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Cirrus Logic Buys Acoustic Tech
Deal gives DSP vendor embedded firmware voice processing IP, including noise reduction, echo cancelation and voice enhancement.
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Intel Teams with Open-Source Arduino
Chip giant announces family of Arduino-compatible development boards featuring Intel architecture.
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3-D is Key to Next-Generation NAND Flash
Three-dimensional technologies will smooth the way for the next frontier in flash memory as production of 3-D NAND accelerates much more quickly than initially anticipated. Share from 3-D NAND of overall flash memory shipments is...
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Broadcom Closes Acquisition of Renesas' LTE Assets
Acquisition of former Nokia engineers, IP expected to help firm penetrate LTE market early next year.
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Intel to Take Back Israeli Fab Leased to Micron
Fab to continue building NOR flash for Micron for now; Intel won't comment on long term plans.
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Avnet Buys Majority Stake in European Distributor MSC
Deal billed as first step in a two-part transaction by which Avnet will ultimately acquire the remainder of the German-headquartered company.
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Russian VC Funds Pinpoint U.S. Investments
Three Russian quasi-government innovation funds staged a week-long event to showcase U.S.-Russian business opportunities in nanotechnology, clean-tech, biotech, pharmaceuticals, life sciences and IT.
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Congress Votes to Secure Helium Supply
The electronics industry is close to avoiding a helium supply crisis after Congress last week approved bipartisan legislation to secure the procurement of this key element that is needed to manufacture semiconductors and other electronic products.
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Chinese Fabless Chip Vendor RDA Gets Buyout Offer
Government-held investment company offers 12 percent premium over RDA's stock price.
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Researchers Build Working Computer with Carbon Nanotube Transistors
Stanford University engineers built a basic computer with 178 carbon nanotube transistors.
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Broadcom Offers 5G Combo Chip for Cars
Chipmaker Broadcom has launched a new line of wireless chips for automotive infotainment applications featuring its 5G Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity.
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Flexible OLED Market to Vault to $100 Million Next Year
Following Samsung’s introduction of the first flexible organic light-emitting diode (OLED) products this year, demand for these elastic displays is expected to grow by more than a...
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Semi Equipment Makers Applied Materials, TEL to Merge
Semiconductor equipment makers Applied Materials and Tokyo Electron announced plans to merge, creating a company valued at $29 billion.
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LCD Panels Fall Again in July—Portent of Ill Times to Come?
The market for large-sized liquid-crystal displays (LCD) contracted in July, an ominous indicator not only because it shank for the second straight month in a row but also...
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Rambus, Freescale to Collaborate on Non-Volatile Memory
Firms to jointly develop embedded resistive RAM technology. Deal also extends Freescale's license to Rambus IP.
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Mobile DRAM Posts Improved Revenue in Q2 from Dismal First Quarter
The market for mobile dynamic random access memory (DRAM) grew in the second quarter in light of anticipated demand for the upcoming hot selling season, but mobile...
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Hon Hai Cornered by Own Success
After years of double-digit growth, the Taiwanese EMS provider is casting a wide net in search of new revenue.
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MEMS and Sensors: Big Bucks From Little Devices
An IHS Electronics360 webinar highlights the opportunities for MEMS, the market for which is expected to grow twice as fast as the overall semiconductor market over the next four years.
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Tight-lipped Hon Hai Plays it Close to the Vest
EMS provider Hon Hai is unusually secretive for a Taiwanese public company, a fact analysts say doesn't help its stock price.
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New Manufacturing Method Could Boost Phase Change Memory
A new technique developed by Chinese researchers could reduce the costs associated with manufacturing phase-change memory, potentially increasing its prospects as a future replacement for flash memory
