Biometrics in the EMEA region (Europe, Middle East and Africa) earned 216.1 million euro in 2008 (about $300 million) and is anticipated to reach 1,058.0 million euro by 2015 (about $1.5 billion), according to market research firm Frost & Sullivan.

The SANITAS research project launched under the management of Infineon includes nine partners, research institutes and companies from the semiconductor, automotive and industrial automation sectors.

iSuppli estimates about 62.3 million consumers will have Internet access in their cars by 2016, up from 970,000 at the end of 2009.

Royal Philips Electronics will unveil today today latest steps to improve its TV business by intensifying its strategic partnerships with LG Display, Sharp and TPV to further optimize the supply chain in Brazil, Poland and China.

Rood Testhouse International N.V. (RoodMicrotec) has signed a collaboration agreement with analog/mixed-signal foundry, X-FAB.

Swype Inc., a text input startup, has secured $5.6 million in Series B financing.

According to John Knickerbocker, a distinguished engineer from IBM Corp., here's five challenges for 3-D devices.

Broadcom Corp. is sampling its first 40 nm chip, a cellphone media processor capable of recording full 1080-progressive high definition video, the company said at its annual meeting with Wall Street analysts where it positioned itself as poised for a

Citing stronger than expected demand in broadband and enterprise networking markets, Broadcom raised its fourth quarter sales target by about 5 percent, saying the company now expects to report revenue of roughly $1.32 billion.

A group called the Association for Competitive Technology (ACT) is asking the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to proceed with ''extreme caution'' with its antitrust review of Intel Corp.

Taiwan's United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) has completed the buyout of its Japanese unit, UMC Japan (UMCJ).

A U.S. federal judge dismissed securities fraud charges against Broadcom co-founder Henry Nicholas and a former chief financial officer at the fabless chip vendor, citing prosecutor misconduct.

The Organic Electronics Association (OE-A) has just released a 80-page roadmap for organic and printed electronics, available for download from the OE-A homepage.

Intersil Corp. is to acquire Rock Semiconductor, a privately-held, fabless semiconductor company that develops integrated power management ICs.