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Cherry becomes ZF
Following the acquisition last year of Cherry Corp by the ZF Group, the UK arm of the switches, sensors and CID (computer input devices) company, Cherry Electrical Products Ltd will now trade as ZF Electronics UK Limited. Founded over 90 years ago, ZF is a leading automobile supplier throughout the world for drive line and chassis technology, employing around 65,000 employees at 119 sites in 25 countries. It ranks among the 15 largest automobile ...
congatec AG announces record results for 2008
congatec AG, the manufacturer of embedded computer modules, recently announced its annual results for 2008. It shows that the sales figures for 2008 have risen from 12 to 27 million Euros, representing an increase of more than 100%.
CETECOM chooses COMPRION SIMfony as solution for Handset Conformance Testing
As the leading test laboratory for GCF/PTCRB validated handset type approval, CETECOM has chosen the fully synchronised (U)SAT/(U)SIM solution COMPRION SIMfony to carry out combined handset conformance testing. The SIMfony system is already used in four of CETECOM’s worldwide locations.
Tundra and RMI Announce Interoperability of Tundra's RapidIO Switch with RMI's XLS Multi-core Multi-threaded Processor
Tundra Semiconductor and RMI Corporation have announced the interoperability of Tundra's Tsi578 Serial RapidIO Switch with RMI Corporation's (RMI) high-performance multi-core multi-threaded XLS Processor.
Board appointments mirror UK design prowess
The National Microelectronics Institute (NMI), the trade association representing the semiconductor industry in the UK and Ireland, has announced the appointment of two new board directors; Dr Hossein Yassaie, CEO of Imagination Technologies and Ivor Evans, VP of Product Engineering at Cambridge Silicon Radio (CSR).
picoChip joins ‘FemtoZone’ at Mobile World Congress 2009
picoChip today announced it will be participating in the FemtoZone at Mobile World Congress 2009. The FemtoZone, which is hosted by the GSMA and the Femto Forum, will serve as a one-stop shop for all visitors interested in learning about the latest developments in the femtocell industry as it undergoes a pivotal year for deployment.
National Instruments Control Design and Simulation Technology to Play Key Role in EcoCAR Challenge
National Instruments has announced its contribution as a platinum sponsor for EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge, a new collegiate vehicle engineering competition for which students will reengineer a 2009 Saturn VUE with advanced technology to reduce environmental impact while retaining consumer appeal. As a platinum sponsor, NI is donating more than $300,000 worth of engineering hardware and software to student teams in 2009, including NI LabVIEW graphi...
iSLI and Steepest Ascent join to make CPD courses more accessible
The Institute for System Level Integration, iSLI, and DSP and communications specialist, Steepest Ascent, have signed a Memorandum of Co-operation (MOC) to make Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses more accessible to a wider audience. Both parties have agreed to develop and foster academic collaboration by jointly offering Steepest Ascent’s CPD short courses in ‘DSP and Communication Theory’ and ‘Wireless Standards’. The ...
Lime Microsystems joins ‘FemtoZone’ at Mobile World Congress 2009
Lime Microsystems has announced it will be participating in the FemtoZone at Mobile World Congress 2009. The FemtoZone, which is hosted by the GSMA and the Femto Forum, will serve as a one-stop shop for all visitors interested in learning about the latest developments in the femtocell industry as it undergoes a pivotal year for deployment.
Mentor Graphics and Achronix Semiconductor extend synthesis support for Achronix FPGAs
Achronix Semiconductor Corp., provider of fast field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) has announced a multi-year agreement that provides Mentor Graphics (NASDAQ: MENT) Precision Synthesis software support for Achronix FPGAs. The agreement includes the Speedster family of 1.5 GHz devices as well as future devices.