Industry News

October 2011
Analog Devices Signal Processing Technology Helps CERNs Large Hadron Collider Achieve Highest Possible Superconducting Magnet Performance
The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Switzerland and the University of Sannio, Benevento, Italy, have collaborated on the design of an advanced instrument for measuring magnetic
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10/31/2011
Infineon Technologies is the global market leader in power semiconductors for the eighth consecutive year. According to IMS Research* data, Infineon again strengthened its position in 2010 and commands
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10/29/2011
Mouser Electronics and Nordic Semiconductor Enter Global Distribution Pact
Mouser Electronics, Inc., regarded as a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today publicized its global distribution agreement with
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10/29/2011
ABB wins $50 million order to make Quebecs grid more energy efficient
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth over $50 million from Hydro-Québec to upgrade vital components of Canada's leading power utility's ultra-high voltage
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10/28/2011
Rogers Corporation To Showcase A Wide Range Of High-Frequency Laminates At Productronica 2011
Rogers Corporation (NYSE:ROG), a leading supplier of high performance printed circuit boards for use in high frequency applications and harsh environments, including defense, aerospace, telecommunications
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10/28/2011
PCIM Chairman receives Power Electronics Award

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Dr. Leo Lorenz

The prestigious IEEE Gerald Kliman Innovator Award 2011 is going to the PCIM Advisory Board chairman Prof. Leo Lorenz from Infineon Technologies. The award may be presented annually to an individual
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10/28/2011
OTI Signs operations agreement with H.S. Participacoes Ltda., which is part of the Brazilian Reunidas Group, to introduce EasyPark(TM) in several states in Brazil
On Track Innovations Ltd. ("OTI") (Nasdaq:OTIV) today announced that its subsidiary, PARX Ltd. ("PARX"), has signed an operations agreement with H.S. Participacoes Ltda., which is part of the Brazilian
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10/28/2011
Operating system optional: Free TI StarterWare enables quick and simple programming of TI embedded processors
Embedded software programming comprises the majority of the product development cycle. Significantly reducing learning curves and accelerating development time in the embedded design process, Texas
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10/28/2011
Arunjai Mittal Becomes Management Board Member Responsible for Sales, Marketing and Strategy Development at Infineon - Industrial & Multimarket Business Divided into Two Divisions

Arunjai Mittal is appointed to the Management Board effective January 1, 2012

The Supervisory Board of Infineon Technologies AG resolved yesterday to extend the Management Board by one member. Arunjai Mittal is appointed to the Management Board effective January 1, 2012. The
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10/28/2011
Effective since October 1, 2011, photovoltaics specialist IBC SOLAR offers a 10-year product warranty for all solar modules within the IBC MonoSol and IBC PolySol series. The new warranty conditions
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10/28/2011
Maxims Lead Finishing Program Supplies Leaded Parts
Maxim Integrated Products (NASDAQ: MXIM) responds to the plea of its military and aerospace customers with two programs that provide small and large quantities of lead (SnPb) finished ICs. Market
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10/27/2011
ABB unveils new technologies at Solar Power International 2011
ABB, the solar industry's leading power technology solutions provider, today announced several major technological developments from the floor at the Solar Power International 2011 conference. ABB
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10/23/2011
Avnet Express Now Stocking TIs New SIMPLE SWITCHER Nano Power Modules and Regulators
Avnet Express, the e-Commerce engine for Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), today announced the immediate in-stock availability of Texas Instruments'
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10/23/2011
Arrow Electronics Introduces Powerlink Solutions for Industrial Ethernet
Along with EPSG (Ethernet Powerlink Standardisation Group), Altera, Freescale and other partners, Arrow Electronics is introducing a new Ethernet Powerlink solution at the SPS/IPC/DRIVES trade fair
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10/23/2011
Mouser and SEGGER Partner to Deliver Embedded Design Solutions
Mouser Electronics, Inc., regarded as a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today announced a partnership with SEGGER to deliver embedded
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10/23/2011
Indium Corporation Technology Experts Presenting at SMTAI 2011
Indium Corporation's Vice President of Technology Dr. Ning-Cheng Lee will present three papers. The first, High Temperature Lead-Free Solder
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10/22/2011
Mouser Brings OSRAM Opto Semiconductors DURIS E 3 LEDs to Market
Mouser Electronics, Inc., regarded as a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today announced the immediate availability of OSRAM Opto
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10/22/2011
Digi-Key and Macronix Announce Global Distribution Partnership
Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, and the
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10/22/2011
Mouser and International Rectifier Unite in Global Distribution Agreement
Mouser Electronics, Inc., regarded as a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today announced a new worldwide distribution agreement
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10/22/2011
Avnet Memec, Europe's only pan-European specialist technical component distributor, today announced that its transformation into a dynamic, vertically aligned and customer focussed business has allowed
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10/22/2011
RS Components offers exclusive free warranty on range of Tektronix oscilloscopes

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RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), the world's leading high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products, and Tektronix, a leading supplier of
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10/22/2011
ERNI Electronics Awarded ISO TS 16949:2009 Certification

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Photo (from left to right): Günter Popp; Quality Manager, ERNI Electronics GmbH; Armin Schmidt; Auditor Management Systems, TÜV Rheinland Cert GmbH; Frank Linke; Senior Auditor Management Systems, TÜV Rheinland Cert GmbH; Martin Seidenfuss; Managing Director, ERNI Electronics GmbH

Following the successful audit by the TÜV Rheinland Technical Inspectorate, ERNI Electronics has been awarded ISO TS 16949:2009 certification. The ISO TS 16949 Technical Specification is the first
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10/22/2011
Rogers Corporation and Hitachi Chemical Establish Strategic Collaboration Agreement
Rogers Corporation (NYSE: ROG) (Rogers) and Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd. (TSE: 4217) (Hitachi Chemical) are pleased to announce that they have entered into a strategic collaboration agreement (Agreement)
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10/21/2011
BEI Kimco Magnetics Solves Challenging Application Requirements with New High Force Density, IP65 Rated Motor

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BEI Kimco Magnetics, a company of Custom Sensors & Technologies (CST), Inc., recently met the challenging motor requirements for a meat cutting tool in a food processing application. Key to the product's
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10/18/2011
Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas Virtual Power Forum Presentations Now Available On Demand
Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), has just wrapped another groundbreaking virtual Power Forum. In case you missed any technical presentations from
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10/18/2011
Lantiq Teams With CCT Tech International Ltd. to Show Next Generation Home Control Systems

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This week in Hong Kong, CCT Tech International Ltd. is demonstrating new home control systems based on DECT ULE (Ultra Low Energy). This demonstration represents a strategic portfolio expansion by
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10/18/2011
Digi-Key and Macronix Announce Global Distribution Partnership
Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, and the US subsidiary of Macronix International
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10/17/2011
Mouser First to Offer ON Semiconductor SANYO Motor Driver ICs
Mouser Electronics, Inc., regarded as a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today announced the in-stock availability of over 40 types
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10/17/2011
OFS fitel specialty photonics division (avon, ct) expands Acal BFI Distribution Agreement Into Germany, Austria, Italy And Switzerland

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OFS, Specialty Photonics Division, announces that it has expanded its distribution agreement with Acal BFI - a division of Acal plc (FTSE: ACL) - into Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Austria. For
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10/17/2011
Enecsys to demonstrate how solar PV micro inverters out-perform string inverters for service life, reliability and energy harvest
Enecsys to demonstrate how solar PV micro inverters out-perform string inverters for service life, reliability and energy harvest Cambridge, UK, October 11, 2011: Enecsys Limited, a leading provider
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10/13/2011
ABB demonstrates its global leadership at AWEA Offshore Wind Expo in Baltimore
ABB, the wind industry's leading power technology solutions provider, today announced its full support for the emerging offshore wind market in North America at this week's AWEA Offshore Windpower
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10/13/2011
Avnet Embedded takes the advantage in EMEA with the release of unique package solutions

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Avnet Embedded in EMEA, an Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) company, today announced the introduction of a unique Advantage Pack solution, complete with a ready-to-use Windows Embedded OS image script and Panel
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10/11/2011
New Power Electronics eCommerce Portal in China

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The first B2B eCommerce Portal in the field of power electronics to link eCommerce with technological consultation

www.sindopower.cn, the B2B eCommerce Portal of Zhuhai SindoPower Electronics Company Ltd., a holding company of the SEMIKRON Group, went live
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10/11/2011
GE Energy Compact Power Line Achieves 80 PLUS Platinum Efficiency
GE Energy (NYSE: GE) today announced the new CP2000TE OEM power supply for front-end rectifier requirements in datacenter, telecom and other industrial applications. The newest member of the high-performance
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10/11/2011
Leviton and Ford Receive UL Certification for Focus Electric Home Charging Station
Leviton, a leading global manufacturer of electrical devices, and Ford Motor Company today announced the new Ford Electric Vehicle (EV) Home Charging Station has achieved UL certification for UL 2231,
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10/11/2011
Energy Micro awarded ISO 9001:2008 certification
Energy Micro has announced it has gained ISO 9001:2008 registration of its quality management system for the design and manufacture of its range of energy friendly microcontrollers and RF radios.
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10/11/2011
Freescale Collaborates with Qualcomm Atheros to Advance Home Energy Management Capabilities
Freescale Semiconductor announced that it is collaborating with Qualcomm Atheros to demonstrate home energy management using the Smart Energy Profile 2.0 over Wi-Fi, Ethernet and HomePlug(R) Green
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10/10/2011
CHERRY to showcase premium keyboards and desktops at London International Technology Show
An exciting range of CHERRY premium-quality keyboards and desktops are available at this year's London International Technology Show, ExCel, London, October 21 - 23. Renowned for their stylish appearance
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10/10/2011
Infineon Succeeds in Producing Chips on New 300-Millimeter Thin Wafer Technology for Power Semiconductors

Infineon Succeeds in Producing Chips on New 300-Millimeter Thin Wafer Technology for Power Semiconductors

Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) has produced the first chips ("first silicon") on a 300-millimeter thin wafer for power semiconductors at the Villach site in Austria. This makes
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10/10/2011
Indium Corporation Expert to Deliver Keynote at IMAPS 2011
Indium Corporation's Vice President of Technology Dr. Ning-Cheng Lee will deliver the keynote presentation at the IMAPS 44th International
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10/09/2011
Keil MDK-ARM™ development environment has been selected by Gemalto as the toolchain for all its ARM processor-based smartcard development. "Software development for smartcards requires advanced
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10/08/2011
Microsemi Introduces Industrys Smallest Hermetic Surface Mount Package for Transistors and Diodes
Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today introduced the industry's smallest hermetic
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10/07/2011
TI demonstrates commitment to Smart Grid technology with new wired and wireless system solutions
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today announced four new system solutions for Smart Grid and metering applications, enabling designers to further accelerate time to market for PLC-based
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10/07/2011
Synopsys CODE V Enhances Analysis of Precision Optical Systems
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP used in the design, verification and manufacture of electronic components and systems g, today announced the availability of enhancements
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10/07/2011
O2Micro Receives Patent for Battery Voltage Translator
O2Micro(R) International Limited (Nasdaq:OIIM) was issued 15 claims under United States patent number 7,999,554 for its Battery Voltage Translator circuitry. O2Micro's patented circuitry monitors
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10/07/2011
RS Components named double Elektra finalist
RS Components (RS), the world's leading high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products and the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), has been short-listed in the 2011
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10/06/2011
Freescale announces the official opening of a new R&D Centre of Excellence for automotive electronics in East Kilbride
Freescale Semiconductor announced today the formal opening of its newly established Research and Development Centre of Excellence (CoE) in East Kilbride, Scotland. This leading edge R&D program employs
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10/06/2011
ARM and UMC (NYSE: UMC; TWSE: 2303), a leading global semiconductor foundry, today announced a long-term agreement that provides UMC foundry customers with access to the latest advanced ARM Artisan®
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10/06/2011
Existing Texas Instruments distributors to sell combined TI and National product portfolio
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today announced that effective immediately the existing distributors in its global network will integrate National Semiconductor products onto their
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10/06/2011
Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) and Bombardier Transportation have entered into a strategic partnership in the field of drive electronics for advanced rail vehicles. The agreement
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10/06/2011
Maxim and Other Smart Grid Leaders Form a Global Alliance to Drive G3-PLC Implementation Worldwide
Maxim Integrated Products (NASDAQ: MXIM) has joined 11 other companies in the smart grid industry to form a new global partnership, the G3-PLC Alliance. Announced at the Metering Europe Conference
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10/06/2011
Silicon oscillator company eoSemi names Intralink as business development partner for East Asia

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eoSemi, the all-silicon oscillator company, has appointed Intralink as strategic sales partner for the East Asian markets of Japan, China, Taiwan and Korea. Headquartered in Oxford, UK, with offices
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10/06/2011
G3-PLC Alliance formed to drive communications standard for smart grid development
Twelve major players in the smart grid industry are announcing a new global partnership at the Metering Europe Conference in Amsterdam (October 4 - 6, 2011) to support the deployment of the new power
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10/03/2011
Enecsys selects Ember's ZigBee technology to help optimize solar PV system performance
Enecsys Limited has teamed with Ember to bring wireless ZigBee communications to roof-top solar photovoltaic (PV) systems so that households and businesses can better monitor and optimize their systems'
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10/03/2011
Leviton Acquires Obvius Energy Information Solutions
Leviton Manufacturing Company, the leader in electrical wiring devices, lighting energy management systems and commercial data networking solutions, today announces the acquisition of Obvius, a recognized
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10/03/2011
American Lighting Launches Partner Program to Empower Distributors with Hands-On Educational Tools
American Lighting, an innovative manufacturer and distributor of lighting technologies for residential, commercial and specialty markets, announced today its American Lighting Partner Program, a comprehensive
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10/03/2011
Rogers Corporation to Show High-Performance Circuit Materials & Offer Invaluable Circuit-Design Insights At 2011 European Microwave Week
Rogers Corporation's (NYSE:ROG) Advanced Circuit Materials Division (ACMD) will display its high-performance circuit-material solutions October 11-13 at the 2011 European Microwave Week exhibition
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10/03/2011
In a development that could slow the downward spiral of prices and profit margins in the solar industry, the market share of high-efficiency crystalline silicon (c-Si) photovoltaic (PV) cells is expected
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10/02/2011
ACAL BFi signs a pan-European distribution agreement with OriginGPS
ACAL BFi, a division of Acal plc (FTSE:ACL) has signed a pan-European franchise agreement with OriginGPS, one of the world's leading manufacturers of miniature GPS modules. The agreement adds the
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10/01/2011
Silica expands Analog offering in Europe with National products from Texas Instruments
SILICA, a leading semiconductor distributor in Europe and an Avnet (NYSE: AVT) company, today announced that it has expanded its Analog offering in Europe with National products from Texas Instruments
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10/01/2011
Atmel® Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch solutions, and Redpine Signals today announced that system engineers can easily implement 802.11n Wi-Fi to all Atmel AVR® and
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10/01/2011
Digi-Key Corporation and LS Research 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 LS Research have signed a global distribution
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10/01/2011
Synopsys Delivers Unified Solution for Digital and Custom SoC Designs
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP used in the design, verification and manufacture of electronic components and systems, today announced advances in its Galaxy™ Implementation
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09/29/2011
Mouser Electronics Signs Distribution Agreement with Panasonic Semiconductor
Mouser Electronics, Inc., regarded as a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today announced that they will now be stocking the progressive
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09/29/2011
Atmel® Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Advanced Digital Design, S.A. ("ADD Semiconductor"), a privately held company based in Zaragoza,
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09/29/2011
TI delivers leading analog integration, best-in-class low power and floating-point performance in new Stellaris ARM Cortex-M4F microcontrollers

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Continuing to empower developers with leading ARM®-based embedded processing solutions, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN)
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09/29/2011
Murata Power Solutions and Powervation Team Up for New Digital Reference Design Using the Industrys Highest Power Density Power Block

