Size of semiconductor acquisitions may have hit limit 15th August 2018

We humans have a tendency to make predictions about the future. Many of us will remember, growing up, bold prophecies that one day humans would no longer need to eat food: instead, we’d get all the nutrition we needed in pill form. We’re seeing similar predictions today: that soon, no-one will need to drive a car, visit a shop – or even write a shopping list. Thanks to the wonders of automation, everything will be taken care of for us. But unlike yesteryear’s visions of the future, we now have the technologies to make many of these fantasies come true.

The demise of Qualcomm’s pending $44bn purchase of NXP Semiconductors in late July along with growing regulatory reviews of chip merger agreements, efforts by countries to protect domestic technology, and the escalation of global trade friction all suggest semiconductor acquisitions are hitting a ceiling in the size of doable deals. 

Moxa has cemented its reputation for the highest design standards by having its SDS-3008 Smart Ethernet Switch honoured with the ‘Red Dot Award: Product Design 2018’, one of the most prestigious international design recognitions in the world.

Despite GDPR now being in full effect, new research has revealed how many businesses are still not fully GDPR compliant. A survey of 1,021 UK workers carried out by leading digital marketing agency, MarketingSignals.com, revealed that more than one in three businesses (37%) confess they are still not following the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

The UK is one of tech powerhouses of the world, providing 1.64 million jobs, with an annual turnover of £170bn. London is the Fintech capital of the world, with brand new niches being carved out as revolutionary new sectors emerge. Beyond that, Bristol is championing productivity at an astonishing rate, with the average tech employee generating £320,000 worth of revenue. 

Availability of a new series of ISOBUS circular connectors manufactured by Amphenol has been announced by RS Components. The key application area for the ISOBUS series of cable connector sockets is in agricultural and forestry vehicles, as the series offers a standardised connection that meets ISO 11783-2.

Developer of injection molded structural electronics solutions, TactoTek, has announced the opening of sales and business development operations in Mexico with representatives in Monterrey and San Luis Potosí, Mexico. These are hotbeds of electronics design and manufacturing for global market leaders in automotive, home appliances, medical equipment and other markets.

In its latest analysis of global Mergers & Acquisitions activity in Enterprise Software, Hampleton Partners reports that the sector delivered its best half year on record with 522 transactions in total. Deal volume was up 11% year-over-year, and up 15% from the previous half year period.