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TOWA opens new IC packaging development centre and test lab in Europe
TOWA opens new IC packaging development centre and test lab in Europe
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Many special ICs and electronic applications are being developed and produced in Europe, such as sensors, MEMS, vision applications and…
Lantiq and ASSIA make vectoring implementation faster and easier
Lantiq and ASSIA make vectoring implementation faster and easier
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Lantiq and ASSIA Inc., have announced a collaboration and cross-license agreement for the management of vectored systems.
Profitable TI to cut 1,100 jobs
Profitable TI to cut 1,100 jobs
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Texas Instruments has announced that it is cutting 1,100 jobs as part of cost saving exercise across its embedded processing…
Everlight laboratory gains EPA recognition
Everlight laboratory gains EPA recognition
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Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd's laboratory in Tucheng, Taipei hareceived the highest standard recognition by the United States government agency Environmental…

TCP becomes licensee for Philips LED luminaire and retrofit bulb licensing program
TCP becomes licensee for Philips LED luminaire and retrofit bulb licensing program
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Philips has entered into a patent license agreement with TCP International Holdings LTD which will provide TCP and its affiliates with full, worldwide access to the Philips’ LED-related patented technologies.
Dialog Semiconductor and Qualcomm collaborate on rapid smartphone charging
Dialog Semiconductor and Qualcomm collaborate on rapid smartphone charging
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Dialog Semiconductor is debuting its high efficiency AC/DC adapter interface IC for Qualcomm® Quick Charge 2.0 power supplies.
Tektronix strengthens high-speed data analysis capabilities with takeover
Tektronix strengthens high-speed data analysis capabilities with takeover
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With the acquisition of Picosecond Pulse Labs, Tektronix round off its technology portfolio in the segment of high-bandwidth, high-speed data analysis. Typical customers of such instruments are manufacturers and users…
Tektronix strengthens high-speed data analysis capabilities with Picosecond Pulse Labs acquisition
Tektronix strengthens high-speed data analysis capabilities with Picosecond Pulse Labs acquisition
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With the acquisition of Picosecond Pulse Labs, Tektronix round off its technology portfolio in the segment of high-bandwidth, high-speed data analysis. Typical customers of such instruments are manufacturers and users…
Goepel electronic expands to the Chinese market with new subsidiary
Goepel electronic expands to the Chinese market with new subsidiary
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Goepel has just opened a new subsidiary in China, Goepel electronics (Chengdu) Co. Ltd., headquartered in Pixian near Chengdu, to provide customer service and support for existing test systems and…
Intel cancels Fab 42
Intel cancels Fab 42
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Intel is delaying opening its 14-nm Fab 42 in Chandler, Arizona, as demand for PC microprocessors continues to decline.
Bell Labs launches a project to research cloud technologies
Bell Labs launches a project to research cloud technologies
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Bell Labs, the research arm of Alcatel-Lucent, has started a collaborative project with the Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Cuernavaca, to research cloud computing technologies.
AT4 wireless selects Anite’s SAS interoperability and performance test system
AT4 wireless selects Anite’s SAS interoperability and performance test system
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Anite has announced that AT4 wireless has selected SAS, Anite's interoperability and performance test solution, for advanced and rapid LTE device verification related to operator acceptance schemes.
Sondrel aids Chinese start-up QST with chip for mobile devices
Sondrel aids Chinese start-up QST with chip for mobile devices
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Sondrel, a leading system-to-silicon IC design consultancies, has announced details of a successful partnership with QST Corporation, a start-up semiconductor company in China focusing on innovative MEMS and other sensor…
LUXeXceL Group raises several million Euros to fund 3D printing of lenses and optical devices
LUXeXceL Group raises several million Euros to fund 3D printing of lenses and optical devices
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LUXeXceL Group, the inventor of the Printoptical Technology - a 3D printing process to prototype and manufacture lenses and optical products - closed a growth financing round with investment from…
UK IC design house helps Chinese MEMS startup
UK IC design house helps Chinese MEMS startup
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IC design services company Sondrel Ltd. (Theale, England) has helped MEMS sensor startup QST Corp. Ltd. (Shanghai, China), by developing a mixed-signal signal conditioning ASIC.
