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Yokogawa unveils enhanced calibration services for power measurements
Yokogawa unveils enhanced calibration services for power measurements
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An enhanced calibration service for high-frequency AC power measurements is being offered by Yokogawa Europe through its European Standards Laboratory…
austriamicrosystems collaborates with F-Brain to support foundry customers on backend test solutions in Japan
austriamicrosystems collaborates with F-Brain to support foundry customers on backend test solutions in Japan
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austriamicrosystems' Full Service Foundry is to collaborate with F-Brain Co., Ltd to serve Japanese foundry customers on backend test solutions…
Micralyne and A.M. Fitzgerald & Associates partner on MEMS design and prototyping
Micralyne and A.M. Fitzgerald & Associates partner on MEMS design and prototyping
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Micralyne, a pure-play MEMS foundry serving high-performance biomedical, telecommunications and industrial markets, and A.M. Fitzgerald & Associates (AMFitzgerald), a MEMS…
Semikron adds 12 300 m² of modern logistics to its headquarters in Nuremberg
Semikron adds 12 300 m² of modern logistics to its headquarters in Nuremberg
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Coinciding with the 60th anniversary of Semikron the company further expands its headquarters in Nuremberg. A state-of-the-art logistics centre with…

Austriamicrosystems collaborates with F-Brain to support foundry customers on backend test solutions in Japan
Austriamicrosystems collaborates with F-Brain to support foundry customers on backend test solutions in Japan
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Austriamicrosystems' Full Service Foundry is to collaborate with F-Brain Co., Ltd to serve Japanese foundry customers on backend test solutions developed for the advanced LTX-Credence X-Series test platform.
Cadence acquires Azuro to strengthen power and performance of SoC designs
Cadence acquires Azuro to strengthen power and performance of SoC designs
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Cadence Design Systems, Inc. has acquired Azuro, Inc., a company that is a pioneer of the digital implementation and optimization of next-generation SoCs. Azuro offers clock concurrent optimization technology, also…
LEM agrees extended partnership deal with SIGNALTEC for power electronics analysis
LEM agrees extended partnership deal with SIGNALTEC for power electronics analysis
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LEM has agreed an extended sales partnership deal with SIGNALTEC which will aim to grow the sales of the LEM Danfysik high precision current transducers in the test and measurement…
Qualtre gains $10M in funding with demonstration of first silicon MEMS BAW gyroscope
Qualtre gains $10M in funding with demonstration of first silicon MEMS BAW gyroscope
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Consumer electronics focused motion sensor supplier, Qualtre Inc., has announced that with their successful demonstration of the world's first tri-axial solid-state silicon BAW (bulk-acoustic wave) gyroscope, their investors have injected…
Audio Pixels Holdings Limited signs joint development agreement with Sony Corporation of Japan
Audio Pixels Holdings Limited signs joint development agreement with Sony Corporation of Japan
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Audio Pixels Holdings Limited has announced that it has signed a Joint Development Agreement with Sony Corporation of Japan for the development of its patented low cost micro-electro mechanical ("MEMS")…
Bosch to provide infotainment system for Suzuki SX4
Bosch to provide infotainment system for Suzuki SX4
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Carmaker Suzuki has selected tier one Bosch as the supplier of the infotainment system for its new SX4 model. Bosch' "Multimedia Compact" system brings a combination of audio, communications and…
RFID growth potential remains strong despite current apparel rollout slowdown
RFID growth potential remains strong despite current apparel rollout slowdown
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Despite the 2008-2009 economic setbacks, the RFID market rebounded nicely in 2010, growing slightly more than 14% to reach roughly USD 5.3 billion. When automobile immobilization hardware is extracted from…
Italy’s largest photovoltaic panel manufacturing plant opens its doors
Italy’s largest photovoltaic panel manufacturing plant opens its doors
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An innovative photovoltaic panels factory run by 3Sun, the equal share joint venture between Enel Green Power, Sharp and STMicroelectronics, was inaugurated today in Catania. The plant will manufacture integrated…
ARM invests in smart grid startup
ARM invests in smart grid startup
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Processor intellectual property licensor ARM Holdings plc and Moonray Investors have participated in a $7 million Series A round of funding in digital power control startup Amantys Ltd.
