Sony is set to acquire Altair Semiconductor, an Israel-based developer of high-performance, singlemode Long Term Evolution chipsets, for US$212 million. [ + ]

A new scientific solution that enables future internet infrastructure to become completely open and programmable while carrying internet traffic at the speed of light has been developed. [ + ]

Semitech Semiconductor is one of the 17 innovation Australian companies to benefit from the government's latest round of funding worth AU$7.8 million. [ + ]

Dr Alan Finkel AO, a renowned engineer, neuroscientist, entrepreneur and philanthropist, begins his three-year term as Australia's Chief Scientist today. [ + ]

STMicroelectronics has shipped its 100 millionth chipset for digital cable and satellite set-top boxes (STBs) in India. [ + ]

Researchers from MIPT have demonstrated how to efficiently cool optoelectronic chips using industry-standard heatsinks in spite of high heat generation in active plasmonic components. These components will be essential for high-speed data transfer within the optoelectronic microprocessors of the future. [ + ]

Researchers have developed a double-layered nanowire, consisting of a germanium core and a silicon shell. This is a major step towards the realisation of a next-generation high-speed transistor. [ + ]

Samsung Electronics has begun mass production of advanced logic chips using its 14 nm Low-Power Plus (LPP) process, the second generation of the company's 14 nm FinFET process technology. [ + ]

A new signal filtering technology that combines light and sound waves on a single chip is expected to better detect radar and communications frequencies. [ + ]

congatec, a supplier of embedded computer modules, single board computers (SBCs) and embedded design and manufacturing (EDM) services, has appointed Fred Barden as vice president, worldwide sales to support its global expansion plans. [ + ]

Researchers have shed light on oxygen's role in enhancing red LEDs and reported that the quantity and location of oxygen in GaN can be fine-tuned to improve the optical performance of europium (Eu)-doped GaN devices. [ + ]

Worldwide semiconductor revenue totalled $333.7 billion in 2015, a 1.9% decrease from 2014 revenue of $340.3 billion, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. [ + ]

The lightweight and low-power PIQ sports wearable device for performance measurement and coaching relies on key sense, control and communication technologies from semiconductor company STMicroelectronics.

A new lithium-ion battery shuts down before overheating, then restarts once it cools down — preventing the kinds of fires that have prompted recalls and bans on a wide range of battery-powered devices. [ + ]

How disposable lithium batteries degrade during normal use has been tracked in real time by a UCL-led team using sophisticated 3D imaging, giving a new way to non-invasively monitor performance loss and guide the development of more effective commercial battery designs. [ + ]