Industry News

August 2011
TI launches 10 new Bluetooth low energy profiles for rapid design of consumer medical, fitness, alert applications and more
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN), the industry leader in highly integrated wireless connectivity solutions, today launched ten Bluetooth® low energy technology (Bluetooth v4.0) profiles
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08/31/2011
Dialog Semiconductor's DA6011 Power Management IC Is Ideal Companion For Intel Atom(TM) Processor E6XX-Based Designs
Dialog Semiconductor plc (FWB: DLG), a provider of highly integrated innovative power management, audio and short range wireless technologies, has announced its companion IC for the Intel® Atom(TM)
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08/31/2011
Mouser Named Harwins Global Distributor of the Year
Mouser Electronics, Inc., regarded as a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, has won Harwin's Global Distributor of the Year award for
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08/30/2011
Trouble-Free Supply Chain Management from Avnet Express
Avnet Express, the e-Commerce engine for Avnet Electronics Marketing, an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT), announces new Web enhancements for customers in the Americas with existing supply
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08/30/2011
Mouser Launches SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Product Knowledge Training Site
Mouser Electronics, Inc., regarded as a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today announced the release of a new Product Knowledge
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08/30/2011
Rogers to Highlight Antenna-Grade Materias Solutions at Antenna Systems 2011
Rogers Corporation (NYSE: ROG) will be showcasing its high performance, cost-effective laminate materials for antenna applications at the upcoming Antenna Systems 2011 Conference and Expo September
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08/30/2011
Ericsson Power Modules introduces new application for Android smartphones

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Ericsson Power Modules has launched a new application, or ‘app', for Android smartphones that delivers easy access to real-time strategic information on the latest advanced power technologies available
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08/29/2011
Mouser Electronics Sponsors Chinese Sensation Ho-Pin Tung at the Indy Grand Prix at Sonoma

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Mouser Electronics, Inc., a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, is gearing up to sponsor Chinese Indycar driver Ho-Pin Tung in the
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08/29/2011
Power Integrations Releases Compact 25-Watt LED Lighting Ballast Reference Design Sized for T8 Tubes

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Power Integrations (Nasdaq: POWI), the world leader in LED driver ICs for general lighting applications, today published a new reference design for a 25-watt LED T8 tube ballast power supply. Notable
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08/29/2011
Eagerly Anticipated Bible of Analog Electronics by Industry Leaders Published by Newnes

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Newnes, an imprint of Elsevier Science & Technology Books, has published an eagerly awaited "bible" of analog electronic engineering and design by two industry leaders. Analog Circuit Design by
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08/29/2011
Enecsys appoints Mike J. Fister as Chief Executive Officer and Board Member
Fister joins Enecsys with over 30 years of experience in leading technology companies including five years as CEO of the publicly-listed EDA software company, Cadence Design Systems, Inc. where he
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08/27/2011
UNIPOWER COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF Universal Voltronics Corp.
UNIPOWER LLC, announces the acquisition of Universal Voltronics Corporation (UVC), a company with over 40 years of experience in high-voltage power applications. Currently, the company manufactures
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08/27/2011
InterFET Corporation President/CEO Appointed to Industrial Advisory Board for Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at University of Tennessee, Knoxville
InterFET Corporation, a leading manufacturer and global supplier of discrete Junction Field Effect Transistors (JFET) devices, announced today that Dan E. Roberts, the company's President/CEO and
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08/25/2011
Learn How to Achieve Efficient Power Solutions with Avnet Abacus
Avnet Abacus, one of Europe's leading power, interconnect, passive, and electromechanical distributors is teaming up with some of the world's leading manufacturers of power components to deliver a
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08/24/2011
Mouser Electronics Receives AS9120A Certification for its High-Level Traceability and Anti-Counterfeit Controls
Mouser Electronics, Inc., a top design engineering resource and global authorized distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today announced that it has completed the rigorous audits
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08/19/2011
TI announces mobile app for iPhone and Android users

