$2.7 billion in Proposition 1 funds delegated for the public benefits of eligible water storage projects as part of the Water Storage Investment Program.

Globalfoundries has demonstrated long-reach 56Gbps SerDes performance in silicon on the company’s 14nm FinFET process. As a part of GLoFo’s high-performance ASIC offering, FX-14, the 56Gbps series is designed for customers seeking to improve power and performance efficiency while handling the most demanding long-reach high-performance applications. GF’s 56Gbps SerDes core supports both PAM4 and NRZ …

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62 new Front End facilities are expected to begin operation between 2017 and 2020, says SEMI. The 62 facilities and lines range from R&D to high-volume fabs. Most of the newly operating facilities will be volume fabs; only seven are R&Ds or Pilot facilities. Between 2017 and 2020, 26 facilities and lines begin operation in …

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The value of European technology M&A deals more than doubled in 2016 to $127.2 billion, says M&A specialist Magister Advisors.

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Element 14 adds MATLAB and Simulink Student Suite to its range of software tools available by instant e-delivery.

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A smartphone that measures gravity and a noise monitor for oceans are among the top university projects which Electronics Weekly has reported on in 2016.

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Regius Professor Christofer Toumazou has been recognised for his work saving and improving lives through leading edge medical research with the Elektra Lifetime Achievement Award. Professor Toumazou’s list of achievements includes cochlear implants for born-deaf children, an artificial pancreas for type 1 diabetics and a wireless heart monitor for personalised post-operative healthcare. He invented and commercialised …

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Ericsson has designed a 450W DC-DC converter module that is capable of delivering a regulated 12V output voltage at up to 37.5A. Offered in a 5-pin 1/8-brick footprint, compatible with the DOSA (Distributed-power Open Standards Alliance) standard, the PKB4413D bus converter has an input range from 36V to 60V. Specified power conversion efficiency is 96%, …

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RS Components has signed a direct distribution agreement with switch manufacturer C&K. As part of the deal, the online distributor says it will double its C&K switch offering so that customers will have access to technical data on over 23,400 C&K switches through the RS Product Data Library. C&K manufactures tactile switches, pushbutton switches, toggle switches, rotary …

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Silicon Labs is going big on IoT in the home with a couple of ZigBee wireless sensor node reference designs for home security and heating control systems. UL-pre-certified, the reference designs are based on the firm’s ZigBee home automation (HA 1.2) software stack and wireless Gecko system-on-chip devices. The firm is supplying all of the hardware, firmware and software tools. …

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