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Following on from developments at NXP and Freescale, which of the following three companies do you think is most likely to come under private equity control?
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| November 20, 2006 10:35:51 AM GMT |
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NXP, Sony team for secure contactless ICs
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NXP Semiconductors and Sony Corporation, already two of the major backers of Near Field Communications (NFC) technology and applications, plan to joint venture to develop secure chips for contactless communications.
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| News from Electronica |
- Electronica ends with visitors record
- Phoning your way to a perfect complexion
- Global chip design enters era of local customer
- Electronica: MEMS and body paint
- Infineon CEO: Consolidation means more chip firms
- MEMS' moment could be now in consumer
- ST plays Ball for MEMS motion controller
- Private equity interest reflects maturing industry, says panel
- DSP-only DaVinci part to sell for less than $10
- Finding engineers in a global market is key, say CEOs
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- Alcatel, Lucent merger given Washington approval
- Blue laser shortfall cools PS3 debut
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| Friday's news |
- Korean group to light up AC LED sector
- CDT extends range of passive matrix OLED displays
- Semi distribution sees landmark growth
- Chip startup formed to address mobile phone problem
- Israel's Metalink set to expand Ukraine design center
- Police raid Siemens over bribery allegations
- Tower primps for Wall St., mulls fab grab
- Meriton's optical products in Balkans, Internet2
- 'Teardown' finds Sony taking a bath on each PS3
- Phoning your way to a perfect complexion
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| Thursday's news |
- Ziebart adheres to fabs in Europe and Asia
- Consumers to drive strong chip market growth, says SIA
- For Epcos, passives shine again
- Zensys brings home third generation SoC
- Without Qimonda, Infineon has to delay break-even
- NXP, TSMC boost stakes in SSMC
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SEMI issues "alert" over China RoHS March deadline
SEMI has issued a newsletter containing a "regulatory alert" on China's legal restrictions of hazardous substances (RoHS), saying some of its members need to prepare to act before March 1, 2007.
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OLED sticking plaster forms skin cancer treatment
A treatment for skin cancer based on organic light emitting diodes has been developed by researchers at the University of St. Andrews and Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, Scotland. A company has been started to commercialize the technology.
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Greece frames future in technology cluster
Determined to secure a competitive regional position in an increasingly global electronics market, Greece has launched a national technology initiative focused on semiconductors, microelectronics and embedded systems.
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The energy challenge and opportunity
Crude-oil prices recently reversed direction from their all-time peak of more than $76 per barrel and plunged more than 20 percent within a month, settling below $60. Energy and yo-yo energy-pricing could be a threat to the chip industry, or a golden opportunity.
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State of the Engineer: The young and the restless
The single, young, energetic, upwardly mobile engineer constantly angling for better pay and greener pastures was for decades a Silicon Valley stereotype. But that image no longer holds true in the Valley or in Europe.
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The top 50 IC companies ranked
The leader board in the semiconductor world hasn't changed much in the last five years. Intel Corp. is the perennial No. 1 but it is always interesting to scan down the rankings. We show the top IC companies ranked by sales down to position 50.
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Tower primps for Wall St., mulls fab grab
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Ziebart adheres to fabs in Europe and Asia
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Without Qimonda, Infineon has to delay break-even
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Consumers to drive strong chip market growth, says SIA
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Zensys brings home third generation SoC
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NXP, TSMC boost stakes in SSMC
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