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Powervation Ltd., the pioneer in adaptive digital power management IC solutions that increase system efficiency, improve field reliability, and accelerate time to market, has joined forces with Murata
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09/29/2011
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: MXIM) will showcase new technologies for smarter energy applications from power-grid infrastructure to smart meters and smart plugs for home appliances at
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09/28/2011
Innovolt Launches intelligent Electronics protection Technology
Innovolt, the leader in intelligent electronics protection, today announces that its technology is available for licensing to markets ranging from consumer electronics, medical technology, cable and
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09/27/2011
Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas and TI to Deliver Technical SpeedWays on the New BeagleBoard-xM
Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), has teamed up with Texas Instruments (TI) (NYSE: TXN) to hold a series of SpeedWay® technical seminars on the new
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09/26/2011
Mouser Builds on European Growth with Opening of Two New Customer Service Centers
Mouser Electronics, Inc., regarded as a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today announced its continued expansion into Europe with
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09/26/2011
Efficient Power Conversion Corporation (www.epc-co.com) the leader in energy-efficient enhancement mode gallium nitride (eGaN®) power transistors used in power conversion applications, has received
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09/25/2011
IBC SOLAR and their South African Partner Lapp Group Implement Solar Project for Coca-Cola Water Bottling Plant
Coca-Cola is utilizing green solar power in its Valpré plant at Heidelberg in South Africa. At the site of a newly constructed water bottling plant, a photovoltaic system was built using components
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09/25/2011
Rogers to Display High-Performance Circuit Materials & Thermal Solutions at 2011 IMAPS
Rogers Corporation (NYSE:ROG) will offer both packaging and thermal management solutions at the 2011 International Microelectronics and Packaging Society (IMAPS) Conference and Exhibition in the Long
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09/25/2011
Entire Line of Cree LED Troffer Replacements Qualified by DesignLights(TM) Consortium
Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a market leader in LED lighting, announces its entire family of LED-based troffer replacements, including the latest Cree CR series of troffers, have been qualified by the
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09/25/2011
Cree Teams Up with Xeralux for High-Bay Upgrade

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In a move to improve lighting quality and safety at its Cold Canyon Material Recovery Facility (MRF) in San Luis Obispo, Calif., Waste Connections, Inc. (NYSE: WCN) upgraded its lighting system with
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09/24/2011
Mouser Builds on European Growth with Opening of Two New Customer Service Centers
Mouser Electronics, Inc., regarded as a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today announced its continued expansion into Europe with
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09/24/2011
Texas Instruments completes acquisition of National Semiconductor
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today announced the acquisition of National Semiconductor (NYSE: NSM) is complete. "National is now a strategic part of TI's Analog growth
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09/23/2011
RS Components expands exclusive stocked range of high quality Comair Rotron AC fans
RS Components (RS), the world's leading high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products and the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), has expanded its portfolio of exclusive
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09/21/2011
Mouser Now Shipping Cypress Semiconductor PSoC3
Mouser Electronics, Inc., regarded as a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today announced the immediate availability of the in-demand
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09/21/2011
ON Semiconductor Continues to Expand Its Platform Solutions for Next Generation Computing Products
ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ONNN), a premier supplier of high performance silicon solutions for energy efficient electronics, continues to expand its portfolio of products to simplify and speed the
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09/21/2011
Eastern Nebraska Public Power District Consortium selects ABB for Smart Grid-based distribution system
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, today announced that the Eastern Nebraska Public Power District Consortium (ENPPDC), with the support of Boreas Group LLC, has selected ABB
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09/17/2011
Cree Teams Up with Xeralux for High-Bay Upgrade

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In a move to improve lighting quality and safety at its Cold Canyon Material Recovery Facility (MRF) in San Luis Obispo, Calif., Waste Connections,
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09/17/2011
Maxim Makes Organizational Changes to Better Serve Customers

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Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: MXIM) today announced the following organizational changes to better serve its customers: • Created Worldwide Customer Operations intended to increase responsiveness
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09/17/2011
Avnet Electronics Marketing Adds Switches and Circuit Breakers from Carling to Americas Line Card
Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), announces today that it will distribute Carling Technology, one of the world's largest manufacturers of mechanical
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09/16/2011
Solyndra LLC, the American manufacturer of innovative cylindrical solar systems for commercial rooftops announced on August 31, 2011 that global economic and solar industry market conditions have
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09/15/2011
Dialog Semiconductor Announces Panasonic as Wireless Sensor Network Home Automation Customer
Dialog Semiconductor plc (FWB: DLG), a provider of highly integrated innovative power management, audio and short range wireless technologies, has announced that its DECT ULE (ultra low energy) technology
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09/14/2011
Lattice Launches Power & Platform Management Seminars: Lowers Price of Evaluation Boards & Platform Manager Deviced

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Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced that, following the publication and widespread adoption of its Power 2 You guide to power management, Lattice is launching the worldwide
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09/13/2011
Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) Introduces EPC9006 Development Board Featuring Enhancement Mode Gallium Nitride (eGaN) FETs

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Efficient Power Conversion Corporation (EPC) introduces the EPC9006 development board to make it easier for engineers to start designing with a 100 V enhancement-mode gallium nitride (eGaN) field
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09/13/2011
Germanys Federal Minister of the Interior Broadens Security Cooperation with Infineon; Focus on the Protection of Critical Infrastructures and Security of Mobile Devices

Peter Bauer (right), CEO of Infineon Technologies AG, in discussion with Dr. Hans-Peter Friedrich, German Federal Minister of the Interior (BMI), and Dr. Helmut Gassel (left), President of the Chip Card & Security Division at Infineon, about the security cooperation between Infineon and BMI.

Germany's Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI) and the semiconductor manufacturer Infineon Technologies AG are deepening their cooperation in the IT security sector. The German Federal Minister
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09/13/2011
China's Largest Bus Manufacturer Selects Maxwell Technologies' Ultracapacitors for Fuel-Efficient, Low-Emission, Hybrid Drive System
Maxwell Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: MXWL) announced today that Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Co., Ltd. (Yutong), China's largest bus manufacturer, has selected Maxwell ultracapacitors for energy storage and
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09/12/2011
Mousers New Mobile Compatible Digital Catalog Delivers On-the-Go Access to the Newest Products and Technologies
Mouser Electronics, Inc., regarded as a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today announced the launch of the new Mouser Mobile Compatible
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09/12/2011
US Renewables Group To Finance Largest Residential Solar Project
US Renewables Group (USRG) announced today its plan to provide $344 million in financing for a project led by SolarCity to install solar panels on military housing across the United States. USRG's
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09/12/2011
Future Electronics Launches Newly Designed Website with Enhanced Search Functionality

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Future Electronics is pleased to announce its newly designed website, launched on Saturday, August 20th, after months of design changes and software improvements. The new site achieves a number
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09/12/2011
GridWise Global Forum Welcomes New Speakers to Premier Event
The GridWise Alliance, the leading coalition advocating for the transformation of the electric system, in partnership with the United States Department of Energy (DOE), today announced the addition
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09/12/2011
PREMO Current Transducers HCTs families receives UL Certification
Premo (Wuxi location) in China — a leading global provider of Inductive Components, today announced that its HCT-xxDS5, HCT-xxDSR5, HCT-xxPT5, HCT-xxPTR5, HCT-xxA05 and HCT-xxSY, devices received
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09/12/2011
REpower Presents New Variant of MM100 Turbine
REpower Systems SE (WKN 617703) is to present a 50-hertz version of its new MM100 wind turbine at the Italian wind energy trade fair, Eolica Expo Mediterranean, from 14 to 16 September in Rome. With
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09/12/2011
Rogers Corporation to Highlight Material Solutions Spanning RF to Digital at Midwest and PCB West Shows
Rogers Corporation (NYSE:ROG) will display a sampling of its wide array of electronic printed-circuit-board (PCB) material solutions at the upcoming IPC Midwest Conference & Exhibition, September
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09/12/2011
Iridium Force(TM) -- A New Vision for Global Communications
Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:IRDM) announced its vision for the future of personal mobile satellite communications, Iridium Force(TM). This vision uses the power of the world's furthest reaching
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09/11/2011
RS Components launches new online Connectivity Hub

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RS Components (RS) the world's leading high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products and the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), has established a new 'Connectivity
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Date:
09/11/2011
Novatel Wireless Selects ACAL BFi as Distributor in UK, Italy and Germany for Enfora M2M Portfolio

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Novatel Wireless, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVTL), a leading provider of intelligent wireless networking solutions, and ACAL BFi, a division of Acal plc (FTSE:ACL) have signed a distribution agreement covering
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09/11/2011
Advanced Energy's New Ascent(R) DC Product Selected to Power High-Growth OLED and Tablet Display Manufacturing Applications
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:AEIS) announced today that the company's Ascent(R) DC Power Supply has been selected as the process tool of record by one of the world's largest suppliers
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Date:
09/11/2011
STMicroelectronics Enables New Consumer Conveniences with Combination of Innovative Wireless Memory and NFC Technology

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STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, and a leading supplier of EEPROM memories, announced the strengthening
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Date:
09/07/2011
Hard Disk Drive Shipments Rise 4 Percent in Second Quarter

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Despite the impact of the Japan earthquake, shipments of hard disk drives (HDD) edged up in the second quarter, according to a new IHS iSuppli Storage Space Market Brief from information and analysis
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Date:
09/07/2011
Research Targets 40-Percent Reduction in Power Consumption of Interior LED Lighting

Research project "EnLight" targets 40-percent reduction in power consumption of interior LED lighting.

Germany's annual power consumption is approximately 500 terawatt-hours (TWh) or 500 trillion watt-hours, with lighting accounting for almost 12 percent of that figure. Even today, as much as 11.5
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Date:
09/07/2011
Mark Newton joins silicon oscillator company eoSemi as VP Operations

Mark Newton, VP Operations, eoSemi

eoSemi, the all-silicon oscillator company, announces the appointment of Mark Newton as VP Operations. Newton was previously VP Operations at Trident Microsystems and before that held senior management
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Date:
09/07/2011
Synopsys and Achronix Announce Multi-Year Renewal of Synthesis Partnership
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP used in the design, verification and manufacture of electronic components and systems, and Achronix Semiconductor, builder of high
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Date:
09/06/2011
Volker Schlotmann, Minister of Transportation, Construction and Rural Development in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Germany), and Udo Möhrstedt, CEO of IBC SOLAR, today installed the final module
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Date:
09/06/2011
Carlightblog.com sheds light on the data highway

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With the support of OSRAM, bloggers Timm Rotter and Fritz Lorek launch an online platform on the subject of light on two and four wheels What's the difference between halogen, xenon and LED light?
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Date:
09/06/2011
Measurement Specialties Announces License Agreement With Sentelligence
Measurement Specialties, Inc. (Nasdaq:MEAS) (the "Company"), a global designer and manufacturer of sensors and sensor-based systems, announced today that they have entered into an exclusive license
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Date:
09/06/2011
ULIS seeks larger slice of infrared sensor market
ULIS, a manufacturer of high-quality infrared imaging sensors for thermography, security, automotive and military applications announced today that the company will collaborate with CEA/Leti, a leading
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Date:
09/06/2011
GreenWave Reality integrates Z-Wave technology into its new SmartHome solution
Z-Wave alliance partner GreenWave Reality (www.z-wavealliance.org) has been selected by one of Denmark's largest energy provider - SEAS-NVE - to assist with a special energy saving campaign. Since
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Date:
09/06/2011
Mouser and MikroElektronika Partner to Deliver Advanced Development Systems
Mouser Electronics, Inc., regarded as a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today announced that it has partnered with MikroElektronika
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Date:
09/05/2011
New power electronics knowledge platform goes online

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SEMIKRON, global leader in power electronic systems, goes live with its new power electronics knowledge platform. The knowledge platform www.powerelectronics-base.com excerpts, in both German and
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Date:
09/05/2011
Rutronik awarded European Distributor of the Year 2010/2011 for Omron Electronic Components

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Omron Electronic Components has presented Rutronik, one of the leading broadline component distributors, with a special European distributor award for the 2010/2011 year. The award has been
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Date:
09/05/2011
TDK-Lambda extends its reach in the Irish market

TDK-Lambda's Regional Sales Manager, Sean Evans (pictured right) firms the Ireland distribution deal with Declan Bowers, Managing Director of Futura Electronics.

With the signing of a franchised distribution agreement with Futura Electronics, power supply manufacturer TDK-Lambda Corporation, a group company of TDK Corporation, significantly extends its reach
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Date:
09/01/2011
OSRAM celebrates milestone in manufacturing of OLED

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Wolfgang Dehen, Chairman of the Managing Board, and Prof. Dr. Annette Schavan, German Federal Minister of Education and Research, at the opening of OLED pilot production line in Regensburg

With the launch of the pilot production line for organic light emitting diodes (OLED) in Regensburg on 30 August, OSRAM has set an important milestone on the road toward volume manufacturing. As a
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Date:
09/01/2011
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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
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
RS Components celebrates one year of DesignSpark success
RS Components (RS) the world's leading high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products and the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), has celebrated the first anniversary
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Date:
07/29/2011
Mouser Secures Honeywell Sensing and Controls Global Distribution Agreement
Mouser Electronics, Inc., regarded as a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today announced it has signed a new global contract with
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Date:
07/29/2011
TIs PowerStackTM packaging technology in volume production
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) has shipped more than 30 million units of its PowerStackTM packaging technology, which significantly boosts performance, lowers power and improves chip
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Date:
07/29/2011
National Semiconductor Agreement with Audi AG Launches with the Next Innovative 2012 Car Models

Robert Hinke, Vice President and General Manager, Europe for National Semiconductor

The 2012 Audi new car models will be the first following National Semiconductor Corp.'s (NYSE:NSM) arrangement with Audi AG to provide analog integrated circuits (ICs) and subsystems for Modular Infotainment
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Date:
07/28/2011
C&K expands product offering, strengthens Asian manufacturing footprint with acquisition of Comax Industrial Co. Ltd

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C&K Components, a leading international supplier of pushbutton switches, tact switches, toggle and rocker switches, and smart card interconnect devices, has expanded its switch product offering with
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Date:
07/28/2011
DuPont Expands in Solar Energy with Acquisition of Innovalight

DuPont has expanded its solar materials portfolio with the acquisition of Innovalight, founded by Conrad Burke.

DuPont today announced that it has acquired Innovalight, Inc., a company specializing in advanced silicon inks and process technologies that increase the efficiency of crystalline silicon solar cells.
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Date:
07/27/2011
Microsemi Announces SmartFusion cSoC Support with FreeRTOS
Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced its award-winning SmartFusion® customizable
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Date:
07/27/2011
Digi-Key Corporation Announces New Stock of TE Connectivitys NEVALO SSL System
Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, today announced it has stock of TE's innovative
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Date:
07/26/2011
Microsemi Corporation Announces Proposal to Acquire Zarlink Semiconductor, Inc.
Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, announced today that it has made a proposal to the
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Date:
07/26/2011
Rochester Electronics Receives Supplier Excellence Award from Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems

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Rochester Electronics, the world's largest authorized manufacturer and distributor of end-of-life and mature semiconductors, recently received, for the second consecutive year, the Supplier Excellence
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Date:
07/26/2011
Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) announced that the company is shipping Trusted Platform Module (TPM) chips for devices running Google's Chrome-based operating system. A TPM is an
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Date:
07/26/2011
The Call for Papers PCIM Europe 2012 is now open. The deadline for abstract submissions (previously unpublished presentations only) is 14 October 2011. The event is Europe's number one meeting place
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Date:
07/25/2011
Celab Celebrates 40 Years of Innovative Power

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(Left to Right): Julian Wood (Managing Director), Kay Stone (Production Operative), Steve Dewey (Materials Supervisor), Paul Green (Production Manager), Carol Martin (Production Supervisor), Shaun Ray (Test Engineer), Mandy Wasteney (Production Supervisor), Heather Warren (Support Engineer), Mark Wasteney (Test Engineer), Rob Sharpington (Draftsman), Chris Louch (Information & Communications), Dan Buckler (Production Assistant)

Celab, the high reliability power solution design company, celebrated this month their 40th anniversary by visiting the Farnborough Air Sciences Trust. Selected members of staff visited the museum
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07/24/2011
Energy Micro, the energy friendly microcontroller and radio company, is continuing to expand its global sales network with the appointment of its first local distributor for the Russian market. Eltech
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Date:
07/24/2011
Shipping Today from Mouser: Amphenol KTK Downhole Connectors
Mouser Electronics, Inc., regarded as a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, is stocking the new Amphenol® Industrial KTK Series High
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Date:
07/23/2011
Microsemi Acquires the Technology and Related Assets from Brijot Imaging Systems, Inc.
Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced it has acquired the millimeterwave
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Date:
07/23/2011
Stephan Greiner Named Vice President, Cree Europe