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Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE:TXN) today announced the availability of its mobile app for the Apple iPhone® and AndroidTM-powered smartphones, making it the first semiconductor supplier
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08/19/2011
Mouser Expands International Scope of Test Solutions with LeCroy
Mouser Electronics, Inc., regarded as a top design engineering resource and global distributor for tools and test equipment, today publicized its new international distribution agreement with LeCroy,
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08/18/2011
Nuvation Engineering expands design and development lab, increases engineering capabilities
Nuvation Engineering, a leading provider of electronic product development services, has recently moved into a new product design center in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The new facility features a
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08/18/2011
Kichloo Appointed to Lead Avnet Electronics Marketing Global Business Migration Team
Avnet Electronics Marketing, an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), today announced the appointment of Ravi Kichloo to lead the global Business Migration Team. In this critical role, Kichloo
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08/18/2011
U.S. Senator McCaskill visits ABB plant in St. Louis to discuss smart grid, wind power technologies
The Honorable United States Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) visited the ABB power transformer facility in St. Louis on August 9 to learn how companies like ABB, the world's leading provider of transmission
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08/18/2011
Premier Farnell signs Worldwide stocking distribution deal with SemiSouth
In line with the company's focus on Electronic Design Engineers, driving business to the web and growth in emerging markets, Premier Farnell plc (LSE:pfl), has announced worldwide stocking distribution
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08/18/2011
New Online Source for Electric Vehicle Charging Products and Connectors

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With growing interest and investment in electric vehicles and support infrastructure a new specialist website for charging connectors and cables for electric vehicles goes live on 15th August. ecarconnectors
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08/15/2011
Bosch Presents Analog Devices With Prestigious Supplier Award

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Analog Devices, Inc. (NYSE: ADI), a world leader in semiconductors for high-performance signal processing applications and longtime collaborator with the automotive industry, has received the 2009-2010
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08/15/2011
ABB reaches major construction milestone with Huntersville plant tower

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ABB, the world's leading power and automation technology company, announced today it has reached a major construction milestone for its high-voltage transmission cable factory: the exterior structure
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08/14/2011
TI introduces PowerLab design library
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE:TXN) today introduced its PowerLab library, the industry's most extensive collection of tested power management reference designs. The PowerLab library helps
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08/13/2011
Mouser and Cree Ink Global Distribution Agreement
Mouser Electronics, Inc., a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today announced that it has signed a global distribution agreement
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08/11/2011
Digi-Key Corporation Inks Global Distribution Agreement with Everlight Electronics
Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, and Everlight Electronics Co. Ltd. have
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08/10/2011
Energy Micro appoints Sales Director for Central Europe
Energy Micro, the energy friendly microcontroller and radio company, today announced that Markus Florian has joined the company as Sales Director for Central Europe. The appointment further strengthens
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08/06/2011
Avnet Acquires Taiwanese Semiconductor Distributor Prospect Technology Increasing Its Technical Expertise in Asia
Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) announced today that it has acquired Prospect Technology Corp. (Prospect Technology), an electronic components distributor with operations in Taiwan. Prospect Technology provides
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08/04/2011
ROGERS HIGH PERFORMANCE FOAMS DIVISION EARNS PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE AWARD FROM BOEING
The High Performance Foams Division of Rogers Corporation (NYSE:ROG), located in Chicago, Illinois, has been awarded a Silver Performance Excellence Award for 2010 by Boeing. The Boeing Performance
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08/04/2011
ABB wins $1 billion order for offshore wind power connection
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth around $1 billion from the Dutch-German transmission grid operator TenneT to supply a power link connecting offshore
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08/02/2011
Mouser Electronics Receives AS9120A Certification for its High-Level Traceability and Anti-Counterfeit Controls
Mouser Electronics, Inc., a top design engineering resource and global authorized distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today announced that it has completed the rigorous audits
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08/02/2011
Dongbu HiTek Starts Volume Production of High Dynamic Range CMOS Image Sensors for BYD Microelectronics
Dongbu HiTek today announced it has begun volume production of high dynamic range (HDR) CMOS image sensor (CIS) chips for BYD Microelectronics, a subsidiary of BYD Company Limited, a leading Chinese
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Date:
08/01/2011
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