deploy time-of-flight sensor technology in automotive safety…
LG slashes 4K OLED TV prices to pressure LCD rivals
LG slashes 4K OLED TV prices to pressure LCD rivals
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OLED TV technology pioneer LG Electronics has brought the mainstream TV into range by announcing 30- to 45-percent price reductions for the company's flat EF9500 series and curved EG9600 series…
LTE drives European Aviation Network
LTE drives European Aviation Network
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Alcatel-Lucent has signed a contract with Deutsche Telekom to deliver the first LTE ground network which communicates with airplanes and complements satellite services from Inmarsat, in order to meet rapidly…
Sony acquires SoftKinetic for ranging technology
Sony acquires SoftKinetic for ranging technology
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Sony Corp. has acquired SoftKinetic Systems SA (Brussels, Belgium) a developer of ranging image sensor technology and gesture recognition software for an undisclosed sum of money.
Energy-as-a-service: GE combines LED and energy businesses to offer solution
Energy-as-a-service: GE combines LED and energy businesses to offer solution
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GE has spun off the organization's LED, solar, energy storage and electric vehicle businesses to form an energy company that will integrate with GE's Predix cloud-based PaaS (platform as a…
Moroccan camera packager to exit market, auction equipment
Moroccan camera packager to exit market, auction equipment
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Nemotek Technologies SA (Rabat, Morocco), which has been performing wafer-level packaging of lenses and camera modules, is leaving the business and putting its production equipment up for sale.
Teardown: Knowles wins microphone slots in iPhone 6S
Teardown: Knowles wins microphone slots in iPhone 6S
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The list of components that make up the iPhone 6S is similar to that of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, according to a teardown of a unit performed by…
Teardown: ADI provides force touch controller in iPhone
Teardown: ADI provides force touch controller in iPhone
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Analog Devices is the provider of the controller IC for the force touch display that is one of the additional features provided in the Apple iPhone 6S according to a…
Skyworks to buy PMC-Sierra for $2 billion
Skyworks to buy PMC-Sierra for $2 billion
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Analog and RF chip vendor Skyworks Solutions Inc. will pay $2 billion in cash to acquire to acquire network and storage mixed-signal IC provider PMC-Sierra Inc., the company said Tuesday…
Sony to spin off image sensor business
Sony to spin off image sensor business
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Standardisation of vehicle data makes progress
Standardisation of vehicle data makes progress
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Representatives from electronic map provider HERE and companies active along the automotive value chain have met in Auburn Hills (USA) to push their joint activities to create a global interface…
Infineon partner network brings easily accessible security to the IoT
Infineon partner network brings easily accessible security to the IoT
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Infineon Technologies has launched the Infineon Security Partner Network (ISPN) to make proven semiconductor-based security easily accessible to the growing number of manufacturers of connected devices and systems.
Intel selects Averna to test DOCSIS 3.1 chipsets
Intel selects Averna to test DOCSIS 3.1 chipsets
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Averna has announced that Intel has selected Averna’s DP-1000 DOCSIS® Protocol Analyzer to test its DOCSIS 3.1 chipset prior to final certification.
Elon Musk targets high-volume solar panel dominance
Elon Musk targets high-volume solar panel dominance
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Another of Elon Musk's companies is stirring up the power management sector with bold production plans. This time it is the turn for SolarCity which declared this week that the…
u-blox and Cohda Wireless partner on V2X
u-blox and Cohda Wireless partner on V2X
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To meet rapidly increasing demand for V2X modules for trials, early deployments and infrastructure roll-out, Cohda Wireless and u-blox have agreed on an exclusive license for the use of the…
Lossy Adesto preps IPO
Lossy Adesto preps IPO
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Fabless nonvolatile memory company Adesto Technologies Corp. (Sunnyvale, Calif.) has plans to raise up to $56.6 million via an initial public offering of shares in the company.
Virtual reality: a real driver for GPUs, says ARM
Virtual reality: a real driver for GPUs, says ARM
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AMD has just announced its collaboration with Oculus and Dell to equip Oculus Ready PCs with AMD Radeon GPUs. The beefed up PCs are purposely designed to support spectacular virtual…
U-blox and Cohda Wireless agree partnership on V2X module
U-blox and Cohda Wireless agree partnership on V2X module
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To meet rapidly increasing demand for V2X modules for trials, early deployments and infrastructure roll-out, Cohda Wireless and u-blox have agreed on an exclusive license for the use of the…
Eximo amplifier gains Chinese design win
Eximo amplifier gains Chinese design win
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Hansong Nanjing Technology Co. Ltd. (Nanjing, China) has selected the MA12040 audio amplifier from Merus Audio for its new Bluetooth wireless speaker platform. The platform is specifically optimized for minimum…


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