Toshiba will sell its chip unit to a consortium headed up by Bain and Hynix if it gets Chinese regulatory approval, but not if it doesn’t. This seems to be the stance of new CEO Nobuaki Kurumatani. “We will maintain our stance and wait unless drastic changes occur,” says Kurumatani. Asked what he meant by ...

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US consumer groups are calling for stricter safety standards on driverless cars being tested on public roads. The AV START Act, currently before the US Senate, could be used to incorporate standards says consumer group Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety. It is proposed that there should be performance standards set up, that there should ...

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The YouTube shooter turns out to be a 39 year-old woman of Iranian descent, Nasim Aghdam, who was a vegan body-builder who had complained about YouTube doctoring her videos. “There is no equal growth opportunity on YouTube or any other video sharing site,” Aghdam wrote about YouTube on her own web-site. Aghdam shot and wounded ...

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ON Semiconductor has added to its range of image sensors for extreme low-light applications such as medical and scientific imaging, and commercial and military applications for high-end surveillance. The  KAE-08152 has the same 8.8 megapixel resolution and 4/3 optical format as the 08151 but incorporates an enhanced pixel design that doubles Quantum Efficiency for near-infrared (NIR) ...

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