Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, recently announced its successful completion of acquiring Panthronics AG, a fabless semiconductor company specializing in high-performance wireless products. The acquisition was completed this June, following required regulatory approval. Renesas also announced 13 “Winning Combination” solution designs that combine Renesas’ products with Panthronics’ unique Near-Field Communication (NFC)…

STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor provider, announced its collaboration with Paco Rabanne on the European fashion house’s new Phantom fragrance for men. Phantom is packaged in a unique connected bottle that uses an embedded near-field communication (NFC) tag IC, using a popular contactless technology supported by most smartphones to connect to its online, “Phantom Universe.” Access to Paco…