Industry News

July 2012

Cirrus Logic announces sale of Apex Precision Power business

In its quarterly earnings announcement, Austin, TX-based Cirrus Logic announced that it is selling its Apex Precision Power business, based in Tucson, AZ. Cirrus acquired the Apex Precision Power

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07/31/2012

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Plessey takes delivery of new AIXTRON reactor as part of multi-million pound investment in high brightness LED production line

Plessey Semiconductor has taken delivery of a CRIUS® II-XL reactor in a 7x6-inch wafer configuration from AIXTRON, as the first part of a multi-million pound investment to create a production line

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07/31/2012

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Figure 1: Four control chassis allow ESIF engineers to remotely configure the entire installation as a single 1 MVA, two 540 kVA, four separate 270 kVA, or one 810 kVA and one 270 kVA system. The RS Series uses a DSP-based arbitrary-waveform generator and power analyzer for generating, measuring, and documenting anomalous grid conditions.

Ametek Ships 1 MVA AC+DC Grid Simulation System to NREL

Ametek Programmable Power recently shipped a regenerative 1 MVA AC + DC source system to the ESIF (Energy Systems Integration Facility) at the U.S. Department of Energy's NREL (National Renewable

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07/31/2012

Infineon received technical-development award from Denso for first tire-pressure sensor chip supporting built-In autolocation

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07/31/2012

Tektronix introduces Silver Care service packages

Tektronix has announced the introduction of new Silver Care Packages to the popular line of service plans offered by the company. Silver Care Packages extend the standard warranty to five years on

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07/31/2012

Strategic investment In-Q-Tel partners with Lime Microsystems

UK Lime Microsystems, the multi-band, multi-standard transceiver chip company has announced a partnership agreement with In-Q-Tel, the strategic investment firm that identifies innovative technology

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07/31/2012

Plessey MAGIC HB LED

Plessey fabricates GaN on Si LEDs

Plessey Semiconductors, one of the first companies to make working GaN on Si LEDs, where first samples produced the correct wavelength output from its 6-inch IC production line, has taken delivery

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07/31/2012

Casimir-force research holds promise for reducing stiction in MEMS devices

Engineers are hoping to exploit the Casimir force, which, theory holds, should be repulsive between objects of certain shapes, a phenomenon that could prevent stiction in moveable microstructures

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07/31/2012

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Brent Delta platform

Brent Delta electrical system in 800 kW load run

In a text-book exercise in June, R&B Switchgear supplied the switchgear systems required to recommission Shell's oil platform Brent Delta. Shell are to shut down and dismantle the platform, under

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07/30/2012

GaN Systems and Converter Technology reach strategic agreement

Ottawa-based GaN Systems, developer of gallium nitride power switching semiconductors, has reached a joint strategic agreement with UK- based Converter Technology to advance adoption of new GaN applications.

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07/30/2012

Global Data report: global transmission network expansion drives high voltage switchgear

In new report by Global Data, High Voltage Switchgear for AC Transmission Systems: Global Market Size, Segmentation, and Average Pricing Analysis to 2020, the expansion and upgrades within

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Date:

07/30/2012

Left to Right: Bulk Finfet and SOI Finfet

Arguing the FinFET ideal shape for performance

The triangular shape of the Intel bulk FinFETs and its implications for the transistor performance, compared to �ideal' rectangular-shaped transistors has as its main observations noted a worsening

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07/29/2012

Honeywell HumidIcon digital humidity/temperature sensors now available from TTI

TTI now stocks HumidIcon digital humidity/temperature sensors from Honeywell. A digital output RH (relative humidity) and temperature sensor combined in the same package, HIH-6130/6131 series devices

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07/26/2012

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Nicolas Poggi, Territory Sales Manager, France for Chomerics Europe.

Chomerics appoints new sales manager for France

Chomerics Europe, the EMI shielding and thermal management division of Parker Hannifin, has appointed Nicolas Poggi as Territory Sales Manager, France. Based in Cannes and with a primary focus on

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07/25/2012

TE Connectivity Nector S Line UL Lighting Connectors Now at Mouser

Mouser Electronics has announced it is stocking Nector S Line UL style lighting connectors from TE Connectivity (TE). TE introduces the Nector S Line UL style lighting connectors to provide

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07/24/2012

Nina Skorupska appointed member of Supervisory Board DNV KEMA

Nina Skorupska has been appointed member of the Supervisory Board of DNV KEMA Energy & Sustainability. Skorupska holds the position of Chief Technology Officer, and member of the Executive Board,

