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XMOS Adds ARM to its Multicore Mix
Privately held XMOS Ltd. has broadened its xCore architecture to include ARM microcontrollers alongside its own real-time event-driven processors. That has been effected by bringing a Silicon Labs Gecko MCU die into the xCore components.
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ARM Tips Real-Time Architecture Upgrade
Release of ARMv8-R instruction set architecture targets automotive and industrial control markets.
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Broadcom to Cut Up to 1,150 Jobs
Fabless chip vendor cutting workforce, including former employees of Renesas Electronics, as part of global restructuring plan to reduce expenses.
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Intel Invests $65 Million in 16 Startups
Latest investments by Intel Capital focus largely on cloud, storage and high performance computing.
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Record Number of Licensing Deals Boosts ARM's Q3
Increase in licensing deals signed in Q3 point to ARM spreading its wings in server, networking and IoT markets as it reports another record quarter.
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Tablet Panel Shipments Reach Record Levels in August
Tablet panels recorded their best numbers yet in August when total shipments hit an all-time peak, boosted by demand for soon-to-launch new tablet products from the likes of Apple...
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After Solid Q3, TI Expects Sales Decline
Texas Instruments delivered sharply lower-than-expected guidance for the fourth quarter, blaming seasonal sequential declines endemic of the global semiconductor industry over the last three years, as well as in its calculator business.
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Atomically Thin Device Exhibits Tunable Electrical Behavior
Northwestern University researchers have integrated two atomically thin materials to create a p-n heterojunction diode, among the most ubiquitous components of modern electronics.
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Europe Launches Billion-Euro Graphene Project
European Commission plans to spend big to try and gain a lead in the exploitation of a two-dimensional form of carbon. Airbus, Nokia, STMicroelectronics involved in 10-year project.
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Jury Finds Qualcomm Infringed Patents
A jury in U.S. federal court found that fabless chip giant infringes on patents held by little-known ParkerVision Inc.
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M2M: Market Opportunities Beyond Connectivity
Cellular network operators have a significant opportunity to expand their value proposition to customers by providing an array of machine-to-machine services.
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Microsemi to Buy Symmetricom for $230 Million
Chip vendor says it plans to acquire precision time and frequency technology provider Symmetricom in a cash deal worth about $230 million.
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More Electronics Manufacturing Expected to Return to North America
More electronics companies plan to return manufacturing back to North America from China, according to a new study by the Association Connecting Electronics Industries.
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Imagination's P5600 Avoids Big-Little 'Complexity'
The six-core cluster supported by Imagination's P5600 processor allows licensees to implement their own low-power/high-performance core instantiation.
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Chang to Remain 'Ultimate Authority' at TSMC
Morris Chang told analysts he will continue as chairman and remain in charge of foundry TSMC after he stands down as CEO sometime before June 2014.
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Renewable Energy Technology Innovation Rising
The number of patents issued for renewable-energy technologies has risen sharply over the last decade, according to a study.
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TSMC Sees Fast Ramp for 20-nm
TSMC's 16-nm FinFET manufacturing process will hit volume one year after 20-nm planar CMOS does early in 2014 and production ramps are set to be faster than they were at 28-nm, according to CEO Morris Chang.
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Materials Breakthrough Could Lead to More Efficient Solar Cells
Researchers at several universities have collaborated to create a heat-resistant thermal emitter that could significantly improve the efficiency of solar cells by using ceramic-type materials.
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Teardown: Fitbit Flex
IHS performs a teardown analysis of the Fitbit Flex wrist-worn activity monitor.
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TSMC Forecasts Q4 Dip
TSMC sees fourth quarter sales declining due to an inventory correction but CEO Morris Chang stressed that the dip will be temporary in a market that is generally strong.
