INTERNATIONAL news
New semiconductor solution centre in Japan
Nidec Semiconductor Solution Centre opened on 16th May at Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa (inside Nidec Research and Development Centre, Japan). The centre is looking to build strategic partnerships with suppliers for ensuring the supply-chain of semiconductors. The company also plans to provide intelligent motor solutions that are environment friendly.
300mm line for EV power semiconductors from Renesas
The Kofu Factory that closed in October 2014 is now all set to re-open in 2024 to enhance production capacity for power semiconductors, such as IGBTs. A sum of 90 billion yen has been invested by Renesas into the 300mm power semiconductor fab in Kai City, Yamanashi Prefecture, citing the rise of electric vehicles as motivation.
Enyx acquired by Exegy with support from Marlin Equity
Exegy Incorporated has taken over Enyx. The global investment firm, Marlin Equity Partners, has supported this transaction. Exegy Inc. in its product suite now offers leveraging of low-latency field-programmable gate array (FPGA) technology at all stage soft he trading lifecycle. Speeding the development of bespoke trading solutions, even Enyx’s line of low-latency FPGA trading products is included in the deal.
Qualcomm announces $100M Snapdragon Metaverse fund
The Snapdragon Metaverse fund is being set up to invest in innovative developers and companies building immersive experiences with AR, mixed reality, and VR. The fund will deploy capital through a combination of venture investments in leading XR companies by Qualcomm Ventures and a grant by Qualcomm Technologies for developer ecosystem funding in XR experiences.
MakerBot and Ultimaker merging to accelerate additive manufacturing globally
The business combination agreement between MakerBot and Ultimaker will accelerate the adoption of additive manufacturing by providing a comprehensive desktop 3D printing ecosystem of hardware, software, and material. It would be backed by existing investors (NPM Capital and Stratasys) and will benefit from a planned cash investment of $62.4 million to fuel innovation and expansion into new markets. The aim is to offer easy-to-use and accessible desktop 3D printing solutions for any application while inspiring the industry to a future state of responsible and sustainable manufacturing.
Meta partners with AMD for mobile infrastructure program
The mobile internet infrastructure program, called Evenstar, would bring base station costs down to make broadband more accessible around the world. Launched by Meta in early 2020, this promotes a platform called OpenRan that makes it possible for cellular network operators to mix and match hardware and software for building base stations instead of buying all of it from one equipment maker. AMD said its radio chip, Xilinx Zynq UltraScale RFSoC, will be used in the Evenstar radio units.
Blue-chip companies commit to cloud-native security
Capital One Ventures, Snowflake Ventures, Verizon Ventures, and Wipro Ventures have joined the previously announced $1B+ growth investment in Securonix led by Vista Equity Partners. These strategic investments allow Securonix to build and expand relationships with existing customers and partners as it continues to set the standard for cloud-native security analytics and operations.
GlobalLogic launches Women Influencers Program
The Women Influencers Program launched by GlobalLogic is designed to encourage and enable women employees interested in exploring cross-functional management positions within the technology firm. It is specifically focused to promote greater gender diversity, especially among the company’s leadership ranks. The Program will provide developmental and mentoring opportunities through GlobalLogic’s people development function and individual business units. The entire Program journey is expected to last five to six months.