Rutronik sets up six “vertical market teams” targetting growth sectors
Rutronik sets up six “vertical market teams” targetting growth sectors
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Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH is adding to its service portfolio by offering customer advice and support strictly geared to their respective markets. To this end, the broadliner has established six…
Rutronik sets up six vertical market teams targetting growth sectors
Rutronik sets up six vertical market teams targetting growth sectors
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Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH is adding to its service portfolio by offering customer advice and support strictly geared to their respective markets. To this end, the broadliner has established six…
Fairchild to open a power technology development centre in Munich
Fairchild to open a power technology development centre in Munich
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While hiring already started a couple of weeks ago, Dr. Thomas Neyer, senior vice president and fellow of high voltage power technologies at Fairchild Semiconductor Europe gave EETimes Europe a…
HTC to buy graphics chip firm S3
HTC to buy graphics chip firm S3
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Taiwanese handset vendor HTC Corp., has agreed to purchase graphics chip vendor S3 Graphics Co. Ltd., for $300 million from microprocessor vendor VIA Technologies Inc. and private investment firm WTI…
Microsemi acquires mixed-signal IC vendor
Microsemi acquires mixed-signal IC vendor
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Chip vendor Microsemi Corp., said it acquired privately-held mixed-signal IC vendor ASIC Advantage Inc. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
poLight raises USD 18.5 million in round B funding to commercialise its optical polymer lens
poLight raises USD 18.5 million in round B funding to commercialise its optical polymer lens
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A manufacturer of reflowable autofocus actuated lenses for camera phones, poLight AS announced the successful closing of its Series B financing round, raising USD 18.5 million. Investinor, based in Trondheim,…
ACAL Energy partners Gordon Murray Design to develop affordable fuel cell vehicle concept
ACAL Energy partners Gordon Murray Design to develop affordable fuel cell vehicle concept
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ACAL Energy is to partner with automotive design experts Gordon Murray Design in a 12-month project to design a low cost, durable fuel cell vehicle utilizing ACAL’s innovative fuel cell…
Mouser signs global distribution partnership with LEDiL
Mouser signs global distribution partnership with LEDiL
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Mouser Electronics announced a partnership agreement with LEDiL, a manufacturer of LED lighting optics for high-power and lighting-class LEDs, to provide direct access to LEDiL’s line of…
Amantys secures USD 7 million Series A funding for its digital power platform
Amantys secures USD 7 million Series A funding for its digital power platform
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Amantys Ltd announced the successful closure of a USD 7 million Series A round that will enable the company to continue with the commercialisation of its digital power switching platform.
NXP transfers NXP Sound Solutions business to Dover’s Knowles Electronics
NXP transfers NXP Sound Solutions business to Dover’s Knowles Electronics
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NXP Semiconductors has completed the company's agreement with Dover Corporation whereby Dover’s Knowles Electronics business has acquired NXP’s Sound Solutions business, initially announced on December 22, 2010. Under the terms…
Continental expands ECU production in Russia
Continental expands ECU production in Russia
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Automotive tier one Continental AG has announced to significantly expand its Electronic component production in Kaluga, Russia. The company expects very strong growth in the emerging Russian market. The goal:…
ST buys powerline comms company, Arkados
ST buys powerline comms company, Arkados
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In a bid to extend its market offering in the powerline communications (PLC) field, STMicroelectonics has completed its acquisition of Arkados. ST has been working closely with Arkados since 2008…
Tektronix buys validation tool vendor
Tektronix buys validation tool vendor
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Test and measurement vendor Tektronix Inc., has announced the acquisition of ASIC/FPGA prototyping debug software provider Veridae Systems Inc. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Arrow Electronics and Dawin Electronics sign for EMEA distribution
Arrow Electronics and Dawin Electronics sign for EMEA distribution
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Arrow Electronics will distribute products and solutions from Dawin Electronics in the EMEA region. Semiconductor manufacturer Dawin, based in Incheon, Korea, produces diode, IGBT, MOSFET, thyristor and rectifier modules, as…
Energy Micro appoints two new Taiwanese distributors
Energy Micro appoints two new Taiwanese distributors
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The Norwegian energy friendly microcontroller and radio company, Energy Micro, has appointed two new distributors for Taiwan. Maxtek Technology and Retronix Technology will support Energy Micro's complete portfolio of energy…


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