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Replisaurus Technologies Inc. has acquired S.E.T. SAS to establish a production site for its integrated and fully automated high-volume manufacturing tools for the proprietary ElectroChemical Pattern Replication™ (ECPR™) technology. S.E.T. Smart Equipment Technology is the former device bonder division of SUSS MicroTec and is a leading global supplier of high accuracy device bonders, including chip-to-wafer tools for 3D integration and versatile nanoimprint lithography (NIL) solutions. A great quote from the piece:
“S.E.T. significantly strengthens our position as an emerging key player in the advanced-packaging market, and this acquisition provides us with an exceptional team of highly skilled engineers with significant experience in building very precise and fully automated semiconductor tools.”
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Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco, Clearwire, Intel Corporation, Samsung Electronics and Sprint have formed the Open Patent Alliance (OPA) to promote adoption and deployment of WiMAX technology and products. WiMAX, which is based on the IEEE 802.16e standard, is a 4G, IP-based broadband wireless technology that provides low-cost, multi-megabit speed and greater throughput for the mobile Internet era of video-rich content and bandwidth-intensive applications. To help ensure product differentiation and interoperability at a more predictable cost, OPA’s WiMAX patent pool will focus on providing a more competitive royalty structure by charging only for the features required to develop WiMAX products.
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced that its Tempe subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp, has acquired the network backhaul assets and the NetPerformer and AccessGate product lines of Verso Technologies for $3.9 million. Verso Tech’s IP telephony products and services are designed for businesses, government entities and mobile carriers and will be merged with Comtech EF Data’s subsidiary, Memotec Inc.
Monster(R), the flagship brand of Monster Worldwide Inc., has announced a series of strategic business initiatives highlighted by the acquisition of Trovix, Inc., a leading provider of employment products and services using intelligent search technologies. The implementation of the Trovix technology will enable Monster to provide employers and job seekers with innovative search capabilities that will simplify the recruiting process by providing highly relevant, targeted search results. Trovix uses advanced semantic search technology that has the ability to analyze resumes and job descriptions by focusing on key attributes such as skills, work history, and education to provide meaningful search results.