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APEC 2018 Industry Session to cover energy harvesting
At APEC 2018, the PSMA (Power Sources Manufacturers Association) Energy Harvesting Committee will host an Industry Session featuring six industry experts who will cover such topics as real-world applications, conditional monitoring, energy harvesting systems, PMICs (Power Management ICs) and low-power IoT (Internet of Things) devices. The Energy Harvesting Session (IS05) will be held on Tuesday, […]
Broadcom Curbs Qualcomm Offer Following NXP Changes
Chip maker Broadcom on Wednesday reduced its offer to acquire rival Qualcomm in the wake of changes in a separate proposed Qualcomm merger. Qualcomm on Tuesday announced a proposal to acquire NXP Semiconductors for more than $43 billion — reportedly a 16 percent increase over the price of those companies’ original deal in October 2016. […]
Qualcomm Raises Bid for NXP to About $43.22B
Qualcomm is raising its takeover bid for NXP Semiconductors by nearly 16 percent to about $43.22 billion, citing in part NXP’s strong results since the companies first announced their merger in October 2016. The move announced Tuesday comes as Qualcomm itself is in the crosshairs of Broadcom Ltd., which earlier this month raised its own […]
APEC 2018 Magnetics Industry session addresses high-frequency issues
The Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA) Magnetics Committee is sponsoring an Industry Session at APEC 2018 covering winding design for high-frequency magnetics. Its goal is to address many of the challenges facing magnetics design in high-frequency switch mode power supply topologies. The session will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 11:55 a.m. on Tuesday, March […]
Exotic magnetics could cut transformer weights from 35 tons to 450 lb.
Novel magnetic materials now under investigation could boost power density, lower losses, increase efficiency, and reduce size and cost in power electronics. One example of what might be possible from such research comes from Southpole Magnetics in Pittsburgh, a company formed by magnetics researchers at Carnegie Mellon University. The firm envisions large-scale, 35-ton transformers redesigned […]
Report: Qualcomm, Broadcom to Discuss Merger This Week
Officials from chip giants Qualcomm and Broadcom reportedly plan to discuss the latter’s acquisition bid for the first time this week. Reuters, citing sources familiar with the matter, reports that the companies will meet Wednesday. Qualcomm’s board last week again rejected an offer from Broadcom as too low but indicated it was willing to meet […]
AT&T Completes FiberTower Acquisition, Adds ‘Significant’ 39 GHz Spectrum
AT&T on Friday announced the closing of its $207 million acquisition of FiberTower Corp., along with its millimeter wave spectrum holdings. Company officials said the transaction would give AT&T “a significant footprint in the 39 GHz band, with average holdings of more than 375 MHz in the top 100 markets.” The agreement was first announced […]
FPGA design tools certified for IEC 61508 Functional Safety Requirements
Microsemi Corporation announced its Libero system-on-chip (SoC) development software version 11.5 Service Pack (SP)2, offering a comprehensive suite of field programmable gate array (FPGA) design tools, has achieved functional safety certification from TÜV Rheinland according to the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 61508-2, Annex F. With Microsemi now offering a Functional Safety Data Package, engineers designing […]
Broadcom Raises Offer for Qualcomm
Chip maker Broadcom on Monday raised its offer to acquire rival Qualcomm with just more than one month until a crucial vote by Qualcomm shareholders. Broadcom, which is headquartered in Singapore but plans to officially relocate to Delaware, offered $82 per share, up from its initial offer of $70 per share in November. The company […]