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Record Semi Content In Systems

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The semiconductor  content in electronics systems is expected to reach 28.1% this year, breaking previous high of 25.9% set in 2010, says IC Insights. IC Insights forecasts that the 2017 global electronic systems market will grow by  2% to $1,493 billion while the worldwide semiconductor market is expected to surge by 15% this year to …

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BCD and Atlantik merge

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BCD Microelectronics, the Basingstoke semiconductor distributor, has merged with Munich distributor Atlantik Elektronik. The new company will be named BCD-Atlantik. BCD-Atlantik remains an independent company but will combine resources from both companies. BCD are 27 years old this year and Atlantik is 40. “Our merger with Atlantik Elektronik strengthens our position in the UK and …

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Icera bites back from beyond the grave

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Qualcomm has lost its appeal against a fine imposed on it by the EU for failing to produce information in an anti-trust case involving the UK wireless start-up Icera. Icera was sold to Nvidia in 2011 for $367 million – $100 million more than it raised in equity funding – after nine years of existence. …

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Lens-free smart microscope diagnoses meningitis

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Together with medical equipment firm Horiba, French research lab Leti has created a automated diagnosis system for meningitis, based around a simple lens-free microscope and a tablet computer. The lens-free microscope is physically simple (see demonstrator photo) and consists of a light source and a pin-hole, both mounted ~50mm above an image sensor – in this …

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Now You Can Use AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory to Help Maintain HIPAA and PCI Compliance in the AWS Cloud

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Now you can use AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory (Enterprise Edition), also known as AWS Microsoft AD, to build and run Active Directory (AD)–aware applications in the AWS Cloud that are subject to U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) or Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliance. AWS Microsoft AD reduces the effort required of you to deploy compliant AD infrastructure for your cloud-based applications, as you manage your own HIPAA risk management programs or PCI DSS compliance certification. 

AWS Updated the AWS Customer Agreement

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The AWS Customer Agreement was updated on June 28, 2017.

In this update we are improving the terms of the AWS Customer Agreement related to intellectual property rights. These changes include offering uncapped IP infringement protection and removing the patent non-assert clause. AWS customers do not need to take any action to get the benefit of the updates to the online AWS Customer Agreement. The updates took effect on June 28, 2017, and apply to all customers who use the Services under the online AWS Customer Agreement. AWS Customer Agreement.  

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