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07/24/2012

Silicon Designs Announces 25% Price Reduction on all �5 g MEMS Capacitive LCC/JLCC Chips

Silicon Designs has announced a special price reduction on all �5 g range versions of its Model 1010, 1210 and 1221 low-cost LCC and JLCC industrial-grade MEMS capacitive accelerometer chips, with

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07/24/2012

REpower hits 1 GW in the UK with latest supply contracts

REpower Systems SE has signed projects with an overall capacity of more than 1 GW in the UK following today's announcement of a further five onshore contracts. In 2012 alone, the company has signed

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07/24/2012

PEI-Genesis Now Assembling Deutsch/TE Engine Connectors

PEI-Genesis, Inc., one of the world's fastest assemblers of precision connectors and power supplies, is now assembling EN2997/983 series engine connectors from Deutsch/TE Aerospace, a leading manufacturer

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07/24/2012

Bourns surface mount TVS diodes now available through TTI, Inc.

New CDSOT23-SM712 surface mount TVS diodes from Bourns can now be ordered through TTI, Inc., the global distributor of Passive, Interconnect, Relay & Switch and Discrete components. The components

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Date:

07/24/2012

Ulrich "Uli" Altvater Voltree Power Chief Technology Officer

Ulrich "Uli" Altvater has more than 30 years of technology business experience in IT and wireless technologies, with a focus on developing new technologies from concept to product. He joined Voltree

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Date:

07/24/2012

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Power electronics $20 billion devices market

In 2012, the market for all semiconductor devices (discretes, modules, and ICs) dedicated to the power-electronics industry will reach $20 billion according to a new report, Status of the Power Electronics

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Date:

07/19/2012

Mike Scott, Mouser's VP of active products.

Mouser signs distribution deal with Intersil

Texas-based Mouser Electronics has signed a new distribution agreement with Intersil, designer and manufacturer of high-performance analog, mixed signal, and power management semiconductors.Mouser,

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Date:

07/18/2012

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Uson TCU2 Leak and Flow Tester

USON presents video demos of Optima vT Leak and Flow Tester

Manufacturers of components that must pass leak tests seeking faster leak-test cycle times can now schedule customized video-conference demonstrations of the mathematical functions built into USON's

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07/17/2012

Silicon Labs Completes Acquition of Ember

Silicon Laboratories Inc. (Nasdaq: SLAB), a leader in high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs, today announced it has completed the acquisition of Ember Corporation. This strategic acquisition

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07/13/2012

ABB announces CPV Solar Power Generation System

ABB, the leading power and automation technology company, will introduce its concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) system to the North American market. With its full line of electric power and control

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Date:

07/13/2012

Energy Micro opens design center in Krakw, Poland

Energy Micro opens design center in Kraków, Poland

Energy Micro, the energy friendly microcontroller and radio company, today officially opened its new design center in Kraków, Poland. The company's first engineering site outside Norway, the new facility

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07/13/2012

TTI, Inc. Releases Android App for Mobile Devices

TTI, Inc. has today the new TTI Android App is now available for free download on Google Play and the Amazon App Store. This new app is designed to meet the needs of the growing base of Android device

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07/13/2012

Vizio Retakes Lead in U.S. LCD TV Market; Samsung Maintains Overall TV Dominance

One year after falling to second place, Vizio Inc., in the first quarter reclaimed leadership in the U.S. liquid crystal display television (LCD TV) market as consumers flocked to buy its affordable

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07/13/2012

Avnet Express Gives Americas Customers Faster Access to Authorized Factory Stock

Avnet Express, the e-Commerce engine for Avnet, Inc., has announced that customers visiting www.AvnetExpress.com now have enhanced visibility

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Date:

07/13/2012

The Indian solar market - a new solar champion is growing up

India is one of the fastest growing solar markets worldwide. This development is driven by policies introduced by the Indian government which over the coming years wants to turn India into one of

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Date:

07/13/2012

IBC SOLAR AG surpasses the 2 gigawatt mark

IBC SOLAR AG, a global leader in photovoltaic systems, celebrates its 30th anniversary this year and has as of the end of June, 2012, implemented solar modules group-wide with a rated output of more

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07/13/2012

Intel invests in ASML EUV lithography

Intel Corporation has entered into a series of agreements with ASML Holding N.V. intended to accelerate the development of 450 mm wafer technology and (extreme ultra-violet) EUV lithography totaling

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07/10/2012

Lattice and UMC announce strategic partnership

Lattice Semiconductor Corp. has entered a long term technology partnership with the semiconductor foundry (UMC) United Microelectronics Corporation, and both will continue work, already underway,

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Date:

07/10/2012

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Left to Right: Serge Veld, C&K Components; David Richardson, Avnet Abacus; Giovanna Monari, Avnet Abacus; Manfred Kunze, Avnet Abacus; Christoph Paliot, C&K Components.

