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Geo Semi raising cash for automotive, IoT push
Geo Semi raising cash for automotive, IoT push
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Fabless video processor vendor Geo Semiconductor Inc. (San Jose, Calif.) is trying to raise between $25 million and $30 million…
Northrop Grumman wins contract for over 1000 air traffic control radios to India
Northrop Grumman wins contract for over 1000 air traffic control radios to India
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Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced that its U.K.-based air traffic management systems subsidiary Park Air Systems has won a contract…
INCJ, Intel back Trigence in digital audio
INCJ, Intel back Trigence in digital audio
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Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ) has led a round of investment in Digital loudspeaker technology developer Trigence Semiconductor KK…
Online database tool simplifies LED selection for developers
Online database tool simplifies LED selection for developers
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Osram Opto Semiconductors has unveiled an online tool that puts an end to checking and copying down values from LED…

Renault signs battery development deal with LG Chem
Renault signs battery development deal with LG Chem
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Renault has signed an agreement with South Korean chemical firm LG Chem to jointly develop batteries for the French automotive manufacturer's electric cars.
AMS wins magnetic sensor patent ruling against Melexis
AMS wins magnetic sensor patent ruling against Melexis
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In a patent dispute between Melexis and AMS, the European patent court has ruled that the latter's patent on magnetic field position sensor technologies is valid. Nevertheless, the dispute will…
Renesas prepares Ethernet AVB infotainment platform
Renesas prepares Ethernet AVB infotainment platform
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With the infotainment domain emerging as the IT centre of modern cars, networking technologies are becoming a strategic issue. The challenger in this arena is Ethernet Audio Video Bridging (AVB),…
Stage win for ams against Melexis in patent claim
Stage win for ams against Melexis in patent claim
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In a patent quarrel between Belgian chipmaker Melexis and its Austrian competitor ams, the latter has won a last-instance verdict: ams' patent on magnetic field position sensor technologies is valid,…
DelfMEMS recruits former Baolab CEO to do sales
DelfMEMS recruits former Baolab CEO to do sales
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DelfMEMS (Villeneuve d'Ascq, France), a supplier of radio frequency switches made using MEMS techniques, has appointed David Doyle as vice president of sales and marketing.
Red Pitaya stocked by RS Components, Allied Electronics
Red Pitaya stocked by RS Components, Allied Electronics
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RS Components (RS) and Allied Electronics (Allied), the trading brands of electronics distributor Electrocomponents plc, are now ready to take general orders for Red Pitaya, a single-board, open instrumentation and…
TUV SUD to issue ENEC+ mark for lighting
TUV SUD to issue ENEC+ mark for lighting
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International technical service organisation TÜV SÜD has become one of the first Certification Bodies accredited by the European Electrical Products Certification Association (EEPCA) to issue the ENEC+ mark for lighting.
Internet of Things to loom large at 2014 International Microwave Symposium
Internet of Things to loom large at 2014 International Microwave Symposium
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The Internet of Things is an emerging theme in the technical sessions at the IEEE MTT-S 2014 International Microwave Symposium (IMS), reflecting the critical part the microwave and RF industry…
Osram boosts backend LED capacities to strengthen competitiveness
Osram boosts backend LED capacities to strengthen competitiveness
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Osram has opened a 100,000 square meter LED assembly plant in Wuxi, China which will employ as many as 2,100 people by 2017. Osram is investing a low three-digit-million euro…
NI and Nokia look to increasing 5G wireless network capacity and data throughput
NI and Nokia look to increasing 5G wireless network capacity and data throughput
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National Instruments has announced that it is working with Nokia's Networks business to collaborate on advanced research related to fifth generation (5G) wireless technologies such as exploring peak data rates…
X-REL Semiconductor signs for UK and Russian distribution
X-REL Semiconductor signs for UK and Russian distribution
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A manufacturer of high-reliability / high-temperature integrated circuits operating from -60°C to +230°C, X-REL Semiconductor has signed a distribution agreement with UK-based Charcroft Electronics.
NI and Nokia look to 5G wireless networks
NI and Nokia look to 5G wireless networks
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National Instruments has announced that it is working with Nokia's Networks business to collaborate on advanced research related to fifth generation (5G) wireless technologies such as exploring peak data rates…
Plessey sign up Alcom for Benelux distribution deal
Plessey sign up Alcom for Benelux distribution deal
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Plessey Semiconductors has entered into a distribution agreement with Alcom Electronics B.V, an electronics distributor headquartered in the Netherlands, to expand the European network with coverage in the Benelux market…
Japan’s chip fabs turn to growing lettuce
Japan’s chip fabs turn to growing lettuce
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Two of Japan's chip companies have decided to grow lettuce and other vegetables in idle semiconductor clean rooms using specialized lighting to replace sunlight.
Sigfox’ dedicated IoT network conquers the UK
Sigfox’ dedicated IoT network conquers the UK
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Arqiva, a communications infrastructure and media services company in the UK, is to build and run a national IoT network, starting with 10 of the UK’s largest cities.
Spansion inherits Fujitsu with automotive microcontroller family
Spansion inherits Fujitsu with automotive microcontroller family
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As a fruit of the acquisition of Fujitsu's automotive microcontroller business, Spansion now introduced the Traveo family of microcontrollers. The devices are based on ARM's Cortex R5 core and optimised…
Sigfox IoT network comes to the UK
Sigfox IoT network comes to the UK
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Arqiva, a communications infrastructure and media services company in the UK, is to build and run a national IoT network, starting with 10 of the UK’s largest cities.
Rohde & Schwarz joins M2M Alliance
Rohde & Schwarz joins M2M Alliance
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Wireless technology test and measurement company Rohde & Schwarz has announced that it is joining the M2M Alliance, a move that it says shows an increased commitment to machine to…
Samsung AMOLED onslaught targets tablet domination
Samsung AMOLED onslaught targets tablet domination
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Samsung has sent out invites to a new tablet launch event planned for June 12 which is expected to unveil 8.4 and 10.5 inch tablets incorporating Samsung's new AMOLED display…
Collaboration harnesses fibre optic solutions for power switching
Collaboration harnesses fibre optic solutions for power switching
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British power electronics company Amantys has collaborated with industrial fibre optic solutions provider, Avago to implement Amantys Power Insight communications protocol over Avago’s 50 MBd Versatile Link transmitters and receivers…
Amantys drives forward with global expansion plans
Amantys drives forward with global expansion plans
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The threat of a re-opening of the Cold War does not seem to have stopped British power electronics company Amantys pressing on with global expansion plans because the company has…
Samsung’s fabs to back adoption of ST’s 28nm FD-SOI
Samsung’s fabs to back adoption of ST’s 28nm FD-SOI
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STMicroelectronics and Samsung Electronics have struck a collaboration deal on the use of ST’s 28nm Fully Depleted Silicon-on-Insulator (FD-SOI) technology, allowing customers to source their chips from both ST but…
Congatec moves into mini-ITX boards and SBC design services
Congatec moves into mini-ITX boards and SBC design services
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congatec is moving into the market for mini-ITX boards and design services for industrial applications.
Fairchild enters fabless MEMS market for mobile, IoT and wearable devices
Fairchild enters fabless MEMS market for mobile, IoT and wearable devices
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Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc., (San Jose, California) has confirmed it will enter the inertial MEMS market with mass production in 2014 as it formally announced the acquisition of Xsens Technologies…


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