Industry News

    January 2011
    Mouser Allies with Arduino in Global Distribution Partnership
    Mouser Electronics, Inc., has teamed with Arduino in forming a worldwide distribution partnership. Arduino is a highly regarded open-source physical computing platform based on flexible, easy-to-use
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    01/31/2011
    Fairchild Semiconductor Selects Dan Kinzer for Chief Technology Officer
    Fairchild Semiconductor, a leading global supplier of high performance power and mobile products, has appointed Dan Kinzer, chief technology officer and senior vice president, Technology. Under Mr.
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    01/29/2011
    Digi-Key Corporation and ITT Cannon Sign Global Distribution Agreement
    Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, and ITT Cannon, a leading global manufacturer
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    01/28/2011
    Rutronik and NJRC  Distribution Agreement
    Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH and NJRC have concluded a Europe-wide franchise agreement covering the Japanese manufacturer's entire semiconductor portfolio. By mutual agreement, the distributor
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    01/26/2011
    Enecsys and SiG SOLAR Achieve up to 20% More Energy from solar PV Installation
    Enecsys Limited, a solar PV micro-inverter company, and its partner, SiG SOLAR GmbH, a distributor of solar PV modules and inverters, are showing the high reliability Enecsys Micro-inverter and monitoring
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    01/26/2011
    ABB Enters US Market for Electric Vehicle infrastructure with ECOtality Stake
    ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has invested $10 million in San Francisco-based ECOtality, a clean electric transportation and storage technologies company, to enter North
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    01/24/2011
    PSMA to Introduce Updated Power Technology Roadmap as Plenary Presentation at APEC 2011
    The 2011 Power Technology Roadmap, produced and published by the Power Sources Manufacturers Association, will be summarized as part of the plenary session keynoting the APEC 2011 Conference on March
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    01/24/2011
    TTI  Announces Felix Corbett as Director of Supplier Marketing, Passives and Discrete Products, Europe

    Felix Corbett, TTI Director of Supplier Marketing, responsible for Passives and Discrete Components in Europe.

    TTI, Inc., the global distributor of Passive, Interconnect, Relay & Switch and Discrete components, has announced experienced industry figure, Felix Corbett as its new Director of Supplier Marketing,
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    01/22/2011
    Mouser and Maxim Integrated Products Go Global
    Mouser Electronics, Inc., a leading design engineering resource for semiconductors
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    01/21/2011
    Digi-Key Corporation Announces Stock of Cree's LMR4 LED
    Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, today announced its stock of Cree's LMR4
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    01/21/2011
    Maximum Power Density In Passive Components

    Bernhard Kalkmann, technical director at Semikron in Nuremberg

    The German Ministry of Education and Research is backing a research project on the optimization of passive components with maximum energy density and the use of these components in power electronics.
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    01/21/2011
    Rogers Promotes Halogen-Free Laminates & Free Design Software at DesignCon 2011
    Rogers Corporation will be showing off some of its latest materials as well as a free design program at this year's DesignCon® 2011 exhibition (Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA, February
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    01/21/2011
    Indium Corporation Hires Solar Product Manager
    Indium Corporation announces that Jonathan (Jon) Major has been hired as Product Manager for Solar Back-End. Jon is responsible for the business development and growth of Indium's solar back-end
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    01/20/2011
    ZMDI and SE Spezial-Electronic Sign Distribution Agreement
    ZMD AG (ZMDI), a global supplier of energy-efficient analog and mixed-signal solutions for automotive, industrial, consumer and medical applications, and SE Spezial-Electronic AG (SE), one of Europe's
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    01/17/2011
    Mouser Expands Dev Tool Portfolio in Global Pact with Olimex
    Mouser Electronics, Inc., a leading international distributor of semiconductors and electronic components, today announced their worldwide distribution partnership with Olimex, Ltd. As a top global
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    01/16/2011
    ABB Wins $580-Million Power Transmission Order in Europe
    ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won orders worth around $580 million from Svenska Kraftnät of Sweden and LITGRID turtas AB of Lithuania to supply a new power transmission
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    01/15/2011
    DARPA Awards $1.7 Million Contract to Maxwell Technologies for Development of Advanced Energy Storage Device
    Maxwell will lead a team including the U.S. Navy and the University of Massachusetts that is tasked with developing an energy storage device combining an advanced capacitor module, an advanced battery
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    01/15/2011
    CT-Concept Technologie AG Opens Sales Office in China

    Winson Wei (left) and Wolfgang Ademmer (right) at the opening of the new CONCEPT office

    CT-Concept Technologie AG, worldwide market leader in IGBT gate drivers, has strengthened its local presence in one of the main growth markets for power electronics. From January 1st, the CONCEPT
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    01/14/2011
    ABB Extends Life Cycle Commitment for Symphony Control System
    ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, is extending the life cycle commitment for its Symphony Harmony and Symphony Melody range of control systems. The Symphony platform has
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    01/11/2011
    Select WAGO EPSITRON Power Solutions UL/cUL Certified
    UL and cUL Certification is complete for 27 models within WAGO Corporation's EPSITRON family of advanced power supplies. Certification applies to select models within the EPSITRON Electronic Circuit
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    01/10/2011
    Rogers ACM Division Introduces High Reliability Laminates
    Rogers Advanced Circuits Materials Division (ACM) introduces two new laminates to the market at the IEEE Radio & Wireless Week expo at the Renaissance Glendale Hotel & Spa in Glendale, Arizona January
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    01/10/2011
    ON Semiconductor Completes Acquisition of SANYO Semiconductor  from SANYO Electric
    ON Semiconductor Corporation announced the completion of the acquisition of SANYO Semiconductor Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of SANYO Electric, and other assets related to SANYO Electric's semiconductor
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    01/10/2011
    Mouser Expands Dev Tool Portfolio in Global Pact with Olimex
    Mouser Electronics, Inc., a leading international distributor of semiconductors and electronic components, announced their worldwide distribution partnership with Olimex, Ltd. As a top global supplier,
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    01/10/2011
    Circadian Solar Achieves World-Class CPV Module Efficiency Results
    Circadian Solar, the concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) systems supplier, has achieved a temperature-corrected peak module aperture efficiency of 30% during trials at its test site in Lisbon. The efficiency
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    01/05/2011
    Maxim Enriches the Way Consumers See, Touch and Hear the Digital World
    At the 2011 International CES in Las Vegas, Maxim Integrated Products showcases its latest technology innovations that provide the essential link between the digital world and the analog world of
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    01/05/2011
    Mouser Electronics Distribution Agreement with Phoenix Contact Expands to Europe
    Mouser Electronics, Inc., known for its rapid introduction of the newest electronic components and technologies, today announced its distribution agreement with Phoenix Contact now includes Europe,
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    01/05/2011
    Rogers Unveils High-Thermal-Conductivity Laminate for High-Power, High Frequency Circuit Applications
    Rogers Corporation has introduced RT/duroid® 6035HTC, a new high-thermal-conductivity (HTC) laminate material engineered for low loss in high-power circuits. The fluoropolymer composite material is
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    01/05/2011
    Support For Power System Designers

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    A project aimed at harmonizing the requirements for BMPS products between manufacturers and users started in 2002 at the Power Supply Association (PSMA). Later the High Density Packaging User Group
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    01/05/2011
    International Rectifier Demonstrates Latest Class D Audio Solutions
    International Rectifier showcases its latest Class D Audio power management solutions at 2011 International CES which takes place January 6-9, 2011, Las Vegas, Nevada. IR's cutting edge chipset
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    Date:
    01/05/2011
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