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Intel to launch automotive R&D lab
Intel to launch automotive R&D lab
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The PC processor market seems to become too tight for chip maker Intel: The company now plans to enter the…
Toumaz Limited raises £11.2m to accelerate connectivity chip development
Toumaz Limited raises £11.2m to accelerate connectivity chip development
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Toumaz Ltd, provider of low cost, ultra-low power wireless communications and broadcast technology, has raised £11.2m through a placing of…
Gaash Lighting to showcase innovative LED Lighting Solutions at London ARC Show
Gaash Lighting to showcase innovative LED Lighting Solutions at London ARC Show
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Gaash Lighting will present advanced outdoor and indoor lighting solutions for the commercial and industrial sectors at the ARC Show,…
Apple claims Motorola misusing Qualcomm license
Apple claims Motorola misusing Qualcomm license
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Apple Inc., filed a lawsuit against Motorola Mobility Inc., Friday (Feb. 10) seeking to block Motorola from asserting patents against…

Micron still in negotiations with Elpida
Micron still in negotiations with Elpida
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Memory chip vendor Micron Technology Inc. did not address rumors that it has been in talks to invest in or acquire Japan's Elpida Memory Inc., at its analyst day Friday…
Chip stocks have room to grow
Chip stocks have room to grow
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Semiconductor stocks should continue to appreciate until at least early summer, now that business is picking up and the chip market upturn has entered a new phase, according to Christopher…
Apple took 80% of handset profits in Q4
Apple took 80% of handset profits in Q4
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Apple's iPhone captured 19.1 percent of the global smartphone market share in 2011, up from 16 percent in 2010, according to Canacorrd Genuity analyst Michael Walkley. Based on the timing…
In-flight broadband deployments to surpass 6,100 planes in 2015, says NPD In-Stat
In-flight broadband deployments to surpass 6,100 planes in 2015, says NPD In-Stat
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The in-flight Wi-Fi market has emerged to offer customers the same benefits of broadband connectivity that they enjoy on the ground. While the market has been in development for over…
LED Professional Symposium 2012: Last call for Papers
LED Professional Symposium 2012: Last call for Papers
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The LpS symposium is on its way to establish itself as the leading event for the European LED Lighting research and industrial community. In comparison to past year, the exhibition…
XP Power releases power supply app and web interactive product selector
XP Power releases power supply app and web interactive product selector
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XP Power has released two new online product selection tools for engineers that ease the process of choosing a power supply. Available from the XP Power web site, the product…
LTE femtocells ready to take off as API ecosystem expands
LTE femtocells ready to take off as API ecosystem expands
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Vendors are rapidly preparing the LTE technology to meet operator demand as witnessed by 17 manufacturers adopting the APIs for their upcoming LTE products, according to the Femto Forum.
Renesas Electronics opens office in Brazil with automotive business in mind
Renesas Electronics opens office in Brazil with automotive business in mind
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Renesas Electronics is to open Renesas Electronics Brasil-Servicos Ltda., a wholly owned subsidiary of Renesas Electronics America located in Sao Paolo, Brazil. Company representatives from Japan and the United States…
MIPS64 architecture powers Cavium’s latest multi-core processors
MIPS64 architecture powers Cavium’s latest multi-core processors
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MIPS Technologies has announced that its MIPS64® architecture is powering the latest 28-nm OCTEON® III MIPS64 family of multicore processors from Cavium.
Bluetest supports Agilent’s PXT for LTE over-the-air testing
Bluetest supports Agilent’s PXT for LTE over-the-air testing
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Agilent Technologies has announced that Bluetest AB now supports its PXT wireless communications test set. The Bluetest RTS (Reverberation Test System) uses the Agilent PXT test set to evaluate LTE…
LeCroy strikes international distribution agreement with Digi-Key
LeCroy strikes international distribution agreement with Digi-Key
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LeCroy Corporation announced an international distribution agreement with Digi-Key what will place LeCroy oscilloscopes, arbitrary function generators and logic analyzers within easy reach of electronic design engineers and production equipment…
Rambus buys memory startup for $35 million
Rambus buys memory startup for $35 million
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Chip technology licensor Rambus Inc. has announced it has acquired Unity Semiconductor Corp., a developer of non-volatile memory technology for an aggregate sum of $35 million in cash.