Stephan Greiner, Vice President of Cree's EMEA region

Cree, a market leader in LED lighting, has appointed Stephan Greiner to Vice President of its EMEA region. Stephan Greiner leads the team from the German regional headquarter. In his role, he is responsible
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Date:
07/23/2011
Ricoh Adopts Synopsys Processor Designer to Accelerate Custom DSP Design
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced that Ricoh Company Ltd., a global leader in imaging devices
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Date:
07/23/2011
Digi-Key Corporation Offers Totally Integrated Online Experience
Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, offers electronic engineers and procurement
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Date:
07/22/2011
ABB to provide new Arc-Resistant Transformers for BC Hydro in Canada
ABB, the leading power and automation technology company, is designing and building a new, first-of-its-kind transformer safety solution - the arc-resistant, medium voltage, dry-type transformer -
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Date:
07/21/2011
Amantys Limited (Amantys), an energy efficiency power electronics company, today announced the successful closure of a $7 million Series A round. The new funding enables Amantys to continue with the
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Date:
07/20/2011
Speciality chemical company OM Group from Cleveland, USA, to be new owner of VACUUMSCHMELZE
Financial investor OEP acquired VAC in 2005 and successfully realised the company's growth potential with extensive investments. Today VAC is a leading global company delivering robust growth and
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Date:
07/20/2011
Renesas Electronics Achieves 4X Faster Performance with Synopsys HAPS FPGA-Based Prototyping Solution
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced that Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723), a premier
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Date:
07/19/2011
Avnet Abacus named Amphenol Infocoms Design Distributor of the Year
Avnet Abacus, one of Europe's leading interconnect, passive, electromechanical and power distributors, has recently been named ‘Design Distributor of the Year 2010' by Amphenol Infocom. The award
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Date:
07/18/2011
ABB to supply innovative DC power distribution system to green data center
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, will design and install an advanced, direct current (DC) power distribution system for green.ch, one of the top information and communications
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Date:
07/18/2011
PREMO GROUP announces a new distribution agreement in France with EQUIPEMENTS-SCIENTIFIQUE
The new distribution agreement is part of the growth process and international implementation that guides the Spanish inductive components manufacturer from the last 10 years. Present in France since
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Date:
07/18/2011
Digi-Key Corporations Second Quarter Boasts Substantial Sales Increase
Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's broadest selection of electronic components for immediate shipment, has experienced a substantial sales boost in the second
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Date:
07/16/2011
Mouser teams with M/A-COM Technology Solutions to deliver innovative RF solutions to Engineers Worldwide
Mouser Electronics, Inc., a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today announced that it is now selling products for M/A-COM Technology
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Date:
07/15/2011
RS Components sponsors IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year Award
RS Components (RS), the world's leading high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products and the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), is sponsoring the 2011 Institution
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Date:
07/15/2011
Avnet Memec today announced that it has expanded its component distribution agreement with Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power,
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Date:
07/13/2011
ABB acquires the Trasfor Group and expands its transformer business
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has agreed to acquire the Trasfor Group to expand its offering of specialty transformers and address fast growing markets and applications. Trasfor
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Date:
07/13/2011
LEM announces extended partnership agreement with SIGNALTEC for power electronics analysis
LEM, the market leader in providing innovative and high quality solutions for measuring electrical parameters announces an extended sales partnership with SIGNALTEC www.signaltec.com. The agreement
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Date:
07/13/2011
Positronic Receives SAE AS9100 Rev C Certification

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Positronic Industries is happy to announce that our SAE AS9100 certified manufacturing facility in Ponce, Puerto Rico has achieved Rev C status under AS9100. SAE AS9100 specifications require an
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Date:
07/13/2011
eoSemi appoints new VP to lead first product to market
eoSemi today announced that Steve Cliffe has joined the company as VP of sales and marketing. His appointment demonstrates the company's investment in a highly experienced management team following
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Date:
07/08/2011
STMicroelectronics Expands Capabilities in Convergent Home Digital Networking and Smart Grid
STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, is enhancing its powerline communication (PLC) capabilities with the
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Date:
07/06/2011
Mouser Extends LED Lighting Product Line with LEDiL Global Distribution Partnership
Mouser Electronics, Inc., a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today announced a partnership agreement with LEDiL, a leader in innovative
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Date:
07/06/2011
Mouser recognized for Highest Sales Achievement by TDK & EPCOS
TDK and EPCOS presented Mouser with this prominent award in recognition of the highest percentage sales growth for 2011 fiscal year. This is the continuation of an impressive trend of growth over
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Date:
07/06/2011
Rick Hamada Succeeds Roy Vallee as Avnet Chief Executive Officer
Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT), a leading global technology distributor, today announced that Rick Hamada has succeeded Roy Vallee as the company's Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The transition was previously
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Date:
07/05/2011
Himag Solutions Ltd. enters into Agreement with Rogers Corporation

Himag Chairman, Colin Day, and Dean Curran, Managing Director, Himag Solutions, with the company's recently won Shell award

Himag Solutions Ltd. (a private UK based company) announced today that it has entered into a strategic alliance with Rogers Corporation (NYSE: ROG), Connecticut, USA. Himag is a technology company
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Date:
07/05/2011
Advanced Digital Logic Ensures Long-term Availability of PC/104-Plus Single-Board Computers with the Intel 855 Chipset

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Advanced Digital Logic GmbH (ADL), a provider of highly reliable embedded single-board computers, systems and peripherals for use under harsh environmental conditions, has announced long-term perspectives
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Date:
07/05/2011
Dialog Semiconductor Green VOIP ICs Adopted By Gigaset For its New Pro Range of Phones

Dr Jalal Bagherli, CEO at Dialog Semiconductor

Dialog Semiconductor plc (FWB: DLG), a provider of highly integrated innovative power management, audio and short range wireless
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Date:
07/05/2011
Microsemi Achieves AS9100 Rev C and ISO 9001 Certifications
Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced that the company's SoC Product Group
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Date:
07/03/2011
element14 marks second anniversary with launch of the worlds first interactive design automation hub  the element14 knode  and an exciting 2nd birthday gift giveaway with 214 prizes to be won
Following the successful launch of the element14 knode, a revolutionary online design platform exclusively focused on the needs of electronic design engineers, element14 today announced a 2nd birthday
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Date:
07/02/2011
ABB acquires Epyon to expand offering in EV charging infrastructure
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announced today the acquisition of Epyon B.V., an early leader in electric vehicle charging infrastructure solutions focusing on direct current
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Date:
07/02/2011
All American Recognizes Semtechs New EcoSpeed Converters
All American Semiconductor, a leading distributor of electronic components, announces it carries Semtech's new EcoSpeed® converter platform. The platform incorporates Semtech's patented adaptive on-time
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Date:
07/01/2011
RS Components lands TRACOPOWER Distributor award

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Valérie Ramon, Category Business Manager, RS Components; Michael Bruderer, International Sales Manager, Traco Electronic Co. Ltd; Ruth Morgan-Ryder, Assistant Purchasing Manager Europe, RS Components.

RS Components (RS), the world's leading high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products and the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), has been awarded the 2010 Catalogue
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06/30/2011
Focus on Newest Products earns Mouser Distributor Partner of the Year Award from Neutrik
Mouser Electronics, Inc., a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, has won the exclusive Neutrik Distributor Partner of the Year Award.
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Date:
06/29/2011
Digi-Key Corporation and Swissbit Announce 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 Swissbit, the largest independent DRAM
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Date:
06/29/2011
National Semiconductor Stockholders Approve Acquisition by Texas Instruments
National Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE: NSM) announced that at a special meeting of National's stockholders held today, the stockholders approved the adoption of the merger agreement by and among
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Date:
06/28/2011
Bicker Elektronik appointed Preferred Supplier

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Within the scope of an optimization of her existing structures, Kontron AG has awarded power supply specialist Bicker Elektronik GmbH from Donauwörth the status of a preferred supplier in the materials
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06/28/2011
Mousers Library of Product Knowledge Training Sites exceeds 1,000
Mouser Electronics, Inc., a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today announced it has surpassed more than 1,000 Product Knowledge
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06/27/2011
ABB to deliver innovative energy storage solution in Sweden
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order from the Swedish utility Falbygdens Energi (a subsidiary of Göteborgs Energi) to supply an innovative dynamic energy storage
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06/27/2011
Synopsys Announces Immediate Availability of Reprogrammable Non-Volatile Memory IP in 180-nm CMOS Process Technology
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced the immediate availability of DesignWare® AEON® Non-Volatile
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06/27/2011
NXP Unlocks the Potential of Multifunction Car Keys
Pioneering the market for ‘smart' car keys, NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) today announced the availability of its production-ready single-chip solution for multifunction car keys - the NCF2970
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06/26/2011
REpower and Alerion CleanPower sign contract for 44 megawatt wind farm project in Italy
REpower Systems SE (WKN 617703) and Alerion CleanPower SpA, an Italian-based renewable energy company, signed a contract for a wind project in the South of Italy. REpower will deliver 13 3.4M104 wind
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06/25/2011
Digi-Key Corporation and Intematix 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, has signed a global distribution agreement
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06/24/2011
Premier Farnell first to stock Microchip and Digilents chipKIT 32-bit Microcontroller Development Platform in Arduino form-factor
Premier Farnell plc (LSE:pfl), the leading multichannel distributor, is first to stock Microchip Technology Inc and Digilent, Inc's first chipKIT™ 32-bit microcontroller development platform. Microchip
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06/24/2011
BC Hydro and S&C Electric Company Partner on Energy Storage Project to Improve Reliability, Provide Peak Shaving
S&C Electric Company, a renewable energy integration leader shaping the future smart grid, today announces that it has been selected by BC Hydro for an energy storage project that will greatly improve
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06/24/2011
Vicor Corporation Bolsters Global Strategy With Future Electronics and New VP of Global Distribution
Vicor Corporation (NASDAQ:VICR) announced the appointment of Future Electronics as a global distributor and of Richard Begen as Vice President of Global Distribution. Global distribution will support
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06/24/2011
Power Sources Manufacturers Association Reprints Classic Magnetics Text
The Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA) announced that it is again making available Nathan Grossner's classic treatise, Transformers for Electronic Circuits - Second Edition. The first
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06/24/2011
Energy Micro, the energy friendly microcontroller and radio company, has announced the appointment of Honestar Technologies as a distributor for China. Honestar will support Energy Micro's complete
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06/23/2011
Microsemi Expands Support for Designers Developing Next-generation High-voltage, High-power RF Generators
Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq:MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced a design guide for developing next-generation
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06/22/2011
Mouser delivers Anaren AIR Modules Worldwide to Accelerate Development for Compact Wireless Designs
Mouser Electronics, Inc., regarded as a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, is partnering with Anaren, Inc. to stock its new family
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06/21/2011
PEI-Genesis, Inc., the world's fastest assembler of precision connectors and power supplies, announced today that they have signed a global distribution agreement with Deutsch Aerospace, a leading
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06/20/2011
IDT names Future Electronics its EMEA Distributor of the Year 2010/11
IDT, the Analog and Digital Company™ delivering essential mixed-signal semiconductor solutions, has announced that Future Electronics is the winner of its EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) Distributor
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06/20/2011
Industry Loses another Top Analog Guru

Bob Pease, Analog Industry Guru

After the bitter news of the death of Linear's Jim Williams, our community is dealt another cruel blow with the sad news of the death of analog industry Guru, Bob Pease. Bob was killed in a car
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06/20/2011
ZMDI Announces Digital Power Management Development and Patent License Agreement with Power-One

Bernhard Huber, ZMDI business line manager for standard components

ZMD AG (ZMDI), a global supplier of energy-efficient analog and mixed-signal solutions for automotive, industrial, and medical applications, and Power-One, a leading provider of renewable energy and
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06/20/2011
IBC SOLAR launches Jura Solarparks in Upper Franconia

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At a ground-breaking ceremony on June 17, the Bavarian Prime Minister Horst Seehofer symbolically launched construction works for the Jura Solarparks of IBC SOLAR, a German photovoltaic specialist.
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06/18/2011
Synopsys Custom Design Solution Enables Moortec Semiconductor to Tape Out High-performance Analog IP
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced that Moortec Semiconductor Ltd., a mixed-signal IP and semiconductor
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06/18/2011
Avnet Abacus signs green technology battery deal with Cymbet Corporation
Avnet Abacus, one of Europe's leading interconnect, passive, electromechanical and power distributors, has signed a Pan-European distribution agreement with Cymbet Corporation, the leader in solid-state
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06/17/2011
Meggitt's Endevco High-g Shock Accelerometer Series Wins 2011
Meggitt Sensing Systems, a Meggitt group division, has announced that its Endevco® model 72 high-g piezoresistive shock accelerometer series has been honored with a 2011 "Best of Sensors Expo Award"
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06/17/2011
Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas Takes Thermal Solutions to the Nextreme
Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), has inked a distribution agreement with Nextreme Thermal Solutions, a manufacturer of micro-scale thermal and power
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06/16/2011
Mouser awarded Fastest Channel to Market from Cooper Bussmann
Mouser Electronics, Inc., a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today announced that it has been recognized with the Fastest Channel
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06/15/2011
Linear Technology Staff Scientist Jim Williams Remembered

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Remembered: Linear's long-time Staff Scientist Jim Williams, who died on June 12

Linear Technology Corporation today remembered the company's long-time Staff Scientist Jim Williams, who died on June 12. Williams, who worked for Linear Technology for nearly three decades, started
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06/15/2011
Intersil Named Supplier of the Year by Quanta Computer
Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select: ISIL), today announced it has been named the Quanta Computer Supplier of the Year for its role in delivering best-in-class performance, service, operational
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Date:
06/14/2011
Mouser Electronics Wins Littelfuse Distributor of Year Award for Third Consecutive Year
Mouser Electronics, Inc., a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, has been named by Littelfuse as the 2010 Catalog Distributor of the
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Date:
06/11/2011
APEC Issues Call for Papers for February 2012 Conference
The IEEE Applied Power Electronics and Exposition Conference (APEC), the leading worldwide conference and exhibit for practicing power electronics professionals, announces a call for technical papers
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06/11/2011
Mouser Electronics welcomes 22 New Suppliers in first 18 weeks of 2011
Mouser Electronics, Inc., a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today revealed the addition of 22 new suppliers in the first 18 weeks
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Date:
06/09/2011
Andrew Cowell Joins Intersil as Senior Vice President of Consumer Products
Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select: ISIL) today announced Mr. Andrew Cowell has joined the company in the newly created position of Senior Vice President of the Consumer Products Group. This
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06/09/2011
Lantiq CEO Christian Wolff Elected to the Global Semiconductor Alliances EMEA Leadership Council
Lantiq, a leading supplier of broadband access and home networking technologies, today announced its CEO, Christian Wolff, was recently elected to the EMEA Leadership Council of the Global Semiconductor
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06/09/2011
Fairchild Semiconductor Launches Mobile Audio Initiative Targeting Demand for Louder, Better Speakers in Mobile Devices
Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE:FCS) is stepping up its efforts to address one of the most significant challenges facing audio applications in the mobile industry today - the need to meet consumer demand
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06/09/2011
Mouser Receives 20 Top Awards at 2011 EDS Conference
Mouser Electronics, Inc., a leading design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, received numerous accolades and awards from its supplier partners
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06/08/2011
Synopsys and TSMC Collaborate to Deliver Custom Design Solution for 28nm Analog/Mixed-Signal Reference Flow 2.0
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced that
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Date:
06/07/2011
EBV Announces Caribou Board for Flexible Industrial Communications and Control
EBV Elektronik, an Avnet (NYSE: AVT) company and the leading specialist in EMEA semiconductor distribution, has announced the Caribou board as a development and evaluation platform for industrial
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Date:
06/06/2011
TE Circuit Protection Launches Revamped Website
TE Circuit Protection announced today the launch of their new website. The revamp and content renewal is designed to provide an engaging, user-friendly site where visitors can access information easily
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06/06/2011
Microsemi Completes Acquisition of AML Communications, Inc.
Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq:MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor technology aimed at building a smart, secure, connected world, today
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06/04/2011
Digi-Key Corporation and Lattice Semiconductor Announce Global Distribution Agreement
Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate
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Date:
06/01/2011
Cleaner Air Solutions To Install Over 3MW of SolarEdge Systems In UK, As Part Of New Partnership
SolarEdge Technologies, a leading global provider of end-to-end solar power optimization systems, and Cleaner Air Solutions, one of the largest providers of solar PV systems in the UK, announce a
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Date:
05/30/2011
Synopsys Delivers 28-nm Design Solutions and Advanced System-Level Capabilities for TSMC Reference Flow 12.0
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced that it is delivering comprehensive design enablement for
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Date:
05/27/2011
Digi-Key Corporation Announces Stock of the Arduino Prototyping Platform
Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, now stocks the Arduino advanced prototyping
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Date:
05/27/2011
Microsemi Introduces Power Modules Across All Major Solar Converter Topologies
Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq:MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor technology aimed at building a smart, secure, connected world, announced three families of power modules spanning all major
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Date:
05/26/2011
Mouser Electronics Races Ahead with Indy 500 Pole Winner Alex Tagliani
Mouser Electronics, Inc., a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, has announced it will sponsor Alex Tagliani in the 100th anniversary
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05/26/2011
Enecsys to demonstrate long-life micro inverters that make solar PV capital costs comparable with those of string inverter systems
Enecsys Limited, a leading provider of reliable solar micro inverter systems, will showcase new micro inverter products and solar PV monitoring systems on booth B5.380 at Intersolar Europe, June 8-10,
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05/26/2011
Val Gooding to become Chairman of Premier Farnell plc

