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Fairchild Semiconductor made presentations recently at two of China’s most highly respected industry forums: The Digital Home Appliance IC Technology Seminar, Shunde and The Technical Conference for Chinese Power Supply Engineers, Shenzhen. Technologists from Fairchild discussed the latest developments in power supply technologies and applications that target the energy-saving requirements of today’s home appliances.

NXP has announced the appointment of Anthony (Tony) Sabetti as the senior director for business development, strategy and marketing for the identification (ID) business in North America.

Quantum CAD has approved and registered it’s commitment to a groundbreaking £11.4 million Welsh scholarship programme launched by the University of Wales and endorsed by the Prince of Wales. The Prince of Wales Innovation Scholarship is aimed at overcoming the recession and attracting top graduates around the globe to work with Welsh businesses.

Rein EDV (Medisol) and AAEON have announced the start of a new partnership which will further enhance their position in the Medical arena. Medisol have an established track record in Germany with its range of Medical Panel-PC's, Systems and Displays and the strategic alliance with AAEON will significantly expand the choice of Medical Solutions Medisol can offer to its customer base. AAEON is a trusted global brand in the medical marketplace, havi...

STMicroelectronics garnered the Automotive Supplier of the Year 2008 Award from Continental, one of the world’s leading car-equipment manufacturers. Continental chose ST for its excellent supplier performance in all key aspects, including Technology, Cost Competitiveness and Logistics, across a broad range of product categories.

In a move that addresses fundamental challenges in creating advanced systems-on-chips (SoCs), ARM, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. , IBM, Samsung Electronics, Co., Ltd., and Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced at the Design Automation Conference (DAC) an agreement to develop a comprehensive technology enablement solution for the design and manufacture of mobile Internet-optimized devices. The objective of this collaboration i...

Fuzhou Rockchip Electronics Company, Ltd., Synopsys, Inc. and Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. today announced that Rockchip has achieved first-time silicon success on its next generation multimedia system-on-a-chip (SoC), using a combination of Synopsys’ tools, intellectual property (IP) and services with Chartered’s 65nm manufacturing technology. The RK28 multimedia SoC, Rockchip’s first mass-production 65nm chip designed in C...

LEM has announced the acquisition of the Danish company Danfysik ACP A/S. The deal is a strategic bolt-on acquisition in order to strengthen the position of the LEM Group in the field of very high precision current measurements.

Liam Devlin, director of RF integration at Cambridge-based electronics and communications design consultancy Plextek, will be hosting a workshop at the 22nd IEEE System on Chip Conference, 9-11 September, Belfast, Northern Ireland. The workshop, which takes place on the Thursday, is titled ‘Microwave IC Design for Broadband Receivers’ and will showcase Plextek’s expertise in Microwave IC design and consultancy.

Components Bureau, one of the UK's leading electronic components distributors, has strengthened its product portfolio with the formation of key alliances with some of the world's most innovative LED, switch and battery manufacturers. Uniquely positioned as a single point of contact for worldwide component supply, Components Bureau is now offering faster lead times and simple ordering procedures across the complete range of its products.