N2Power, a division of Qualstar Corp that its XL375CC convection cooled 260W AC-DC switching power supply has been selected as a finalist in the prestigious Elektra Awards, a major European industry
Specialised in high performance electronic signal processing solutions, RFEL is now a member of the recently-launched, Altera Design Service Network (DSN) of Altera-qualified design experts.
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IECQ, the IEC Quality Assessment System for Electronic Components, has recently published the 3rd edition of IECQ QC 080000, Hazardous-Substance Process-Management System Requirements. Electronic
Click image to enlarge: Mouser's RF-technology site includes RF components by frequency, industry news by manufacturer and application, and other leading developments in RF.
Mouser Electronics today announces its newest technology site on Mouser.com covering RF Technology. The new site is designed to help design engineers find the latest RF product information by frequency
Plessey has developed a novel method to monitor driver fatigue based on its multi-award winning EPIC (electric-potential integrated circuit) sensor technology. According to the British Royal Society
Wolfson Microelectronics has announced that its ultra-low power Audio Hub, the WM1811, has been selected by Samsung to provide outstanding audio for its latest tablet device, the Galaxy Note 10.1,
IDT (Integrated Device Technology) and Qualcomm have announced that the two companies have collaborated to enable IDT's development of an IC for consumer electronics devices based on Qualcomm's WiPower
Powersolve, a leading power-supply specialist manufacturer and supplier, has announced the acquisition of the Safety Power Group for an undisclosed sum. Safety Power's speciality is in high-performance
Click image to enlarge: In addition to its sponsorship, Renesas Electronics Europe is donating microcontrollers to the Eco Solar Breizh development team for energy harvesting, energy and battery management, sensor measurement, and communication within the car.
Renesas Electronics Europe has announced that it is sponsoring and supplying electronic components to Eco Solar Breizh, a multidisciplinary association based in Brittany, France. The mission of Eco
Epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK has produced epitaxial wafers, combining optical properties of compound semiconductors with electronic properties of silicon, to
ARM, Red Hat Inc, and Applied Micro Circuits Corp have announced a collaboration that aims to develop a disruptive 64-bit server design platform dramatically lowering the total cost of ownership
Premier Farnell, global electronics distributor and parent company of element14, the first collaborative community and electronics store for design engineers and electronics enthusiasts, was recognised
Click image to enlarge: ON Semiconductor will host live demonstrations, technical briefings and on-site meetings with customers, analysts, and media at Electronica 2012 Hall A5 Stand 225.
ON Semiconductor will have an expanded presence at the Electronica 2012 tradeshow in Munich this November. Live on-site demonstrations and technical briefings will spotlight the company's latest product
Award winning Eighth-brick-format BMR457 delivers unprecedented performance to system architects developing equipment for ICT (Information Communication Technology) applications
Ericsson is named a winner in the annual Electronic Products China Top Product Awards. The innovative BMR457 32-bit processor-based FRIDA II 3E* digital ABC (Advanced Bus Converter) was named a top
In late August 2012, Anna Jaques Hospital's energy consumption plummeted suddenly, prompting its energy supplier to call the hospital to see what was wrong. Concern turned to congratulations when
A panel of independent judges has made its decisions as part of the Elektra European Electronics Industry Awards 2012, and around 70 shortlisted finalists, some picked in two or more of the award
Allthough the Intersolar China Conference is taking place in Beijing as planned from December 11-13, 2012, China's international exhibition for the solar industry will only reopen its doors in 2013,
Siemens is to provide energy efficiency upgrades to Manchester Memorial Hospital under a $4.9 million contract. Under the ESPC (Energy Savings Performance Contract) with Siemens, the hospital should
Royal Air Force, Lakenheath, England A box of 120-volt, U.S. specification, power cords sits in front of an F-15E Strike Eagle. The 48th Fighter Wing is currently switching these cords with 240-volt, European specification, power cords on dual-voltage devices as a part of the Transformer Cut-Off Initiative, a USAFE (U.S. Air Forces in Europe-wide) energy savings initiative.
