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Merged Cypress-Spansion Will Reportedly Cut 1,600 Jobs

San Jose Mercury News, citing internal memo, says job cuts will be split equally among the two firms.

Handsets, Tablets Drive Ambient Light Sensor Market

AMS led Maxim as the top supplier of ambient light sensors into the mobile device market in 2014, with Samsung and Apple as the biggest customers. But Taiwanese suppliers and Chinese OEMs are on the rise.

China's Baidu Reportedly Close to Launching Autonomous Car

China's largest Internet search engine company has been researching autonomous cars and reportedly could have the first vehicle out as soon as this year.

Silicon Labs, ARM Team for IoT Efficiency

Firms partner on new power management APIs to enable more efficient battery-operated connected devices for the Internet of Things.

Apple Watch Will Set the Bar for Rivals

The much-anticipated device will be the barometer by which all other smartwatches will be measured and play key role in determining whether the market for smartwatches will be sizable or remain a niche.

Micron Expands Fab for 3D-NAND Memory

Micron has begun construction of a $4 billion expansion of Fab 10 in Singapore as a home for volume production of 3D-NAND flash non-volatile memory in 2017.

Strong Fab Equipment Spending Projected

Second consecutive year of growth expected this year, but slowdown looms in 2016, says trade group.

Bosch Rolls Integrated MEMS for Android Smartphones

MEMS vendor introduces two new sensors that integrate the company's DSP Fuser core with support for the full Android Lollipop sensor stack.

Broadcom Launches OpenNSL Platform

Chip vendor makes available OpenNSL software interface to enable applications using StrataXGS switches.

SunEdison Enters Solar Storage Market With Acquisition

Acquisition of Solar Grid Storage enables photovoltaic vendor to integrate its current solar and wind products with energy storage offerings.

A Bright Idea: Using Light to Transmit Data

The idea of Light Fidelity, or Li-Fi, has people thinking about a different part of the electromagnetic spectrum that's available for data transmission—light.

Wirelessly Connected Audio at Peak Uptake

Home audio is going wireless at a rapid pace, changing from dedicated systems with wired speakers to multi-room wirelessly networked audio that supports multiple sources. But the market could plateau soon.

Electronics Firms Report Labor Shortage

Trade group study finds majority of electronic manufacturers in the U.S. and Canada see a labor shortage currently in the industry.

TI Chipset Targets Small Portable Spectrometers

Texas Instruments has unveiled a programmable MEMS chipset that can be used in a variety of handheld near-infrared applications including spectrometers and chemical analyzers.

NXP Acquires Smart Card Vendor Athena SCS

Chip maker buys smart card and security vendor for Internet of Things applications as well as Industry 4.0, automotive and identification products.

Cadence Looks to Improve Position in Digital Design Tools

EDA vendor rolls out new physical implementation platform in an effort to challenge Synopsys' dominance.

Electrocomponents Names Lindsley Ruth Chief Executive

Longtime Future Electronics executive to take reins at owner of Allied Electronics, RS Components.

Jury Finds Against Intersil in Trade Secret Theft Case

Federal jury in Texas rules that analog chip vendor must pay $59 million for trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract and patent infringement.

Labor Strife Dogs U.S. Manufacturing in February

Domestic manufacturing expanded for the 26th consecutive month, but problems at key ports on the West Coast of the U.S. impeded growth among many exporters and importers.