Avnet Abacus named �Distributor of the Year 2011' by C&K Components

Avnet Abacus, one of Europe's leading interconnect, passive, electromechanical and power distributors, has been named �Distributor of the Year 2011' by C&K Components, a leading global manufacturer

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Date:

07/09/2012

Wolfson technology selected by Sharp for latest smartphone

Wolfson Microelectronics has announced that its high performance stereo digital-to-analogue converter (DAC), the WM8918, has been selected by Sharp to provide outstanding audio for its latest �docomo

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Date:

07/08/2012

Certificate hand-over at the launch. L-R, José Paulo Pontes, Senior Vice President, Director of Business Development for Division Americas and Sub-Saharan Africa, Eduardo Paes, Mayor of Rio de
Janeiro City and Hasan A. Tuluy, Vice President Latin America and the Caribbean Region/The World Bank. Sitting is Carlos Alberto Muniz, Vice Mayor of Rio de Janeiro City.

Assisting Rio towards a low carbon future

The City of Rio de Janeiro and the World Bank are pioneering an innovative, city-level program for climate change mitigation. DNV KEMA Energy & Sustainability has confirmed the program's compliance

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07/08/2012

Cinch Division of Bel Opens Technical Office in Toulouse, France to Support the European Aerospace Industry

The Cinch Connectors division of Bel Fuse has announced the opening of its technical office in Toulouse, France to support the European aerospace industry. "Together with the recent acquisition

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07/08/2012

Mouser Raises Overall IQ on Smart Grid Technology with Launch of New Technology Site

Mouser Electronics, regarded as a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, launched a new technology site on Mouser.com covering Smart Grid

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07/08/2012

Avnet Memec Appointed as Infinite Power Solutions Pan-European Distributor

Avnet Memec, an Avnet Company, a leading global technology distributor, today announced it has been appointed as the pan-European distributor for Infinite Power Solutions, Inc. (IPS), a US-based manufacturer

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07/08/2012

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Note: IMS Research includes all switching, monitoring and control, and power quality as investment in the "Distribution Automation Market". Power quality devices include: capacitor banks, capacitor switches, capacitor controls, voltage regulators, voltage regulator controls, tap changers, energy storage, and static compensators.

Power Quality Investment Leads Growing North American Distribution Automation Market

IMS Research estimates the global market for distribution automation equipment generated more than $11 billion in revenue during 2011, with forecast growth to more than $18 billion annually by 2017.

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07/08/2012

ABB develops world's most powerful high-voltage direct current converter transformer

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group has successfully developed and tested an 1,100 kilovolt (kV) ultrahigh-voltage direct current (UHVDC) converter transformer breaking the record

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07/07/2012

Master Distributors Offers Marathon Special Products Solar Power Integration Components

Master Distributors, a leading distributor of electromechanical, interconnect and passive components, announces that it carries a complete line of PV integration components manufactured by Marathon

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Date:

07/07/2012

Renesas Electronics Announces the Direction of Various Measures to Establish Robust and Profitable Structure

Renesas Electronics, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced "Direction of various measures to establish robust and profitable structure". The outline of the direction

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07/07/2012

STMicroelectronics Reports Further Advances in Sustainability during 2011

STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has announced the publication of the Company's 2011 Sustainability Report. ST's

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07/07/2012

Cadence Design acquires Sigrity

Cadence Design Systems has acquired Sigrity, a signal- and power-integrity technology vendor that provides a rich set of gigabit signal and power network-analysis technologies, including a unique

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Date:

07/05/2012

PCIM Asia 2012 - New records at the new venue

PCIM Asia 2012 from 19 - 21 June ends with a new record in exhibitor numbers and floor space. With 71 exhibitors on 4,400 square meters in the new venue Shanghai World Expo Exhibition Center it has

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Date:

06/25/2012

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XP Power opens world's most environmentally advanced manufacturing facility in Vietnam