With Energy Action Month underway, the 48th Fighter Wing is leading the way in a U.S. Air Forces in Europe-wide initiative to save energy by vastly reducing the amount of power transformers the base
Freescale Semiconductor and eSOL, a developer of real-time embedded software, have announced that they will collaborate to provide software for Freescale's automotive Vybrid devices. Asymmetric dual-core
UK's Best Engineering Plant, Supply Chain Award and Innovation Award was scooped by Oxford-based Siemens Magnet Technology, which also ranked highly commended for its Skills Development.
The
TTIdistributor of passive, interconnect, electromechanical and discrete componentshas announced the appointment of Ronald Velda as Director of Supplier Marketing for Connectors and Electromechanical
KEMET broke ground on this facility in August, 2011 as part of restructuring the company's Film and Electrolytic business. The facility allows for a significant reduction in cost, while increasing
Maxim Integrated announces a new vital signs monitoring shirt that enables medical professionals to perform frequent and less costly fitness monitoring that will lead to more effective preventive
Global electronic components distributor Digi-Key and Touchstone Semiconductor, a developer of high-performance, low-power analog ICs, have announced the signing of a global distribution agreement
The data center at Chicago's Rush University Medical Center is using GE's SG Series Uninterrupted Power Supply with eBoost technology, and operates at 99% energy efficiency in eBoost mode, according
Sensors for Medicine and Science Inc, the Maryland based medical device company developing and commercialising the first fully implantable, long-term CGM ( continuous glucose monitoring) system,
ESCATEC, the EMS innovator, has signed a strategic partnership agreement with GMMI (German Malaysian Medical Industries) Texchem, a leading manufacturer of complete single-use medical devices including
Cree and Array Wireless help bring the clarity of HD (high-definition) video transmission to SNF (Sunday-Night Football) on the NBC television network. The HD NFL games are broadcast using wireless
Over the past three decades, Isabellenhütte Heusler, based in Dillenburg Germany has undergone a fundamental change, evolving from a supplier of semi-finished products into a globally active company,
element14, the collaborative community and electronics store for design engineers and electronics enthusiasts, part of global electronics distributor Premier Farnell, is co-sponsoring a free one hour
E lement14 a collaborative community and electronics store for design engineers and electronics enthusiasts, part of the Premier Farnell Group, has announced the winners of the EAGLE design competition,
Tensilica reports that its licensees have recorded shipments of over two billion Tensilica DPUs (dataplane processor units). Tensilica's licensees are now shipping at a run rate of approximately 800
Atmel and Labelec SA, a subsidiary of Electricidade de Portugal (EDP), have announced the two companies have signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) to develop smart-grid metering systems using
Delta Microelectronics, a European provider of value-added semiconductor services, has announced that Globalfoundries, the second largest foundry in the world, has concluded an agreement with Delta
The symposium on November 2nd will provide an open technical forum about the risks that counterfeit components pose to aerospace and defense manufacturers. Industry leaders will participate in panel
Cadence Design Systems, Inc announcedthat TSMC has validated its 3D-IC technology for its CoWoS (chip-on-wafer-on-substrate) reference flow with the development of a CoWoS test vehicle that includes
Tensilica Inc, announced that Hisense Company Ltd, of Qingdao, China, is using the Tensilica HiFi Audio/Voice DSP (digital signal processor) to do all of the audio decoding and post processing in
Wind River (the Intel software arm and a leader in embedded and mobile software) has added Yocto Project components into Wind River Platform for Infotainment. Using the Wind River Platform for Infotainment,
Peratech, an innovator in touch technology, has been presented with a Tech Brief Award by NASA in recognition for its contribution of QTC (Quantum Tunnelling Composite) technology used to provide
RFEL, who specialize in high-performance electronic signal processing, is a finalist in this year's Elektra Awards in the Embedded System Product of the Year. Its HyperSpeed Plus core offers unprecedented
Raytheon has been awarded two Phase-2 contracts under the ONR's (Office of Naval Research's ) CPCT (Compact Power-Conversion Technologies) program aimed to deliver better fuel economy and architectural
Barely a month before Electronica opens in Munich, the four leading European micro- and nano-electronics regions have announced combining their R&D and production expertise to form a transnational
A conventional power station with capacity in the 1 to 1.5 GW range contains around €250,000 worth of semiconductors whereas a wind farm of the same capacity contains semiconductors worth around €7.5 million.