Valerie Gooding CBE, non-executive director and Chairman of the Board, Premier Farnell

Premier Farnell, the leading distributor of products and services to engineers and purchasing professionals globally, is pleased to announce the appointment of Valerie Gooding CBE as a non-executive
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05/25/2011
Avnet Abacus and FCI partner to address connector needs
Avnet Abacus - one of Europe's leading interconnect, passive, electromechanical and power distributors - and world-renowned connector maker, FCI are launching a joint Europe-wide initiative aimed
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Date:
05/23/2011
Rogers Offers High-Performance Circuit Materials & Design Guidance at 2011 IEEE International Microwave Symposium
Representatives from Rogers Corporation's (NYSE:ROG) Advanced Circuit Materials Division (ACMD) will be on hand at the upcoming 2011 IEEE International Microwave Symposium (IMS) (www.ims2011.org)
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05/22/2011
Microsemi Expands Power Module Family to Include Standard Products Using Silicon Carbide Technology
Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq:MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor technology aimed at building a smart, secure, connected world, today announced it has expanded its line of standard power modules
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Date:
05/22/2011
ZMDI energy-efficient products fuel robust revenue growth
Strong demand for energy-efficient products and solutions led to significant growth in revenues and earnings for the Dresden-based semiconductor company Zentrum Mikroelektronik Dresden (ZMDI) in fiscal-year
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05/21/2011
Digi-Key Corporation and Nuventix 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 Nuventix, Inc., maker of SynJet thermal
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05/20/2011
ABB to develop energy storage solution in Switzerland
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, will partner with EKZ, a leading Swiss distribution utility, on a pioneering energy storage pilot project, which will be the largest of its
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Date:
05/20/2011
Mouser and Leading Capacitor Supplier Cornell Dubilier Extend Partnership Worldwide
Mouser Electronics, Inc., a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today announced its expanded global partnership with Cornell Dubilier
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Date:
05/18/2011
Mouser Electronics Sponsors First Chinese Driver to Enter the Indy 500
Mouser Electronics, Inc., a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, is gearing up to sponsor Chinese race car driver Ho-Pin Tung in his
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05/18/2011
Renesas Electronics, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the availability of the digital ambient illuminance sensor, the PH5551A2NA1, with an industry-leading compact
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Date:
05/16/2011
Energy Micro makes South Korean appointment
Energy Micro has announced the appointment of Byoung-Ho Choi as its first Country Manager for South Korea. BH will head local sales and distribution activities for the company's growing family of
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05/15/2011
ABB invests in breakthrough technology for data center energy efficiency
ABB, the global power and automation technology group, has purchased a controlling interest in U.S.-based Validus DC Systems, a leading provider of direct current (DC) power infrastructure equipment
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05/14/2011
Mouser gets to the Heart of Patient Monitoring and Diagnostics with new Medical Applications Site
Mouser Electronics, Inc., regarded as a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today announced the launch of a Medical Applications microsite
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05/13/2011
Digi-Key Corporation Signs Global Distribution Agreement with Carclo Technical Plastics PLC
Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, today announced that a global distribution
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Date:
05/13/2011
Mouser Delivers Ioxus Portfolio of High-Performance Ultracapacitors
Mouser Electronics, Inc., a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, unveiled its new partnership with Ioxus, a manufacturer of premium
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Date:
05/13/2011
TTI, Inc. named TE Connectivitys Global Distributor of the Year  Europe singled out for best Channel Partner performance

Glyn Dennehy, Senior Vice President and General Manager for TTI Inc., Europe

TTI, Inc., the global distributor of Passive, Interconnect, Relay & Switch and Discrete components, has been recognized for the second and consecutive year as the Global Distributor of the Year for
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Date:
05/13/2011
XP Power accepted as a Full Member of the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC)
XP Power is pleased to announce that it has been accepted as a Full Member of the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC). The EICC is a collaboration of leading electronics companies
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Date:
05/10/2011
Avnet Abacus signs Pan-Euro deal with PSU maker Aimtec
Avnet Abacus - one of Europe's leading power, interconnect, passive and electromechanical distributors - and Aimtec, the global designer and manufacturer of modular power supplies, have announced
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Date:
05/10/2011
Digi-Key Corporation and Peregrine Semiconductor Ink 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 radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC)
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Date:
05/09/2011
TE Circuit Protection's Barry Brents Now a Contributing Columnist on PSD Online
TE Circuit Protection announces that Barry Brents, Field Applications Engineer for TE Connectivity's Circuit Protection business unit, has been named the Subject Matter Expert (SME) in the field of
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05/09/2011
ABB wins $20 million HVDC refurbishment order in the US
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth about $20 million from Vermont Electrical Power Company (VELCO) to refurbish a more than 25-year old HVDC (high-voltage
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05/09/2011
VACUUMSCHMELZE presents high-performance permanent magnet motors at Coil Winding
VACUUMSCHMELZE GmbH & Co. KG (Hanau) will take advantage of this year's Coil Winding in Berlin to present the results of a study conducted jointly with Swiss company drivetek ag. During the exhibition
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05/09/2011
Mouser Wins NXP Distributor Award for POS Growth
Mouser Electronics, Inc., regarded as a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, won the NXP Semiconductors Distributor Award for Point
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05/09/2011
Cree 231 Lumen Per Watt LED Shatters LED Efficacy Records
Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a market leader in LED lighting, reports another industry-best efficacy record of 231 lumens per watt for a white power LED. This result is a significant advance beyond
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05/09/2011
Eltek Valere Unveils New Wallbox Ultra Compact Power Supply System at UTC Telecom 2011
LONG BEACH, CA - UTC TELECOM 2011, BOOTH 341 - May 9, 2011 - Eltek Valere, the world leader in high efficiency power systems, will unveil its new Wallbox ultra compact and multi voltage supply system
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05/09/2011
As part of the investment volume planned for the 2011 fiscal year, Infineon Technologies (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) is investing about Euro 198 million in production capacity expansion and in research
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05/09/2011
Synopsys DesignWare SuperSpeed USB 3.0 xHCI Host Controller IP Receives USB-IF Certification
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced that its DesignWare® SuperSpeed USB 3.0 xHCI (Extensible
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05/06/2011
Digi-Key Corporation and Orion Fans 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, today announced it has signed a global distribution
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Date:
05/05/2011
EBV Elektronik Presents the Latest Issue of its Know-How Magazine The Quintessence, Covering the Subject Healthcare

Bernd Schlemmer, Director Communications at EBV Elektronik

EBV Elektronik, an Avnet (NYSE: AVT) company and the leading specialist in EMEA semiconductor distribution, dedicates the sixth issue of its knowledge magazine ‘The Quintessence' (TQ) to the topic
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Date:
05/05/2011
Sharp teams-up with Avnet Embedded at vertical shows
A brightness of 1,000 cd/m² and more is necessary for displays to cope with bright daylight, when built in e-kiosks and vending machines positioned outdoors. On gloomy, rainy days, half of the display
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05/04/2011
Rogers Opens New Circuit Materials Production Facility in China: ACMD Suzhou
Rogers Corporation's (NYSE:ROG) Advanced Circuit Materials Division (ACMD) opened a new production facility in Asia, one of its largest market regions. Rogers' new ACMD Suzhou, China manufacturing
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05/03/2011
Enecsys secures $41 million investment to accelerate its growth plan
Enecsys Limited, the leader in reliable, long-life solar micro inverter systems for residential and commercial applications, has secured a further £25 million ($41 million) in equity financing to
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Date:
05/03/2011
Mouser Named First Major Distributor for Code Red Technologies
Mouser Electronics, Inc., a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, announced its worldwide distribution agreement with Code Red Technologies.
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05/02/2011
VACUUMSCHMELZE presents a broad range of sensors for 'green' technology applications at PCIM
The "Cores and Components" division of Hanau-based VACUUMSCHMELZE GmbH & Co. KG will present a selection of its current sensors at this year's PCIM in Nuremberg from 17th to 19th May. At Stand 130
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04/29/2011
Mouser Honored with Presidents Elite Award from Ohmite
Mouser Electronics, Inc., regarded as a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, has been awarded the President's Elite Award from Ohmite
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04/29/2011
Digi-Key Named 2010 Global Catalog Distributor of the Year by TE Connectivity (TE)
Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, has achieved the honor of being named TE
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04/28/2011
Rogers Highlights High-Speed & High-Power PCB Materials at Del Mar Electronics & Design Show
Rogers Corporation (NYSE:ROG) will display some of its latest laminate materials for high-speed digital and high-power RF/microwave circuits at the upcoming Del Mar Electronics & Design Show. Representatives
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04/27/2011
RECOM Power and Mouser Create Global Distribution Initiative
RECOM Power, a pioneer in the design and manufacture of DC/DC and AC/DC converters, switching regulators, and LED drivers today announced its worldwide distribution alliance with Mouser Electronics,
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04/27/2011
ABB commits $6 billion to growing its presence in the United States

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Joe Hogan, ABB Group CEO

For the third consecutive year, ABB integrated all of its power and automation businesses' resources to put on its annual customer conference and exhibition. This year's event, ABB Automation & Power
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04/23/2011
ECOtality to utilize ABBs Sales Distribution Channel
ECOtality, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECTY), a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies, announced at the Automation and Power World conference that it has entered into an agreement with
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04/22/2011
Parker Chomerics appoints former Production Engineer to European General Manager role
Chomerics Europe - a division of Parker Hannifin has announced the appointment of Billy Sheedy to the position of General Manager, Chomerics Division Europe. Billy is promoted from his previous
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04/22/2011
Future Electronics and ADD semiconductor extend distribution agreement to global franchise
Future Electronics and ADD semiconductor, the high-performance powerline communication (PLC) IC company for smart metering, lighting, and home/building automation applications, today announced that
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Date:
04/22/2011
Dialog Semiconductor Begins Early Production of PMOLED ICs With First Commercial Adoption by Lenovo

Dr Jalal Bagherli, CEO at Dialog Semiconductor

Dialog Semiconductor plc (FWB: DLG), a provider of highly integrated innovative power management, audio and short range wireless technologies, today announced that the company's first SmartXtend(TM)
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04/20/2011
Infineon First Semiconductor Supplier to Offer 80 PLUS Platinum Compliant Computing Silver Box Reference Design

Infineon: First Semiconductor Supplier to Offer "80 PLUS® Platinum" Compliant Computing Silver Box Reference Design

Infineon Technologies has developed the first marketable silver box reference design that enables PC and server power supply units to achieve up to 92.35 percent efficiency, while significantly reducing
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04/20/2011
Avnet Electronics Marketing Inks Distribution Agreement Offering BeagleBoard in Americas
Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), announced today a distribution agreement with Circuitco, allowing for the distribution of the popular Texas Instruments-based
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04/20/2011
Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch technology solutions, announced that the Atmel maXTouch(TM) mXT224 controller has been selected to power the touchscreens for
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04/19/2011
Microsemi Granted Class H & K Certification to MIL-PRF-38534
Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq:MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor technology aimed at building a smart, secure, connected world, today announced it has been granted Class H & K certifications
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04/19/2011
Synopsys Design Compiler Graphical Cuts Design Time at Exar
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced that Exar Corporation, a provider of software and subsystem
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04/19/2011
Farnell Wins EMEA High Service Distributor of the Year Award from Tektronix

(Left) Chris Godfrey, Farnell's MRO Segment Manager and (right) Patrice Jaunasse, Sales Director at Tektronix

Farnell, the leading multi-channel distributor, has won the 2010 EMEA High Service Distributor of the Year award from Tektronix, the leading global manufacturer of test measurement and monitoring
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04/19/2011
ABB announces full range of Relion protection and control devices
ABB, the leading power and automation technology company, today announced the extension of its Relion® family of advanced protection and control devices with the introduction of the 650 series and
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04/19/2011
Mouser named Master Distributor for TE Connectivitys Q-CEEs
Mouser Electronics, Inc., a top design engineering resource and international distributor of semiconductors and electronic components, has been named the Global Master Distributor for the Q-CEE's
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04/18/2011
CamSemi opens dedicated operations hub in Hong Kong
CamSemi has today further strengthened its commitment to customers and manufacturing partners in the Asia-Pacific region (APAC) by opening a dedicated operations hub in Hong Kong. The new offices
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04/18/2011
FCI Electronics and Zahavi Technologies sign agent agreement for Israel
FCI, a leading supplier of connectors and interconnect systems to the data, communications, consumer, industrial and medical markets, has entered into an agent agreement with Zahavi Technologies,
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04/16/2011
ABB to provide software for CenterPoint Energys intelligent grid system
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won orders from CenterPoint Energy Service Company LLC for the latest Service Suite mobile workforce management (MWFM) software from Ventyx
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04/15/2011
TechXchangeSM Connects Engineers, Inventors, and Hobbyists with Electronics Experts
Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, today announced the launch of TechXchangeSM,
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Date:
04/15/2011
Mouser to Distribute Luminus Devices LEDs Globally
Mouser Electronics, Inc., regarded as a top global design engineering resource for semiconductors and electronic components and Luminus Devices, manufacturer of ‘Big-Chip' LEDs, today announced a
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Date:
04/14/2011
Copper Presents an Effective Alternative to Rare Earth Magnets in Electric Vehicles
Copper is an effective substitute for rare earth magnets in motors used in electric and hybrid electric vehicles. While the decreasing supply of accessible rare earth elements may present a challenge
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Date:
04/14/2011
TI introduces OpenLink, open source wireless connectivity solutions for low power applications
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today announced delivery of a mobile-grade, battery-optimized Wi-Fi solution to the open source Linux community as part of the OpenLink™ project, focused
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Date:
04/14/2011
Altium Integrates Mousers Online Electronic Components Database with AltiumLive Engineering Design Software
Mouser Electronics, Inc., a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, has announced a new partnership with Altium which sees live links connecting
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04/14/2011
Maxwell Technologies Doubles Ultracapacitor Production Capacity to Meet Rapidly Growing Demand for BOOSTCAP Energy Storage Products
Maxwell Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: MXWL) reported today that it has more than doubled production capacity for ultracapacitor electrode, cells and modules over the past year, and is moving forward
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04/14/2011
Interservice Uzunovi and Solyndra To Install 1 MW Project in Bulgaria
Solyndra LLC, a manufacturer of cylindrical photovoltaic (PV) systems for large commercial rooftops, and Interservice Uzunovi plc solar division, a project management affiliate of Interservice Uzunovi
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04/14/2011
Whether in the powertrain, in central control units or in body and convenience electronics - there is a constant increase in the proportion of electronic components used in the car. This trend is
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04/14/2011
Introducing Ideal Power Input Connector
Positronic developed the Dragonfly connector series for applications requiring a compact package with an integral locking system. The newest addition to this line is a variant with three size 16 contacts,
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04/14/2011
Diodes Incorporated recognizes Rutronik with its Fastest Growing European Distributor 2010 award

From left to right, back row: Paul Mitchell, Distribution Manager at Diodes; Andreas Glaser, Senior Marketing Manager Discretes at Rutronik; Brigitta Englisch-Pietrucci, Sales Manager at Diodes;
Front row: Oliver Woyke, European Sales Manager at Diodes; Markus Krieg, Managing Director Marketing at Rutronik; Nadja Ifen, Linemanager at Rutronik; Thomas Ulinski, Director Linemanagement at Rutronik.

Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH is to receive the "Fastest Growing European Distributor 2010" award from Diodes Inc. for the fastest growth in Europe in 2010. The distributor has marketed
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04/13/2011
ACAL BFi Sign pan-European franchise agreement with Silicon Sensing
ACAL BFi has signed a pan-European distribution agreement with gyroscope and inertial systems manufacturer, Silicon Sensing. ACAL BFi will provide specialist technical support on Silicon Sensing's
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04/13/2011
Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch technology solutions, today announced that the Atmel maXTouch(TM) solution has been selected to power the touchscreen innovation
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04/13/2011
Digi-Key Corporation Announces the Expansion of Cornell Dubiliers Snap-In Product Line
Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, today announced the addition of aluminum
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Date:
04/13/2011
EBVchips: Solutions for Customers & Manufacturers
I had the pleasure to talk with Antonio Fernández, Renewable Energy & SmartGrid Vertical Segment Director EMEA for EBV. He explained what EBV is doing for its customers and its manufacturers. It
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04/13/2011
Freescale Semiconductor and Fuji Electric partner to increase efficiency of hybrid electric vehicles
Freescale Semiconductor has entered into a strategic alliance with Fuji Electric Systems Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fuji Electric Holdings Co., Ltd., to collaborate on insulated-gate
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04/12/2011
IBC SOLAR: new subsidiary in Austria

Christian Bairhuber, Managing Director of IBC SOLAR AUSTRIA

IBC SOLAR AG has founded a new subsidiary in Austria. The company was created via collaboration with STA Solartech GmbH of which IBC SOLAR AG has held 51 percent of shares since March 30, 2011. Through
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04/12/2011
Chroma and TestEquity Announce Distribution Partnership
Chroma Systems Solutions, Inc. and TestEquity LLC today announced a renewed distribution partnership that will significantly increase the availability of Chroma's power test instrumentation and systems
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04/12/2011
Digi-Key Corporation Expands Distribution Agreement with Hirose Electric Co., LTD
Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, today announced it has signed a global agreement
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04/11/2011
Mouser Electronics Integrated into CIP for Cadence OrCAD Capture CIS
Mouser Electronics, Inc., regarded as a top global engineering design resource for semiconductors and electronic components, announces that its component database is available through EMA's Component
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04/11/2011
New Acal BFi distribution agreement with Shibaura
ACAL BFi have signed a new distribution agreement with thermistor manufacturer, Shibaura. The new agreement adds the Nordic territories and extends the franchise agreement throughout Europe. Under
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04/10/2011
The LED and lighting manufacturers OSRAM (Munich/Germany) and Cree Inc. (Durham/USA) have entered into a comprehensive agreement about the cross licensing of patents. The agreement comprises the mutual
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04/10/2011
Coleman Cable, Inc. Acquires Assets of The Designers Edge, Inc., a Specialty Lighting Designer and Supplier
Coleman Cable, Inc. (Nasdaq:CCIX) ("Coleman" or "CCI"), a leading manufacturer and innovator of electrical and electronic wire and cable products, announced today that it has completed the acquisition
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Date:
04/10/2011
Farnell first to stock new Datamate S-Tek from Harwin, the industrys lowest cost, EMI/RFI shielded hi-rel connector
Farnell, the leading multi-channel distributor has announced first stock of Harwin's 2mm Datamate hi-rel connector family in Europe. The connector and SMT board hardware manufacturer's new product
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Date:
04/09/2011
Cooper Bussmann extends partnership with Avnet Abacus
Avnet Abacus, a division of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), has announced a pan European distribution agreement with Cooper Bussmann, a global manufacturer of circuit protection, magnetic, connector and
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Date:
04/09/2011
Avnet Electronics Marketing Executive to Present at High-Tech Forecasting and Planning Summit
The technology supply chain has become a challenging environment, and companies are constantly finding new ways to improve forecasting accuracy and consumer loyalty. Gerry Fay, senior vice president,
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Date:
04/08/2011
Wolfson Microelectronics plc has announced that its industry-leading ultra-low power stereo Audio Hub, the WM8962, has been selected by one of the world's leading manufacturers of voice recorders,
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Date:
04/08/2011
Rogers Assists Circuit Designers with Free Impedance Calculator Software
Rogers Corporation is offering the newest version of its simple but powerful Microwave Impedance Calculator, MWI-2010. Available for free download from the company's web site at
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04/08/2011
Altium Integrates Mousers Online Electronic Components Database with AltiumLive Engineering Design Software
Mouser Electronics, Inc., a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, has announced a new partnership with Altium which sees live links connecting
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Date:
04/07/2011
Big Solar to Install more than 4MW of SolarEdge Power Harvesting Systems in Greece
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. a provider of end-to-end Distributed Solar Power Harvesting and monitoring solutions, and Big Solar, a part of the distinguished Bitros Group and a leading provider of
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Date:
04/07/2011
Avnet Embedded microsite opens the door to Windows Embedded Server
Avnet Embedded, an Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) company, today announced the extension of its pan-European website, http://www.avnet-embedded.eu, to include a new microsite (www.avnet-embedded.eu/server)
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04/07/2011
Indium Corporation Expands Sales Efforts in Austria
Indium Corporation announces that they have appointed AdoptSMT Europe GmbH as its newest sales channel partner in Austria. AdoptSMT is responsible for distributing Indium's solder products, including
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Date:
04/04/2011
Option signs distribution agreement with Avnet Embedded

Alastair Worth, marketing director Wireless and Networking at Avnet Embedded

Avnet Embedded, an Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) company, today announced that it has signed a European agreement covering 17 countries with Option, the wireless technology company, for the distribution
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04/04/2011
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) and National Semiconductor (NYSE: NSM) today announced they have signed a definitive agreement under which TI will acquire National for $25 per share
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04/04/2011
Digi-Key Corporation Expands Distribution Agreement with Hirose Electric Co., LTD
Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, today announced it has signed a global agreement
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Date:
04/04/2011
ABB breaks ground for new high voltage cable factory in North Carolina
North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue and ABB, the global leader in power and automation technology, celebrated the groundbreaking of a new high-voltage cable manufacturing plant in Huntersville today.
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Date:
04/04/2011
Farnell first in Europe to stock Molex EXTreme Power connectors that address high current density, limited space applications
Farnell, the leading multi-channel electronics distributor and a business of global Premier Farnell, has enhanced its range of interconnection products by being the first in Europe to offer the complete
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Date:
04/03/2011
Rutronik: 56V UPS modules from Maxwell replacing batteries
Maxwell Technologies is introducing a 56V UPS ultracapacitor module designed specifically to address the short-term ride-through and bridge power requirements of uninterruptible power supply (UPS)
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Date:
04/03/2011
Mouser and OSRAM Opto Semiconductors Expand Distribution into Europe
Mouser Electronics, Inc., a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today announces the European expansion of its agreement with OSRAM
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Date:
04/02/2011
Alstom Announces Commercial Operation of First North America Wind Farms
Alstom, a global leader in the supply of equipment and services for power generation, today announced the start of commercial operation of the Adams and Danielson wind farms in Meeker County, Minnesota
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Date:
03/31/2011
Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas Inks Distribution Agreement with Future Designs, Inc.
Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), today announced it has inked a distribution agreement with Future Designs, Inc. (FDI). The agreement between Avnet
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Date:
03/31/2011
Mouser Electronics Joins Ioxus Distributor Network to Bring Ultracapacitors to Global Engineering Community
Ioxus, Inc., a manufacturer of premium performance ultracapacitor technology for transportation, alternative energy, medical, industrial and consumer product markets, today announced that Mouser Electronics,
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Date:
03/30/2011
Mouser & Bias Power Unite to Deliver Powerful Design Solutions
Mouser Electronics, Inc., known throughout the industry as a top global design engineering resource for semiconductors and electronic components, today upped the power of its expansive linecard in
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Date:
03/30/2011
Farnell launches new LED lighting microsite for design engineers
Farnell, the leading multichannel distributor has launched an innovative microsite dedicated to LED lighting technology. The new Farnell site provides engineers with a comprehensive LED lighting destination,
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Date:
03/29/2011
Solyndra Expands European Capabilities to Serve Growing Rooftop Solar Demand

Clemens G. Jargon, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Solyndra International AG.

Solyndra, Inc., a manufacturer of cylindrical photovoltaic (PV) systems for large commercial rooftops today announced several elements of the company's strategy to meet growing demand for Solyndra
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Date:
03/29/2011
EBV Elektronik Signs Agreement to Distribute Microns Complete Memory Portfolio for European Countries
EBV Elektronik, an Avnet (NYSE:AVT) company and the leading specialist in EMEA semiconductor distribution, today announced a distribution agreement to promote and deliver Micron Technology, Inc.'s
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03/29/2011
EvoLucias Aimed LED Lighting Honored with Next Generation Luminaires Lighting Design Award for Street/Area Lighting
The U.S. Department of Energy, along with its partners the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) and the Illuminating Engineering Society(IES), has announced the winners of the 2010
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Date:
03/28/2011
Indium Corporation Hires Market Development Manager
Indium Corporation announces that Ron Hunadi, Ph.D., has been hired as the Market Development Manager for Semiconductor and Advanced Materials. He is based at his home offices in Mesquite, NV and
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Date:
03/28/2011
Fab Owners Association Totals 74 With New Members
The Fab Owners Association (FOA), the association of semiconductor device manufacturers and suppliers, has announced that its membership grew by 14% since the beginning of 2011 and now totals 74 members.
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Date:
03/28/2011
UPS Revenues top $7 billion again.
The global market for Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) continues to recover swiftly from the economic downturn, as revenues in Q4 2010 were 10.8% higher than the same period in 2009. Data from
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Date:
03/28/2011
Digi-Key Drops Printed Catalog and Redefines itself as The Leading Totally Integrated Internet-Based Global Distributor
In an unprecedented industry move, Digi-Key Corporation, a global electronics component distributor, recently announced that it will immediately cease all print versions of its product catalog and
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Date:
03/27/2011
ABB Selected To Provide Link Worth $900 Million For Power Superhighway In India
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has been selected by Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (PGCIL) to deliver an ultrahigh-voltage transmission system, worth about $900 million.
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03/26/2011
SemiSouth Announces Key Senior Appointments
SemiSouth Laboratories, Inc., the leading manufacturer of silicon carbide (SiC) technology for high-power, high-efficiency, harsh-environment power management and conversion applications, has announced
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Date:
03/26/2011
Indium Corporation Named Engineering Company of the Year
Indium Corporation was recently named 2010 Engineering Company of the Year by the Mohawk Valley Engineers' Executive Council (MVEEC). This award was designed to honor companies for "significant
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03/23/2011
Mouser Extends TT Electronics Resistor Portfolio To Include Welwyn
Mouser Electronics, Inc., a leading global engineering design resource for semiconductors and electronic components, announces the expansion of its distribution agreement with TT electronics by including
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Date:
03/18/2011
Rutronik and Intersil Build Their Partnership
Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH and Intersil Corporation, one of the leading manufacturers of high-performance analogue products, are intensifying their cooperation in Europe. In the course
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Date:
03/17/2011
Avnet Express Online Electronic Component Catalog Tops Five Million Parts
Avnet Express, part of the Avnet Electronics Marketing operating group of Avnet, Inc., marks another milestone today as it announces that its online catalog offering now exceeds five million parts.
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Date:
03/17/2011
Toshiba LED Lighting Unveils Next-Generation LED Lamps
Toshiba International Corporation (TIC), a leader in solid-state lighting, announces the release of its newest long-lasting, high quality, energy-efficient lamps primarily for commercial use. These
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Date:
03/17/2011
Rogers Corporation Shows Material Solutions Spanning RF to Digital PCBs at IPC APEX EXPO 2011
Rogers Corporation (NYSE:ROG) will display a sampling of its wide array of electronic printed-circuit-board (PCB) material solutions at the IPC APEX EXPO™ (www.ipcapexexpo.org)
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03/17/2011
Maxwell Technologies' Heavy Transportation Ultracapacitor Module Receives Approvals From UK Vehicle Certification Agency
Maxwell Technologies, Inc. announced that the North American office of United Kingdom's Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) has granted European Economic Community (EEC)-Type Approval and Conformity
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Date:
03/17/2011
Global leader in power generation equipment and services, Alstom, and power conversion specialist, Converteam, are collaborating on the world's largest direct drive permanent magnet generator (PMG)
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Date:
03/16/2011
Digi-Key Corporation Achieves $1.5 Billion Sales Milestone
Digi-Key Corporation surpassed $1.5 billion in global sales for the first time in 2010, generating a half-billion dollars in the fourth quarter alone. The record-setting total represents a 64 percent
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Date:
03/16/2011
ITRI Adopts Synopsys TCAD Sentaurus for Silicon Carbide Technology Development
Synopsys, Inc., a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced that the Industrial Technology Research Institute of Taiwan (ITRI) has adopted
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Date:
03/16/2011
Customer Survey Proves Digi-Key is #1 in Multiple Categories
Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, recently achieved #1 ranking in eight categories
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Date:
03/15/2011
Microsemi Announces Comprehensive Solar Technology Portfolio
Microsemi Corporation announced the immediate availability of its solar technology portfolio. Microsemi's products for renewable energy applications include SmartFusionTM and IGLOO® FPGAs; analog,
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Date:
03/14/2011
AMSC Significantly Expands Wind Business Through Proposed Acquisition of Power Technologies Company
American Superconductor Corporation announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire The Switch Engineering Oy, a power technologies company headquartered in Finland. The 190-million-Euro
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Date:
03/14/2011
Avnet Electronics Marketing Adds Custom Power Supply Manufacturer Aras Power Technologies to Americas Offering
Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Avnet, Inc. announced that it now carries the complete line of off-the-shelf AC/DC and DC/DC power solutions, as well as custom power supply
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Date:
03/13/2011
Digi-Key Corporation Welcomes New Series from CONEC
Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, today announced it has stock of CONEC's
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Date:
03/10/2011
TYCO Electronics is now TE Connectivity Ltd
Tyco Electronics Ltd. (NYSE: TEL) received shareholder approval at yesterday's Annual General Meeting to change the company name to TE Connectivity Ltd. The name change is subject to Swiss regulatory
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Date:
03/10/2011
Enecsys Solar PV Micro-Inverter Scoops Technology Award from Expert Cleantech Forum
: Enecsys Limited, the leader in reliable solar micro-inverter systems, has won the award for Excellence in the Field of Environmental Technology at the CleanEquity Awards Ceremony. The invitation-only
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Date:
03/10/2011
ABB Support Creates $1.2 million Power Engineering Initiative at NC State University
ABB's North American headquarters has made a gift to the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering to support power engineering research and education at North Carolina State University. The
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Date:
03/07/2011
Avnet Memec, the highly specialised semiconductor distributor of Avnet Electronics Marketing EMEA, announced the extension of its distribution agreement with HALO Electronics, Inc. Previously serving
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Date:
03/06/2011
Solyndra Cylindrical Modules Offer a Unique Greenhouse Energy Generation Solution
Solyndra, Inc., a manufacturer of cylindrical shaped photovoltaic (PV) systems, today announced a new solar application for agricultural greenhouse and shade structures that takes advantage of the
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Date:
03/04/2011
Microsemi and ESCRYPT Partner to Deliver Cryptographic FPGA Solutions with Enhanced Security
Microsemi Corporation, a leading provider of semiconductor technology aimed at building a smart, secure, connected world, and ESCRYPT GmbH announced the immediate availability of several new cryptographic
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Date:
03/04/2011
ON Semiconductor Completes Acquisition of CMOS Image Sensor Business Unit from Cypress
ON Semiconductor, a premier supplier of high performance silicon solutions for energy efficient electronics, has completed its acquisition of the CMOS Image Sensor Business Unit (ISBU) from Cypress
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Date:
03/03/2011
Maxwell Technologies Awarded $7.01 Million Contract From U.S. Advanced Battery Consortium for Hybrid Auto Energy Storage System
Maxwell Technologies, Inc., announced today that it has been awarded a $7.01 million cost-shared technology development contract by the United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC) to develop
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Date:
03/03/2011
PSMA Announces Availability of its 2011 Power Technology Roadmap
The Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA) announces today that the 2011 PSMA Power Technology Roadmap report is available for PSMA members and the industry. It is the seventh roadmap in a
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Date:
03/03/2011
Maxim Enters Digital Power Market with Patented InTune DC-DC Control Technology
Maxim Integrated Products has announced its entry into the fast-growing digital power market with its patented InTune™ brand digital power technology. It is based on "state-space" or "model-predictive"
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Date:
03/03/2011
Freescale Introduces Single-Phase Electricity Meter Reference Design Based on Kinetis Microcontroller
Freescale Semiconductor announced a smart meter reference design, demonstrated during Embedded World, March 1-3, 2011 in Nuremberg, Germany. The reference design, featured as part of Freescale's
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Date:
03/02/2011
Avnet Electronics Marketing Adds Power Management Manufacturer, Aimtec, to Americas Offering
Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Avnet, Inc. has signed a distribution agreement with Aimtec, a leading global designer and manufacturer of modular AC/DC and DC/DC switching
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Date:
03/01/2011
Infineon Launches New ISOFACE Digital Input Product Family for Industrial Control and Automation Systems - Smarter and More Robust Than Todays Solutions

