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The short- and medium-term investment plans of UK Small to Medium-Sized Enterprises (SME) have been hit hard by the recent changes
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SME investment plans have been hit hard by tariff changes

The short- and medium-term investment plans of UK Small to Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) have been hit hard by the recent changes to international trade tariffs. More than two-thirds (68%) of UK SME finance decision-makers (FDMs) confirmed there has been a high impact on their short and medium-term investment plans, with more than half (56%) suffering

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Volkswagen Group announced its new level procurement model with Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technology, covering more than 50 semiconductor categories
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Volkswagen unveils new procurement model

Volkswagen Group announced its new level procurement model with Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technology, covering more than 50 semiconductor categories, at the 4th Semiconductor Summit at IAA Mobility in Munich. These new categories include core components such as microcontrollers, power transistors, and printed circuit boards that power and connect modern vehicles. The initiative reflects the

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X-FAB recently celebrated the grand opening of a new state-of-the-art manufacturing line at its Sarawak facility
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X-FAB celebrates grand opening of new manufacturing line

X-FAB recently celebrated the grand opening of a new state-of-the-art manufacturing line at its Sarawak facility. The ceremony was officiated by the Prime Minister of Malaysia, YAB Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim, and the Sarawak Premier, YAB Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. This major expansion – representing a $600 million investment – marks

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Farnell enhances wireless connectivity offering
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Farnell enhances wireless connectivity offering

Farnell is now distributing connectivity solutions from Digi International, a global provider of Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity products, services, and solutions. The new relationship is an expansion of Avnet’s existing relationship with Digi and will enhance Farnell’s wireless communications portfolio. It will also enable Digi to utilise the ‘power of one’, which is the

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Mouser and Arduino host industrial automation webinar
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Mouser and Arduino host industrial automation webinar

Mouser Electronics has teamed up with Arduino to provide the engineering community with a new webinar titled ‘How to Use Arduino to Go Beyond Prototyping in Industrial Automation’. This free-to-attend webinar will take place on 30th September 2025 at 17:00 CET. As industrial environments become increasingly intelligent – with the widespread adoption of Edge AI,

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Arrow Electronics extends distribution agreement with Molex
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Arrow Electronics extends distribution agreement with Molex

Arrow Electronics has added AirBorn, a Molex company, to its interconnect, passive, and electromechanical (IP&E) components portfolio in North America and EMEA. Adding AirBorn to Arrow’s product offering builds on the long-standing and deep cooperation of Arrow and Molex. Acquired by Molex in late 2024, AirBorn has been providing defence, aerospace, commercial air, space exploration,

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AMD’s Lisa Su to receive inaugural SEMI Silicon Medal
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AMD’s Lisa Su to receive inaugural SEMI Silicon Medal

SEMI announced the introduction of the annual SEMI Silicon Medal, a prestigious award that celebrates semiconductor industry icons driving innovation and excellence. This year’s award will be presented to Dr. Lisa Su, Chair and CEO of AMD, at the SEMI Leaders & Legends Honors as part of SEMICON West 2025. Since joining AMD in 2012,

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20-year availability for popular automotive microcontrollers
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20-year availability for popular automotive microcontrollers

STMicroelectronics has extended the ongoing longevity programme for its widely deployed SPC58 automotive microcontrollers (MCUs) from 15 years to 20 years, ensuring availability of general-purpose and high-performance product lines until at least 2038. Among the general-purpose lines, the SPC58 H series that contains up to 10MB non-volatile memory (NVM) for code and data storage will

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Anglia and HAHN sign exclusive UK agreement
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Anglia and HAHN sign exclusive UK agreement

Anglia Components has signed an exclusive deal for UK and Ireland with HAHN, the German manufacturer of standard and custom transformers and inductive coils. The wide product range includes among other things parts targeted at switch-mode power supplies, EMC, and boiler-ignition applications. Comments HAHN’s Managing Director, Marta Hahn: “We have always focused on the highest

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Astute Group teams up with SCI Semiconductor
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Astute Group teams up with SCI Semiconductor

Astute Group announced a new strategic distribution partnership with SCI Semiconductor, the innovator in secure-by-design technology. This collaboration will make SCI Semiconductor’s transformative ICENITM family of CHERI-enabled microcontrollers, with hardware enforced memory safety, accessible to customers worldwide. The 100% memory safe ICENI family of high integrity microcontrollers achieves unparalleled cyber-protection at the foundation of the digital

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