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A 55nm process qualified for automotive ICs to AEC-Q100 Group D

Enables smartphones to transmit 1-D barcodes to point-of-sale laser scanners

Despite Neelie Kroes’ 10/100/20 plan to increase European semiconductor output

1,800 ST-E engineers re-hired

Technology is the place to be right now with science and engineering being the most employable skills in the UK jobs market this year. The reason for this positive outlook is that UK technology sector companies are very optimistic about business activity and recruitment. According to the latest KPMG/Markit Tech Monitor UK Report, employment trends in the tech sector outstripping ...

Long-established industrial optical fibre supplier OMC has launched a website through which customers can buy directly using consumer-style PayPal or credit card payments as well as conventional means. The site also allows customers to specify any length they want, rather than having to buy fixed length spools. Based In Cornwall, OMC specialises in polymer (PMMA) fibers for short-haul communications. It ...

Imec reports revenues up 4% in 2013 0n 2012. They are made up revenue generated through industrial commitment from international partners, collaborations with universities worldwide and funds from European research initiatives, a yearly grant from the Flemish government totaling 48.6 million euro, and a 4.6 million euro grant from the Dutch government to support the Holst Centre.

Advised by Ascendant, the technology-focussed investment house

Intel’s domination of the microprocessor market is being ‘chipped away’ by ARM, says US analyst firm IC Insights.

ST will start hiring the sacked Micron researchers it agreed to take on last month in Q1 2015, says ST's CFO