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While the parents of Shane Todd did not attend the coroner's inquiry into their eldest son's death today, the three brothers of Dr Todd arrived after lunch to watch proceedings unfold as the family's computer analyst expert Ashraf Massoud retook the stand.

PTB SQUID sensor chip is manufactured similarly to a computer chip in the semiconductor industry.

Samsung Electronics Co. is stepping up investments to beef up its mobile business, this time taking a 10% stake in local handset maker Pantech Co.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, announced today its increasing market share in the PC Monitor category across the GCC, achieving the No.1 leadership position in Qatar and Kuwait.

Late Tuesday, Analog Devices Inc. reported earnings for the three months that ended on May 4 that hit analyst estimates, but gave guidance for the next three months that came in just below what analysts were expecting.

WHO: The 50th Design Automation Conference , the premier event for the design of electronic circuits and systems, and for electronic design automation and silicon solutions WHAT : Will present the Pavilion Panel, "Learn the Secrets of Design for Yield," moderated by Peter Singer, editor in chief of Solid State Technology, with panelists: Shaofeng ... (more)

Cypress Semiconductor Corp. , today introduced PSoC DesignerTM 5.4, a new version of its Integrated Design Environment for the PSoC 1 Programmable System-on-Chip architecture.

Apple Inc. 's iPhone lost ground to Samsung Electronics Co. and Google Inc. 's Motorola in an annual study measuring the satisfaction of consumers, following a sales slowdown for the pioneering smartphone.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, has announced the launch of the NX300 - the new flagship model in its successful NX series - in the UAE.

The family of American researcher Shane Todd stormed out of the courtroom, shortly after the inquiry into his death resumed after lunch on Tuesday.

's stock had its "outperform" rating reiterated by investment analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein in a note issued to investors on Monday, Analyst Ratings Network.com reports.

The analysts wrote, "Chipmos Technologies Bermuda has been upgraded by TheStreet Ratings from hold to buy.

Wilson Electronics has named Robert Van Buskirk as its new president and CEO. Van Buskirk comes to the cell signal booster maker from his previous role as president of RF Micro Devices.

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE Public Information Office 1 Civic Center Plaza Irvine, CA 92606 724-7216 www.irvinepd.org IRVINE, CA : On April 1, 2013, at approximately 11:20 p.m., Irvine Police detectives arrested Karen Kovacs and Tyler Kovacs of Costa Mesa for robbery and conspiracy.

STMicroelectronics is considering plans to offer its fully depleted silicon on insulator process to second-tier foundries United Microelectronics Corp.

MEMC Electronic Materials Inc has found its shares on an extended run in recent weeks.

Several analysts from a major financial services company believe that the wearable technology market will grow bigger than most investors realize and that Apple could be one of the major beneficiaries of this lucrative new market growth.

This agreement resolves patent litigation that was pending in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval today jointly called for the passage of a legislative proposal to accelerate the retirement of coal plants owned by NV Energy and to expand renewable energy development in Nevada in the coming years.

At PCIM Europe 2013 in Nuremberg, Infineon Technologies AG launched its new EconoDUAL 3 IGBT modules, which are fully qualified according to automotive standards.