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As EDA Sector Consolidates, Mentor Buys EM Startup
Eager not to be left behind in the EDA consolidation party Mentor Graphics has bought electromagnetic simulation and field solver startup Nimbic.
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Bel to Buy Emerson’s ECS Business
Bel Fuse Inc. will acquire the Emerson Network Power Connectivity Solutions (ECS) business of Emerson Inc. in a $98 million cash deal.
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Embedded ReRAM Gets Into Distribution
Struggling Panasonic has got ReRAM to market and into distribution courtesy of Mouser Electronics.
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IC Makers Face Hurdles in Auto Infotainment
As auto makers open up their vehicles to new infotainment features, the competitive landscape for IC suppliers is changing.
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Infineon Sets Up Strategic Investment Fund
An experienced venture capital and business development executive has been brought in to lead a direct strategic investment program at Infineon.
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Infineon Rejects Europe's Chip Manufacturing Plan
Chip company CEO says focus must be on adding value for the customer and then finding the most economic way to deliver it, apparently putting him at odds with a European Commission initiative to increase European chip manufacturing.
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Spansion Rolls Automotive MCUs
its Traveo MCUs would deliver high performance, enhanced human-machine interfaces, high-security and advanced networking protocols tailored for a broad range of automotive applications.
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India's Challenges In Starting Wafer Fabs
For at least ten years now, India has been chasing the dream of setting up semiconductor wafer fabs. Challenges remain.
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SIA Applauds New DoD Anti-counterfeiting Rule
Newly finalized Department of Defense rule aims to reduce the risk of counterfeit semiconductors being used in weapons systems and other military equipment.
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Toshiba, SanDisk Aim 3D-NAND Fab at 2016 Production
Toshiba is going to demolish Fab 2 at Yokkaichi to make way for a reported $7 billion investment – shared with SanDisk – in a wafer fab to produce 3D-NAND flash memory in 2016.
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Samsung Licenses 28nm FDSOI Chip Process from ST
Samsung, a foundry supplier of bulk CMOS circuits to ST, has agreed to license a 28nm silicon-on-insulator process and act as a primary and second-source of the process.
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Varitron Acquires EMS Provider Altronics
Acquisition expected to help the company meet U.S. content requirements for customers both locally and abroad.
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Clockless Programmable Logic Startup Preps Product
Asynchronous logic may have fallen out of favor in recent years but here comes Wave Semiconductor with Azure, its implementation of null-convention logic.
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Future Electronics Signs Distribution Agreement With ECS
Distributor Future Electronics has signed a new worldwide distribution agreement with ECS, Inc., a manufacturer of frequency control management devices.
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Production Commences at New Samsung Fab in China
Samsung Electronics, Co. has begun production at its new advanced NAND flash memory fab in Xi’an China.
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Technology Incubator 2.0 Seeks to Rebuild U.S. Chip Ecosystem
A twist on the incubator model seeks to match Silicon Valley tech startups with strategic partners in the semiconductor industry.
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3D-NAND still on track for 2015, says SanDisk
Investment in a pilot line for 3D NAND is on track and SanDisk expects to be in production in 2015. But first SanDisk will deploy its "1Z" planar process.
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Worldwide Chip Sales Post Strong First Quarter Growth
Worldwide semiconductor sales grew to $78.47 billion, the highest ever first-quarter revenue total in the industry's history.
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UCLA Improves IGZO-Type Display Manufacturing
A paint-and-bake wet processing step could reduce the cost of production for IGZO-type high-resolution flat panel displays.
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Altera Taps TMSC's Fine-Pitch Copper Packaging Technology
Fine-pitch copper bump-based packaging technology said to provide provide Arria 10 devices with better quality and reliability than standard copper bumping solutions.
