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Taiwan ramps capacitive display output
Taiwan ramps capacitive display output
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Taiwan is doubling its capacity to crank out capacitive touch panels, according to a new report from Displaybank. The move…
India launches first smart grid project
India launches first smart grid project
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India's Bureau of Energy Efficiency is partnering with IBM to create the country’s first smart grid project.
FCC TETRA ruling creates new opportunities in the US for TETRA suppliers
FCC TETRA ruling creates new opportunities in the US for TETRA suppliers
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IMS Research reports that on the 26th April 2011 the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the use of TETRA…
New funding for Nujira will put energy efficient PAs into 800 million smartphones
New funding for Nujira will put energy efficient PAs into 800 million smartphones
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Nujira, a developer of technology to reduce power consumption in smartphone transmitters by 30-50%, has secured a further £10 million…

£10 million funding for Nujira supports smartphone market vision and growth
£10 million funding for Nujira supports smartphone market vision and growth
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Nujira, the leading developer of technology to reduce power consumption in smartphone transmitters by 30 to 50 percent, has secured a further £10 million of funding for its growth plans.
Mouser and Cornell Dubilier extend partnership worldwide
Mouser and Cornell Dubilier extend partnership worldwide
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Mouser Electronics and Cornell Dubilier have announced an expanded global partnership that enables Mouser to offer CDE's extensive portfolio of capacitors to engineers and buyers across the globe, with over…
Sequans, Ericsson in collaboration on LTE
Sequans, Ericsson in collaboration on LTE
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Sequans Communications SA, a provider of chip for 4G communications, and Ericsson, the Swedish provider of technology and services to mobile operators, are now collaborating to develop and mature TD-LTE…
Skyworks to pay up to $275 million for SiGe
Skyworks to pay up to $275 million for SiGe
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Analog and mixed-signal chip vendor Skyworks Solutions Inc., said it signed a definitive agreement to acquire front-end RF solutions provider SiGe Semiconductor Inc. for up to $275 million in cash.
Texas Instruments EMEA Design House Program welcomes BMZ Batterien-Montage-Zentrum as a partner
Texas Instruments EMEA Design House Program welcomes BMZ Batterien-Montage-Zentrum as a partner
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BMZ Batterien-Montage-Zentrum, a specialist in the design and manufacture of intelligent battery system solutions, has become an official Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Design House partner of Texas Instruments.
Analyst: AMD-ARM deal makes no sense
Analyst: AMD-ARM deal makes no sense
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ARM Holdings plc is trying to persuade Advanced Micro Devices Inc., the long-time rival to global chip leader Intel Corp., to license ARM processors and use them instead of the…
Fresco squeezes new life out of old analog
Fresco squeezes new life out of old analog
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With the digital TV era now a worldwide reality, suppliers are winding down production and engineering resources for analog TV components, as they look for greener pastures flush with the…
Rambus to acquire Cryptography Research for USD 342.5 million
Rambus to acquire Cryptography Research for USD 342.5 million
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Rambus has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Cryptography Research, Inc. (CRI), a leading semiconductor security R&D and licensing company. Rambus plans to acquire CRI for an aggregate of…
TSMC joins Sematech, cites 450-mm R&D
TSMC joins Sematech, cites 450-mm R&D
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Foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. has announced that it has decided to join Sematech, the international consortium of semiconductor manufacturers, as a core member.
Altera signs multi-year partnership with NextOp Software for IP verification and debug tool
Altera signs multi-year partnership with NextOp Software for IP verification and debug tool
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Partnering with Altera Corporation, NextOp Software has signed a multi-year, multi-license agreement to expand the deployment of its NextOp's BugScope Assertion Synthesis product, helping Altera engineers find bugs earlier in…
Silicon Labs expands its range of clock ICs and oscillators to cover the whole market spectrum
Silicon Labs expands its range of clock ICs and oscillators to cover the whole market spectrum
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Silicon Laboratories is agressively extending its frequency control and clock ICs offering across the entire timing market, expanding its timing IC portfolio to address all the market sectors, from the…
NXP metrology labs hands calibration contract to Tektronix
NXP metrology labs hands calibration contract to Tektronix
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NXP Semiconductor has selected Tektronix Service Solutions to provide calibration and repair services for all test and measurement instruments at its production and development sites in the Netherlands.
Google TV turns on Android, Web apps
Google TV turns on Android, Web apps
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Google is turning to its developer community to stoke interest in Google TV, its Android-based software platform for connected televisions. The company described tools and plans at its annual Google…
Rambus spends $342M in security deal
Rambus spends $342M in security deal
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Extending its technology portfolio into security, Rambus Inc., has bid to acquire Cryptography Research, Inc., for $342.5 million in cash and stock. Rambus expects the deal to close this summer.
Avnet Memec appointed Leadtek European distributor
Avnet Memec appointed Leadtek European distributor
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Avnet Memec been appointed as an authorised distributor for high end technology developer, Leadtek Research. The pan-European agreement enables Avnet Memec to distribute products from Leadtek's four business areas across…
Flextronics, MEMC expand solar partnership
Flextronics, MEMC expand solar partnership
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Flextronics International Ltd., and MEMC Electronic Materials Inc.'s Singapore subsidiary have expanded their agreement to produce solar panels for MEMC's SunEdison subsidiary.
Rambus sowing seeds with memory startups
Rambus sowing seeds with memory startups
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Rambus Inc., best known as a licensor of memory interface technology, wants to be able to license other companies to make whatever comes after flash and DRAM.
GSA to work with MEMS Industry Group
GSA to work with MEMS Industry Group
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The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) industry body has announced that is has agreed to form an "organizational alliance" with the MEMS Industry Group trade association.
Semiconductor industry loves automotive – but carmakers bet on more software
Semiconductor industry loves automotive – but carmakers bet on more software
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"Automotive electronics, considered as dead two years ago, has returned into the driver's seat of the semiconductor industry" - this is how Sandro Grigolli, EMEA Executive Director of the Global…
Android gets more unity, USB support
Android gets more unity, USB support
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At its annual developers conference, Google outlined its plans to pull together separate versions of its Android environment and extend the software to support USB. Support for tablet, smartphone and…
In-memory database becomes part of custom Linux distribution
In-memory database becomes part of custom Linux distribution
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McObject has announced that its eXtremeDB in-memory database system (IMDS) will become part of Patton Electronics’ customised Linux distribution for its IP routers. It expands McObject’s design wins in the…
Cadence acquires Altos Design Automation to extend advanced-node SoC design enablement
Cadence acquires Altos Design Automation to extend advanced-node SoC design enablement
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Cadence Design Systems, Inc., has acquired Altos Design Automation, Inc., company focused on enabling foundation IP development for the delivery of complex SoCs at advanced nodes. …
Cygnus Broadband selects Trillium LTE protocol software for its next generation LTE picocell base stations
Cygnus Broadband selects Trillium LTE protocol software for its next generation LTE picocell base stations
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Continuous Computing® has announced that Cygnus Broadband has chosen its Trillium® Long Term Evolution (LTE) eNodeB software to support the company's LTE picocell base station. Cygnus Broadband, also a San…
NGMN alliance joins 3GPP as partner
NGMN alliance joins 3GPP as partner
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The Next Generation Mobile Network (NGMN) Alliance has joined 3GPP as a Market Representation Partner. With its high level representation from the world's leading operators and manufacturers, NGMN will support…


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