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TSMC to expand IC-packaging efforts
TSMC to expand IC-packaging efforts
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During the TSMC 2011 Technology Symposium on Tuesday (April 5), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC) disclosed plans to expand…
Gennum buys UK-based mixed-signal IC firm
Gennum buys UK-based mixed-signal IC firm
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Canadian high-speed data transmission chip and IP vendor Gennum Corp. said Wednesday (April 6) it acquired for $34 million in…
Nanosolar releases new printed CIGS efficiency benchmarks
Nanosolar releases new printed CIGS efficiency benchmarks
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Thin film solar innovation leader Nanosolar, Inc. has revealed new efficiency benchmarks of 11.6 percent for the Nanosolar Utility Panel…
NXP moves automotive center of gravity to China
NXP moves automotive center of gravity to China
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Chip manufacturer NXP has announced to shift its global automotive sales and marketing headquarters from Hamburg to Shanghai. At the…

Funkwerk Dabendorf selects COQOS operating system
Funkwerk Dabendorf selects COQOS operating system
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Funkwerk Dabendorf (FWD), a manufacturer of mobile communications solutions for vehicles, has announced a strategic relationship with software vendor OpenSynergy. Within this scope, FWD plans to offer OpenSynergy's COQOS operating…
DLP revival returns Texas Instruments to MEMS leadership in 2010
DLP revival returns Texas Instruments to MEMS leadership in 2010
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Five years after losing its leadership position in the global market for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), Texas Instruments Inc., reclaimed the top spot in 2010 because of resurgent demand for the…
Quake makes analyst raise IC market forecast
Quake makes analyst raise IC market forecast
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IC supply disruptions related to the Japan earthquake and tsunami of March 11 will help increase the size of the global chip market in 2011, according to market researcher IHS-iSuppli.
Freescale Sendai fab not to re-open after quake
Freescale Sendai fab not to re-open after quake
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Freescale Semiconductor announced Wednesday (April 6) that it has decided not to re-open a 6-inch fab in Sendai, Japan, which was seriously damaged in the great earthquake on March 11.
TI agrees to acquire National Semiconductor
TI agrees to acquire National Semiconductor
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Texas Instruments Incorporated has signed a definitive agreement with National Semiconductor under which TI will acquire National for $25 per share in an all-cash transaction of about $6.5 billion. The…
Google bids $900M for Nortel’s patents
Google bids $900M for Nortel’s patents
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Nortel Networks has accepted a $900 million "stalking horse" bid from Google to serve as a starting point in an auction for the bankrupt telecommunications equipment maker's 6,000 patents and…
Freescale, Cactus partner in medical
Freescale, Cactus partner in medical
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Freescale Semiconductor struck a deal to partner with Cactus Semiconductor, a small privately held ASIC designer focused on medical electronics. Cactus (Tempe, Arizona) will work exclusively with Freescale in the…
Valeo inaugurates electronics development center in China
Valeo inaugurates electronics development center in China
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As part of its expansion strategy, automotive tier one Valeo past week inaugurated a global Electronics Expertise Center in Shenzhen, China. The center will play a major role in Valeo's…
Mouser and Osram Opto Semiconductors expand distribution into Europe
Mouser and Osram Opto Semiconductors expand distribution into Europe
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Mouser Electronics announced the European expansion of its agreement with OSRAM Opto Semiconductors, further strengthening its European line card with Osram Opto Semiconductors’ extensive portfolio of high-performance LEDs for diverse…
Panasonic Electric Works and Idemitsu Kosan joint venture to produce OLED lighting panels
Panasonic Electric Works and Idemitsu Kosan joint venture to produce OLED lighting panels
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Panasonic Electric Works and Idemitsu Kosan established a joint venture for developing, manufacturing and marketing organic light-emitting diodes into lighting panels. Due to start mid-April 2011, the joint venture will…
Hynix agrees six-year patent deal with Mosaid
Hynix agrees six-year patent deal with Mosaid
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Memory and wireless patent holder Mosaid Technologies Inc., has said that Hynix Semiconductor Inc., has agreed to take a six-year license to Mosaid's patents, with fixed equal quarterly payments over…
BT resin in full production in May, says maker
BT resin in full production in May, says maker
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Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company Inc., thought to be a near monopoly maker of a key material for the packaging of ICs used in tablet computers, has said it now expects…
Xilinx buys optical transport chip vendor
Xilinx buys optical transport chip vendor
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FPGA vendor Xilinx Inc., has acquired Omiino Ltd., a Belfast telecommunications startup for an undisclosed amount, according to local reports. Xilinx follows AppliedMicro and Altera as an acquirer of companies…
MIPS: Android remains processor neutral
MIPS: Android remains processor neutral
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Processor intellectual property licensor MIPS Technologies is fully involved in Android antifragmentation efforts and is one of many companies invited to participate by Google, according to Art Swift, vice president…
Momentum builds for 3-D chips
Momentum builds for 3-D chips
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Many wonder if mainstream 3-D chips based on through-silicon-via (TSV) technology is feasible-or will even fly-amid ongoing problems in the arena.
IHS: Chip revenue dipped in fourth quarter
IHS: Chip revenue dipped in fourth quarter
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Global semiconductor revenue in the fourth quarter of 2010 dipped by 3.7 percent compared with the previous quarter, the first sequential decline in chip revenue since the first quarter of…
EBV Elektronik to distribute Micron’s complete Memory portfolio
EBV Elektronik to distribute Micron’s complete Memory portfolio
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EBV Elektronik signed a distribution agreement to promote and deliver Micron Technology’s memory products to customers in Europe. As one of the world’s leading manufacturers of DRAM, NAND and NOR…
Bosch receives PSA Peugeot Citroën Suppliers’ Award
Bosch receives PSA Peugeot Citroën Suppliers’ Award
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This year's PSA Peugeot Citroën Group Suppliers' Awards went to the Bosch Group as the winner in the Innovation category: PSA's purchasing department honored Bosch's Side View Assist system for…
Microsoft files Google complaint in Europe
Microsoft files Google complaint in Europe
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Microsoft is filing a formal complaint with the European Commission as part of an ongoing investigation into whether Google breaks anti-competition laws in the European Union.
Google joins NFC Forum as ‘principal’ member
Google joins NFC Forum as ‘principal’ member
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The NFC Forum, a non-profit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, has announced that Google Inc., is joining the organization as a principal member.
N4L appoints TTid to provide UK distributor support for new power analyzer
N4L appoints TTid to provide UK distributor support for new power analyzer
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N4L (Newtons4th Ltd.) has appointed TTid for distributor support in the UK for the new PPA1500 Series of power analyzers.
Groups merge smart grid interface efforts
Groups merge smart grid interface efforts
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The USNAP Alliance and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) will merge separate efforts to develop a modular interface specification for linking consumer gear to a smart grid. The collaboration…
HP outfits data center with 10,000 sensors
HP outfits data center with 10,000 sensors
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Hewlett-Packard has officially opened a new data center Wednesday March 30 that will both help run its internal business and act as a lab to research techniques to reduce consumption…
Evida opens UK headquarters
Evida opens UK headquarters
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Evida Power Ltd, designer and manufacturer of lithium-ion battery packs for electric vehicles (EVs), has opened its UK headquarters at the TechnoCentre on the Coventry University Technology Park campus in…


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