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UMC and SuVolta Join Forces to Target Mobile Applications
Foundry UMC and SuVolta, are jointly developing a 28nm process that integrates SuVolta’s Deeply Depleted Channel (DDC) transistor technology into UMC's 28nm High-K Metal Gate (HKMG) high-performance mobile (HPM) process.
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Appetite Growing for Private LTE, but Market Yet to Take Off
The private Long Term Evolution (LTE) market is expected to show slow growth over the next 5 years, but longer term the amount of data connections are expected to soar, according to IHS.
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Over the Horizon: Nanotech Transistors and Thermoelectric Materials
Electronics360 Contributing Editor Abe Michelen surveys academic and technical journals to uncover promising research that will impact the development of “over the horizon” commercial products that will impact our lives in the near future.
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Rice Researchers Develop Novel Memory, Grow Graphene One Atom at a Time
Rice researchers have built a 1-kbit rewritable silicon oxide device with diodes that eliminate data-corrupting crosstalk. Separately, the researchers have synthesized graphene nanoribbons on metal from the bottom up — atom by atom.
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REC Forms Separate Entities for Solar and Silicon Products
Norway’s Renewable Energy Corporation ASA will divide the company into two entities, launching the Silicon and Solar divisions as independently listed companies.
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Semiconductor equipment book-to-bill ratio rises to 1.10
New orders for semiconductor equipped increased just 0.7 percent last month but the book-to-bill ratio increased to 1.10 from 1.08.
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Chip Spending Returns to Growth as Apple and Samsung Battle for Lead
After a flat year in 2012, global purchasing of semiconductors by the world’s top electronic brands is set to return to growth in 2013, as Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics contend to claim the title of biggest spender.
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Crocus Raises $45M to Fund Magnetic Semiconductor Technology
Crocus Technology, a developer of magnetically enhanced semiconductor technologies has raised $45 million to fund manufacturing of new semiconductors.
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Micron Samples 16nm NAND Flash Chips
Micron Technology is sampling next-generation, 16-nanometer process technology, resulting in the industry's smallest 128Gb multi-level cell NAND flash memory chips.
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Zecotek and Hamamatsu Ink Imaging Technology Deal
Zecotek Photonics Inc. has signed a joint collaboration partnership agreement with Hamamatsu Photonics to commercialize existing imaging technologies.
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Auto MEMS Sensors to Keep Expanding toward Banner Growth in 2014
Sales of automotive microelectromechanical system (MEMS) sensors are expected to reach a high-water mark in two years as car-safety mandates come to full maturity and achieve...
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Schneider Launches First Salvo in Possible Invensys Bidding War
A $5 billion offer to acquire Invensys by Schneider Electric may lead to a bidding war among the top-tier of industrial automation companies.
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Foundry 2.0: The Driver of Innovation in the Mobile Era
In his SEMICON keynote, GlobalFoundries CEO set out a new model to address the technology challenges the industry faces that he dubbed “Foundry 2.0.”
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Tsinghua Unigroup to Buy Spreadtrum for $1.78 billion
China’s Tsinghua Unigroup and Spreadtrum Communications, a leading Chinese fabless semiconductor provider, have entered into a definitive merger agreement.
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Startup with Solid Credentials, Movidius gets $16 million for Computer Vision R&D
Startup Movidius has received a new round of funding to accelerate the company’s next-generation image-processing chips and software.
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Removing Obstacles: Distributors Expand Services
As OEMs and EMS providers become leaner they are expanding the use of distributor-provided services as a way to reduce the total cost and reduce risk in the supply chain.
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Altair Semiconductor Raises $25 Million for LTE-Only Chips
Altair, a leading developer of single-mode LTE chip sets, has completed a $25 million round of funding from existing investors Bessemer, BRM, Giza, JVP and Pacific Technology.
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Avnet to Acquire European Distributor MSC Group
Avnet plans to acquire MSC Group, a German distributor of electronic components, embedded computing technology and display solutions.
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Exar Buys Cadeka Microcircuits, Expands its Analog Offering
High-performance analog IC maker Exar has acquired Cadeka Microcircuits in a transaction that includes $29 million in cash and stock, plus an amount based on future net revenue contributed by Cadeka.
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Tablet Panel Market Soars on Strong “White Box” Product Projections
Boosted by demand from unbranded, white-box Chinese manufacturers, global demand for tablet panels is exceeding expectations, spurring IHS to increase its forecast for displays by 6 percent for 2013.