Infineon Technologies is global market leader in power semiconductors for the ninth consecutive year, according to IHS IMS Research, Infineon held an 11.9% share of the total $17.6 billion market
Avnet Abacus have signed a pan-European distribution agreement with Fischer Elektronik. Under the terms of the agreement, Avnet Abacus will represent Fischer Elektronik, a specialist in the design
Following seven years research and development at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, Sofant aims to license its antenna designs to global smart-phone manufacturers and is projecting a turnover
Semiconductor-materials supplier Soitec and silicon-wafer supplier Shin-Etsu Handotai are extending and expanding their technology cooperation agreement over Smart Cut licensing by an extension.
Testing for two years with a demonstration unit in Tehachapi, California, the Windera system is a dynamically-controlled, direct-drive, variable-speed hydraulic drive train, that produces extremely
Cornell Dubilier Electronics has announced that it has acquired the Orange Drop film-capacitor product lines and all other radial product lines, from capacitor maker, SBE of Barre, VT. Orange Drop
Fairchild Semiconductor has announced that Vijay Ullal has been appointed president and chief operating officer. In his new role at Fairchild, Ullal will be responsible for all operating activities
Phosphors are a keystone of LED technologies, enabling the conversion of the monochromatic blue or near-UV light emitted by LED chips into a richer spectrum of color approaching or exceeding that
GE Lighting showcased its latest range of energy-efficient lighting for indoor and outdoor applications at Light Middle East, the conference and exhibition for lighting design and technology held
ABB has won an order to deliver an energy-management system to Swedish mining company LKAB that will optimize energy use at its Kiruna and Malmberget underground iron-ore mines, and its newest Svappavaara
Imprivata, focused on healthcare IT security and Texas Instruments will collaborate to support strong authentication and secure application access from virtual desktop environments. The approach,
The FBDi Environment and Compliance Compass in both English and German is now available, offering tailored European-regulation support for companies throughout the supply chain. The FBDi Compass
Pedal4Innovation is back for the young, brilliant, and motivated future electronic engineers in the UK. This is all about them showing the skills they have amassed throughout their electronic-engineering
Mouser Electronics has launched its Newest Products and Applications & Technologies sites on Mouser.com. The Newest Products site highlights Mouser's strength: the launch of new products.
A leading marine navigation and information system for recreational vessels has been developed with the support of Qt. The Lowrance HDS (high-definition system) range from Navico incorporates GPS,
The SUCCESS (Silicon-based Ultra-Compact Cost-Efficient System Design for mmWaveSensors) consortium has implemented the first prototype of a fully integrated 122 GHz radar sensor. It includes a mixed-signal
Click image to enlarge: The polymer/fullerene OPV (organic photovoltaic) cell based on an inverted bulk heterojunction architecture using Polyera's ActivInk PV 2000 semiconductor material
Imec have also announced an organic photovoltaic module with a certified efficiency of 5.5% developed by Imec in close collaboration with Solvay and the proprietary ActivInk semiconductor from Polyera.
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Atmel had Alf-Egil Bogen, Atmel AVR microcontroller co-inventor, deliver the keynote address at the World Maker Faire 2012, in New York, at the end of September and was nominated for a 2012 Makey
Transphorm has announced a $35 million Series-E financing led by INJC, a public-private partnership between the Japanese government and 19 corporations including Sharp, Sumitomo Electric, Toshiba,
A new website to help engineers accelerate and improve the design of electrical power transformers and AC line reactors has been launched by Cobham Technical Services. Designed to be a useful resource
Experts from industry and academia are kindly invited to present their latest developments and expectations for future trends at the PCIM Asia 2013 conference (see links below). PCIM Asia is an independent,
The prestigious IEEE William E. Newell Power Electronics Award 2012 is going to the PCIM Advisory Board chairman Prof. Leo Lorenz, President of ECPE. This award was handed out to Prof. Leo Lorenz
Energy Micro has launched the Lizard Lounge, a user community for technical discussions related to the company's energy-friendly microcontroller, the 32-bit ARM-based EFM32 Gecko MCU. Simultaneously,
ABB has announced that its Coral Springs, Florida facility has begun production of the ABB Relion-615 series ANSI-based distribution protection relays. This is a major milestone not only for ABB in
Researchers at the University of Illinois, in collaboration with Tufts University and Northwestern University, have demonstrated a new type of biodegradable electronics technology that could introduce