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IO-Link device integrates DC-DC regulator and surge protection

A surge-protected, dual-driver IO-Linkdevice transceiver with integrated DC-DC buck regulator is available from Maxim. It is suitable  for industrial IO-Link sensors and actuator devices. Integrating the DC-DC regulator and surge protection, supporte  the trend towards shrinking IO-Link designs that need robust communications with faster time to market. . In addition, integrated surge protection and reverse ...

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ON buys Quantenna

ON Semiconductor is to buy Quantenna Communications  for about $1.07 billion after accounting for Quantenna’s net cash of approximately $136 million. The acquisition enhances ON’s connectivity portfolio with the addition of Quantenna’s industry leading Wi-Fi technology and software capabilities. Following completion, the transaction is expected to be immediately accretive to ON’s non-GAAP earnings per share ...

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Hprobe joins with Imec for SOT-MRAM tester development

Hprobe, the two year-old Grenoble provider of  wafer test equipment for magnetic devices,  has joined with Imec to develop advanced magnetic tester equipment for the next generation of MRAM devices based on the Spin Orbit Torque (SOT) effect. Hprobe has begun to optimize the test flow for SOT-MRAM devices in order to bring the characterization and testing to ...

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Infineon to sell TPM for industrial applications in H2

In H2, Infineon will have volume availability of a Trusted Platform Module specifically for industrial applications. The OPTIGA TPM SLM 9670 protects the integrity and identity of industrial PCs, servers, industrial controllers or edge gateways. It controls access to sensitive data in key positions in a connected, automated factory as well as at the interface ...

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Electric car production hit by China subsidy cut

The electric car production industry will be hit hard by a decision by the China government to cut subsidies to electric car buyers by more than half. As from June the $9,830 subsidy given by central government to the buyer of an electric car will be cut to $4,100. Local government subsidies, which have been ...

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Global woes depress Infineon outlook

Global uncertainties and weaker demand are reducing Infineon’s expectations for 2019. A slower demand recovery than expected is now assumed, evidenced by declining vehicle sales in China causing dealer inventories to increase sharply, and increased inventories in the broader distribution channel, in particular for Power Management & Multimarket in China. Margin is now expected to ...

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Cree sells lighting business

Cree has sold its lighting products business, which includes the LED lighting fixtures, lamps and corporate lighting solutions business for commercial, industrial and consumer applications, to IDEAL INDUSTRIES for $310 million. Cree expects to receive an initial cash payment of $225 million, subject to purchase price adjustments, and has the potential to receive a targeted ...

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Japan overturns trade ruling against Qualcomm

The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) has reversed a 2009 cease-and-desist order affecting Qualcomm licensing in Japan. Following a nine-year evidentiary proceeding, the JFTC concluded that Qualcomm’s cross-licensing provisions and non-assertion covenants that were the subject of the cease-and-desist order did not violate Japanese antimonopoly law.  In 2010, the Tokyo High Court had issued a ...

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Prisoners to learn to code

Prisoners will be taught coding to prepare them for work as part of plans to help marginalised groups become skilled in tech. CODE 4000, an organisation that works with carefully vetted offenders and has led a successful trial at HMP Humber, has been given new funding by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport ...

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