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Lighting management system offers time savings of 74 percent
Lighting management system offers time savings of 74 percent
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An independent study from REFA Consulting has proved that the commissioning of a lighting management system with LITECOM is faster…
China bids $23 billion for Micron
China bids $23 billion for Micron
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Chinese government could contribute from $20 billion semiconductor expansion fund.
Plessey starts transition to 8-inch GaN-on-Silicon production
Plessey starts transition to 8-inch GaN-on-Silicon production
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Plessey Semiconductors has won an Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative (AMSCI) grant to support transition to 8-inch GaN-on-Silicon production and…
Flex displays can take 5% of market
Flex displays can take 5% of market
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Flexible displays will become about 5 percent of the overall displays market by in 2017, according to market analysis company…

Toshiba execs in firing line, accounting probe nears conclusion
Toshiba execs in firing line, accounting probe nears conclusion
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Toshiba Corp. has issued a statement saying that no executive resignations have been decided with regard to accountancy practices that are under an investigation that is expected to report is…
Audi adds Renesas to its Progressive Semiconductor Program
Audi adds Renesas to its Progressive Semiconductor Program
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Carmaker Audi and semiconductor supplier Renesas have established a strategic relationship as part of Audi’s Progressive Semiconductor Program (PSCP). The program has been set up by Audi in 2010 to…
Lime Microsystems to demonstrate next-gen field programmable RF transceivers
Lime Microsystems to demonstrate next-gen field programmable RF transceivers
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The field programmable RF (FPRF) chip developer Lime Microsystems will demonstrate products including 2/3/4G wireless technologies and Open Source mobile communications systems for current and emerging applications at this year’s…
IoT program speeds up the deployment of connected devices
IoT program speeds up the deployment of connected devices
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Having made sales of over €200 million with connectable devices in 2014, Legrand is betting on the Internet of Things (IoT) to open up a new era for buildings.
LSI Industries focuses on LED-based solutions development
LSI Industries focuses on LED-based solutions development
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LSI Industries Inc. is creating an Innovation Team to further develop the company's capabilities in emerging technologies. The new team will be led by Andy Foerster as the Chief Technology…
Avnet Abacus signs European distribution deal with MechaTronix
Avnet Abacus signs European distribution deal with MechaTronix
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Avnet Abacus has signed a pan-European distribution agreement with Taiwan-based MechaTronix, a LED cooling solutions specialist.
Wafer fab closures analyzed by diameter, region
Wafer fab closures analyzed by diameter, region
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Chipmakers closed or repurposed 83 wafer fabs in the period 2009 to 2014 according to IC Insights.
Indian wafer fab will be specialty foundry
Indian wafer fab will be specialty foundry
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Cricket Semiconductor – a company set up with the purpose of building and operating $1 billion analog and power semiconductor wafer fab in India – will operate as a specialty…
Oxford Photovoltaics raises funds, replaces CEO
Oxford Photovoltaics raises funds, replaces CEO
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Oxford Photovoltaics Ltd (Oxford, England) a 2010 spin out from the University of Oxford, has raised £8 million (about $12 million) from new and existing investors and recruited Frank Averdung,…
Cree acquires APEI to boost SiC power modules penetration
Cree acquires APEI to boost SiC power modules penetration
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Cree has acquired APEI, a global leader in power modules and power electronics applications. The acquisition enables Cree’s Power and RF business to accelerate the market for high-performance, best-in-class SiC…
Productronica special show to highlight augmented reality
Productronica special show to highlight augmented reality
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Interconnected approaches like Industry 4.0 and Industrial Internet are currently pose major challenges to electronics production. However, the application possibilities and the exact processes inside the production machines remain hidden…
X-Fab offers SOI process for analog, power
X-Fab offers SOI process for analog, power
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X-Fab Silicon Foundries GmbH has introduced a 180nm silicon-on-insulator (SOI) manufacturing process for use in automotive, industrial and medical applications.
Toshiba process technologies target the IoT
Toshiba process technologies target the IoT
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Toshiba has developed two silicon process technologies specifically optimized for microcontrollers and wireless communication ICs: an ultra-low-power consumption flash memory embedded in logic process for power-critical applications; and a single-poly…
Peregrine Semiconductor introduces RF SOI 300 mm technology platform
Peregrine Semiconductor introduces RF SOI 300 mm technology platform
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Peregrine Semiconductor has announced the UltraCMOS® 11 platform, which claims to be the first RF SOI technology built on the GlobalFoundries 130 nm 300 mm RF technology platform.
Silica adds Nordic Semiconductor short range wireless and Bluetooth products
Silica adds Nordic Semiconductor short range wireless and Bluetooth products
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Silica has signed a distribution agreement with the ultra low power (ULP) short-range wireless communication specialist Nordic Semiconductor ASA. The agreement authorises Silica, an Avnet company, to sell and support…
Digi-Key to distribute Monolithic Power Systems worldwide
Digi-Key to distribute Monolithic Power Systems worldwide
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Monolithic Power Systems (MPS) has signed a distribution agreement with Digi-Key Electronics for the promotion and sale of its products worldwide. MPS' mission is to reduce total energy consumption in…
Philips opens research center for LED-based city farming
Philips opens research center for LED-based city farming
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Philips has opened the company's state-of-the-art GrowWise Center at the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven, the Netherlands to provide tailor-made LED light growth recipes for city farming producers to increase…
DDC acquires Emrise Electronics to expand power portfolio
DDC acquires Emrise Electronics to expand power portfolio
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Data Device Corporation (DDC) has expanded the company's power solutions capabilities with the acquisition of Emrise Corporation’s Electronic Devices Group, Emrise Electronics Ltd.
Private equity makes moves on GaN startup
Private equity makes moves on GaN startup
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Private equity firm KKR & Co Ltd. – formerly known as Kohlberg, Kravis and Roberts – has led a $70 million investment in Transphorm Inc., a 2007 startup using gallium…
M2M serivce provider Wireless Logic buys SimService
M2M serivce provider Wireless Logic buys SimService
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A leading European M2M managed services provider, Wireless Logic has announced an agreement to acquire SimService, a key M2M provider in Denmark.
Altera joins open platform for Network Function Virtualization
Altera joins open platform for Network Function Virtualization
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Altera Corporation has joined the Open Platform for NFV (OPNFV), a community-led, industry-supported, open-source reference platform for network function virtualization (NFV).
Electric double-decker buses lead London’s zero emission drive
Electric double-decker buses lead London’s zero emission drive
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Global electric vehicle leader, the Chinese-based BYD Company Ltd. has been selected to build the next generation of London's iconic red, double-decker buses and will deliver a new, battery electric…
Distributor hosts search function to locate EMC & metrology labs
Distributor hosts search function to locate EMC & metrology labs
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Component distributor Würth Elektronik has created a searchable database that it is offering as a service for electronics manufacturers as well as EMC laboratories. Using a directory of more than…
Bosch finds graphene magnetic sensor 100x more sensitive than silicon
Bosch finds graphene magnetic sensor 100x more sensitive than silicon
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Researchers at the Stuttgart-based engineering company Bosch have worked with scientists at the Max-Planck Institute for Solid State Research to create a graphene-based magnetic sensor which is 100 times more…


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