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Sapphire Selects Symmetry as Distribution Partner

Partnership said to address embedded markets such as electronic gaming, embedded digital signage, video surveillance, and retail POS and kiosks.

Synopsys Tool Claims Big Throughput Boost

Successor to IC Compiler has already been used in several chip design tape outs.

Hunter Acquires Spectral Response in EMS Deal

EMS supplier doubles footprint, triples SMT capacity.

Experts Sound Alarm On Rare Earth Element Sourcing

China's Near-monopoly on Rare Earth Elements Worries Experts

Flextronics Lab IX Partners with Mantis Vision; Sparton Acquires Aubrey Group

Deal supports Mantis’ goal of bringing high-end 3D technologies to mobile devices.

Exclusive Video Teardown: Oppo N1

Andrew Rassweiler, senior director of IHS benchmarking cost services, gives a guided tour of the innards of the N1 phablet from Oppo electronics.

Engineer Arrested as Hynix Sued Over NAND Secrets

SanDisk and Toshiba have both filed civil suits against rival NAND flash memory manufacturer SK Hynix alleging theft of trade secrets.

NHK To Give 8K Broadcast Demo at NAB Show

A demo of 8K signal compression into single UHF TV channel is due to take place at the NAB show in Las Vegas in April 2014.

Japan Display Set to IPO

Japan Display, a joint venture between Hitachi, Sony, and Toshiba and government investor INCJ will stage an IPO at a share price of 900 yen next week .

Spansion Inks Distribution Deal with Excelpoint

Deal will broaden the company’s exposure in East Asian markets.

TSMC Upgrades Q1 Guidance

Strong start to the year, based on demand for 28nm CMOS, forces TSMC to raise its guidance on 1Q14 sales.

MagnaChip Admits to Mis-stating Revenues for Years

It is not yet clear how serious or significant infractions will prove to be. MagnaChip says an internal investigation continues.

Samsung Starts Making DRAM at 20nm

There's life in the DRAM dog yet.

Semiconductor Equipment Sales Decreased 14 percent in 2013

Sales of semiconductor processing equipment by North American vendors sales dropped 36 percent year over year, according to SEMI.

World's Thinnest LED Is Three Atoms Thick

Tungsten diselenide LEDs could be used as part of energy-efficient on-chip data transmission, according to University of Washington researchers.

Bosch Claims Top Spot in MEMS Sales

Bosch became the first vendor to sell more than $1 billion worth of MEMS sensors and actuators in a year as the company broke a virtual dead heat with STMicroelectronics to assume the No. 1 position among MEMS vendors.

Digi International Expands Distribution Agreement with Arrow

Expanded agreement to result in machine-to-machine solutions being available outside North America for the first time.

PCB Shipments, Orders Decline

Seasonal slowdown attributed in part to severe weather throughout much of the U.S.

Foundry Market's Strong Sales Continue

Foundry manufacturers TSMC and UMC have enjoyed a strong start to 2014 with year-to-February sales up more than 10 percent on the same period in 2013.