Industry News

November 2010
AB Technical Innovators Award

From left to right: Robert Rehrl, Sales Director AB Mikro; Peter Genser, Economic Chamber; Bernhard Plank, Managing Director AB Mikro; Wilfried Haslauer, vice-governor; Johann Maier, Business Manager AB Mikro; Walter Höserle, Production Director AB Mikro.

AB Mikroelektronik, a subsidiary of TT electronics' Components Division, has been presented with the Salzburg Award for Innovation in the Large Enterprises category for its outstanding work in
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11/24/2010
ProPhotonix Limited's Subsidiaries Adopt ProPhotonix Name and Launch New Website
ProPhotonix Limited, formerly StockerYale, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of LED arrays and light engines, produces laser modules and distributes laser diodes for industrial OEMs, medical and defense
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11/24/2010
IQD Publishes new 400-page Guide to Frequency Control
IQD Frequency Products unveils its new Frequency Product Data Book for 2011, representing the world's widest selection of frequency control products available from a single source. The new 400-page
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11/24/2010
Digi-Key Announces Stock of Evaluation Boards and Kits from ON Semiconductor
Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, today
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11/24/2010
CamSemi Appoints New Chairman and New CFO to Strengthen Board and Executive Team

From the left: CamSemi's new chairman Howard Ford with David Baillie, CEO and Martin Stephenson, CFO

Cambridge-based CamSemi, a global leader in the development and supply of power management integrated circuits (ICs) for more energy-efficient, low cost power supplies and lighting, has today confirmed
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11/24/2010
ABB Enters License Agreement with RCCS to Offer Volt-Var Optimization Solutions
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announced that it has entered into a license agreement with Radio Control Central Stations Inc. (RCCS) of Boston, Massachusetts, for software
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11/24/2010
Mouser Electronics Partners Globally with Powercast Corporation to Deliver RF Energy Harvesting and Wireless Power
Mouser Electronics, Inc., known for its rapid introduction of the newest electronic components and technologies, today announced it has signed a global distribution agreement with Powercast Corporation,
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11/24/2010
Silica Extends Senior Management Team in UK and Nordic

Nigel Ward, Country Director for the UK & Ireland

SILICA announced two new appointments to its senior management team in Europe. Nigel Ward is joining SILICA as country director for the UK & Ireland and Bill Osterlund is being promoted to become
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11/16/2010
Molex Fibre Optic Interconnect Solution for the Medical, Video and Telecommunications Industries Wins 2010 Chicago Innovation Award
Molex Incorporated, one of the world's leading electronic connector companies, is please to announce that the company has received a 2010 Chicago Innovation Award for its Circular MT Expanded Beam
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11/16/2010
Maxim Begins Production Shipments from 300mm Wafers

Maxim's President and CEO Tunc Doluca, Group President Vijay Ullal, and Senior VP of Operations Vivek Jain show the first 300mm wafer

