// M&A, Strategies, Alliances // Renesas is acquiring IDT for $6.7bn, a semiconductor specialist that Renesas plans to use to improve its self-driving car technology offerings and SoCs. Adesto has completed its acquisition of Echelon, adding the latter’s expertise in networking to Adesto’s application-specific semiconductors – a $45mn deal. // Hardware // Taoglas has announced a new antenna design that lets IoT devices become much smaller, particularly suited for devices with shorter ground planes. The company says it can provide an additional 2dB of efficiency with Taoglas Boost. Qorvo has unveiled the QGP6095M, a System-in-Package (SiP) that supports simultaneous Zigbee 3.0, Thread, and Bluetooth 5.0. // Networks, Protocols, & Wireless // MTT has joined the LoRa Alliance, with the Russian…