Imec call for startups

Imec’s business accelerator program, imec.istart, has put out a call for applicants which is open until Oct. 1, 2019. Start-up projects with technological inventiveness, an initial proof-of-concept, and the potential and ambition to be a global company are encouraged to apply. Selected startups in the year-long acceleration program receive €50,000 (~$55,000) as pre-seed funding, tailored coaching and ...

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M&A speeds up again

After slowing in the past couple of years, semiconductor M&A activity strengthened in the first eight months of 2019 with the combined value of about 20 M&A agreement announcements reaching $28.0 billion for the purchase of chip companies, business units, product lines, intellectual property (IP), and wafer fabs between January and the end of August. ...

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In-circuit programmable sub-PMICs switch at 4MHz

Dialog has introduced a power management product family of four sub-PMICs that offer in-circuit digital programmability. The product family of Buck converters, which consists of the DA9217, DA9220, DA9121 and the DA9122, represents Dialog’s first sub-PMIC family with a 4MHz switching frequency that reduces inductor size and height to allow use of smaller external components. The ...

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Nichia and Infineon to develop HD light engine.

Nichia  and Infineon  are developing a high-definition (HD) light engine with more than 16,000 micro-LEDs for front light applications. The intention is to have a product for sale in 2023. Unlike current HD solutions, the new device will provide high resolution light to the entire field of view of the driver. “Our new LED matrix ...

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TT moves on New England

TT Electronics has allied with manufacturers’ rep Coakley, Boyd and Abbett to market TT’s Power Partners brand. The partnership broadens TT Electronics’ reach with best-in-class, quality AC/DC power supplies and DC/DC converters, making a wider variety of products available throughout the New England market, both directly and via distribution. “By relying on the expertise of the ...

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Stanley Electric, presumes Mouser

Mouser has inked a distribution partnership with Stanley Electric an industry pioneer in automotive lighting. Next year is Stanley Electric’s centenary year. It was founded in 1920 by Kataharu Kitano who named the company after the American explorer Henry Morton Stanley because Kitano thought that Stanley brought light to dark countries and  his ambition was to bring light ...

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Molecules connected to graphene for future sensors

Molecular electronics can include graphene, following a project by international scientists. “Graphene and graphene-like molecules are attractive choice as an electronic component in molecular devices, but up till now it has proven very challenging to use them in large scale production of molecular devices that will work and be robust at room temperatures,” according to ...

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GaN specialist Transphorm now at Mouser

Mouser Electronics has signed a global distribution agreement with Transphorm, manufacturer of gallium nitride (GaN) transistors for high-voltage power conversion applications. Mouser will distribute Transphorm’s lines of JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified GaN FETs and evaluation tools. Philip Zuk, vice president of worldwide technical marketing and North America sales at Transphorm says “The agreement provides us with ...

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Siemens offers selected engineering students £3000-a-year

Siemens has launched a new undergraduate sponsorship programme designed to “discover, inspire and nurture” the next generation of engineering students. The Digital Academy will pay selected students £3,000-a-year from the second year of university and offers up to 12-weeks paid summer placement throughout the duration of their studies within a Siemens business. Digital Academy is ...

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