XP Power has announced the opening of its new manufacturing facility in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The factory, believed to be the world's most environmentally advanced power supply manufacturing

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Date:

06/25/2012

Intersil's Expands Global Footprint with Bangalore Design Center

Intersil, a world leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance analog and mixed signal semiconductors, today announced it has opened a new design center in Bangalore, India. The center

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Date:

06/25/2012

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FCI ELX chooses Rutronik as Highest Growth Performance Distributor in Europe 2011

"We have a long and close cooperation with Rutronik," explains Ronald Velda, Sales Director Northern Europe and Distribution EMEA at FCI ELX Division. "The fact that this is also extremely successful

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06/25/2012

Analog Devices and TSMC collaborate on new analogue process technology platform

Analog Devices, and TSMC have announced a collaboratively developed analogue process technology platform for precision analogue integrated circuits (ICs). The new process technology platform significantly

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06/25/2012

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Harwin again wins TTI Supplier Excellence Award

Harwin, the leading hi-rel connector and SMT board hardware manufacturer, has again been named by TTI, Inc. the specialist broadline distributor of Passive, Interconnect, Relay & Switch and Discrete

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06/25/2012

Principal Solar Appoints Industry Leaders and Innovators to Advisory Board: Erle Nye, James W. Keyes and Jim Young

Principal Solar, a publicly traded solar energy holding company executing a unique roll-up strategy to create the world's first distributed solar utility, today announced the appointment of three

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06/25/2012

Avnet Memec and Microsemi Present Seminar Series in Americas on Power Management Design Techniques for High Availability Systems

Today's telecom, data-com and storage systems are becoming increasingly complex. To help engineers make decisions in the design phase that will increase reliability in these, and other types of systems,

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06/25/2012

Molex Launches Chinese-language Blog Packed with Industry News and Opinion, Informational Videos and Social Media Feeds

Molex has launched a Chinese-language version of Connector.com, an interactive blog site that provides users with access to the latest connector industry news, trends and opinions. Molex connector

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06/25/2012

Digi-Key Corporation and Anaren Sign Global Distribution Agreement

Global electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's largest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment,

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06/25/2012

Toshiba LED Lighting Collaborates with Stratford on Smart Community Initiative

Toshiba International Corporation announced its collaboration with the City of Stratford, Ontario, to initiate a pilot project to evaluate replacing existing streetlights (potentially as many as 4,000

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Date:

06/25/2012

Qualcomm Acquires Summit Microelectronics

Qualcomm Incorporated announced that it has acquired Summit Microelectronics (Summit), a leading developer and provider of programmable power integrated circuits based in Sunnyvale, CA. Qualcomm's

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Date:

06/19/2012

Mouser Announces Launch of the Vitelec Product Line from Emerson Network Power Connectivity Solutions

Mouser Electronics, regarded as a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components,

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Date:

06/15/2012

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Omron's A9PS Ultra Subminiature Pushbutton Switches Now at Mouser

Mouser Electronics, regarded as a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, has announced that it is the first distributor to stock a new

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Date:

06/12/2012

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Evance Wind Turbines & Zephyr Corporation announce collaboration

Evance Wind Turbines, a world leading manufacturer of small wind turbines, today announced a collaboration agreement with Zephyr Corporation, the leading supplier of micro wind turbines to the telecommunications

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Date:

06/12/2012

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David Walker, The new CEO of DNV KEMA

Changes in DNV KEMA top management

Thijs Aarten gave notice of his resignation as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of energy services company DNV KEMA Energy & Sustainability to the N.V. KEMA Supervisory Board yesterday. Chief Financial

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06/12/2012

TDK names Allstar Magnetics as distributor for EPCOS products

TDK-EPC, a group company of the TDK Corporation, announces the selection of Allstar Magnetics as a franchised distributor for EPCOS brand components, with special focus on EPCOS ferrite products.

