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Opel to cease car production in Bochum
Opel to cease car production in Bochum
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The economy crisis has reached Germany's hitherto relatively unscathed automotive industry: General Motors subsidiary Adam Opel AG has announced to…
Broadcom sees rising 20 nm costs amid handset push
Broadcom sees rising 20 nm costs amid handset push
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Cost-per-transistor may rise at the 20- and 14-nm generations, Broadcom CEO Scott McGregor said during in the company’s annual analyst…
Anite and National Instruments to provide regional calibration and repair centres
Anite and National Instruments to provide regional calibration and repair centres
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Anite and National Instruments have announced the extension of their partnership to include regional repair capability at key global locations.
ST-Ericsson vows to keep working on turnaround
ST-Ericsson vows to keep working on turnaround
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Loss-making mobile digital chip company ST-Ericsson NV, the joint venture that STMicroelectronics has said it will exit, has said it…

Crocus and SMIC sign strategic manufacturing agreement
Crocus and SMIC sign strategic manufacturing agreement
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Crocus Technology and China's largest and most advanced semiconductor foundry announced a new strategic manufacturing agreement whereby SMIC will supply CMOS wafers to produce Magnetic Logic Unit (MLU) devices at…
Molex and profichip partners on PROFINET IRT technology
Molex and profichip partners on PROFINET IRT technology
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Molex and profichip announced a strategic cooperation focusing on PROFINET technologies.
Intersil selects Future Electronics as global distributor
Intersil selects Future Electronics as global distributor
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Intersil Corporation has selected Future Electronics as its strategic global distribution partner to help expand and focus its existing distribution network.
Texas Instruments works with Nimbix to improve cloud performance by reducing power and accelerating workflows
Texas Instruments works with Nimbix to improve cloud performance by reducing power and accelerating workflows
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Texas Instruments Incorporated is collaborating with Nimbix, a leader in heterogeneous high performance computing cloud processing, to boost the performance of Nimbix’s Accelerated Compute Cloud (NACC).
Micro Hybrids maintain lead position in EV/HEV markets
Micro Hybrids maintain lead position in EV/HEV markets
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Vehicles with start/stop system and kinetic energy recuperation to charge the batteries, also known as micro-hybrids, will remain the dominant hybrid and electric vehicle type up to at least 2022,…
Saft wins USD1.5m battery backup system contract for Vietnam’s Vinh Tan 2 coal fired power plant
Saft wins USD1.5m battery backup system contract for Vietnam’s Vinh Tan 2 coal fired power plant
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Saft has been won a major contract by Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd to supply 14 large battery backup systems for Vietnam’s Vinh Tan 2 coal fired power plant.
UK component market will be flat through next year say distributors
UK component market will be flat through next year say distributors
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The UK market for component distribution will remain flat next year, only picking up in the second half says a leading industry group.
European Lighting industry bundles forces in new governing body
European Lighting industry bundles forces in new governing body
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Leading industry representatives from lighting companies across Europe have formalized and launched a governing body, LightingEurope. The mission of the new organization is to give a voice to lighting companies…
What’s in a number? MIPS jumps a generation to avoid bad luck
What’s in a number? MIPS jumps a generation to avoid bad luck
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MIPS Technologies has jumped a generation with its latest microprocessor architecture release to avoid connotations of 'bad luck' with its major licensees.
Intersil selects Future Electronics to be global distributor
Intersil selects Future Electronics to be global distributor
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Intersil Corporation has selected Future Electronics to be a strategic global distribution partner to help expand and focus the company’s existing distribution network to support sales of high-performance analog, mixed…
Sagem and Thales strengthen joint subsidiary Sofradir’s infrared technopole
Sagem and Thales strengthen joint subsidiary Sofradir’s infrared technopole
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Sagem (Safran group), Thales and Sofradir have signed an agreement for Sofradir to acquire Sagem and Thales' infrared (IR) detector technology development and manufacturing facilities.
