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Qualcomm's China Troubles Cloud $6.8 Billion Quarter

Qualcomm expects to be hit by an investigation by Chinese authorities into its business practices and meanwhile reckons some licensees are under-reporting sales volumes while awaiting the outcome.

Despite MEMS Troubles, ST Returns to Profit in Q2

Problems in the Analog and MEMS business unit and declining total sales did not prevent a return to profit for Europe's largest chip company in 2Q14.

Google, IEEE Offer $1 Million For a Better Inverter

Google and the IEEE are offering a $1 million cash prize for the best approach to reducing the size of inverters while achieving greater than 95 percent energy efficiency.

Peregrine, RF Micro Settle Lawsuit, Strike Patent Deal

Cross licensing agreement settles all outstanding litigation between the two chip firms.

RS, Allied Ink Global Distribution Deal with Rohm

RS Components and Allied Electronics, business brands of Electro Components, have signed an agreement with Rohm Semiconductor and to be an authorized global distribution partner of the chipmaker.

Apple Posts $37.4 Billion in Q3 Sales

Revenue, profit strong on iPhone, Mac and services growth.

Chip Equipment Orders Increased in June

Three-month average of orders for semiconductor equipment in June increased 4.3 percent compared to May and 10 percent compared to June 2013, according to SEMI.

Strong Licensing Drives ARM's Q2 Results

A royalty slowdown in first half of the year is over, according to ARM’s CEO as he reports signing up licensees for next-generation cores Artemis and Maia.

TI's Sales Up 8 Percent in Q2

Strong analog and embedded processing semiconductor sales boost chip firm's top and bottom lines.

Toshiba Claims Billion-Dollar Damages From SK Hynix

Toshiba is seeking more than $1 billion in damages from rival NAND flash memory producer SK Hynix over an alleged theft of technology secrets in 2008.

Bosch, Huawei, Xilinx Back ‘Event-Driven’ Processor Firm

Global trio with wide-ranging application interests like the look of real-time, event-driven processor company XMOS and help close $26 million funding round.

Nanoporosity Improves Rice's Silicon Oxide ReRAM

The use of porous silicon oxide for ReRAM device reduces forming voltage, improves storage density and manufacturability, claims a research group at Rice University.

Set-Top Boxes on Course for High Growth in Next Two Years

Market achieved highest annual revenue total in history with $20.3 billion in 2013.

Asia Starts to Push in Touch Controller IC Market

Fabless chip companies from Korea, Taiwan and China are starting an assault on the traditional western hemisphere based leaders in the capacitive touch controller IC market, according to IHS.

Avnet to Carry Deutsch Military Connectors

Expanded distribution agreement allows Avnet to offer customers connectors in sizes ranging from standard density to near double density D38999 styles a greater range of connector options.

Cadence Expands EDA Software Suite for FPGA Prototyping

Expansion of System Development Suite adds Protium, the company’s proprietary rapid prototyping platform, for field programmable gate array software improvement.