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Actions SEMI Expands OWL Processor Family

The chipset is the first to be manufactured at the 28nm processing node and is targeted at tablets, STBs, monitors, ultrabooks and other connected devices.

Kili Tech Rolls Point-of-Sale SoCs

As payment processing moves to new technology for retail establishments, new forms of payment require higher functionality of chips to operate terminals.

Synopsys to Provide Tools for Chinese FPGA Startup

Multi-year agreement will allow Gowin Semiconductor to use Synplify Pro tools for better timing, area and runtime results in its semiconductors.

Teardown: Apple iPad Air 2

The IHS Technology teardown team took a look inside the new 16-gigabyte (GB) Wi-Fi-only version of the Apple iPad Air 2

Windows-based ARM Servers a 'Very Real' Threat to Intel

If Microsoft can work out the backwards compatibility to x86 software and hardware, the potential growth of ARM-based servers could be a real competitor to the microprocessor giant.

Lenovo Using Dialog’s Power ICs in New Smartphone

The DC-DC buck converter has been incorporated into Lenovo’s Vibe X2 smartphone that the company said will enable longer battery life and better multi-tasking performance.

SMIC to Spend $570 Million on ASML Tools

Agreement will provide lithography tools for volume production of 300mm wafers at 32 nm and below while increasing productivity and performance.

Altera Posts Higher Sales, but Sees Q4 Decline

The FPGA giant had sales of $499.6 million for the quarter but expects a 2 percent to 6 percent decline in the fourth quarter due to the soft telecom market.

Cree Rolls High-Power Lighting LEDs

Next-gen lighting can provide a longer lifetime compared to currently available LEDs.

Freescale Grows Sales

Chip vendor saw sales up 2 percent from the second quarter and up 12 percent from the same quarter last year with a slight decline targeted for the fourth quarter in revenue.

Avnet Reports Sales Growth

Distributor reports fiscal first quarter sales of $6.8 billion, an increase of 8 percent compared to the year ago quarter.

Cadence Lands Biggest Deal in Years

Cadence took a restructuring charge in its Q3 financial results as its looks forward to working with a "marquee global company" that has provided the EDA company with its biggest contract since Lip-Bu Tan became CEO.

China's VeriSilicon Files For IPO

VeriSilicon, a company with a mixed design service and IP licensing business model and a supporter of the STMicroelectronics' FDSOI manufacturing process, has filed to list on NASDAQ.

Microchip, Xymox Team for Printed Touchscreen Apps

Partnership will bring interface device using controllers from Microchip and conductive polymer sensors from Xymox.

Russia Attracts Tech Despite Sanctions

European Union and U.S. economic sanctions against Russian companies and individuals over the Ukrainian crisis have not dampened investment in high-tech innovation, according to the Russian government.

Freescale Targets IoT in Vehicles

Chip firm rolls development system that connects multimedia nodes to the driver by replacing other costly technologies in vehicles.

Hungary Plans Per-Byte Internet Tax

The right-of-center Hungarian government wants to break with conventional wisdom and tax the Internet. The public is planning to demonstrate against the proposal.

Infineon, Deutsche Telekom Team On Industrial Security

German Chancellor Angela Merkel – who was herself at the center of a phone-tapping controversy last year – has attended a demonstration of a secure data transmission intended for industrial companies.