News & Analysis

Barix AG, a pioneer in IP-based audio, intercom, control, and monitoring, comes to ISC West with a focus on providing de-centralized Audio over IP solutions for hybrid AV surveillance systems. The company will exhibit its full range of solutions at the show, emphasizing the integration of IP intercom and public address (PA) devices at the video surveillance and security management levels. (ISC West takes place March 24-26 at the Sands Expo and ...

Hemisphere GPS and UFA Co-operative Limited have partnered to sell the Outback Guidance(R) S-Lite GPS system in UFA's 35 Farm and Ranch Supply stores across Alberta. Outback S-Lite increases farming efficiency and yield by providing visual guidance that improves the operator's ability to drive consistently-spaced straight or curved passes. The compact size, expandable features and sub-meter accuracy of Outback S-Lite make it an ideal, entry-level...

PLX Technology and Samsung Electronics, a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies, today announced that two different PLX® interconnect devices are enabling the high-performance PCI Express (PCIe) and USB connectivity designed into Samsung's new MultiXpress CLX color multifunction laser printers. PLX's PCIe switching technology helped Samsung deploy its first PCIe-based printer design...

The Soitec Group (Euronext Paris) announced today that the company has entered into an agreement to supply silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrates to CSMC Technologies Corporation (“CSMC”), a leading pure-play specialty analog foundry based in China. Soitec is sampling SOI substrates for High Voltage (HV) and CMOS applications initially aimed at color plasma display panel (PDP) driver integrated circuits (ICs) and other mixed signal and analog ...

Cadence Design Systems announced that three additional universities will take on active roles in its academic network in Europe. The network promotes the proliferation of leading-edge technologies and methodologies at universities renowned for their engineering and design excellence. The latest additions to the Cadence Academic Network are the CETTI/TU Bucharest, which will focus on PCB design; the KTH Stockholm, which will concentrate on wireles...

Cadence Design Systems announced that Chipsbank Microelectronics Co., Ltd., a leading fabless IC design company based in Shenzhen, China, has adopted the Cadence Incisive Xtreme III system to accelerate the RTL design process with a verification flow for its next-generation digital consumer and networking chips.

Agilent Technologies and the University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) today announced they will establish a leading millimeter- and sub-millimeter-wave electronics characterization facility at the Texas Analog Center of Excellence (TxACE). The facility will be available to industrial and government institutions using an open, collaborative framework.

Agilent Technologies has announced the appointment of Rick Burdsall to the newly created position of chief infrastructure officer. Burdsall is currently Agilent's vice president and chief information officer.

Vishay today announced its “Super 12” featured products for 2010. The line-up of components features industry-leading specs, such as capacitance-voltage, current rating, and on-resistance.

Laird Technologies, Inc., a global leader in the design and manufacture of customized, performance-critical components for wireless systems and other advanced electronics applications, today announced the launch of its enhanced online thermoelectric module (TEM) simulation software tool: AZTEC.