Infineon Presents New ISOFACE™ Digital Input Product Family for Industrial Control and Automation Systems - Much Smarter and More Robust Than Today's Solutions

The new ISOFACE™ Digital Input products expand Infineon Technologies' innovative product segment of galvanic isolated interfaces for industrial control and automation applications. The ISOFACE™ Digital
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02/28/2011
Synopsys DesignWare IP First to Support Final Release of PCI Express 3.0 Specification
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced, that it is the first IP provider to support the final version
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02/28/2011
Digi-Key Corporation and Interlink Electronics Announce Global Distribution Agreement
Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, and Interlink
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Date:
02/27/2011
Maxwell Technologies Sees Significant Growth Opportunity for Its CONDIS Capacitive Voltage Divider Products in Russia Grid Modernization
Maxwell Technologies, Inc. announced today that a leading producer of instrument transformers for the Russian utility grid has selected CONDIS® capacitive voltage dividers (CVD) produced by Maxwell's
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02/27/2011
Power Integrations Launches New Multi-Language  'PI Expert Suite' PSU Design Software
Power Integrations, the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, today announced that PI Expert Suite Version 8, the latest upgrade to the company's immensely
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Date:
02/26/2011
TESEQ Releases Upgraded EMC Test Software
TESEQ, a leading developer and provider of instrumentation and systems for EMC emission and immunity testing, has released Compliance 5 emission and immunity test software. Compliance 5 is a single,
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Date:
02/26/2011
SemiSouth Ships High-Efficiency, High power SiC JFETs in Commercial Quantities
SemiSouth Laboratories, Inc., the leading manufacturer of silicon carbide (SiC) technology for high-power, high-efficiency, harsh-environment power management and conversion applications, has announced
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Date:
02/25/2011
Mousers Distribution Strength Chosen by Anderson Power
Mouser Electronics, Inc., regarded as a top global design engineering resource for semiconductors and electronic components, announced an international distribution partnership with Anderson Power
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Date:
02/25/2011
IR Acquires CHiL Semiconductor, a Leading Supplier of Digital Power Management Solutions
International Rectifier Corporation (IR) announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately held CHiL Semiconductor Corporation (CHiL) for $75 million in cash, subject
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Date:
02/25/2011
Nextreme Introduces Thermobility Wireless Power
Nextreme Thermal Solutions, the leader in microscale thermal and power generation solutions, today introduces Thermobility, the next generation of power generation technology that uses heat as a source
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Date:
02/25/2011
MouserMobile is Industrys Most Advanced Mobile Site
The newly designed MouserMobile™ offers the most advanced features for multilingual, multicurrency support for design engineers and buyers. No other distributor's mobile site supports more wireless
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Date:
02/24/2011
ABB Wins Marine Order Worth Over $50 Million
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth over $50 million to provide power and propulsion systems for two next-generation cruise ships to be built by Meyer Werft
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Date:
02/24/2011
Farnell Wins EMEA Best in Class Gold Distribution Award from Honeywell Sensing and Control

From left to right: Lionel Caillat, Vice President & General Manager EMEA, Honeywell; Bradd Schneider, Vice President Global Sales, Honeywell; Steve Herd, Head of EMCO Product and Supplier Management, Farnell; Didier LeBorgne, Field Sales Engineer, Farnell France; Paivi Komminaho-Franz, European Supplier Account Manager, Farnell; Jamie Scott, Product Manager, Farnell; Beth Wozniak, President, Honeywell; and Harry Lakhal, General Manager, Farnell Spain and Portugal.

Farnell, the leading multi-channel distributor, has won the 2011 EMEA Best in Class Gold Distribution award from Honeywell Sensing and Control (S&C), the global technology and manufacturing leader,
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Date:
02/24/2011
Synopsys Collaborates with Industry Consortium on Solutions to Model Latest 28-nm Parasitic Effects
Synopsys, Inc., a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced new extensions to its open source-licensed Interconnect Technology Format
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Date:
02/24/2011
Tyco Electronics to Present Coordinated Circuit Protection Solutions at Motor, Drive & Automation Systems 2011
Tyco Electronics (TE) announces that Matthew Williams, Global Applications Engineering Manager for Tyco Electronics Circuit Protection business unit, will present at the Motor, Drive & Automation
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Date:
02/24/2011
National Introduces Industrys First Analogue Design Tool in Russian Language
National Semiconductor has announced that its award-winning WEBENCH® Designer tools are now available in the Russian language. Worldwide expert and novice electronic engineers as well as mechanical
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Date:
02/22/2011
Dialog Semiconductor Acquires Sitel - Leading Supplier Of Wireless Connectivity dialog and VOIP ICs
Dialog Semiconductor plc, a leading provider of highly integrated power management semiconductor solutions for portable devices including Smartphones and Tablet PCs, is pleased to announce that it
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Date:
02/20/2011
Digi-Key Corporation Honored with Honeywell Sensing and Controls Growth Award
Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, was awarded Honeywell Sensing and Control's
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Date:
02/20/2011
OSRAM Lights Up Alpine World Ski Championships

A bridge of light in the colors of the Alpine World Ski Championships: blue beacons high over Olympic Stadium red beams from the Kandahar slope, and golden yellow rays from the Medal Plaza

At the Alpine World Ski Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, OSRAM provided highlights of a special kind. Using the latest technologies, the Munich-based lighting manufacturer created
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Date:
02/18/2011
Aquiba selects Energy Micros Low Power Microcontroller for Next Generation Smart Water Meter

The Aquiba A200 smart water meter uses Energy Micro's energy friendly EFM32 Gecko microcontroller.

Energy Micro has announced that Aquiba, a joint venture between Sentec and Takahata Precision, has selected Energy Micro's energy friendly EFM32 Gecko microcontroller for use in its groundbreaking
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Date:
02/17/2011
Avnet Electronics Marketing and Samsung Electro-Mechanics Sign Global Distribution Agreement
Avnet Electronics Marketing, a business group of Avnet, Inc., has signed a global distribution agreement with Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd, one of the world's largest manufacturers of advanced
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Date:
02/17/2011
Rogers Corporation Shows Advanced Materials Solutions for Satellite End-Users at Satellite 2011
Rogers Corporation will be displaying a trio of its top materials for space and satellite communications applications at the upcoming SATELLITE 2011 exhibition. SATELLITE 2011 (
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Date:
02/16/2011
Synopsys and Varian Collaborate on Process Models for Advanced Logic and Memory Technologies
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, and Varian Semiconductor
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Date:
02/14/2011
Digi-Key Corporation Announces Global Distribution Agreement with Advanced Linear Devices, Inc.
Digi-Key Corporation and Advanced Linear Devices, Inc. (ALD), a globally recognized company which develops, manufactures and markets precision
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Date:
02/14/2011
ON Semi to Acquire CMOS Image Sensor Business from Cypress
ON Semiconductor, a premier supplier of high performance silicon solutions for energy efficient electronics, and Cypress Semiconductor Corp. announced that a definitive agreement has been signed for
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Date:
02/14/2011
Digi-Keys iPhone App Now Available in Japanese
Digi-Key Corporation has announced its iPhone application is now available in Japanese. This is the first Digi-Key wireless application available in the Japanese language. "The introduction of
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Date:
02/12/2011
Rochester's Long-Term Supply Programs Save Millions for Aeronautics
Rochester Electronics' customized, comprehensive, scheduled, and managed Special Product Agreements(TM) (SPAs(TM)) provide a continuous, long-term source of critical semiconductor devices. Through
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02/12/2011
PSMA Announces Special Presentation Session on Capacitors in Power Electronics at APEC 2011
The Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA) Magnetics Committee is sponsoring a Special Presentation session at APEC 2011 titled "Capacitors in Power Electronics." The session will take place
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02/10/2011
Arrow Electronics has signed a global distribution agreement with SiTime Corporation, a leader in MEMS-based silicon timing solutions. Under the agreement, Arrow will distribute SiTime's complete
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02/07/2011
Synopsys Announces New Technology for Optimizing Multicore Systems
Synopsys, Inc., a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced the broad availability of Platform Architect with Multicore Optimization
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02/07/2011
Avnet Delivers Training for Solar Powered Systems Using ST's Proven Solutions
Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Avnet, Inc. and STMicroelectronics, a world leader in semiconductor solutions for energy efficiency, have teamed up to offer a series of
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02/07/2011
Farnells Product Portfolio Gets Boost with 800 New Analog Products from Microchip
Farnell, the leading multi-channel distributor, has added 800 new analog products from Microchip Technology to its portfolio, making it the first European distributor to have the largest stock of
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02/07/2011
ADIs iCoupler Digital Isolation Technology Used For Satellite Power Protection System
Analog Devices, Inc., a global leader in high-performance semiconductors for signal processing applications, is providing its highly integrated iCoupler® digital isolation solution to Siemens Aerospace
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02/06/2011
Solyndra Presents its first 46kWp in Slovenia
Solyndra, a manufacturer of cylindrical photovoltaic (PV) systems for large commercial rooftops, today announced that Eco Solar, a fast growing Slovenian PV developer has completed a 46kWp grid connected
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02/06/2011
Tyco Electronics NEVALO System Streamlines Solid State Lighting Design and Manufacture
Tyco Electronics (TE) introduces an innovative Solid State Lighting (SSL) solution - the NEVALO SSL system - designed to accelerate lighting manufacturers' transition from traditional light sources
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02/04/2011
Digi-Key Corporation Expands Intersil Product Offering
Digi-Key Corporation announced it has added 259 new Intersil products to its expansive offering of electronic components. "We are excited to add these new products to our Intersil line and offer
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02/03/2011
ABB Completes Acquisition of Baldor Electric Company
ABB Ltd, the leading power and automation technology group today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Baldor Electric Company, a North American leader in industrial motors. The transaction,
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02/03/2011
Enecsys Solar PV Micro-Inverter World's First Without Electrolytic Capacitors to Gain UL Certification
Enecsys Limited, a solar PV micro-inverter company, has announced UL certification for its products. The patented design of the Enecsys Micro-inverter uses a rugged topology that eliminates electrolytic
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02/03/2011
Digi-Key Corporation and Mid Technology Sign Worldwide Distribution Agreement
Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, and Midé Technology today announced the
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02/03/2011
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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Date:
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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01/05/2011
Nazca Finalizes Record Solyndra Project in France
Solyndra, Inc., a manufacturer of cylindrical photovoltaic (PV) systems for large commercial rooftops, today announced that Nazca, a Platinum Solyndra Solution Provider, has completed a 1.2MW solar
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12/16/2010
ZF Electronics Names RS Components as European Switches & Controls Distributor of the Year Due to Massive Sales Growth

Left to right: Mark Mills, Distribution Manager, ZF Electronics UK, Valerie Ramon, Category Business Manager Electromechanical & Connectors, RS Components, Michael Groom, Managing Director, ZF Electronics UK, Ruth Morgan Ryder, Supply Account Manager, RS Components

ZF Electronics has named RS Components as its European Distributor of the Year 2010 for its Cherry Switches & Controls product range. The award recognizes the enormous growth - above 100% year on
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12/16/2010
REpower and Energiekontor UK Sign Contracts for 21 Wind Turbines
REpower Systems and UK based wind energy company Energiekontor UK Construction Ltd, signed two contracts. REpower UK will be supplying wind turbines to Energiekontor UK's wind farms at Withernwick
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12/16/2010
National Semiconductors 12-bit ADC Wins Semiconductor of the Year Award at 2010 Elektra Awards

National's Solveig Loesch and Salvatore Napolitano receive the award at the Elektra ceremony in London, UK

National Semiconductor Corporation today announced that the company's 12-bit analogue-to-digital converter ADC12D1800 was named Analogue Semiconductor Product of the Year at the Elektra Awards ceremony
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12/16/2010
Linear Technology Wins Renewable Energy Design Award

Linear Technology is rewarded for its outstanding achievement in renewable energy design

The premier event in the European electronics industry calendar, the Elektra Awards ceremony in London, UK, recognizes outstanding best practice achievements of individuals and companies throughout
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12/16/2010
Fairchild Wins Prestigious Award

Alfred Hesener (Centre), Fairchild's Marketing Director for Europe, receives the award

Fairchild Semiconductor won the award for the Power Systems Product of the Year at the Elektra Awards in London, UK, with its FSA9280 USB accessory detection switch. Alfred Hesener, the company's
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12/16/2010
QuantaSol Moves into Pilot Production
QuantaSol Ltd, the independent designer and manufacturer of tuneable ultra high efficiency concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) solar cells, is moving into pilot production following a successful period
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12/16/2010
Ericssons Jan Wreby Appointed Head of Sales and Marketing
Jan Wäreby is currently Senior Vice President, head of Business Unit Multimedia and member of Ericsson's Executive Leadership team. Wäreby has more than 20 years of experience in sales organizations
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12/16/2010
Energy Micro Wins Elektra's Start-Up of the Year Award

Energy Micro's VP of Sales Europe, Ian Fletcher receives the 2010 Elektra Award for Start-up of the Year. The company was also nominated in the Digital Semiconductor Product of the Year category. Pictured left to right are: Master of Ceremony, comedian Hugh Dennis, Ian Fletcher, VP of Sales Europe, Energy Micro, Andrew Sawle, Executive Director of Advanced Package Development, International Rectifier, the award sponsor and Richard Wilson, Editor-in-Chief, of the awards organiser Electronics Weekly.

Energy Micro, the energy friendly microcontroller company, has been named Start-up of the Year at the annual Elektra Awards held at the Lancaster Hotel, London. A highpoint of the electronics industry
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12/16/2010
Digi-Key Corporation Announces Stock on Crees LED Module LMR4 Family
Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, announced
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12/16/2010
Diodes Incorporated Wins Climate Change Award

Diodes Zetex Semiconductors wins the Climate Change Opportunity Award 2010 for the North West of England at the EEF's annual Future Manufacturing Awards. Pictured left to right are: David Fitton, Compliance Coordinator, Diodes Zetex Semiconductors with Dylan Crompton, Senior Business Manager, British Gas Business.

