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Sunburst Electronics is set to achieve ISO AS9100 certification by the fourth quarter of 2009 in order to extend its existing service to the aerospace, avionics, satellite and defense markets. The certification advances Sunburst's long-term goal of attaining a world-class-status quality management system.

Maxim Integrated Products introduces the MAX16055, hex-voltage microprocessor supervisor with integrated reset timing, which eliminates the need for an external capacitor. Having an ultra-small, 3mm x 3mm footprint, this device is ideal for low-voltage monitoring in multivoltage systems such as telecommunications, networking equipment, storage devices, high-end printers, and computers.

Molex Incorporated has restructured its website to allow engineers to easily find REACH data and a RoHS certificate of compliance for every part published on Molex.com. REACH deals with the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemical substances manufactured in or imported into the European Union. It is not specifically a product substance restriction requirement like RoHS, but rather a regulation that is designed to ensure...

ARM is seeing demand for mobile devices offering a high-definition entertainment and browsing experience rapidly increasing in Asia, as two more licensing agreements for its ARM Mali graphics processing units (GPUs) are made with mobile technology providers in the region, Rockchip and Telechips.

The MOSIS Service, a leading provider of semiconductor fabrication solutions, today announced that it has expanded its relationship with IBM to now include silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technology at multiple advanced lithography nodes. MOSIS is offering IBM’s 45-nm SOI technology on 300mm wafers and IBM's 180-nm SOI technology on 200mm wafers. MOSIS customers now have a low-cost route to prototyping and low-volume production with leading-edge S...

Agilent Technologies Inc. and Varian Inc. today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for the acquisition by Agilent of Varian, a leading worldwide supplier of scientific instrumentation and associated consumables for life science and applied market applications. Agilent will pay $52 cash per share of common stock for Varian in a transaction that represents a premium of approximately 35% to Varian’s closing price on July 24, 20...

Texas Instruments has introduced a new PCI Express to PCI translation bridge that requires half the board space and provides the highest throughput, compared to the nearest competitive devices available. The XIO2001 is a single-function bridge that provides customers with an easy migration path from conventional PCI to the latest PCI Express technology. Applications include computer motherboards, industrial PCs and control boards, test and measur...

Mirics Semiconductor has today announced that it is developing mobile TV and radio solutions for smartphone applications by migrating its FlexiTV platform to the ARM Cortex-A8 and Cortex-A9 applications processors. In targeting the ARM Cortex applications processors, Mirics will enable low cost, region independent mobile TV and radio reception on media-rich phones, thereby marking Mirics’ first step into the cellphone market with software-based...

SMSC has announced that its Media Oriented Systems Transport (MOST) networking technology, has been selected as part of the infotainment system of the new Mercedes E-Class. MOST is the standard network for the infotainment systems across the full range of Mercedes volume platforms. Its proliferation, which started with the previous E-Class, is now entering the second round.

Finder has produced its first product catalogue dedicated to commercial and residential applications. The 55-page catalogue provides a complete reference to Finder’s new generation of building services control products.