Lattice Semiconductor has bought HD connectivity specialist Silicon Image for $600 million which is 23.7% over yesterday’s Silicon Image share price.
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EU VC-backed IPOs triple in 2014
€7.9 billion of VC money was invested in Europe last year, up from €6.3 billion in 2013 but down from the record-breaking €10.6 billion of 2001, says Dow Jones VentureSource.
PragmatIC raises £5.4m
PragmatIC, which prints logic circuits on polyester, has raised £5.4 million from Cambridge Innovation Capital, ARM and existing shareholders.
SEMI b-to-b 0.98 for December
The SEMI book-to-bill for December was 0.98.
Amazon buys Annapurna
Amazon has bought Annapurna Labs of Israel in what is assumed to be a move to develop its own networking ICs.
Samsung tops semi buyers
Samsung, the second largest producer of semiconductors, is the largest buyer of semiconductors.
UK maker and education electronics firm sells millionth kit
Supplier to the educational and maker communities, electronics firm Kitronik has sold its millionth DIY kit. “The kits have been sold to over 3,000 schools, helping to encourage more young people to take an interest in technology and engineering,” said the Kitronik. Customers “typically enjoy engineering orientated activities such as electronics, robotics and 3-D printing to create self-made products”. Kits, ...
14 European semi pilot lines set up
Fourteen semiconductor pilot lines have been set up under the €6.6bn Key Enabling Technologies (KET) programme, Mike Bryant, CTO of Future Horizons, told IFS 2015 in London, on Tuesday.
Sharp eyes the European biotech market
Sharp is entering the European market for bioelectronics devices. Sharp Devices Europe, which sees the European biotech market as a big opportunity, plans to sell biosensing devices and equipment used in biomedical diagnostics. Target end-markets include biotechnology, medicine and food processing. One product being introduced in Europe is the automated two-dimensional electrophoresis AUTO2D system which performs electrophoresis (TTL 100) for protein analysis. ...
IQE on a roll
Compound semiconductor wafer supplier IQE is on a sharp growth curve having achieved a market share of over 50% following a £50 million supply contract signed this month.