Diodes Zetex Semiconductors, the UK subsidiary of Diodes Incorporated has won the Climate Change Opportunity Award 2010 for the North West of England at the EEF's annual Future Manufacturing Awards.
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12/16/2010
Analog Devices Appoints Carsten Suckrow as European Vice President of Sales
Analog Devices, Inc., a global leader in high-performance semiconductors for signal processing applications, has announced the appointment of Dr. Carsten Suckrow to the position of Vice President
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12/16/2010
AC Propulsion Expands Manufacturing Capacity in China to Meet Global Demand for Electric Drive Systems
AC Propulsion, a global leader in electric drive development, design and manufacturing, today announced that it is expanding its production capacity and upgrading manufacturing processes with a new
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12/16/2010
ABB to Acquire Baldor Electric Company to Become a Global Leader in Industrial Motion
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, and Baldor Electric Company, a North American leader in industrial motors, have agreed that ABB will acquire Baldor in an all-cash transaction
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12/16/2010
Mouser Takes Home Top Honors, Winning the Prestigious Elektra 2010 European Distributor of the Year
Mouser Electronics, Inc., regarded as a top global design engineering resource for semiconductors and electronic components, won the 2010 European Distributor of the Year at the Elektra 2010 European
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12/16/2010
Rutronik Sets Up Lighting Solutions Division
Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH has set up a Lighting Solutions Division, taking a significant step towards comprehensively addressing the entire lighting market. Rutronik is offering not
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12/16/2010
Vicor Receives Prestigious SPDEI Award
Vicor has built its reputation over the years as a leading provider of power solutions through the quality and range of its products and the support and commitment to its customers and distributors,
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12/10/2010
Solyndra Announces Strategic Collaboration with Sika
Solyndra, Inc., a manufacturer of cylindrical photovoltaic (PV) systems for large industrial and commercial rooftops, today announced a multi-year sales agreement with Sika Services AG, a manufacturer
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12/10/2010
Rutronik Extends Franchise Agreement with Panasonic
Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH and Panasonic Industrial Europe GmbH have extended their franchise contract on a pan-European basis at electronica. It includes components, batteries and optical
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12/10/2010
Rogers Corporation's Power Distribution Systems Facility in China Awarded European Railway Industry's IRIS Certification
The Power Distribution Systems (PDS) Division of Rogers Corporation has been awarded IRIS (International Railway Industry Standard) certification for its laminated busbar manufacturing facility located
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12/10/2010
REpower and Akka Vind AB Sign Contract For Wind Farm Project in Skne Province
REpower Systems AG has concluded its second contract within a short time in Sweden. The contract provides for the delivery of three wind turbines to Akka Vind AB, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fred.
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12/10/2010
IDT Family of PCIe Gen2 Devices - Industrys Richest Feature Set, Enables Dolphins Network Solutions to Dramatically Reduce Development Time and Cost
Integrated Device Technology, Inc. has announced that its Gen2 PCI Express® (PCIe®) switches were selected for use in the next-generation high-performance network solutions offered by Dolphin Interconnect
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12/10/2010
Farnells New Product Microsite Connects Engineers to Latest Technologies from Component Manufacturers
Farnell has launched its Technology First New Product microsite. The innovative new site provides clear and comprehensive information about the very latest products and technologies from the electronic
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12/10/2010
Former Illumination and Detection Solutions (IDS) Business Unit of PerkinElmer is now Excelitas Technologies Corp.
With a continued focus on delivering innovative, customized technology products and solutions to its global commercial and defense customers, the former Illumination and Detection Solutions (IDS)
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12/10/2010
Digi-Key Corporation and Bomar Interconnect Products, Inc. Sign Global Distribution Agreement
Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, and Bomar
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12/10/2010
Dialog Semiconductor Audio Technology Adopted by Samsung Electronics for Latest Line of MP3 Players
Dialog Semiconductor plc announced that its DA7211 audio codec IC has been adopted by Samsung Electronics to deliver the highest level of audio performance in its recently launched YP-Q3AB MP3 player. Important
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12/10/2010
CHiL Semiconductor Expands Worldwide
CHiL Semiconductor Corporation, a leading developer of high-performance, mixed-signal power management integrated circuits for the server, personal computer and high-volume computing market segments,
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12/10/2010
ABB invests in Renewable Energy Company
ABB, the global power and automation technology group, announced today it has invested about $13 million in Aquamarine Power, a Scottish company that has developed technology to convert energy captured
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12/10/2010
Rutronik Awarded Best European Acting Distributor 2010
U.R.T. has awarded the "Best European Acting Distributor 2010" award to Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH. The specialist for displays has awarded this prize for the first time to honour Rutronik
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12/01/2010
Infineon Technologies AG and Xinjiang Goldwind Science and Technology Co., Ltd., the Chinese leader in R&D and manufacturing of wind power equipments, today signed a license agreement for core components
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12/01/2010
Fairchild Semiconductor Increases Focus on Mobile Handset Market
Fairchild Semiconductor, long-acknowledged as a power semiconductor leader, is increasing its focus on the mobile handset market. The company is building on its success in the development of semiconductor
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12/01/2010
Energy Micro appoints Andrea Marchi as VP of Sales for Asia-Pacific
Energy Micro, the energy friendly microcontroller company, has announced the appointment of Andrea Marchi as VP of Sales for the APAC region. He joins Energy Micro's General Manager and Director
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12/01/2010
Emerson Network Power Announces 20% Power Boost for UK Data Centres
Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson, announced that it has cracked a major problem limiting the electrical load capacity and international competitiveness of UK data centres. Uniquely in
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12/01/2010
Digi-Key Announces Stock of 3M Connector Headers, Ejectors for CFast
Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, today
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12/01/2010
CUI Joins DOSA Association
CUI Inc announced today that it is now a member of the Distributed-power Open Standards Alliance (DOSA), a global association dedicated to furthering compatibility and standardization in the DC-DC
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12/01/2010
Circadian Solar appoints Hans-Juergen Cramer as Chairman
Circadian Solar, the concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) systems supplier, has today announced the appointment of Hans-Juergen Cramer as Chairman. The strategic appointment comes as Circadian Solar moves
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12/01/2010
CenterPoint Energy Selects ABB for Intelligent Grid Automation Deployment
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC, a subsidiary of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. announced today that it has selected ABB, a leading power and automation technology company, for the electric company's
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12/01/2010
AB Technical Innovators Award

From left to right: Robert Rehrl, Sales Director AB Mikro; Peter Genser, Economic Chamber; Bernhard Plank, Managing Director AB Mikro; Wilfried Haslauer, vice-governor; Johann Maier, Business Manager AB Mikro; Walter Höserle, Production Director AB Mikro.

AB Mikroelektronik, a subsidiary of TT electronics' Components Division, has been presented with the Salzburg Award for Innovation in the Large Enterprises category for its outstanding work in
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11/24/2010
ProPhotonix Limited's Subsidiaries Adopt ProPhotonix Name and Launch New Website
ProPhotonix Limited, formerly StockerYale, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of LED arrays and light engines, produces laser modules and distributes laser diodes for industrial OEMs, medical and defense
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11/24/2010
IQD Publishes new 400-page Guide to Frequency Control
IQD Frequency Products unveils its new Frequency Product Data Book for 2011, representing the world's widest selection of frequency control products available from a single source. The new 400-page
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Date:
11/24/2010
Digi-Key Announces Stock of Evaluation Boards and Kits from ON Semiconductor
Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, today
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11/24/2010
CamSemi Appoints New Chairman and New CFO to Strengthen Board and Executive Team

From the left: CamSemi's new chairman Howard Ford with David Baillie, CEO and Martin Stephenson, CFO

Cambridge-based CamSemi, a global leader in the development and supply of power management integrated circuits (ICs) for more energy-efficient, low cost power supplies and lighting, has today confirmed
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11/24/2010
ABB Enters License Agreement with RCCS to Offer Volt-Var Optimization Solutions
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announced that it has entered into a license agreement with Radio Control Central Stations Inc. (RCCS) of Boston, Massachusetts, for software
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11/24/2010
Mouser Electronics Partners Globally with Powercast Corporation to Deliver RF Energy Harvesting and Wireless Power
Mouser Electronics, Inc., known for its rapid introduction of the newest electronic components and technologies, today announced it has signed a global distribution agreement with Powercast Corporation,
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11/24/2010
Silica Extends Senior Management Team in UK and Nordic

Nigel Ward, Country Director for the UK & Ireland

SILICA announced two new appointments to its senior management team in Europe. Nigel Ward is joining SILICA as country director for the UK & Ireland and Bill Osterlund is being promoted to become
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11/16/2010
Molex Fibre Optic Interconnect Solution for the Medical, Video and Telecommunications Industries Wins 2010 Chicago Innovation Award
Molex Incorporated, one of the world's leading electronic connector companies, is please to announce that the company has received a 2010 Chicago Innovation Award for its Circular MT Expanded Beam
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11/16/2010
Maxim Begins Production Shipments from 300mm Wafers

Maxim's President and CEO Tunc Doluca, Group President Vijay Ullal, and Senior VP of Operations Vivek Jain show the first 300mm wafer

Maxim Integrated Products recently qualified and shipped production analog product built on 300mm wafers. This gives Maxim a significant technology edge in the analog/mixed-signal market. Maxim
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11/16/2010
Digi-Key Corporation Announces Stock on New Digital DC-DC POL Module Series from CUI
Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, today
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11/16/2010
Danfoss Silicon Power moves to Flensburg to Further Expand Production Capacity
The power module production capacity at Danfoss Silicon Power in Schleswig, Germany will be expanded with 600m2 in November, 2010. After this expansion, all available space in the 4,500m2 building
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11/16/2010
Axcelis Optima XEx High Energy Implanter Selected for Advanced IC Manufacturing by Asian Chipmaker
Axcelis Technologies, Inc. announced that the Company's Optima XEx high energy implanter has been selected as the new process tool of record by a leading IC manufacturer located in Asia. The system
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11/16/2010
Texas Instruments Upgrades its Commitment to EnOcean Alliance  for Energy-Efficient Buildings
Texas Instruments Incorporated announced that is has become a promoter of the EnOcean Alliance, of which it has been a member since 2008. By upgrading to promoter status, TI is reinforcing its commitment
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11/15/2010
Synopsys Power-Aware Test Speeds Time to Volume Production at Realtek
Synopsys, Inc. announced that Realtek Semiconductor Corporation, one of the world's leading network and multimedia IC providers, deployed Synopsys power-aware test to avoid power issues during test
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Date:
11/06/2010
Maxim Named
Maxim Integrated Products was recently named the 2010 "Manufacturer of the Year" (Active Components) by the National Electronics Distributors Association (NEDA). The award, granted annually since
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11/06/2010
Indium Corporations Karthik Vijayamadhavan Named Technical Manager in Europe
Indium Corporation announces the promotion of Karthik Vijayamadhavan to Technical Manager in Europe. In his new role, Karthik supports the technical and product needs of Indium's European customers,
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11/06/2010
ABB Wins $20 Million Substation Order in Greece
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth $20 million from Public Power Corporation (PPC), Greece's national power utility, to build a 150/20kV (kilovolt) substation
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11/06/2010
TDK-Lambda, a world leading power supply manufacturer, has joined the PMBus™ Alliance. The PMBus protocol is a standard way to communicate with power converters and other devices in a power system. Owned
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11/02/2010
Alwitra Completes Largest Solyndra Installation in Germany
Solyndra, Inc., a manufacturer of cylindrical photovoltaic (PV) systems for large commercial rooftops, today announced that alwitra GmbH has completed a 1.02MWp solar system together with their highly
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Date:
11/02/2010
Power Integrations Announces Strategic Investment in SemiSouth Laboratories
Power Integrations announced a strategic investment in SemiSouth Laboratories, Inc., a Mississippi-based manufacturer of high-voltage silicon-carbide (SiC) semiconductor devices. Power Integrations'
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Date:
11/02/2010
Everlight Electronics Names Bert Loburg Director Distribution Management EMEA
Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd. has appointed Bert Loburg to the newly created position of Director, Distribution Management EMEA, effective from September 23, 2010. Focal points of his new role
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Date:
11/02/2010
Diodes Scoops Environmental Award

Diodes Zetex Semiconductors has won the Best Environmental Practice Award for Large Companies in the annual Northwest Business Environment Awards 2010. Shown left to right are: Ged Barlow Managing Director, C-Tech Innovation (Presenter of the award) with Neil McCallion, Facilities Manager, Kirsten Motyl, Quality, Health & Safety and Environment Manager and Dave Benstead, Quality Assurance, IT and HR Director of Diodes Zetex Semiconductors

Diodes Zetex Semiconductors Limited, the UK subsidiary of Diodes Incorporated, has won the Best Environmental Practice Award for Large Companies in the annual Northwest Business Environment Awards
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11/02/2010
ABB Wins $148 Million Order for Largest Water Pumping Plant in Kuwait
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order from the Ministry of Electricity and Water in Kuwait for the construction and rehabilitation of the Mina Abdullah water pumping
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Date:
11/02/2010
Mouser Delivers Second Generation FTDI USB Host Controller IC
Mouser Electronics, Inc., announced it is stocking the Vinculum-II Embedded Dual USB Host Controller IC from FTDI, a specialist in easily converting legacy peripherals to USB. Mouser's
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Date:
11/02/2010
Powerstax targets EMEA Markets with New Rugged Vehicle Power Supply
Powerstax, one of Europe's leading application-rich power solutions manufacturers, specialise in providing custom solutions for the most demanding power system requirements. Electronica 2010 will
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Date:
11/02/2010
Sharp HAP Modules Enable Simple Design-In of Displays
Focus LCD and Solar Components: at Data Modul, Hall 3A, Booth 207 Focus LED: at Rutronik, Hall A5, Booth 159 & 260 With three so-called HAP modules, Sharp is presenting simple plug & play solutions
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Date:
11/02/2010
Application-specific optimisation: Battery-connector with enhanced vibration resistance for offset PCB installation
The key mechanical requirements on mobile battery-operated devices and systems include their compact design as well as stable operation also when subjected to impact and vibration loads. The connector
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Date:
11/02/2010
Tyco Electronics to Introduce Circuit Protection Devices at electronica 2010
Tyco Electronics (TE) will highlight a number of products at electronica 2010, including innovative circuit protection device technologies for automotive, industrial and consumer electronics applications. Until
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Date:
11/02/2010
ACAL Technology Samples New Amphenol Terrapin Connectors for Military Communications
ACAL Technology announces new rugged miniature circular connectors, from Amphenol, which introduce new features to reduce cost and improve reliability in military communications applications. Manufactured
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Date:
10/27/2010
Wolfsons World-Leading Audio Solution Selected by OPPO Electronics
Wolfson Microelectronics plc has announced that its category-defining ultra low power audio solution, the WM8904, has been selected by OPPO Electronics Corp., Ltd, one of China's leading mobile phone
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Date:
10/25/2010
TowerJazz Appoints Dr. Franz Riedlberger as General Manager and Senior Sales Director, Europe

Dr. Franz Riedlberger, General Manager and Senior Sales Director, Europe

TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader, announced that Dr. Franz Riedlberger, an accomplished industry veteran, has been appointed General Manager and Senior Sales Director, Europe to head
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Date:
10/25/2010
Photon Energy to Install 1.23MW Solyndra Project in Prague
Solyndra, Inc., a manufacturer of cylindrical photovoltaic (PV) systems for large commercial rooftops, and Photon Energy a.s., today announced that Photon Energy has signed an engineering, procurement
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Date:
10/25/2010
Indium Corporation Hires New Metallurgical Process Engineering Manager
Indium Corporation announces that Todd Ellenor, Ph.D., P.Eng., has been hired as the Metallurgical Process Engineering Manager. He is based at Indium's global headquarters in Clinton, NY. Dr.
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Date:
10/25/2010
Digi-Key Corporation and Exar Corporation Sign Global Distribution Agreement
Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, today
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Date:
10/25/2010
VAC's New Cores and Inductive Components
VACUUMSCHMELZE GmbH & Co. KG (Hanau) will again attend electronica from 09 to 12 November 2010. At the VAC stand in Hall B5, Stand 119, the Cores and Inductive Components division will demonstrate
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Date:
10/25/2010
Special Robust and Customized SATA Connectors for the First Set-Top Box With Exchangeable Hard-Disk Drive
For a project being conducted by a leading set-top box (STB) manufacturer, SUYIN has developed and manufactured a 22-position Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) female connector adapted
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Date:
10/25/2010
Sharp Solar Components: Highly Efficient, and In Colour Too
Sharp is expanding its portfolio of energy-harvesting components with new monocrystalline solar panels for portable applications. Compared to their predecessors, the new solar panels of the models
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Date:
10/25/2010
Greshams 600W Compact PCI Power Supply
At this year's electronica, Gresham Power Electronics, the Salisbury based MIL and Commercial power conversion specialist, will be demonstrating how their 6U 600W cPCI power supply can cost effectively
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Date:
10/25/2010
Excelsys LED Power Supplies are 92% Efficient and Waterproof
Excelsys Technologies, technology leaders in high efficiency power supply design, announce the introduction of further models in their market leading range of products for industrial and architectural
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Date:
10/25/2010
Diotec Semiconductor introduces a new low profile SMD bridge rectifier in the popular outline TO-269AA ("MiniDIL"), called the S40 through S500 "SLIM" series. Their encapsulation is made by a halogen-free,
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Date:
10/25/2010
IRs New Family of Highly Integrated SupIRBuck Point-Of-Load Voltage Regulators Delivers Even Greater Efficiency and Functionality
International Rectifier has announced the expansion of its SupIRBuck™ family of integrated point-of-load (POL) voltage regulators. The new devices, tailored for energy-efficient high performance server,
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Date:
10/25/2010
Nextreme Names John Goehrke as CEO
Nextreme Thermal Solutions, the leader in microscale thermal and power management products for the electronics industry, today announced that John Goehrke has joined the company as Chief Executive
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Date:
10/25/2010
Vicor Launches New e-Commerce Web Store
Vicor, leading the power industry in parts availability and customization, launches a new e-commerce service for its customers. Engineers can now purchase prototype quantities of Vicor products online
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Date:
10/21/2010
VACs Sophisticated Materials for New and Emerging Technologies
With its advanced range of high-performance inductors, common mode chokes and shielded current transformers - VACUUMSCHMELZE GmbH & Co. KG (Hanau) is in the forefront of future-oriented technologies,
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Date:
10/21/2010
At electronica 2010, low power RF and mixed-signal ASIC designer, Shortlink, will announce RF transceiver IP building blocks for ASIC customers capable of consuming significantly less current than
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Date:
10/21/2010
Power Integrations Cuts Standby Waste to Zero with LinkZero<sup>TM</sup>-AX
Power Integrations, the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, today introduced LinkZero-AX, an integrated offline switching IC that enables designers to
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Date:
10/21/2010
Energy Efficient Solutions from ON Semiconductor Take Centre Stage at electronica 2010
ON Semiconductor will demonstrate its latest product innovations - designed to empower customers' next generation energy efficient solutions for automotive, portable, industrial and lighting applications
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Date:
10/21/2010
Magnetic GmbH to present Portfolio at electronica 2010
MAGNETEC GmbH will attend this year's electronica 2010 in Munich from 9 to 12 November. This year, the MAGNETEC team will again present new and proven products from the company's product portfolio
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Date:
10/21/2010
Fairchild Semiconductor to Focus on Smart Grid Technology at  electronica 2010
Fairchild Semiconductor, a leading global supplier of high performance power and mobile products, will demo its latest technological advancements for mobile applications, as well as power solutions
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Date:
10/21/2010
LEDnovation Extends LED EnhanceLite Lamp Line Setting New Benchmark for Energy Efficient MR16 Lamps
LEDnovation, a leading innovator in LED lighting and replacement lamp technology, today unveiled its new EnhanceLite® LED MR16 replacement lamps. LEDnovation's new lamps offer an industry-best level
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Date:
10/20/2010
Maxims Low-power Op Amps with Self-Calibration Minimize Drift in Portable Instrumentation and Medical Applications
Maxim Integrated Products introduces the MAX9613/MAX9615, low-power, precision operational amplifiers with rail-to-rail I/O. These op amps have a unique self-calibration feature that allows offset
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Date:
10/20/2010
Texas Instruments Incorporated today announced its first wafer fabrication facility, or "fab," in China. This important milestone puts manufacturing close to the company's growing customer base there.
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Date:
10/19/2010
TDK-Lambda Signs UK Distribution Deal with Ideal Power
Leading power supply manufacturer TDK-Lambda UK has signed a non-exclusive distribution agreement with Ideal Power, a power specialist in the industrial and medical sectors. Effective from 1st October
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Date:
10/19/2010
Silicon Laboratories Acquires ChipSensors, Maker of Innovative Single-Chip CMOS Sensors