Plessey buys LED technology firm, aims at drastically lower HB LED costs
Plessey buys LED technology firm, aims at drastically lower HB LED costs
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British semiconductor manufacturer Plessey has acquired CamGaN Ltd, a University of Cambridge spin-out formed to commercialise novel technologies for the growth of gallium nitride (GaN) high-brightness LEDs on large-area silicon…
Corning, Samsung Mobile Display launch OLED glass venture
Corning, Samsung Mobile Display launch OLED glass venture
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Corning Inc., and Samsung Mobile Display Co., have agreed to establish a new equity venture for the manufacture of specialty glass substrates for the rapidly expanding organic light emitting diode…
AWR awarded patent for automatic creation of vias in electrical circuit design
AWR awarded patent for automatic creation of vias in electrical circuit design
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AWR Corporation has been issued a US Patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for “automatic creation of vias in electrical circuit design.” Issued on December 27, 2011,…
Plessey acquires CamGaN spin-out company to gain novel GaN on silicon technology
Plessey acquires CamGaN spin-out company to gain novel GaN on silicon technology
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Plessey has acquired CamGaN Limited, a University of Cambridge spin-out formed to commercialize novel technologies for the growth of gallium nitride (GaN) high-brightness LEDs on large - area silicon substrates.
Big Switch releases open source controller for OpenFlow
Big Switch releases open source controller for OpenFlow
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Big Switch Networks - formed to speed implementation of the new OpenFlow software defined networking architecture in nextgen cloud architecture servers, routers and switches - has just released an open…
Sonics, Tensilica team to improve IP efficiency
Sonics, Tensilica team to improve IP efficiency
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Sonics (Milpitas, California) said it has included support for PIF in its OCP-IP interface to maximize customers' IP integration efficiency and optimize on-chip performance.
Micron Technology appoints Mark Durcan as Chief Executive Officer
Micron Technology appoints Mark Durcan as Chief Executive Officer
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Micron Technology has announced the appointment of D. Mark Durcan as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company. Mr. Durcan will also serve as a Director on Micron's Board of…
Future Electronics launches FAI Electronics for improved customer support
Future Electronics launches FAI Electronics for improved customer support
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Global distributor Future Electronics introduced its FAI Electronics division in the UK and Eire as part of a global initiative, offering medium-sized and developing electronics manufacturers services generally only available…
CMOS timing startup raises $2.3 million
CMOS timing startup raises $2.3 million
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EoSemi Ltd., (Congleton, England), a developer of CMOS replacements for quartz oscillators, has announced it has secured a $2.3 million (£1.5milion) second tranche of funding.
Nexeon’s battery technology claims double triumph at environmental awards
Nexeon’s battery technology claims double triumph at environmental awards
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Nexeon received two major accolades at this year’s Rushlight Awards, including the overall Clean Energy Award. The award recognizes the progress made by Nexeon in developing silicon-based anodes for next…
Avnet Abacus to debut at Embedded World with LED-related products
Avnet Abacus to debut at Embedded World with LED-related products
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With its broad product spectrum of interconnect, passive and electromechanical components, distributor Avnet Abacus has made it to daily presence in many R&D departments. The company now announced its debut…
Movidius and Toshiba co-operate on 3-D camera system
Movidius and Toshiba co-operate on 3-D camera system
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Fabless mobile multimedia chip company Movidius Ltd. has announced it has partnered with Toshiba Electronics Europe and developed a reference design of 3-D image capture system for integration by camera…


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