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06/12/2012

ABB electric drives save a record 310 million megawatt hours in 2011

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has released its annual estimate of the savings achieved by its installed base of drives. About 310 million megawatt-hours (MWh) of electric

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06/12/2012

OpenET Alliance releases ADS system simulation model to ease development of Envelope Tracking systems

The OpenET Alliance, the industry association that promotes energy efficient wireless transmission through Envelope Tracking (ET), has today announced the availability of a new High Dynamic Range

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06/12/2012

Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas Expert to Present on Software Validation at Freescale Technology Forum

For most engineers, meeting stringent regulatory requirements for software validation can be a downright demanding process. To help save valuable time and money, Jim Carver, technical director of

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06/12/2012

Carl Blake, PSMA Chairman,
Vice President Marketing, Transphorm

Transphorm, Inc.'s Carl Blake Elected to Two-Year Term as Chairman of PSMA Board

The Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA) is pleased to announce that a new slate of officers has been elected to lead its Board of Directors for the next two years. The new officers are

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06/12/2012

Gen. Colin Powell, Ted Koppel to Headline 2012 World Energy Engineering Congress in Atlanta, Oct. 31 - Nov. 2

The Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) is pleased to announce the World Energy Engineering Congress' (WEEC) return to Atlanta. This year's event will be held October 31 - November 2 at the Georgia

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06/12/2012

ABB unveils breakthrough technologies at AWEA Windpower 2012

ABB, the wind industry's leading power technology solutions provider, today announced several major technological developments from the floor at the annual AWEA WINDPOWER 2012 conference and exhibition.

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06/05/2012

ALL AMERICAN Semiconductor Named National Distributor for LITE-ON Semicondustor

All American Semiconductor®, a leading distributor of electronic components, has been appointed the national distributor for Lite-On Semiconductor Corporation, a leading provider of total power management

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06/05/2012

TTI, Inc. Announces Acquisition of Campbell Collins Ltd.

TTI, Inc. an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, has announced the acquisition of privately held Campbell Collins Limited. Based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire UK, Campbell Collins

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06/05/2012

Mouser Electronics Recognized with 27 Top Supplier Awards YTD

Mouser Electronics, a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today announced that it received a record-setting 23 top awards from its

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06/05/2012

New Light Creates Bright Sparks

A study investigating the effects of light on the performance of students at two schools in Ulm, Germany, was carried out by the "ZNL TransferZentrum für Neurowissenschaften und Lernen" (Transfer

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06/05/2012

New Seminars for Feature Rich Design

Avnet Memec has today released the latest dates for its UK seminar series. The free technical hands-on workshops, in conjunction with Microsemi, will be based on the multi-award winning SmartFusion®

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06/05/2012

Eugene Davies, Indium European FAE

Indium Corporation Hires New Applications Engineer in Europe

Indium Corporation announces that Eugene Davies has been named applications engineer. He will be based at Indium Corporation's Milton Keynes, UK, location. Eugene provides a wide range of technical

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06/05/2012

AMSC Receives Exclusive Right to Fundamental HTS Patent

AMSC, a global solutions provider serving wind and grid leaders, today announced that it acquired exclusive rights to a fundamental high temperature superconductor (HTS) patent in the U.S. The patent

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06/05/2012

TDK-Lambda Power Supply Glossary on your Mobile

TDK announces that the TDK-Lambda UK Power Supply Glossary is now available via a downloadable App on your iPhone or Android mobile. Whether a student, engineer or hobbyist, the TDK-Lambda Power

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Date:

06/05/2012

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Ericsson �Digital Power Compendium' Hits Four-Figure Download Total

The Ericsson �Digital Power Compendium' is the most complete and authoritative collection of technical papers on advanced digital DC/DC power technologies available today. Made available in March

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06/05/2012

Nordic sponsors and joins first Startup Weekend event to be held in Norway and runs own Bluetooth low energy pre-event workshop and app contest before event

Nordic Semiconductor is sponsoring and participating in a major startup event called 'Startup Weekend' that has successfully been held almost 600 times in over 300 cities across 93 countries and kick-started

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05/29/2012

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New TDK Brochure Features PSpice Model For EPCOS Surge Arresters

EPCOS is the only manufacturer of surge arresters to offer simulation assistance and support for gas-filled discharge tubes (GDTs). Any surge arrester from the EPCOS product range can be entered

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05/29/2012

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Per Andersson, Chomerics Europe

Chomerics Europe appoints experienced Account Manager in Sweden

Chomerics Europe - a division of Parker Hannifin, has appointed experienced Per Andersson as an Account Manager. 56 year-old Stockholm-based Andersson will have responsibility for managing and developing

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05/29/2012

Renesas Electronics and TSMC collaborate to construct ecosystem for microcontrollers

Amsterdam, The Netherlands - May 28, 2012- Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723, Renesas) and TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today announced that they have signed an agreement to extend their

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05/29/2012

'Invisible' Bike Helmets from Hvding Rely on ST's Motion Sensors and Microcontrollers

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'Invisible' Bike Helmets from Hövding Rely on ST's Motion Sensors and Microcontrollers

Motion sensors and microcontrollers from STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, form the brain and senses of the airbag

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05/29/2012

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Russell Rasor, Mouser Vice President of Advanced Technology.

