POET Technologies Enters into a VCSEL Manufacturing Services Agreement with ANADIGICS

TORONTO, ONTARIO and SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA and STORRS, CONNECTICUT--(Marketwired - Aug 24, 2015) - POET Technologies Inc. (the "Company" or "POET Technologies") (TSX VENTURE:PTK)(POETF) - developer of the planar opto-electronic technology ("POET") platform for monolithic fabrication of integrated circuit devices containing both electronic and optical elements - announced today that it had entered into a VCSEL Manufacturing Services Agreement with ANADIGICS, Inc. ("ANADIGICS") (ANAD) for VCSEL process transfer and manufacturing.

The agreement is significant as it accelerates the transition from lab-to-fab and enables successful prototype demonstrations in a mature and capable manufacturing environment. "We are pleased to enter into this agreement with ANADIGICS. ANADIGICS has proven manufacturing capabilities and a long track record of innovation. Their recent entry into foundry manufacturing for VCSELs was timely for POET," said Dr. Suresh Venkatesan, Chief Executive Officer, POET Technologies.

ASE Inc. to Commence Taiwan and U.S. Tender Offers for Common Shares and ADSs of SPIL

TAIPEI, Taiwan, Aug. 21, 2015 -- Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (TAIEX: 2311, NYSE: ASX) ("ASE") announced today that it plans to commence on August 24, 2015, tender offers in the Republic of China and the United States for common shares and American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") of Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd. ("SPIL") at a price of NT$45 per common share and NT$225 per ADS payable in the equlvant amount of U.S. dollars, respectively. The Taiwan offer is being made to all holders of common shares and the U.S. offer is being made to all holders of ADSs.

The Taiwan offer will commence at 9:00 a.m., Taiwan time, on August 24, 2015 and expire at 3:30 p.m., Taiwan time, on September 22, 2015.  The U.S. offer will commence at 12:01 a.m., New York City time, on August 24, 2015 and expire at 12:00 p.m. noon, New York City time, on September 22, 2015.  ASE plans to acquire an estimated maximum number of 779,000,000 common shares of SPIL (including common shares represented by ADSs), equivalent to approximately 25% of the common shares issued by SPIL.

QuickLogic and Sensory Partner to Provide Always-Listening, Deeply Embedded Voice Recognition at Ultra-Low Power

SUNNYVALE, CA--( Jul 30, 2015) - QuickLogic Corporation (NASDAQ: QUIK)

Hardened system blocks specifically designed for voice processing applications provide extremely power efficient, always-listening voice capability
Less than 350 microAmps always-on voice trigger
Supports advanced voice processing, including voice recognition, without cloud connection requirement

QuickLogic Corporation (NASDAQ: QUIK), the innovator of ultra-low power programmable sensor processing solutions, today announced that it is partnering with voice and vision technology industry leader Sensory Inc. to deliver TrulyHandsfree™ software the world's most advanced voice recognition solution, deeply embedded in its new EOS™ S3 sensor processing platform. The hardened system blocks included in the EOS sensor processing SoC platform are designed to provide integrated voice trigger and command and control functionality at ultra-low power levels, enabling a vast array of voice-driven applications without the need for a connection to cloud services.