LAST POWER (Large Area silicon-carbide Substrates and heTeroepitaxial GaN for POWER device applications), the European Union-sponsored program aimed at developing a cost-effective and reliable technology for power electronics, has announced ...
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While Samsung continues to buy the majority of its components from its own subsidiaries, such as Samsung Display, increasingly it is looking elsewhere for parts such as screens, sensors and chips. Inevitably this means that the South Korean ...
Nokia has accused supplier STMicroelectronics of selling microphones Nokia says it developed to rival HTC, and on Monday won an injunction in the Amsterdam District Court preventing their sale. STMicroelectronics must stop supplying HTC ...
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The European Commission said it has launched a formal investigation into a group of smartcard chip suppliers who are suspected of breaking the European Union's antitrust laws by operating a cartel, and has sent letters detailing its ...
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Premier Farnell is supporting ARM processor-based designs by making available a number of development tools, software and evaluation boards across Europe. A similar offering is already available in the Americas. The distributor's ARM ...
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Despite stronger-than-expected growth during the fourth quarter, 2012 was still a miserable year for the semiconductor market and suppliers, with only eight out of the Top 25 chipmakers managing to eke out revenue growth—but nine ...
STMicroelectronics is leading the Lab4MEMS ENIAC project to develop a pilot line for next-generation MEMS devices augmented with advanced technologies such as piezoelectric or magnetic materials and 3D packaging. The project was launched ...
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Total worldwide semiconductor revenue fell 2.6 per cent to $299.9bn in 2012, according to figures released today by analyst group Gartner. Intel remained the runaway market leader for the 21st year in a row with revenues of $49.09bn, but ...
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An antenna-tuning circuit from STMicroelectronics has a 4-channel output for adjusting up to four tunable BST capacitors in the antenna-matching circuits of multi-band GSM/WCDMA/3G-LTE smartphones. The chip also supports the MIPI Alliance ...
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STMicroelectronics has parftnered with CMP (Circuits Multi Projects) in France to make its THELMA MEMS manufacturing process available for prototyping to universities, research labs and design companies through a multi-project wafer ...
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Chip maker ST-Ericsson will be wound down as parent companies STMicroelectronics and Ericsson have decided to take over some parts of the company, including LTE modems and application processors, and close or sell the rest. The news comes ...
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The move may lead to 1,600 job cuts. STMicroelectronics and Ericsson have agreed to split their struggling mobile chip joint venture, which was formed in 2008. Both firms failed to seek a buyer for JV, dubbed ST-Ericsson, and decided to ...
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Carlo Ferro, formerly COO of ST-Ericsson, is to become CEO of ST-E following the resignation of CEO Didier Lamouche. Before joining ST-E, Ferro was CFO of STMicroelectronics.
Tags: Ericsson, Electrical, Electronics
Today, ST-Ericsson confers with union representatives about the effects of upcoming job cuts as required by French and Italian law. Legally the company is obliged to consult with unions before it takes steps which will involve job cuts. ...
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Reports that STMicroelectronics have failed to find a buyer for ST--Ericsson mean that only one option remains for ST-E and that is closure unless the French government bails it out. Last December ST committed to exiting from the jv by ...