Zarlink sells Plymouth wafer fab to German foundryRichard BallZarlink Semiconductor has sold its 200mm semiconductor wafer fab in Plymouth to German mixed signal foundry X-Fab.The value of the deal was not disclosed, but it will also include a semiconductor supply contract. Zarlink, which has sold the fab as part of its plan to become a fabless chip supplier, will continue ...

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Yorkshire firm creates that start-up feeling Richard WilsonYorkshire design firm GSPK Design is working with its local university to encourage entrepreneurialism amongst electronics students.The Knaresborough-based electronic design firm is collaborating with Leeds Metropolitan University to offer the use of in-house facilities to students taking part in the University’s business start-up programme. “This project was initially set in motion when I ...

Website will list mobile health worries Melanie ReynoldsA website for people worried that mobile phone use has affected their health has been launched by a scientist who previously worked on a health risk research project for the industry.Dr George Carlo was chief scientist for a $28m multi-year industry research project which looked at the health risks to consumers from mobile ...

UK to get chance to throw away mobilesMelanie ReynoldsDisposable mobile phones are coming to the UK following completion of an exclusive deal between California-based company Hop-On and a London-based firm.The deal, worth $25m annually, is for a minimum purchase of one million of Hop-On’s GSM phones per year. The phones will be distributed in the UK and Spain as part ...

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Artisan Software Tools is expanding in Cheltenham Richard WilsonReal-time modelling tool firm Artisan Software Tools is expanding the management team and sales force at its UK headquarters in Cheltenham.The four-year old company contacted EW earlier this month when we inadvertently omitted them from our “New Faces” listing of UK start-up companies.Recent increase in software modelling tool business has led to ...

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