TOKYO - Monday, August 25th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The storage business is one of Toshiba’s (TOKYO:6502) strategic focus businesses, alongside energy and healthcare. Our data storage products, such as HDD and SSD, are the key components of the storage business, along with NAND Flash, and we will make our business more competitive and larger by supporting cloud and social network service businesses that are expected to see rapid expansion.

HDD responsible for storing large amount of data and SSD responsible for high speed processing are seen as co-existing, complementing each other's characteristics. While offering a wide line-up of storage products, our main focus will be the enterprise market and the following products and targets.

·         Near line HDD: Expand market share by increasing the capacity.

·         Enterprise SSD: Gain ... Read more »

INGELHEIM, Germany. - Monday, August 25th 2014

    HOT LINE: New results from RE-LY® compare the effect of warfarin and Pradaxa® on kidney function in patients requiring anticoagulation
    HOT LINE: GLORIA™-AF Registry Program benchmarks patient characteristics and antithrombotic use for stroke prevention in AF worldwide

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New Pradaxa® (dabigatran etexilate) data for the treatment of a broad range of thromboembolic diseases will be presented at the ESC Congress 2014, 30th August – 3rd September, 2014, Barcelona, Spain, organised by the European Society of Cardiology. Study results, including data being presented in two Hot Line sessions, will provide further clinical insights for Pradaxa® and help inform future anticoagulation treatment decisions.

    On August 31st, the Registry Hot Line session will reveal data from the first 10,000 pat ... Read more »

Acquisition enhances Murata’s position as a world’s leading provider of RF system solutions

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KYOTO, Japan & SAN DIEGO - Saturday, August 23rd 2014

Murata Electronics North America, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TSE/OSE: 6981), and Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation (Peregrine) (NASDAQ: PSMI) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Murata will acquire all outstanding shares of Peregrine not owned by Murata, for $12.50 per share in cash, or a total transaction value of $471 million ($465 million excluding Murata’s existing holding). Peregrine is the founder of RF SOI (silicon on insulator) and pioneer of advanced Radio Frequency (RF) solutions and is a leading provider of RF front-end (RFFE) solutions for mobile and analog applications. Upon closing of the transaction, Peregrine will become part of Murata’s strategy to expand its cor ... Read more »