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EBV Elektronik and Analog Devices, Inc. have signed a distribution franchise agreement for the EMEA region, except Russia, Ukraine and Israel, effective November 3, 2014.

United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) and Fujitsu Semiconductor Ltd. have announced an agreement for UMC to become a minority shareholder of a newly formed subsidiary of Fujitsu Semiconductor that will include its 300 mm wafer manufacturing facility located in Kuwana, Mie, Japan.

Omniradar has closed a round of equity and debt financing of €2.6 million that will be used to bring into production the company’s single-chip radar as a new precision sensor for personal security, industrial automation, environmental monitoring, etc.

 Avago Technologies Ltd. and PLX Technology Inc. announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Avago will acquire PLX, a leader in PCI Express silicon and software connectivity solutions, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $309 million, or $293 million net of cash and debt acquired.  

e2v announced that qualification has been completed on several devices in the Maxim Life Extension Program, including CMOS analog switches and multiplexers.

STMicroelectronics and Changan Automobile have set up Changan – ST Automotive Electronic Joint Laboratory to extend the cooperation of the two companies in automotive electronics.

Anokiwave Inc., a supplier of semiconductors enabling mmW markets, announced the opening of its newest design center located in Billerica, MA to support the company's increasing demand for highly integrated SiGe core chips and GaAs/GaN front-end solutions.

 

STMicroelectronicsand Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. have signed a comprehensive agreement on 28 nm Fully Depleted Silicon-on-Insulator (FD-SOI) technology for multi-source manufacturing collaboration.

Custom MMIC, a developer of performance driven monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs), is pleased to announce the appointment of Spartech-South as their technical sales representative in the southeastern states of the United States.

SemiGen Inc., an ISO and ITAR registered RF/Microwave assembly, automated PCB manufacturing, and RF Supply Center, offers Limiter Diodes that feature fast turn-on time, low loss, low capacitance and resistance, and easy bonding.