Industry News

March 2012

IDT Ships More Than 2.5 Million RapidIO Switches to Date

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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03/26/2012

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ROHM Semiconductor and Premier Farnell move from European franchise to Global

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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03/25/2012

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Anglia Embedded joins European Sales Network for Advantech, a world leader in embedded computing

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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03/25/2012

RFMD® Surpasses One Billion Power Amplifiers Shipped to China Based Manufacturers

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

Bespoke LED backlights in five days with minimal set up costs

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

Discover the new Q1 2012 NXP Portfolio Snapshot

A comprehensive overview of the entire NXP portfolio, top applications and technologies. Designed to get you quickly to the information you need! Thank you for massively downloading our first edition

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Date:

03/25/2012

Excellent Core Partner Award: Huawei recognizes TDK (TDK-EPC Corporation)

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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03/25/2012

ABB Switchyard Adds 200 MW of Local Electricity for City of Anaheim

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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03/25/2012

Freescale and FAW Partner to Bring Next-Generation Technology to Automobiles in China

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 and element14 brands unite to lead the electronics industry online

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

Recently Acquired Avtron Loadbank Will Become Part of Emerson Network Power's ASCO Power Technologies Business

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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03/25/2012

TTI, Inc. Launches TE Connectivity "We're In It" Video

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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03/24/2012

Signal Transformer Announces New Line Of SMD Power Inductors Available At Digi-Key

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

Two New Members Named to ON Semiconductor's Board of Directors

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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03/24/2012

SPX Awarded Contract to Supply Parallel Condensing System For Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project near Tonopah, Nevada

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 - Launch of the Digital Power Compendium

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

More wind in the works

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 Advances Product Knowledge with New Medical Applications Site

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 to Present Technical Training Seminars and Demos At X-Fest 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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New ranges of Multicomp PC Board Terminal Blocks in stock at Farnell element14

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

Dongbu Hitek has a new President & CEO

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 expands portfolio with new exclusive distribution agreement with Andon Electronics for SynQor DC/DC converter sockets

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

LED Lighting to Drive $3bn Power Semiconductor Market in 2016

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 Showcases innovative LED Array Holders and Flexi-Mate Connector System at Light + Building 2012

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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03/19/2012

TI Announces Supply Agreement with Radiant Corporation India

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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Pictured from left to right: Phil Wehrli, Alex Luorio, Fred Bell, Graham Brock, Harley Feldberg, Eddie Smith, Pat Wastal and Chuck Delph

Molex Presents Global Distributor of the Year Award to Avnet Electronics Marketing

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

Maxwell Technologies Selected as 2012 New Energy Pioneer

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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03/19/2012

Texas Instruments Advances Program for Collaborative Innovation

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 Acquires Avtron Loadbank

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 wins $100 million power orders to boost production at Rio Tinto mines in Australia

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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03/13/2012

Molex and TE Connectivity Announce High-Speed Interconnect Second Source Agreements

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

Invitation to Energy Efficiency Global Forum (March 27-29 in Orlando)

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

Leader in Electronics Power Protection and Management Extends Technology to Areas in Need

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

RFMD® Expands Product Portfolio to Include New 3G/4G Antenna Control Solutions

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 team up to shape future robotic innovation

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

Avnet Express Announces the In-Stock Availability of Analog Devices, Inc.'s ADM3052 Transceivers and ADA4896/97 Amplifiers

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 President/CEO Jim James Named Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors

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 Announces 2nd Major Capacity Expansion within 18 months

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 installs new water treatment plant improves quality, kind to environment

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

GUC and Synopsys achieve design milestone

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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World's Most Energy-Efficient Processor from ARM Targets Low-Cost MCU, Sensor and Control Markets

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

NXP Licenses ARM Cortex-M0+ Processor

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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03/13/2012

Gallium Nitride Power Semiconductor Market to Exceed $1 Billion by 2021

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 Joins with World Products, LLC to Offer Thermally Protected Varistor Technology

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

SEMIKRON Foundation hands over the SEMIKRON Innovation Award

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

Access Control Goes Mobile: NXP and OpenWays Bring Mobile NFC Keys to Hotel Chains

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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Nokia joins AVX in the �Solutions for Hope' initiative, uses validated conflict-free DRC tantalum in products

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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BMW To Display ActiveE At International Electric Vehicle Conference In Greenville, SC

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 Appoints Jeffrey Grudzien to Lead its AdvancedCircuit 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 Acquires Summit Data Communications

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 announces the first Community Choice award winner in the �DesignSpark chipKIT™ Challenge'

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 Invests in Scintera Networks to Spearhead RF Innovation in Small Cells

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 unveils next-generation Verification IP for faster SoC verification

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 Announce World-Wide Strategic Distribution and Design Partnership

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

Rebound Group Acquires Easby Electronics

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

Erwin Wolf

Amantys attracts experienced Power Electronics Executive to the Board with the appointment of Erwin Wolf as a Non-Executive Director

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