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Microsemi Licenses Security IP from Cryptography Research
Chip vendor to use CRI's secure semiconductor intellectual property tools to create tamper-resistant semiconductors for government applications.
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NXP Teams with TTTech on Automotive Ethernet Switches
Chip vendor to work with networking solutions provider on Ethernet switch that will support OPEN Alliance BroadR-Reach Ethernet PHY technology.
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Senate Votes to Ensure Helium Supply
Bill would enable Federal Helium Reserve to continue selling helium—a gas used critical to semiconductor manufacturing—to private entities.
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Ams-Taos is Top Supplier of Light and Proximity Sensors
The Austrian-American firm Ams-Taos in 2012 was the No. 1 maker by a wide stretch of light and proximity sensors used primarily in mobile handsets to respond to changing light and...
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Entegris, Sematech Team on Next-Gen Process Development
Process materials vendor, industry consortium to jointly develop advanced nanoscale particle removal processes and cleaning technologies.
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India Green Lights Two 300-mm Chip Fabs
India's long-running endeavor to establish a domestic semiconductor industry gets a boost from the government's approval of two chip fabs, one involving IBM and one involving STMicroelectronics.
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Spansion Licenses ARM Processor Cores
Move is part of a broader strategy by Spansion to expand from memory chip supplier to SoC vendor.
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Qualcomm Riding High With Buybacks, Diverse Deals
Fabless chip giant recently announced $5 billion stock repurchase program among other deals made in the past several months.
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Intel Launches Low-Power Processors for Wearables, IoT
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich, delivering his first Intel Developer Forum keynote, announced a family of SoCs that are small, energy efficient.
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Notebook PC Panel Shipments Declined Sharply This Summer
With nearly all top mobile PC brands reducing orders, shipments of PC LCDs declined 23 percent year-over-year in July, according to IHS.
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Koch Industries Scoops Up Molex for $7.2 Billion
Molex, a supplier of fiber-optic interconnect components, agrees to be acquired by one of the largest private companies in the U.S.
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Record Fab Equipment Spending Expected in 2014
Trade group expects fab equipment spending to decline again in 2013, but rebound strongly next year.
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US Closing Gap on Solar Cell Manufacturing Costs, Study Finds
Researchers at MIT and the U.S. Department of Energy concluded that China's cost of labor advantage is not the biggest factor in determining photovoltaics production.
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Chip Sales up for 5th Straight Month in July
July chip sales totaled $25.5 billion, the highest total of any month so far in 2013, according to the semiconductor industry association.
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Medical Display Market Set to Grow 30% Over 5 Years
The market for medical-grade displays is set to grow rapidly over the next five years thanks to several factors, according to IHS.
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Microsoft to Buy Nokia’s Handset Business in $7.2B Deal
Deal seen as last ditch effort by Microsoft to prop up Windows Phone operating sytem.
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Proximity Sensors Enabling Gesture Recognition Primed for Robust Expansion
Nimble sensors that track hand movements in conjunction with touch screens are headed for explosive growth as devices like smartphones, tablets, PCs and other gear increasingly...
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Samsung in Mass Production of 20-nm DDR4 Chips
Samsung said it has commenced mass production on next-generation DDR4 DRAM chips.
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Flexible Displays Poised for Explosive Growth
After more than a decade of development, flexible displays are finding their way out of research labs and into products.
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EMS Provider Plexus Expands its Footprint in Mexico
Electronics manufacturing services provider Plexus Corp. announced it would begin manufacturing operations in Guadalajara, Mexico after a new 265,000 sq. ft. facility is built next year.
