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Two Big Magnetic IC Portfolios Come Under One Roof as Infineon Technologies Acquires Cypress Semiconductor

Two semiconductor companies with extensive portfolios in magnetics technology are now under one roof with the acquisition of Cypress Semiconductor, based in San Jose, CA, by Infineon Technologies, headquartered in Munich. The 9 billion Euro […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Cleveland-Cliffs Acquires AK Steel and Pursues Change to U.S. Trade Policies on Laminations, Transformer Cores & Electrical Steel

Having closed on his company’s $3 billion acquisition of AK Steel, Cleveland-Cliffs CEO Lourenco Goncalves is wasting no time seeking change to U.S. trade policies that he says unfairly hurt the steel maker’s business as a […]

Magnetics/Assemblies

Alstom to Acquire Bombardier Rail Business in Global Expansion in Transportation Markets

French rail equipment giant Alstom, whose products and services include large permanent-magnet motors and generators for global transportation markets, is reaching out to North America to acquire the worldwide rail equipment business of Bombardier, based […]

Magnetics/Assemblies

Revenues Fall in 2019 for Neo Magnequench but Robust Growth Seen in Advanced Automotive Side of the Business

Led by a decline in volume and revenues from its Magnequench magnetic materials segment, Neo Performance Materials saw revenues fall 10.3% in 2019, as the company reported in its year-end financials in March. Yet the company posted […]

Magnetics/Assemblies

IMI Develops Charitable Covid-19 Door Holder, Topping Off Decade of Growth and Record Deliveries

In direct response to the Coronavirus pandemic, Industrial Magnetics, Inc. (IMI) has developed a new, hands-free door opener that allows people to open latch-less doors without using their fingers, arms, or clothing – and is dedicating profits […]