2017年3月21日

商业技术芯片交易:Peregrine以6800万美元收购电力转换设备，这是2013年的档案照片，一名Peregrine半导体技术人员在圣地亚哥公司对一款产品进行最终测试。Hayne Palmour IV / UT圣地亚哥/Zuma Press Peregrine半导体技术人员在2013年的档案照片中对圣地亚哥公司的产品进行最终测试。一位Peregrine半导体技术人员在圣地亚哥公司进行最终的产品测试，这是2013年的资料照片。(Hayne Palmour IV / UT圣地亚哥/Zuma Press)联系记者Mike Freeman圣地亚哥的Peregrine Semiconductor周一表示，该公司以6800万美元的价格收购了电力转换器芯片初创企业Arctic Sand Technologies。日本电子巨头村田公司(Murata)的子公司Peregrine表示，这笔交易将增强其功率转换器半导体产品组合。Peregrine将利用其芯片生产专长——自1990年成立以来，Peregrine已出货量超过35亿片——将Arctic Sand的技术大规模推向市场。Arctic Sand于2010年从麻省理工学院(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)剥离出来，开发出了功率转换芯片，据称这种芯片比传统转换半导体更小、更薄、更高效。该技术用于智能手机、笔记本电脑和LED显示屏的电压管理。该公司有26名员工，自成立以来已筹集了2960万美元的风险投资。Peregrine首席技术官、村田制造全球研发总监Jim Cable表示:“通过此次收购，Peregrine和村田获得了Arctic Sand的颠覆性技术、强大的知识产权组合和世界级的团队。” “We’re one step closer to dramatically smaller, lighter, faster and more efficient power solutions.” Peregrine makes radio frequency semiconductors used in mobile phones, cellular base stations, medical devices, police radios and other equipment. Its key innovation involves coupling silicon to an insulator to handle high-performance, high-power wireless tasks. Peregrine has 496 employees worldwide, including about 415 in San Diego. It was purchased in 2014 by Murata for $465 million. Murata plans to add Arctic Sand’s power conversion semiconductors to its product line up for not only telecommunication customers but also data communications and industrial electrical markets. Arctic Sand claims its technology reduces the space occupied by power components by 50 percent. It also cuts the power loss in voltage conversion by up to one half. Arctic Sand will be integrated with Peregrine Semiconductor but will continue to operate at its current locations in Burlington, Mass., Santa Clara and Taiwan. “With the added strengths of Murata and Peregrine, we can bring game-changing innovation to a power electronics market that desperately needs it,” said Gary Davison, chief executive of Arctic Sand, in a statement. Caption Is U.S. tourism heading toward a "Trump slump"? Tourism Economics projects the U.S. will lose 6.3 million visits by the end of next year. Tourism Economics projects the U.S. will lose 6.3 million visits by the end of next year. Caption Is U.S. tourism heading toward a "Trump slump"? Tourism Economics projects the U.S. will lose 6.3 million visits by the end of next year. Tourism Economics projects the U.S. will lose 6.3 million visits by the end of next year. Caption Yahoo executive up for $23-million severance package Verizon Communications Inc. is in the process of buying Yahoo’s digital services. (March 13, 2017) Verizon Communications Inc. is in the process of buying Yahoo’s digital services. (March 13, 2017) Caption Bill would let employers penalize workers who refuse genetic testing Under the new legislation, employees who refuse testing may be charged a penalty of up to 30% of the cost of their health insurance. (March 14, 2017) Sign up for our free video newsletter here http://bit.ly/2n6VKPR Under the new legislation, employees who refuse testing may be charged a penalty of up to 30% of the cost of their health insurance. (March 14, 2017) Sign up for our free video newsletter here http://bit.ly/2n6VKPR Caption Every day is bring your dog to work day at more and more L.A. offices The trend of employees bringing their dogs to work is no longer just for free-wheeling tech and entertainment companies. (March 10, 2017) The trend of employees bringing their dogs to work is no longer just for free-wheeling tech and entertainment companies. (March 10, 2017) Caption SoccerCity: A $2.8B economic boost SoccerCity could provide a $2 billion economic boost, not count tax revenues, says the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp. SoccerCity could provide a $2 billion economic boost, not count tax revenues, says the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp.