Industry News
March 2012
Integrated Device Technology, which delivers essential mixed-signal semiconductor solutions, announced that it has shipped over 2.5 million Serial RapidIO® switches into customer systems. The proliferation
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Date:
03/26/2012
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Premier Farnell has announced that it has extended its franchise with ROHM Semiconductor, the leading manufacturer of semiconductors, passives and opto electronics, to cover Europe, Asia-Pacific and
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Date:
03/25/2012
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Anglia Embedded has announced that it has been appointed as UK and Ireland embedded channel distribution partner for Advantech, a world leader in single board computers (SBC), with effect from 31
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Date:
03/25/2012
RF Micro Devices a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency components and compound semiconductor technologies, today announced it has shipped over one billion
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Date:
03/25/2012
OMC, the pioneer in optoelectronics - LED lighting, backlighting and industrial fibre optic transmission components - is introducing a fast turn around, custom LCD backlighting service using its proprietary
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Date:
03/25/2012
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Date:
03/25/2012
TDK Corporation received the Excellent Core Partner Award 2011 from Huawei Technologies, China's largest and one of the world's leading manufacturers of telecommunications equipment based in Shenzhen,
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Date:
03/25/2012
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, today announced the dedication of the Canyon Power 69kV GIS Switchyard, a major new turnkey GIS project that now provides unprecedented levels
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Date:
03/25/2012
Freescale Semiconductor has announced a partnership with First Automobile Works (FAW), one of the leading automotive OEMs in China, and the establishment of a FAW-Freescale joint automotive lab. The
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Date:
03/25/2012
Alan Paterson, Marketing Director, Farnell Europe
Farnell, the leading multi-channel electronics distributor, has today announced that the Farnell and element14 brands are uniting. Bringing together the European transactional and community offerings
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Date:
03/25/2012
Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson and a global leader in maximizing availability, capacity and efficiency of critical infrastructure, reports that recently acquired Avtron Loadbank will
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Date:
03/25/2012
In the latest brand video from TTI, we meet up with The Specialist and T in the NTI lab where a flurry of activity is taking place surrounding TE Connectivity. TTI and TE have joined forces to become
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Date:
03/24/2012
Signal Transformer (a subsidiary of Bel Fuse Inc.), a leading manufacturer of standard and custom power transformers and high frequency magnetics, and Digi-Key Corporation, known by design engineers
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Date:
03/24/2012
ON Semiconductor, a premier supplier of high performance silicon solutions for energy efficient electronics, today announced that Teresa M. Ressel and Bernard L. Han have joined its Board of Directors.
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Date:
03/24/2012
SPX Corporation has announced that its Thermal Equipment and Services segment has been awarded a contract from COBRA Thermosolar Plants Inc., a subsidiary of Industrial Services Group of Madrid-based
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Date:
03/24/2012
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Ericsson Power Modules is announcing the launch and availability of the 'Digital Power Compendium', which will also be available for download at www.digitalpowercompendium.com
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Date:
03/20/2012
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Full windspeed ahead: First international VDI conference "Drive Trains of Wind Turbines", to be held in Hamburg, Germany on 19th and 20th June 2012
The continuous rise in the proportion of wind energy in the energy mix also makes new demands on the operational reliability of the installations. The commonest problems occur in the turbine drive
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Date:
03/20/2012
Mouser Electronics, regarded as a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today announced the launch of its new Medical Applications Product
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Date:
03/19/2012
Maxim Integrated Products announced that the company is collaborating with Xilinx and Avnet during the 2012 season of X-Fest. Maxim will provide content for several technical seminars and present
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Date:
03/19/2012
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Farnell element14, the leading multi-channel electronics distributor announced today that it is to stock new profiles of its Multicomp Terminal Blocks. The six full ranges will be offered in all commonly
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Date:
03/19/2012
In a move to step up its global growth momentum as a specialized semiconductor foundry, Dongbu HiTek today announced it has recruited two highly experienced executives to fill key management positions.
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Date:
03/19/2012
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Luso Electronics Distribution today announced a distribution agreement for the UK and Ireland with Andon Electronics, a leading manufacturer of IC sockets and interconnects for telecommunications,
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Date:
03/19/2012
The global market for power semiconductors used in LED lighting is forecast to reach over $3 billion in 2016, according to a new report from IMS Research, a leading independent provider of market
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Date:
03/19/2012
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Molex Incorporated will demonstrate and showcase innovative LED Array Holders for both Citizen and Sharp energy-efficient LED Arrays and its Flexi-Mate™ Connector System for office luminaires at this
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Date:
03/19/2012
TTI, Inc. a global distributor of interconnect, passive, electromechanical and discrete components, today announced entering into an agreement with Radiant Corporation to supply interconnects, electromechanical,
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Date:
03/19/2012
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Avnet Abacus, one of Europe's leading interconnect, passive, electromechanical and power distributors, today announced that Molex Incorporated has awarded the 2011 Global Distributor of the Year award
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Date:
03/19/2012
Bloomberg New Energy Finance today announced Maxwell Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: MXWL), as a 2012 New Energy Pioneer. Now in its third year, the Bloomberg New Energy Finance Pioneer program named
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Date:
03/19/2012
Texas Instruments Inc introduced TI Silicon Valley Labs, its research center for innovation in analog and mixed signal electronics. The labs' charter is to conduct advanced research and development
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Date:
03/19/2012
Emerson announced it has acquired Avtron Loadbank, a leading designer and manufacturer of high quality load banks and other testing systems and services for the standby power generation, uninterruptible
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Date:
03/18/2012
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won orders worth around $100 million from Rio Tinto for 17 distribution substations to support increased production at iron ore mines in
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Date:
03/13/2012
Molex Incorporated and TE Connectivity Ltd. have announced second source agreements under which TE Connectivity will have the right to manufacture, market and sell worldwide several Molex high-speed
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Date:
03/13/2012
From March 27-29, 2012, Orlando will play host to the Energy Efficiency Global Forum, the most influential gathering of energy efficiency professionals in the world - a conference you won't want to
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Date:
03/13/2012
Innovolt, a pioneer and leader in intelligent electronics power protection and management, today announced its global expansion, leading with the South African market. The company's technology is
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Date:
03/13/2012
RF Micro Devices, Inc. a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency components and compound semiconductor technologies, today announced the expansion of its broad
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Date:
03/13/2012
Texas Instruments and iRobot Corp., a leader in robotic technology-based solutions, today announced a partnership to develop robotic technologies using TI's smart multicore OMAP™ platform. The relationship
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Date:
03/13/2012
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Avnet Express, the e-Commerce engine for Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), announces the in-stock availability of both the ADM3052 isolated controller area network (CAN) physical layer transceiver and the
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Date:
03/13/2012
IDEAL INDUSTRIES, INC., one of the world's largest manufacturers and suppliers of quality tools, connectors and testing products for the Electrical and Data Communications markets, announced that
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Date:
03/13/2012
SemiSouth Laboratories, Inc., a leading manufacturer of high-voltage silicon-carbide (SiC) semiconductor devices, today announced a second major capacity expansion within 18 months. The expansion
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Date:
03/13/2012
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Harwin, the leading hi-rel connector and SMT board hardware manufacturer, has invested in a new water treatment plant at its UK headquarters and manufacturing facility in Portsmouth, improving the
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Date:
03/13/2012
Global Unichip Corp. the Flexible ASIC Leader™ and Synopsys, Inc., a world leader in software and IP used in the design, verification and manufacture of electronic components and systems, today announced
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Date:
03/13/2012
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ARM has announced the ARM® Cortex™-M0+ processor, the world's most energy-efficient microprocessor. The Cortex-M0+ processor has been optimized to deliver ultra low-power, low-cost MCUs for intelligent
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Date:
03/13/2012
Eindhoven, Netherlands and San Jose, California, March 13, 2012 - NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) today announced that it is one of the lead ARM Partners to license the new ARM® Cortex™-M0+
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Date:
03/13/2012
The emerging market for Gallium Nitride (GaN) power semiconductors is forecast to grow from almost zero in 2011 to over $1 billion in 2021, according to a new report from IMS Research. The research
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Date:
03/13/2012
Master Distributors, a leading source for electronic components, has joined with World Products, LLC to offer an off-the-shelf solution for rapidly emerging Thermally Protected Varistor technology.
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Date:
03/13/2012
In co-operation with the European Center for Power Electronics (ECPE e.V.), the SEMIKRON Foundation will be handing over the SEMIKRON Innovation Award and the SEMIKRON Young Engineer Award for the
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Date:
03/06/2012
NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) today announced that its identification technology enables a new enhanced version of the popular OpenWays mobile hotel key service. OpenWays Mobile Key accelerates
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Date:
03/06/2012
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AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of advanced passive components and interconnect solutions, is proud to announce that Nokia, a global leader in mobile communications, has joined AVX in the
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Date:
03/06/2012
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IEEE today announced that BMW will display its first all-electric vehicle, the ActiveE, at the IEEE International Electric Vehicle Conference.
The ActiveE is the first one hundred percent electric
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Date:
03/06/2012
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Jeffrey Grudzien, Vice President of Rogers Corporation, Advanced Circuit Materials Division
Rogers Corporation has announced the appointment of Jeffrey Grudzien as Vice President of its Advanced Circuit Materials Division, replacing Michael Bessette, who is retiring after 37 years with the
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Date:
03/05/2012
Laird Technologies, Inc., a global technology company focused on providing components and solutions that protect electronic devices from electromagnetic interference and heat, and that enable connectivity
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Date:
03/02/2012
RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), the world's leading high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products, has announced the first of two Community
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Date:
03/02/2012
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: MXIM) today announced it has made a strategic investment in Scintera Networks, Inc., a leading provider of adaptive signal processing solutions for wireless
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Date:
03/02/2012
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP used in the design, verification and manufacture of electronic components and systems, today unveiled its Discovery™ Verification IP
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Date:
03/01/2012
Nextreme Thermal Solutions, the leader in micro-scale thermal management and power generation solutions, and Laird Technologies, Inc., a global leader in the design and supply of customized performance-critical
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Date:
03/01/2012
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Simon Thake, Group CEO of Rebound
The board of directors at Rebound Group is delighted to announce an agreement to acquire in full the successful UK franchised distributor, Easby Electronics. With effect from 27 February Easby will
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Date:
03/01/2012
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Erwin Wolf
Amantys Ltd, the intelligent power switch company, announces the appointment of power industry expert and entrepreneur Erwin Wolf to the Board of the company.
Erwin has a vast experience in leading
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Date:
03/01/2012
Maxwell Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: MXWL), a leading producer of energy storage and power delivery products, announced today that its Swiss subsidiary will receive approximately $600,000 from the
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Date:
02/29/2012
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth around $90 million from American Transmission Co. (ATC) to supply a power solution that will help control the flow of
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Date:
02/29/2012
Rogers Corporation (NYSE:ROG), represented by its Power Distribution System (PDS) Division, will showcase some of its more popular products for power electronics applications at the upcoming Motor,
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Date:
02/29/2012
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STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and a world leader in microcontrollers, has expanded its most successful
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Date:
02/29/2012
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The Bergquist Company Increases Capacity at Prescott Facility by Adding Advanced New Production Line
The Bergquist Company has expanded its Thermal Substrates facilities in Prescott, Wisconsin (USA), adding extra capacity using state-of-the-art automation that minimises waste thereby enhancing environmental
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Date:
02/29/2012
VACUUMSCHMELZE GmbH & Co. KG (Hanau) will again attend the 2012 Tube & Wire (26 to 30 March) in Düsseldorf. At booth A49 in Hall 16, the Hanau-based company will once again live up to its credo "Advanced
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Date:
02/27/2012
RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), the world's leading high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products, is using this year's Embedded World
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Date:
02/27/2012
TTI, Inc. a global distributor of interconnect, passive, electromechanical and discrete components, today announced the winners of its prestigious 2011 North America Supplier Excellence Awards.
Melanie
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Date:
02/26/2012
Altair Semiconductor, MIPS Technologies, Inc.(Nasdaq:MIPS), and Ingenic Semiconductor today announced that they are bringing Altair's MIPS-Based(TM) FourGee(TM) LTE chipset to MIPS-Based Android(TM)
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Date:
02/25/2012
Wind River, a world leader in embedded and mobile software, today announced enhancements to its VxWorks safety solutions, including safe and secure partitioning via the upcoming version of Wind River
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Date:
02/25/2012
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Powerstax, one of Europe's leading value-added power solutions manufacturers, has added Kent based Wavelength Electronics Limited to its global network of sales representatives to ensure its UK customers
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Date:
02/23/2012
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STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, today announced that Carlo Ferro has accepted to focus on the turnaround
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Date:
02/22/2012
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Power Integrations (Nasdaq: POWI), maker of the world's most efficient, longest-lasting off-line LED driver ICs, today launched an online selection tool that enables users to rapidly identify the
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Date:
02/22/2012
NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ: NXPI) has introduced the NXP mobile app for Windows® Phone, enabling faster and easier access to all NXP products and support. NXP is the first semiconductor company to
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Date:
02/22/2012
Frequency Electronics Inc. (Nasdaq:FEIM) today announced the completion of the purchase of all the capital stock of Elcom Technologies, Inc. it did not own, resulting in 100% ownership. Frequency
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Date:
02/22/2012
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ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order from ship owner Myklebusthaug Management to supply the first ever direct current (DC) power grid on board a ship. The equipment
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Date:
02/22/2012
DELTA, the European leader in ASIC supply chain services, announced today the immediate availability of its new ASIComplete program - an innovative European partnership program for ASIC design houses
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Date:
02/22/2012
Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), announces participation in a series of energy efficiency renovations across U.S. Embassies in Vienna, Rome, Berlin, Madrid and Lisbon. The installation of energy-efficient
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Date:
02/22/2012
The EMerge Alliance - an open industry association leading the rapid adoption of safe, direct-current (DC) power distribution standards for commercial buildings - today announced Philips is upgrading
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Date:
02/21/2012
The automotive industry is constantly searching for innovations and production-ready ideas for eco-friendly and future-proof drive systems. In 2012, ZVEI (German Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers'
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Date:
02/21/2012
Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has developed the world's first circuit technology to remove distortion in wireless transmissions that can be directly integrated into a CMOS radio frequency
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Date:
02/21/2012
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Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI), a world leader in high-performance analog, mixed signal and embedded signal processing solutions, will showcase innovative patient monitoring solutions and vital sign monitoring
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Date:
02/21/2012
Wind River, a world leader in embedded and mobile software, is working with Sensory Networks, a leading provider of pattern matching and deep packet inspection (DPI) software acceleration technology,
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Date:
02/21/2012
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Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: MXIM) will offer a rich choice of design ideas for embedded applications at the upcoming Embedded World Exhibition & Conference 2012 in Nuremberg/Germany (February
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Date:
02/20/2012
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TE-CORE, Micropelt´s new configurable energy harvesting DC source, offers battery alternative.
The thermoharvesting power module is built around the new SMD thermogenerator in package (TGP).
Arrow Electronics and Micropelt have signed an agreement that will enable Arrow to offer Micropelt's full range of thermoelectric energy-harvesting semiconductor devices and systems to its customer
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Date:
02/20/2012
Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's largest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, today announced
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Date:
02/18/2012
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Farnell's Robert Rospedzihowski and Jo Brook receive the VARTA Distributor of the Year Award from Andrew Cranke.
Farnell has been presented with the European Distributor of the Year Award for 2011 by VARTA Microbattery GmbH, the global manufacturers and designers of rechargeable and primary battery systems.
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Date:
02/18/2012
Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) announced the release of a new version of its popular ADIsimRF™ design tool. ADI's ADIsimRF design tool is the software accompaniment to Analog Devices' complete portfolio
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Date:
02/18/2012
Wind River, a world leader in embedded and mobile software, and Digia, Qt Commercial, a pioneer in the commercial development, licensing, support and services of Qt for desktop and embedded development,
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Date:
02/18/2012
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP used in the design, verification and manufacture of electronic components and systems, and Arteris Inc., the inventor and leading supplier
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Date:
02/18/2012
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I participated at the PCIM press conference in Munich, Germany to find out what was in store for the next PCIM. In my opinion it will be full of the most interesting products and conferences that
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Date:
02/18/2012
Mouser Electronics, Inc., regarded as a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today announced the availability of NXP Semiconductor's
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Date:
02/17/2012
RS Components (RS), the world's leading high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products and the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), has launched a new digital catalogue
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Date:
02/17/2012
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP used in the design, verification and manufacture of electronic components and systems, and Arteris Inc., the inventor and leading supplier
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Date:
02/17/2012
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Acal BFi - a division of Acal plc (FTSE: ACL) - announces that it has received the 2011 Distributor Gold Performance Award for EMEA from Honeywell Sensing and Control (S&C).
"Acal BFi developed
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Date:
02/17/2012
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Available in seven languages, these new videos provide a one-minute introduction to How2Power Today, a free and unique power electronics newsletter. If you're not already receiving How2Power Today,
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Date:
02/17/2012
Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced its participation in a multi-disciplinary
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Date:
02/17/2012
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TDK-Lambda UK, a group company of the TDK Corporation, has attained 3rd Edition IEC/EN 60601-1, ANSI/AAMI ES60601-1 and CAN/CSA-C22.2 No 60601-1-08 medical safety approvals for its NV700 modular AC-DC
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Date:
02/17/2012
The 27th Photovoltaic Solar Energy Symposium will be held at Banz Monastery, Bad Staffelstein, from 29 February to 2 March 2012. VACUUMSCHMELZE GmbH & Co. KG (Hanau) will again take part, this year
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Date:
02/17/2012
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Energy Micro, the energy friendly microcontroller and radio company, today announced that its EFM32 Tiny Gecko low-energy microcontroller has been named as a finalist in the China Annual Creativity
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Date:
02/17/2012
Avnet Embedded in EMEA, an Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) company, today announced a special offer on Bluegiga's Bluetooth SMART (also known as Bluetooth 4.0) BLE 112 development kit. Costing just $300, the
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Date:
02/16/2012
STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has announced that for the third year in succession it has been ranked
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Date:
02/16/2012
Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (IDT®; NASDAQ: IDTI), the Analog and Digital Company™ delivering essential mixed-signal semiconductor solutions, today announced that it will be presenting and exhibiting
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Date:
02/16/2012
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Power Integrations (Nasdaq: POWI), maker of the world's most efficient, longest-lasting off-line LED driver ICs, today announced a new reference design (DER-286) describing a 30 W LED tube replacement
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Date:
02/14/2012
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