Supply Chain
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TTI Acquires Chinese Distributor
Texas-based distributor adds distributor of Molex products to domestic Chinese mobile phone manufacturers.
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Digi-Key Signs Agreement with BlueCreation
Distributor to carry UK firm's line of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi modules.
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Energous, Dialog Semi Team for IoT
Firms to jointly develop reference designs to promote the use of local area wire free recharging in a host of wearable devices and the Internet of Things.
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Intel Presents Broadwell CPU, 14nm FinFET Process
First products expected before end of 2014, volume coming in 2015.
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Blackberry Forms New Business Unit
Blackberry Limited has created a new business unit that will combine its patent portfolio with some of its technology assets.
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Mentor Extends Nucleus RTOS Platform
Mentor Graphics Corp. has released a new version of its Embedded Nucleus real time operating system (RTOS).
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Startup Funded to Develop Organic Semiconductor Display Materials
More bendable, more flexible, more foldable displays could result from low-temperature, printable organic semiconductors for displays according to SmartKem.
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Actions Semi Restructures to Focus on Tablets
After a tough Q2, Chinese fabless chip firm to restructure its subsidiaries in an effort to cut losses and grow market share.
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IR Launches Insulated-gate Bipolar Transistor
Series of 600V Trench-gate Field Stop IGBTs targeted at welding applications.
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EZchip Revenues Expand 33% in Q2
Israel-based chip vendor posts record sales for the quarter.
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Intel to Buy Former LSI Networking Business for $650M
Terms of the agreement call for No. 1 chip vendor to acquire former LSI business from Avago.
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SMIC Teams on China’s First 300-mm Testing Facility
Foundry forms joint venture with Jiangsu Changjiang Electronics Technology Co. to provide bumping and related testing for 300-mm wafers.
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TE to Acquire Chinese Connector Company
Connector manufacturer TE Connectivity will acquire Xiamen SIBAS Connectors and Xiamen Delixing Electric Equipment of China.
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America Semiconductor Adds Powell to its Distributor Roster
Distributor Powell Electronics has signed an authorized distribution agreement with America semiconductor and will carry the chipmaker's line of rectifiers, diodes and other products.
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AOS Rolls Out Smart Load Switch
California-based chip vendor adds high current smart load switch designed with a rapid turn-off fault protection and current monitoring.
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ST Teams with Austrian Chip Vendor on MEMS-based Tracking Tag
Austrian chip vendor Bluechiip launches tracking tag based on ST’s microelectromechanical systems technology that can withstand extreme conditions.
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America II Becomes Authorized Distributor for Taiwan Semiconductor
Independent distributor America II Electronics has signed a distribution agreement with Taiwan Semiconductor Co.
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China Sales Drive SMIC’s Record Revenue
China foundry SMIC is developing its position as the wafer provider of choice for China's fabless chip companies which has helped propel record 2Q14 financial results.
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Flextronics Introduces New Universal Box Build System
Electronics manufacturing services provider Flextronics says it has developed a first-of-its-kind Universal Box Build (UBB) system.
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IBM Seeks Customers For Neural Network Breakthrough
IBM's long-running Synapse research project has produced TrueNorth, a 28nm neural network IC the company researchers claim is ready for commercial deployment.