Mouser and Taoglas Sign Global Distribution Agreement

Mouser Electronics, regarded as a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today announced a new global partnership with Taoglas Antenna

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05/29/2012

Intersolar Europe and the Intersolar Europe Conference shed light on the solar markets of the future

As in many global markets, solar energy is on the rise in coun-tries across the MENA region (Middle East and North Africa). This has pushed economic developments ahead of policy developments: While

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05/29/2012

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Kistler Opens North American Technical Center in Novi, Michigan

Kistler, a worldwide supplier of precision sensors, systems and instrumentation for engine, chassis and vehicle development, as well as manufacturing process monitoring and vehicle component manufacturing

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05/29/2012

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Molex Flexi-Mate Connector System for LED Lighting Applications

Molex Incorporated has introduced the Flexi-Mate™ Connector System for LED lighting applications. Designed to address the lighting needs of luminaire manufacturers, particularly luminaires intended

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05/25/2012

Energy Micro and Spectrum Design Solutions to offer energy-efficient wireless designs

Energy Micro, the energy friendly microcontroller and radio company, today announced a strategic relationship with Spectrum Design Solutions, a division of Digi International (NASDAQ: DGII) that provides

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05/22/2012

Renesas Electronics Former Director of Naka Factory Named Winner of the ISMI Excellence Award 2011

Renesas Electronics, a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced that Takashi Aoyagi, the former Director of Naka Factory and (currently President and COO of Renesas Semiconductor

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05/22/2012

Does the European market for Data Center Power Distribution Products have untapped potential?

With an estimated size of around $50 million in 2011, EMEA's market for three-phase data center power distribution hardware was smaller even than that of Asia's developing markets. A new study by

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05/22/2012

Dr. David Reusch Joins Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) as Director Applications Engineering

Efficient Power Conversion Corporation (EPC) is proud to announce that Dr. David Reusch has joined the EPC engineering team as Director, Applications Engineering. As a member of the EPC applications

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05/22/2012

ON Semiconductor Expands R&D Operations in Roznov with Opening of a New Design Center Devoted to Energy Efficient Power Solutions

ON Semiconductor, a premier supplier of high performance silicon solutions for energy efficient electronics, has expanded its operations located in Roznov with the opening of a new 4,000 square meter

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05/21/2012

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XP Power eases product compliance to 3rd edition medical safety standards with 2 x MOPP

XP Power has announced that its 25W to 2500W medical power supply products have been approved to the new IEC60601-1 3rd edition standard. In contrast to other manufacturers who may only provide 2

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05/21/2012

Wolfson power management and audio hub technology selected by Intrinsyc for its latest design and production platform

Wolfson Microelectronics plc has today announced that its innovative power management solution, the WM8326 and its advanced audio hub solution, the WM8958 have been selected by leading intelligent

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05/21/2012

ABB Automation & Power World 2012 attendance exceeds 5,000

ABB Automation & Power World 2012, held in Houston, Texas from April 23-26, exceeded projected event attendance expectations. The conference attracted a record number of participants for any ABB event,

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05/21/2012

Nominees for the Intersolar AWARD 2012

On June 13, the world's largest exhibition for the solar industry honors the innovative strength of the industry for the fifth year running by presenting the Intersolar AWARD for pioneering products

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05/21/2012

Volkswagen AG and BASF SE jointly confer an international "Science Award for Electrochemistry"

Volkswagen and BASF launch an international initiative today to promote advanced research in the field of electrochemistry. The "Science Award for Electrochemistry" is to promote outstanding accomplishments

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05/21/2012

Digi-Key Corporation Launches New Website for Israel

Global electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's largest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment,

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05/21/2012

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Balu Balakrishnan, President and CEO of Power Integrations

Power Integrations Completes Acquisition of CT-Concept Technologie AG

Power Integrations, the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of CT-Concept Technologie AG (known

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Date:

05/20/2012

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IR's Compact PowIRaudio™ Modules Reduce Component Count, Shrink PCB Size up to 70 Percent and Simplify Class D Amplifier Design

International Rectifier has introduced the PowIRaudio™ family of integrated power modules for high performance home theater systems and car audio amplifiers. The new devices integrate a PWM controller

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Date:

05/17/2012