L2Tek deal with Valens brings reduction in HD video transmission costs to the UK market
L2Tek deal with Valens brings reduction in HD video transmission costs to the UK market
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L2Tek, a manufacturers’ representative and distributor of components and sub-assemblies for professional video and high-speed communications systems, has signed a UK representation and distribution deal with Valens Semiconductor.
Powervation closes funding round, adds Semtech as strategic investor
Powervation closes funding round, adds Semtech as strategic investor
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Powervation Ltd has raised a $7 million Series C funding round to fuel business growth and accelerate market adoption of the company’s Intelligent Digital Power platform at cloud and communications…
Enpirion agrees global distribution deal with Digi-Key
Enpirion agrees global distribution deal with Digi-Key
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Enpirion has signed a global distribution agreement with Digi-Key Corporation which strengthens Digi-Key’s power management portfolio with Enpirion’s PowerSoCs.
Askey Computer Corporation joins Alcatel-Lucent software licensing program to widen the availability of wireless small cells
Askey Computer Corporation joins Alcatel-Lucent software licensing program to widen the availability of wireless small cells
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Alcatel-Lucent is to license product software to the Taiwan-based manufacturer of broadband and wireless products, Askey Computer Corporation, to enable their development of products to enhance the quality and speed…
India: C-Edge picks Hughes to connect 3,000 NABARD bank branches with a satellite broadband network
India: C-Edge picks Hughes to connect 3,000 NABARD bank branches with a satellite broadband network
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Hughes Communications India, Ltd (HCIL), a subsidiary of Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes), has announced that it has been chosen by C-Edge to provide over 3,000 branches of the National…
Exide Technologies unveils new iPad-based battery training programme
Exide Technologies unveils new iPad-based battery training programme
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Exide Technologies has launched a new training programme to teach customers about the battery business. The Exide Academy programme will cover a broad range of commercial and technical topics, including…
Home patient monitoring slowly gets on its feet
Home patient monitoring slowly gets on its feet
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An historic shift in moving chronic health care out of the hospital and into the home is going slower than expected but is inevitable, said the chief executive of a…
MEMS displays for tablets on way to commercialization
MEMS displays for tablets on way to commercialization
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Communications technology company Qualcomm has agreed to invest up to 9.9 billion yen (about $120 million) to take about a 5 percent stake in struggling consumer electronics and liquid crystal…
Green Hills and Real Time Logic partner for secure Web middleware
Green Hills and Real Time Logic partner for secure Web middleware
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Embedded software vendor Green Hills Software has teamed up with Real Time Logic to integrate RTL's web application development tools, including its Barracuda Application Server, into the INTEGRITY real-time operating…
Aviacomm to collaborate with Toshiba to jointly develop radio over fiber remote base stations
Aviacomm to collaborate with Toshiba to jointly develop radio over fiber remote base stations
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Leading wideband RFIC vendor Aviacomm Inc., and Toshiba Corporation have announced that the two companies will work together in development and integration of Aviacomm's smart analog technology into the Toshiba…
Enpirion partners with Future Electronics to offer the world’s lowest-cost Power-System-on-Chip DC-DC converters
Enpirion partners with Future Electronics to offer the world’s lowest-cost Power-System-on-Chip DC-DC converters
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Enpirion and Future Electronics have announced the availability of products based on the world’s first wafer level magnetics technology.
Coating steel with organic photovoltaics films: ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe teams up with Solliance
Coating steel with organic photovoltaics films: ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe teams up with Solliance
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ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe and Solliance (ECN, imec, TNO, Holst Centre, TU/e, Forschungszentrum Jülich) are counting on a highly promising form of power generation: organic photovoltaics (OPV).
Ceragon expands Sub-Saharan African footprint with $28 million in wireless network deals
Ceragon expands Sub-Saharan African footprint with $28 million in wireless network deals
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Ceragon Networks is continuing to expand its footprint in Africa with long-term equipment and services orders from two large customers in sub-Saharan Africa.


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