Cybersecurity Market Shows Strength as Francisco Buys Forcepoint

Despite the pandemic, the cybersecurity market remains resilient, and defence contractor Raytheon has now agreed to sell Texas data protection specialist Forcepoint to private equity firm Francisco Partners.

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Semiconductor Q3 Review 2020

The Q3 issue of Acuity’s semiconductor market report provides analysis of the key changes in the Semiconductor Industry over the past year…

TSMC Points to More Strength in the Cloud

TSMC, the world’s largest semiconductor firm, has reported excellent Q3 results with EPS at $12.41bn – $0.90 ahead of estimates. As a result, expectations for Q4 have also been raised with revenues expected to increase from a predicted $12.11bn to $12.4bn – $12.7bn.

I Squared Buys Infrastructure Division of GTT Communications

In a world reliant on more data, faster – strategic datacenters and fibre assets are critical to technology growth.

AMD Xilinx Deal Threatens Intel’s Data Centre Dominance

Following the controversial Nvidia Arm acquisition, another deal with seismic implications for the semiconductor industry is looming on the horizon.

Mysterious Palantir Makes Market Debut with Direct Listing

Seventeen years after receiving seed money from the CIA, mysterious data mining firm Palantir made its stock market debut in late September with a rare direct listing.

Foresight completes investment into Lightning Fibre to bring hyperfast broadband connectivity to the South East

Investment to accelerate rollout of a hyperfast full fibre network across East Sussex, starting in Eastbourne and Hastings – bringing benefits for businesses and the environment, creating jobs and boosting the local community and economy.

Taiwan Takes Lead on Five Nanometre Chips

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) has been shaken by the shifting tides of global trade, losing an estimated 13% of its revenue this month as US sanctions block the firm from taking orders from Huawei.

Can the Switzerland of Semiconductors Stay Neutral?

Cambridge-based chip designer ARM has become one of Britain’s most successful tech companies by staying strictly independent.

AccelerComm secures £5.8m Series A funding from IQ Capital, Bloc Ventures and IP Group

AccelerComm – The Southampton University spinout supercharging 5G, satellite and other wireless communications with IP which increases spectrum efficiency and reduces latency – has raised £5.8m in Series A funding in a round led by IQ Capital alongside existing investors Bloc Ventures and the IP Group.