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The technology partnership between Phoenix Contact, Weidmüller, Reichle & De-Massari (R&M), Fluke Networks, and Telegärtner for the Single-Pair Ethernet (SPE) has progressed to create the SPE System Alliance. In this group, leading technology companies from various industries and fields of application have come together to bundle their respective SPE expertise and ensure the target-oriented exchange of this knowledge.

DAI-ICHI SEIKO Co., Ltd., has announced it will be changing its name to I-PEX Inc. effective August 1, 2020. Along with the latest name, the logo will also be changing.

Laird R&F Products recently added the ability to protect foam absorbers from moisture and heat—making them suitable for use in all outdoor environments. 

Spectrum Instrumentation has extended the capabilities of its popular LXI/Ethernet-digitizers by adding a powerful mixed-mode testing option. This option is available on four different models, all featuring eight analog input channels that synchronously sample signals at rates up to 5 MS/s, 20 MS/s, 40 MS/s or 125 MS/s with 16-bit resolution.

Infineon Technologies AG announced the closing of the acquisition of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation. The San José-based company has become part of Infineon effective as of the closing.

According to the report, Samsung Memory maintained its smartphone memory market share leadership with 47 percent revenue share in CY 2019, followed by SK Hynix and Micron. Samsung continued to strengthen its position in both NAND Flash and DRAM markets. The top-three vendors captured almost 84 percent revenue share in the global smartphone memory market in CY 2019.

Coilcraft’s XGL4030 series of high-performance, molded power inductors offer up to 40 percent lower DCR than the previous inductors as well as extremely low AC losses, resulting in the best overall efficiency over a wide range of AC ripple current.

Designers of compact consumer devices can now slash solution size by half and extend battery life by 20 percent with the MAX77654 single inductor, multiple output (SIMO) power management IC (PMIC) from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

Infineon Technologies AG, announced that all necessary regulatory approvals have been received for its acquisition of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation. Infineon expects to close the transaction within five business days.

ZTE Corporation announced that it secured the western network project in China Mobile’s phase-13 centralized procurement for inter-provincial backbone transport network equipment.