Exar acquires configurable processor pioneer to move into digital security
Exar acquires configurable processor pioneer to move into digital security
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Analog and mixed signal chip designer Exar has acquired fabless chip designer Stretch, one of the pioneers of configurable processors that has made its niche in the video surveillance market.
Saft wins multi-million euro solar PV energy storage contract for La Reunion island
Saft wins multi-million euro solar PV energy storage contract for La Reunion island
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Saft is leading a consortium to build a 9 MWp photovoltaic (PV) power plant incorporating a megawatt-scale Li-ion energy storage system to ensure effective grid integration for solar PV power…
Sheffield-based environmental IT cooling start-up secures USD10m in international investment
Sheffield-based environmental IT cooling start-up secures USD10m in international investment
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Sheffield-based environmental IT cooling specialist, Iceotope, has completed the start-up's Series A fundraising, securing in excess of $10 million.
TSMC preps Apple’s next finger-print sensor, says report
TSMC preps Apple’s next finger-print sensor, says report
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Foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Hsinchu, Taiwan) is preparing to make fingerprint sensors for a next-generation Apple iPhone, according to a Digitimes report that references unnamed industry sources.
FBGS seals strategic partnership with 4DSP LLC to deliver structural monitoring solutions
FBGS seals strategic partnership with 4DSP LLC to deliver structural monitoring solutions
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A manufacturer of All Grating Fiber (AGF), FBGS has just entered into a strategic partnership with 4DSP LLC, a premium manufacturer of fiber optic strain, temperature and 3D shape sensing…
Dialog Q4 soaring on mobile sales
Dialog Q4 soaring on mobile sales
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Power and mixed-signal IC vendor Dialog Semiconductor plc has announced that it has achieved fourth quarter sales revenue of approximately $352 million.
On Semi sues CMOSIS over image sensors
On Semi sues CMOSIS over image sensors
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On Semiconductor has sued CMOSIS BV (Antwerp, Belgium) alleging infringement of four image sensor patents that On Semi gained title to when it acquired Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (Belgium) BVBA in…
Second UK MVNO launches 4G coverage checker powered by SpatialBuzz
Second UK MVNO launches 4G coverage checker powered by SpatialBuzz
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SpatialBuzz has announced that a second UK Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) has launched its online coverage checker, a component of SpatialBuzz’s cloud-based customer experience management (CEM) software solution.
Visteon snatches Johnson Controls’ automotive electronics business
Visteon snatches Johnson Controls’ automotive electronics business
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Automotive tier one Visteon Corp. has announced that it will take over the automotive electronics activities of competitor Johnson Controls. The deal is worth $265 million - and boosts Visteon…
Powerstax strengthens transformer rectifier portfolio with customized solutions
Powerstax strengthens transformer rectifier portfolio with customized solutions
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Powerstax has enhanced the company's portfolio of transformer rectifier units by adding numerous value-added capabilities and offering full custom solutions.
What a mess!
What a mess!
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The closure of LFoundry Rousset, ordered by the Commercial Court in Paris, puts an end – probably permanently – to chip manufacturing in Aix-en-Provence; a blow to France, to Europe…
Opinion: Rousset and le temp perdu
Opinion: Rousset and le temp perdu
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The closure of LFoundry Rousset, ordered by the Commercial Court in Paris, puts an end – probably permanently – to chip manufacturing in Aix-en-Provence; a blow to France, to Europe…
Group prepares Android platform for cars
Group prepares Android platform for cars
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Carmakers Audi of Germany, General Motors of the US, Honda of Japan and Hyundai of Korea have created an alliance dedicated to transplanting the Android ecosystem to cars. The group…


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