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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…
Infineon Technologies invests USD 160 million to expand capacity and R&D in Malaysia
Infineon Technologies invests USD 160 million to expand capacity and R&D in Malaysia
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Infineon Technologies announced it will invest 160 million US dollars this year to expand its production capacity, research & development…
Mouser Electronics joins Ioxus Distributor Network to offer ultracapacitors
Mouser Electronics joins Ioxus Distributor Network to offer ultracapacitors
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Mouser Electronics, a global engineering design resource for semiconductors and electronic components, has joined the Ioxus Distributor Network.
Worldwide manufacture braces itself for semiconductor shortage
Worldwide manufacture braces itself for semiconductor shortage
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Technology prices are set to rise after a chemical plant damaged by the Tsunami has been highlighted as a core…

Battery R&D seeks to amp up electric vehicles
Battery R&D seeks to amp up electric vehicles
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President Obama earlier this year called for 1 million electric vehicles to be on U.S. roads by 2015. Events currently unfolding in the oil-rich but Democracy-strapped Middle East could well…
Leading alternative backhaul provider relying on DragonWave for high-capacity packet microwave
Leading alternative backhaul provider relying on DragonWave for high-capacity packet microwave
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Booming bandwidth demand for backhauling major wireless carriers 3G, 4G and Long-Term Evolution (LTE) services has turned FiberTower, one of the largest alternative backhaul providers in the United States, to…
Average DRAM density in tablets to rise by 147 percent in 2011
Average DRAM density in tablets to rise by 147 percent in 2011
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The amount of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) in media tablets will jump 147 percent in 2011 to an average of 676 megabytes (MB), according to new IHS iSuppli research.
Tensilica adds DSP in cellular battle
Tensilica adds DSP in cellular battle
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Tensilica, Inc., ratcheted up its battle with rival Ceva Inc., for the cellular baseband market with the release of an upgraded core targeting dataplane and DSP jobs. The Xtensa LX4…
Advantest to buy Verigy for $1.1B
Advantest to buy Verigy for $1.1B
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As expected, Advantest Corp., and Verigy Ltd., have announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Advantest will acquire all outstanding Verigy ordinary shares for $15.00 per…
Missing sensor hits global automakers
Missing sensor hits global automakers
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Japanese and global automotive production is being hit by the lack of an airflow sensor, according market research firm IHS Automotive. Global automobile production is likely to see a further…
Slow package resin restart weighs on tablets
Slow package resin restart weighs on tablets
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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 plans to…
Digi-Key drops printed catalog to become solely internet-based
Digi-Key drops printed catalog to become solely internet-based
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In an unprecedented industry move, electronics component distributor Digi-Key Corporation announced that it will immediately cease all print versions of its product catalog and TechZone Magazine, offering this content exclusively…
Tabula secures USD108 Million in series D funding to accelerate 3PLD device production
Tabula secures USD108 Million in series D funding to accelerate 3PLD device production
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Fabless semiconductor company Tabula announced it has secured USD 108 million in series D funding. The company will use the new capital to accelerate production of its 3PLD ABAX product…
Report: Intel’s faulty chip slows PC production
Report: Intel’s faulty chip slows PC production
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The design error found by Intel in its Cougar Point support chip for the Sandy Bridge processor has started to impact the PC supply chain, according to a Taiwan Economic…
Google’s Android tablet delay angers OEMs
Google’s Android tablet delay angers OEMs
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Google is for an unspecified time limiting the release of Honeycomb, the tablet version of Android, a move frustrating many mobile systems makers who want to compete with the Apple…
Supply chain hit by ‘hoard’ mentality
Supply chain hit by ‘hoard’ mentality
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The electronics supply chain remains in flux following the recent earthquake in Japan.
Quectel Wireless Solutions and MSC sign Pan-European distribution contract
Quectel Wireless Solutions and MSC sign Pan-European distribution contract
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Germany-based distributor MSC Vertriebs has signed a Pan-European distribution contract with Shanghai-based manufacturer of 2G/3.5G- and GPS communication modules, Quectel Wireless Solutions. Quectel Wireless Solutions’ modules are aimed at smart…
GPRS/UMTS- and GPS-module for M2M business and automotive market
GPRS/UMTS- and GPS-module for M2M business and automotive market
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MSC Vertriebs GmbH located in Stutensee and Quectel Wireless Solutions Ltd. headquartered in Shanghai have signed a Pan-European distribution contract. Quectel develops and produces 2G/3.5G- and GPS communication modules for…
New web site focuses on military and industrial high reliability power solutions
New web site focuses on military and industrial high reliability power solutions
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High reliability power solution design company, Celab, has launched a new web site for military and industrial applications. Categorized by market, the site provides detailed product information on the company's…
ST-Ericsson’s Thor modem to provide industry-leading performance in new T-Mobile Sidekick 4G
ST-Ericsson’s Thor modem to provide industry-leading performance in new T-Mobile Sidekick 4G
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ST-Ericsson has announced that a thin modem from the company's Thor™ family will power network connectivity for the new T-Mobile® Sidekick® 4G by Samsung.
Fujitsu restarts two back-end chip plants
Fujitsu restarts two back-end chip plants
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Fujitsu said Wednesday (March 23) that it partially resumed operations at a back-end semiconductor packaging facility and a semiconductor testing facility that were idled in the aftermath of Japan's March…
Amimon raises $15 million for wireless HDTV
Amimon raises $15 million for wireless HDTV
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Fabless startup Amimon Ltd., has announced it has raised $15 million in its latest round of funding.
RFMW to distribute Microwave Technology’s lines across EMEA
RFMW to distribute Microwave Technology’s lines across EMEA
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RFMW Ltd and Microwave Technology (MwT) announced a distribution agreement for Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Israel (EMEA) effective immediately. MwT manufactures high performance and high quality microwave semiconductor…
U.K. prepares auction for 4G spectrum
U.K. prepares auction for 4G spectrum
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Ofcom, the U.K. government's regulatory body for telecommunications, has announced plans for an auction of radio spectrum for 4G mobile services in the U.K. It has announced a consultation procedure…
Renesas restarts hampered by black outs
Renesas restarts hampered by black outs
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Renesas wafer fabs and back-end facilities affected by the devastating earthquake that hit Japan on March 11 are beginning to restart operations but progress is being hampered by rolling electricity…
Toshiba’s Iwate fab out until April
Toshiba’s Iwate fab out until April
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Toshiba hopes to restore some level of operation at its wafer fab in Kitakami, Iwate, by the end of March, the company said in a status update on Friday (March…
VLSI: Quake analysis has missed the boat
VLSI: Quake analysis has missed the boat
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Some of the analysis from so-called experts about the impact of the earthquake in Japan has completely missed the boat, according to one analyst.
Nokia expects production disruption from earthquake and tsunami
Nokia expects production disruption from earthquake and tsunami
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Mobile phone company Nokia said it expects "some disruption" to its ability to supply a number of products as a result of the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on…


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