Maxim Integrated Products recently qualified and shipped production analog product built on 300mm wafers. This gives Maxim a significant technology edge in the analog/mixed-signal market. Maxim
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11/16/2010
Digi-Key Corporation Announces Stock on New Digital DC-DC POL Module Series from CUI
Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, today
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11/16/2010
Danfoss Silicon Power moves to Flensburg to Further Expand Production Capacity
The power module production capacity at Danfoss Silicon Power in Schleswig, Germany will be expanded with 600m2 in November, 2010. After this expansion, all available space in the 4,500m2 building
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11/16/2010
Axcelis Optima XEx High Energy Implanter Selected for Advanced IC Manufacturing by Asian Chipmaker
Axcelis Technologies, Inc. announced that the Company's Optima XEx high energy implanter has been selected as the new process tool of record by a leading IC manufacturer located in Asia. The system
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11/16/2010
Texas Instruments Upgrades its Commitment to EnOcean Alliance  for Energy-Efficient Buildings
Texas Instruments Incorporated announced that is has become a promoter of the EnOcean Alliance, of which it has been a member since 2008. By upgrading to promoter status, TI is reinforcing its commitment
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11/15/2010
Synopsys Power-Aware Test Speeds Time to Volume Production at Realtek
Synopsys, Inc. announced that Realtek Semiconductor Corporation, one of the world's leading network and multimedia IC providers, deployed Synopsys power-aware test to avoid power issues during test
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11/06/2010
Maxim Named
Maxim Integrated Products was recently named the 2010 "Manufacturer of the Year" (Active Components) by the National Electronics Distributors Association (NEDA). The award, granted annually since
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11/06/2010
Indium Corporations Karthik Vijayamadhavan Named Technical Manager in Europe
Indium Corporation announces the promotion of Karthik Vijayamadhavan to Technical Manager in Europe. In his new role, Karthik supports the technical and product needs of Indium's European customers,
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11/06/2010
ABB Wins $20 Million Substation Order in Greece
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth $20 million from Public Power Corporation (PPC), Greece's national power utility, to build a 150/20kV (kilovolt) substation
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11/06/2010
TDK-Lambda, a world leading power supply manufacturer, has joined the PMBus™ Alliance. The PMBus protocol is a standard way to communicate with power converters and other devices in a power system. Owned
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11/02/2010
Alwitra Completes Largest Solyndra Installation in Germany
Solyndra, Inc., a manufacturer of cylindrical photovoltaic (PV) systems for large commercial rooftops, today announced that alwitra GmbH has completed a 1.02MWp solar system together with their highly
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11/02/2010
Power Integrations Announces Strategic Investment in SemiSouth Laboratories
Power Integrations announced a strategic investment in SemiSouth Laboratories, Inc., a Mississippi-based manufacturer of high-voltage silicon-carbide (SiC) semiconductor devices. Power Integrations'
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11/02/2010
Everlight Electronics Names Bert Loburg Director Distribution Management EMEA
Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd. has appointed Bert Loburg to the newly created position of Director, Distribution Management EMEA, effective from September 23, 2010. Focal points of his new role
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11/02/2010
Diodes Scoops Environmental Award

Diodes Zetex Semiconductors has won the Best Environmental Practice Award for Large Companies in the annual Northwest Business Environment Awards 2010. Shown left to right are: Ged Barlow Managing Director, C-Tech Innovation (Presenter of the award) with Neil McCallion, Facilities Manager, Kirsten Motyl, Quality, Health & Safety and Environment Manager and Dave Benstead, Quality Assurance, IT and HR Director of Diodes Zetex Semiconductors

Diodes Zetex Semiconductors Limited, the UK subsidiary of Diodes Incorporated, has won the Best Environmental Practice Award for Large Companies in the annual Northwest Business Environment Awards
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11/02/2010
ABB Wins $148 Million Order for Largest Water Pumping Plant in Kuwait
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order from the Ministry of Electricity and Water in Kuwait for the construction and rehabilitation of the Mina Abdullah water pumping
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11/02/2010
Mouser Delivers Second Generation FTDI USB Host Controller IC
Mouser Electronics, Inc., announced it is stocking the Vinculum-II Embedded Dual USB Host Controller IC from FTDI, a specialist in easily converting legacy peripherals to USB. Mouser's
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11/02/2010
Powerstax targets EMEA Markets with New Rugged Vehicle Power Supply
Powerstax, one of Europe's leading application-rich power solutions manufacturers, specialise in providing custom solutions for the most demanding power system requirements. Electronica 2010 will
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11/02/2010
Sharp HAP Modules Enable Simple Design-In of Displays
Focus LCD and Solar Components: at Data Modul, Hall 3A, Booth 207 Focus LED: at Rutronik, Hall A5, Booth 159 & 260 With three so-called HAP modules, Sharp is presenting simple plug & play solutions
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11/02/2010
Application-specific optimisation: Battery-connector with enhanced vibration resistance for offset PCB installation
The key mechanical requirements on mobile battery-operated devices and systems include their compact design as well as stable operation also when subjected to impact and vibration loads. The connector
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11/02/2010
Tyco Electronics to Introduce Circuit Protection Devices at electronica 2010
Tyco Electronics (TE) will highlight a number of products at electronica 2010, including innovative circuit protection device technologies for automotive, industrial and consumer electronics applications. Until
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11/02/2010
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