Market Watch

December 2015
Qualcomm announced that it has entered into a new 3G and 4G Chinese Patent License Agreement with Haier, a leading Chinese home appliances and consumer electronics brand. Under the terms of the agreement, Qualcomm has granted Haier a royalty-bearing patent license to develop, manufacture and sell 3G WCDMA and CD
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12/29/2015
A recent report from Navigant Research examines the global market for commercial building lighting controls, including forecasts for unit shipments and revenue, segmented by equipment type, building type, construction type, technology, and region, through 2024. The market for lighting controls has expanded
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12/29/2015
On December 18, 2015, President Obama signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (H.R. 2029), which includes multi-year extensions for federal tax incentives for wind and solar generation facilities and lifts the 40-year-old ban on crude oil exports from the United States. The $1.1 trillion spending bi
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12/29/2015
Yokogawa acquires distributor in Turkey as major step forward in emerging markets

Yokogawa has acquired its distributor in Turkey

Yokogawa Electric announced that its subsidiary, Yokogawa Europe has acquired 100% of the shares of its distributor in Turkey, Birleşik Endüstriyel Sistemler Ve Tesisler A.Ş.(BEST), which is based in Izmir. The acquisition of shares was carried out on November 25. With this acquisition, Yokogawa strengthe
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12/22/2015
Aero Stanrew, headquartered in Barnstaple, Devon, is a leader in the design and production of electromagnetic components and electronic systems for harsh environments and safety critical applications. The business is primarily focused on the commercial aerospace and defence markets with sole-source positions on
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12/21/2015
The U.S. Department of Energy today released energy efficiency standards for new rooftop air conditioners, heat pumps, and furnaces that heat and cool more than half of America’s commercial floor space. Together, they represent the largest energy and pollution savings of any rules issued by the agency since th
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12/18/2015
The ZigBee Alliance, a non-profit association of organizations creating open, global standards that define the Internet of Things (IoT) for use in consumer, commercial and industrial applications, today announced with the EnOcean Alliance, a leading consortium for battery-less, wireless smart buildings and smart ho
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12/17/2015
Building on its experience with smart grid applications, OMNETRIC Group, the Siemens and Accenture joint venture dedicated to the development and delivery of integrated smart grid solutions, has entered into a strategic partnership with DVI, the Virginia-based smart grid analytics and control software subsidiary of
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12/17/2015
AVX partners with Mouser to empower autonomous vehicle innovation

Empowering Innovation Together program

AVX, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has teamed up with Mouser Electronics, celebrity engineer Grant Imahara, and several other visionaries within the global electronics industry to launch a Driverless Cars Series for Mouser’s award-winning Empowering Innovation Together pr
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12/15/2015
Semtech and STMicro collaborate to scale LoRa technology

LoRa ecosystem

Semtech, a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, and STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, today announced an agreement on Semtech’s LoRa long-range wireless RF technology. ST intends to use the technology to
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12/14/2015
Microsemi, a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, announced the company has joined the OpenPOWER Foundation, an open technical membership organization based on IBM’s POWER microprocessor architecture founded in 2013 to enable data centers to
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12/14/2015
Connected home of the future approaches - slowly The Internet of Things (IoT) push will continue for manufacturers – in 2016, this will still be a technology push rather than a consumer pull. However we’re witnessing an increasing interest in home automation; our electronics design team has been involved in
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12/11/2015
Richardson Electronics announced a new global distribution agreement with Applied Power Systems, a leading U.S. manufacturer of high-power inverters, converters, AC controllers and custom power assemblies. The agreement aligns with both companies’ pursuits of supplying and supporting high performance products to
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12/10/2015
Rutronik and Toshiba expand distribution agreement

Klaus Michel, General Manager at Toshiba (left)
Thomas Ulinski, Marketing Director Semiconductors at Rutronik (right)

Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente and Toshiba Electronics Europe have expanded their pan-European distribution agreement to the entire Toshiba Semiconductor and Storage portfolio. Embedded NAND flash memory, discrete semiconductors and system LSI as well as Bluetooth and TransferJet solutions from Toshiba will be
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12/09/2015
The IFH Group acquires metal fabricator Bowman Manufacturing

Bowman’s manufacturing operation is based on precision sheet metal fabrication capabilities

The IFH Group, the originator of industrial fluid storage and handling systems and a leading fabricator of custom hydraulic reservoirs and fuel tanks, has acquired Bowman Manufacturing Company, Inc., Arlington, WA, to create The IFH Group West, LLC. “Bowman’s capabilities for fabricating custom electrical en
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12/08/2015
Automotive systems in flux

Kevin Parmenter, Power Systems Design Contributor

The yearly figures for electronics in the automotive and transportation market continue to grow, as vehicle tech push the envelope on quality and reliability almost as stringent as mil/aero applications. Interestingly enough the automotive market is also the largest application user/consumer of motors.  This means that
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Date:
12/03/2015
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