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Xaar helps Intel lead manufacturing race to 450mm silicon wafers

Written by Lautaro Vargas on . Posted in Hardware


A man in a scrubs for the clean room holds a 450mm silicon waferIn what amounts to a major industry breakthrough and a coup for inkjet innovator Xaar, the Cambridge company has revealed that Intel's recent showcasing of 450mm silicon wafers used a manufacturing system incorporating its own inkjet printheads.
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Biotech and telecoms lead big money deals as over $1 billion spent on Cambridge M&As in 2012

Written by Lautaro Vargas on . Posted in The Cluster


Slanted petri dishes with a pipette adding substance to one of themDomino Printing Sciences was the busiest acquirer in the Greater Cambridge area's technology and life sciences cluster in 2012, a year which saw a total of 26 publicised acquisitions with an aggregate value of £748 million – over one billion US dollars.
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Pursuit Dynamics shuts down operations and seeks IP fire sale

Written by Lautaro Vargas on . Posted in Hardware


A tripod in a room emitting lots of sprayPursuit Dynamics has given notice to all its employees as it closes down operations and seeks a buyer for the company's intellectual property assets in an effort to retain some value for shareholders.

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Brady makes £6.2m acquisition as it continues market consolidation

Written by Lautaro Vargas on . Posted in Software


A massive pile of iron ore pelletsBrady Plc is to pay £6.2 million for Systems Alternatives International (SAI), the company’s third acquisition this year.
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Cambridge VC and angel funding surpasses £65m for 2012

Written by Lautaro Vargas on . Posted in The Cluster


Looking at Kings Parade from high up on St Marys church, sunny and bright
Over £65 million of early stage funding was invested into the Cambridge technology and life sciences companies in 2012, with the Telecoms sector claiming a narrow victory over Software as the cluster's most investable industry sector.
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