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RFMW to distribute ParkerVision products globally
RFMW to distribute ParkerVision products globally
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RFMW Ltd., and ParkerVision, Inc., have announced a worldwide distribution agreement for ParkerVision products and services. ParkerVision is a developer,…
Mouser to sponsor student Solar Car team
Mouser to sponsor student Solar Car team
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For the fourth consecutive year, electronic components distributor Mouser Electronics is sponsoring the Ben Barber High School solar racing team…
Facebook’s Oculus buys Israeli hand-motion firm
Facebook’s Oculus buys Israeli hand-motion firm
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Oculus VR LLC (Menlo Park, Calif.) is reported to be ready to spend about $60 million to acquire a startup…
Sensity attracts USD36m to accelerate deployment of Light Sensory Networks
Sensity attracts USD36m to accelerate deployment of Light Sensory Networks
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Sensity Systems Inc., has closed a private funding round of $36 million led by Cisco Investments and includes industry leaders…

Welsh chip foundry planned
Welsh chip foundry planned
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A chip foundry able to run a variety of compound semiconductor processes is being planned to sit alongside a compound semiconductor applied research venture being formed by Cardiff University and…
Yale startup raises funding to lower cost of LED lighting
Yale startup raises funding to lower cost of LED lighting
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Yale startup Saphlux has found a way to advance LED technology with a semi-polar LED chip innovation and has received $100,000 in funding from the YEI Innovation Fund, backed by…
Continental to integrate 77 GHz radar technology from Freescale
Continental to integrate 77 GHz radar technology from Freescale
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Freescale Semiconductor and Continental have announced plans to integrate the next 77 GHz radar technology from Freescale into Continental’s next generation short- and mid-range automotive radar modules.
Tektronix installs its 70 GHz oscilloscope in optical & THz transceiver lab
Tektronix installs its 70 GHz oscilloscope in optical & THz transceiver lab
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Tektronix and IRCICA, a major French research laboratory, have collaborated to open an optical and wireless communications innovation laboratory at the University of Lille, France. Fully outfitted with Tektronix high-speed…
Trio of German carmakers grab Nokia’s map service
Trio of German carmakers grab Nokia’s map service
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In the bidding contest over Nokia’s digital road maps service HERE, a consortium of three German carmakers seems to have prevailed. According to media reports, Audi, BMW and Daimler have…
Toshiba CEO resigns over accounting scandal
Toshiba CEO resigns over accounting scandal
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Toshiba Corp.'s CEO has resigned in response to a report from an independent investigation committee that has uncovered the worst accounting scandal in Toshiba's 140-year history.
German carmaker trio grabs Nokia’s map service
German carmaker trio grabs Nokia’s map service
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In the bidding contest about Nokia’s digital road maps service HERE, a consortium of three German carmakers seems to have prevailed. According to media reports, Audi, BMW and Daimler have…
Wind River focuses on testing advanced NFV automated operations
Wind River focuses on testing advanced NFV automated operations
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Wind River is to participate in a proof-of-concept (PoC) led by KDDI R&D Laboratories Inc. for automated operation for Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) test beds.
Boeing issues fire hazard warning from lithium battery bulk shipments
Boeing issues fire hazard warning from lithium battery bulk shipments
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Aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co.has issued a formal warning that airlines flying bulk shipments of lithium batteries as cargo in the holds of passenger jets pose unacceptable fire hazards until more-protective…
Oxford Instruments wins UK funding for quantum sensor developments
Oxford Instruments wins UK funding for quantum sensor developments
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Oxford Instruments and Lancaster University’s Quantum Technology Centre have been awarded a grant from Innovate UK, the UK Government’s innovation agency, for a project to develop ultra low temperature systems…
Lockheed Martin improves satellite sensing
Lockheed Martin improves satellite sensing
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A new development center will advance satellite sensing and communication technologies, broadly known as RF payloads, at the Lockheed Martin facility in Denver.
Autoliv acquires active safety capabilities
Autoliv acquires active safety capabilities
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Automotive safety systems vendor Autoliv buys parts of MACOM Technology Solutions Holding. With the move, Autoliv widens its technology base in anticipation of automated driving and safety-related connectivity features.
Nanoco targets cadmium-free quantum dots at lighting demands
Nanoco targets cadmium-free quantum dots at lighting demands
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Nanoco Group plc has formed a new division dedicated to furthering cadmium-free quantum dot (CFQD) technology in the lighting industry.
Qualcomm’s sales practices are under scrutiny
Qualcomm’s sales practices are under scrutiny
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The European Commission (EC), the administrative and executive body of the 28-nation European Union (EU), has opened two antitrust investigations into the behaviour of Qualcomm with regard to its market…
Hubbell enters LED Luminaires license agreement with Philips
Hubbell enters LED Luminaires license agreement with Philips
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Hubbell Lighting, Inc., a division of Hubbell Incorporated has joined Philips' LED Luminaires and Retrofit Bulbs Licensing Program.
Qualcomm’s sales practices under scrutiny
Qualcomm’s sales practices under scrutiny
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The European Commission (EC), the administrative and executive body of the 28-nation European Union (EU), has opened two antitrust investigations into the behaviour of Qualcomm with regard to its market…
Germany promises €400 million boost for microelectronics
Germany promises €400 million boost for microelectronics
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With a nod to Globalfoundries and Infineon – two chip manufacturers that still have wafer fabs on German soil – the Germany's research ministry has said it will find additional…
Can GloFo and Europe’s chip firms unite?
Can GloFo and Europe’s chip firms unite?
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Globalfoundries' Dresden wafer fab could become the European More-than-Moore foundry that the local chip companies lacked the courage to commission. As such Globalfoundries could yet receive financial support from the…
Anite wins contract for wireless voice quality and broadband data analytics
Anite wins contract for wireless voice quality and broadband data analytics
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Anite has announced that GrameenPhone, the largest mobile telecommunications operator in Bangladesh and part of the Telenor group, has selected its Nemo Xynergy, Nemo Invex II and Nemo Walker Air…
French gaming industry invests in digital tech
French gaming industry invests in digital tech
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Hoping to take its shares back in new digitally-enabled gaming sales opportunities, France's national gaming institution FDJ (La Française des Jeux), is investing 13 million Euros in two funds managed…
Battery startup gets ex-foundry executive as CTO
Battery startup gets ex-foundry executive as CTO
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Globalfoundries veteran returns to technology role with materials.
CSR and SK Telecom launch first smart lighting beacon
CSR and SK Telecom launch first smart lighting beacon
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CSR plc says its CSRmesh™ technology has been used by SK Telecom to enable the first range of smart LED lightbulbs, which also function as Bluetooth® Smart beacons networked together…
Ceragon brings 4G service platform to Asia Pacific
Ceragon brings 4G service platform to Asia Pacific
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Ceragon Networks Ltd., has announced that three leading mobile operators in the Asia Pacific region, including one in India, are deploying its IP-20 platform as means to accelerate 4G services…
RFMW and Qorvo announce global distribution agreement
RFMW and Qorvo announce global distribution agreement
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RFMW Ltd., and Qorvo, Inc., have announced a worldwide distribution agreement effective immediately. Qorvo was created through the merger of TriQuint and RFMD. RFMW is a specialized distributor providing customers…


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