TSMC said to be facing anti-trust investigations in Europe and USA.

TSMC is being investigated by the US FTC and the EU for anti-competitive behaviour while holding a dominant market position reports Digitimes quoting the Chinese language site Apple Daily. TSMC says it has received no requests for information and no notification of any investigation from either the EU or FTC. The complaint is said to ...

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Bridgetek establishes Vietnam design centre

Bridgetek has established a design centre on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The centre will complement the activities at its main development hub in Singapore. The team that has initially been recruited consists of almost equal proportions of engineers involved in software development and engineers carrying out IC verification tasks. The plan is to ...

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Intel fine case referred back to lower court.

Europe’s highest court, the European Court of Justice, has ruled that a lower court should re-visit the Intel appeal against its $1.3 billion 2009 fine for anti-competitive practices. “The Court of Justice sets aside the judgment of the General Court, which had upheld the fine of 1.06 billion euros imposed on Intel by the Commission ...

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80A isolator is tough for industry

Wellingborough-based Hylec-APL has introduced an 80A isolator switch for industrial machinery, commercial buildings, power supplies, security equipment, and air conditioning. The switches are IP67 rated and ensure an electrical circuit is completely de-energised for routine service and maintenance and can be shut down quickly in an emergency. When used as an emergency stop, it can ...

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