Mark Downing, Vice President of corporate strategy and business development for Silicon Laboratories

Silicon Laboratories Inc. has announced the acquisition of Ireland-based ChipSensors Limited, an early stage technology company creating innovative single-chip CMOS sensors designed to detect temperature,
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Date:
10/19/2010
American Superconductor Introduces Amperium Wire
American Superconductor Corporation, a global power technologies company, today introduced its Amperium wire, the new brand name for the company's proprietary second generation (2G) high temperature
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Date:
10/19/2010
TT electronics Develops Advanced Modules for in-Wheel Electric Drive
TT electronics Components Division today announces that it has secured a contract to develop custom micro inverter/power electronic modules for the hybrid and electric vehicle (HEV) market. The contract
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Date:
10/19/2010
ABB Launches AC Drive, Wins $27M Order
Now called the ACS355 rather than ACS350, ABB announced it has designed in additional features, to maximize the drive's effectiveness for machinery applications. The general machinery drive is set
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Date:
10/19/2010
Indium Corporations Dr. Mackie to Present at Northeast Dispensing and Coating Workshop
Indium Corporation's Global Product Manager, Andy C. Mackie, Ph. D., MSc , is presenting at the Northeast Dispensing and Coatings Workshop, presented by Nordson ASYMTEK and Assembly Products, October
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Date:
10/12/2010
Lantiq Names Dominik Bilo as Chief Operating Officer
Lantiq, a leading supplier of broadband access and home networking technologies, announced that Dominik Bilo joined the company as Chief Operating Officer (COO) effective October 1, 2010. Bilo
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Date:
10/12/2010
National Semiconductor and Suntech Collaborate to Develop Smart Panel Technology
National Semiconductor Corp., a leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance analog semiconductors, announced today that it is collaborating with Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd., the
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Date:
10/12/2010
Nextreme Awarded Patent for Innovative High-Temperature Solar Thermoelectric Power Generator
Nextreme Thermal Solutions, the leader in microscale thermal and power management products for the electronics industry, today announced that it has been awarded a United States patent for the design
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Date:
10/12/2010
Renesas Electronics' power device business accounts for approximately one-fourth of the company's Analog & Power Device (A&P) business unit, which is one of the company's three core product segments.
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Date:
10/12/2010
Sharps David Woodward Addresses Innovation Forum

David Woodward, President of Sharp Microelectronics Europe

David Woodward, President of Sharp Microelectronics Europe (SME) presented his goal to expand Sharp's components business in Europe and to at least double the turnover by the middle of the decade.
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Date:
10/12/2010
STMicroelectronics Wins Award from Nokia for Outstanding Achievement in Sustainability
STMicroelectronics has been recognized for its achievements in ‘Sustainability' by Nokia, the world leader in mobile communications. Nokia presented its award for ‘Outstanding Achievement in the Category
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Date:
10/12/2010
TTI Introduces New SMD Pin Diodes from Vishay
New from TTI, Inc., the global distributor of passive, interconnect, relay & switch and discrete components, are the VBPW34x and VBP104x series of high-speed SMD PIN photodiodes with gull-wing and
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Date:
10/12/2010
HolyStone Launches Tantalum Capacitors
To complement its vast range of Ceramic components HolyStone now manufactures an extensive range of Tantalum and Niobium Electrolytic Capacitors. HolyStone Polytech Co Ltd was launched in the middle
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Date:
10/12/2010
Rutronik Presents Dual-Interface EEPROM from STMicroelectronics
The new dual-interface EEPROM from STMicroelectronics provides the flexibility to remotely program or update electronic products, anytime during their lifetime, and anywhere in the supply chain. It
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Date:
10/12/2010
Farnell Takes Innovative Approach to Electronica
Farnell, the leading multi-channel distributor of electronic and industrial components, will give visitors to its stand at this year's Electronica an exciting and different experience compared to
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Date:
10/12/2010
Mouser Announces Stock on Infineon ISOFACE 8-Channel Isolated High-Side Driver Family
Mouser Electronics, Inc., known for its rapid introduction of the newest electronic components and technologies, today announced it is the first distributor to announce stock on the Infineon ISOFACE™
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Date:
10/12/2010
Maxims Highly Accurate, 8-Channel Temperature Sensor Reduces Board Area
Maxim Integrated Products introduces the MAX6581, a ±1 degree Celsius accurate, 8-channel temperature sensor. It has seven remote sensing channels to monitor ASICs, FPGAs, CPUs, and boards with multiple
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Date:
10/12/2010
Microsemi Enters Smart-Energy Market with Single-Chip Power Solution
Microsemi announced that its ASIC design services group has developed a device for smart metering applications that integrates all power-management functions into one application-specific integrated
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Date:
10/12/2010
MSC: New Generation of Power MOSFETs Enables Design of Highly Efficient DC/DC Converters
Three new power MOSFETs, the RJK0210DPA, RJK0211DPA and RJK0212DPA from Renesas Electronics, are now available in sample quantities from MSC. The new devices feature approximately 40 percent lower
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Date:
10/12/2010
International Rectifier Demonstrates Automotive Grade Power Management Solutions at Convergence 2010
International Rectifier, IR, a world leader in power management technology, today announced the company will participate in Convergence® 2010 which is being held at the Cobo Center, Detroit, Michigan,
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Date:
10/12/2010
ABB delivers 25,000th High Voltage Type PM Dead Tank Breaker
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, today announced the official 25,000th shipment and delivery of its industry-leading, high-voltage type PM dead tank circuit breaker platform
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Date:
10/11/2010
Sharp Supports Partners at electronica 2010
Sharp is showcasing its latest innovations from display technology and LED technology for general lighting at electronica 2010 at the Data Modul (Hall A3, stand 207) and Rutronik (Hall A5, stand 159
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Date:
10/06/2010
Murata Invites Visitors to View Demonstrations Including Unicycling Robot and RFID Capabilities at Electronica 2010

Murata's ingenious unicycling robot - Murata Girl

Murata will be exhibiting at Electronica 2010 in Munich, Germany, 9-12 November 2010, on booth B5:107. The company will demonstrate its unicycling robot, Murata Girl, alongside the flexibility of
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Date:
10/06/2010
STMicroelectronics' STarGRIDT - Power-Line Communication Chip Used in Smart-Metering 'STAR Project' in Spain
STMicroelectronics, one of the world's leading semiconductor manufacturers and the number one supplier worldwide of power management solutions, has announced that its new STarGRIDT ST7590 power-line
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Date:
10/06/2010
VW Saves Energy
A Volkswagen Passat BlueMotion driven by journalist Gavin Conway writing for The Sunday Times has set a new Guinness World Record for the distance travelled by a production passenger car on a single
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Date:
10/05/2010
Rutronik Electronics Worldwide
Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH has provided global support for its customers for some time. It includes the entire range of electronic components and logistics solutions, as well as technical,
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Date:
10/05/2010
Rogers Highlights Practical Materials Solutions at Antenna Systems 2010
Rogers Corporation will be showcasing its high performance, cost-effective laminate materials for antenna applications at the upcoming Antenna Systems 2010 conference and expo (October 19-20, 2010,
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Date:
10/05/2010
Rochester Electronics Expands European Sales and Customer Support Services with Germany Branch
Rochester Electronics, the world's most comprehensive authorized source for discontinued semiconductors, announces the opening of a sales and customer service center in Munich (München), Germany.
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Date:
10/05/2010
Mouser First to Announce Stock on HARTING Han-Yellock Connector System
Mouser Electronics, Inc., known for its rapid introduction of the newest electronic components and technologies, announced it is the first distributor to stock HARTING's Han-Yellock® Connector System.
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Date:
10/05/2010
Microsemi Enters Smart-Energy Market with Single-Chip Power Solution
Microsemi announced that its ASIC design services group has developed a device for smart metering applications that integrates all power-management functions into one application-specific integrated
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Date:
10/05/2010
Indium Corporations Dr. Lasky to Present at Central Texas Electronics Expo & Tech Forum

Dr. Lasky's presentation is entitled: Establishing a High-Yield, Pb-free Process, including Ultra Fine Pitch Printing for Passives and CSPs.

Indium Corporation's Senior Technologist, Ronald C. Lasky, Ph.D. PE, www.indium.com/corporate/bio/ronald_lasky.php
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10/05/2010
FCI and Molex Sign License for iPass+ HDTM Connector System Technology
Molex Incorporated and FCI, two leading suppliers of connectors and interconnect systems, announce that the two parties have agreed to a technology license for Molex's iPass+ HDTM Connector System
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Date:
10/05/2010
Enecsys at Solar Power International 2010: First North American Demonstration of Ground-Breaking Solar PV Micro-Inverters
Enecsys Limited will showcase its high reliability solar PV micro-inverter and monitoring system on Booth 1043 at Solar Power International 2010, October 12-14, held at the Los Angeles Convention
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Date:
10/05/2010
Cree Demonstrates High Quality 150mm Silicon Carbide Substrates

Cree's 100mm and 150mm substrates

Cree, Inc. announced that it has achieved a major breakthrough in the development and wide scale commercialization of silicon carbide (SiC) technology with the demonstration of high quality, 150-mm
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Date:
10/05/2010
Future Electronics and ADD Semiconductor Sign EMEA and AsiaPac Distribution Agreement
Future Electronics and ADD Semiconductor, the high-performance powerline communication (PLC) IC Company for smart metering, lighting, and home/building automation applications, announced today that
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Date:
10/05/2010
ABB announces Smart Grid Center of Excellence in Raleigh, North Carolina
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announced today it is expanding its Raleigh, North Carolina facility to include a technology center devoted to smart grid, known as the Smart
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Date:
10/05/2010
Maxwell Technologies Reports Increasing Demand for Ultracapacitor-Based Energy Storage Systems for Hybrid Buses
Maxwell Technologies Inc. reported that it has delivered BOOSTCAP® ultracapacitor cells and multi-cell modules for more than 1,000 hybrid transit bus drive systems through the first three quarters
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Date:
09/20/2010
ON Semiconductor Invests 12.3 million EUR to Expand Production at its Wafer Manufacturing Facility in Belgium
ON Semiconductor recently announced plans to expand production capacity at its 6-inch (150mm) wafer manufacturing facility in Oudenaarde, Belgium, by approximately 40 percent with a total equipment
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Date:
09/20/2010
Intersil and Avnet Memec Sign European Distribution Agreement
Avnet Memec today announced that it has signed a new pan-European distribution agreement with Intersil® Corporation. The new agreement will take effect from Wednesday, 1st September 2010, and will
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Date:
09/01/2010
Farnell Signs Exclusivity Agreement with Wrth Elektronik for New Power Elements Connectors
Farnell, the leading multi-channel distributor, has announced a new exclusive distribution agreement with Würth Elektronik. Under the agreement, Farnell becomes the sole stockist of 45 new connector
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Date:
09/01/2010
Energy Micro in Distribution Agreement with Long Trump for Taiwan
Energy Micro, the energy friendly microcontroller company, has added Long Trump to its rapidly growing Asia Pacific sales network. The company will support Energy Micro's complete family of low power
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Date:
09/01/2010
Digi-Key Corporation and austriamicrosystems Sign Global Distribution Agreement
Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's
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Date:
09/01/2010
AEG Power Solutions Wins Frame Agreement for 260MW PV Power Plant Equipment
AEG Power Solutions has been awarded a major PV contract for utility scale equipment of globally 260MW. Starting December 2010, over a period of one year, AEG PS will provide complete balance of electrical
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Date:
09/01/2010
ABB News
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announced today that it has selected the city of Huntersville, North Carolina as the site for a new manufacturing facility. The new plant,
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Date:
09/01/2010
PREMO Arrives in Canada to Spark an Inductive Components Revolution
The inventors of the 3DCOIL transponder bring their mission of selling electromagnetic components for core industries to Canada. A global movement is underway as green energy usage change the way
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Date:
09/01/2010
ML Electronics - Technology Innovators Expand
Wiltshire's leading electronics design consultancy, ML Electronics, today announced the opening of a new location on Oakridge Office Park, by Lord Drayson, former minister of Science & Innovation.
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Date:
09/01/2010
Microchip and Future Engineers Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro with Tracking Device Designed for Extreme Low Power and Extreme Conditions
Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced that its own Darren Wenn and Future Electronics' Chris McAneny are engaged in a practical
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Date:
09/01/2010
Gleichmann Electronics and SensorDynamics Sign Pan-European Distribution Agreement
Gleichmann Electronics, a specialized distributor of electronic components requiring a strong technical support, is now pan-European distributor for the complete sensor and ASIC product portfolio
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Date:
09/01/2010
Energy Micro Wins Environmental Design Award

Energy Micro's Director of Sales EMEA Ian Fletcher with the Award

Energy Micro, the energy friendly microcontroller company, has won the Environmental Design Award at the UK's annual e-Legacy Awards. The award, made in recognition of the company's ultra low power
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Date:
09/01/2010
New Digi-Key Application Now Available for Android Phone Users Around the Globe
Design engineers and purchasers around the globe can now conduct business with Digi-Key Corporation wirelessly with the
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Date:
09/01/2010
Diodes Develops Process Platform for Next Generation High Voltage Rectifiers
Diodes Incorporated announced the development of a proprietary process platform for the manufacture of next generation high voltage rectifiers. Named DIODESTAR(TM), the process has been developed
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Date:
09/01/2010
AEG Power Solutions Strengthens Channel with Appointment of COMPUTERLINKS
AEG Power Solutions announces the addition of COMPUTERLINKS, the next generation distributor of IT security and Internet technology solutions, to its channel sales network. As part of its expanding
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Date:
09/01/2010
ACAL Signs Sales Franchise Agreement With Cavium Networks Inc.
ACAL Technology has signed a sales franchise agreement with Cavium
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Date:
09/01/2010
ABB and GM to Collaborate on Electric Car Battery Research
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, and General Motors have signed a non-exclusive memorandum of understanding to cooperate on a research and development project that will investigate
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Date:
09/01/2010
Vishay Intertechnology at electronica 2010: Booth A5.143 and Booth A6.A41/A42 (Automotive)
Vishay Intertechnology will present all its new electronics components at booth A5.143. Special focus is set on the Super12 featured products. The line-up of components features industry-leading specs
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Date:
09/01/2010
Rutronik Focuses on Energy Efficiency and Presents New Logo
With the new logo "Rutronik - Electronics Worldwide" and a matching corporate design, Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH is presenting itself at the electronica in hall A5, stands 159 and 260,
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Date:
09/01/2010
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