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Tyco Electronics has received the 2008 Supplier of the Year Award from Enics AG. The award was presented at the recent Enics Fair 09 in Helsinki, Finland in recognition of Tyco Electronics’ exceptional operational performance, as well as the company’s strong account management and commitment to customer satisfaction.

Adeneo Embedded announced today a Linux Embedded training course in Paris, France, from September 28th to October 1st, 2009. This event is a unique opportunity for software system designers to develop an application based on Linux Embedded, using Freescale’s i.MX27 applications processor solution. Freescale's i.MX family, based on ARM® core technology, is engineered to offer Smart Speed, low-power consumption with MHz performance to spare and ...

Omniflex have released a 24 way IEC61508 SIL 1 Alarm Annunciator, which can be used to replace the now obsolete Robinson Alarm logic Units. These Old Robinson ALU units, many of which are in operation but are no longer supported can now be replaced with minimal disruption and cost.

iPDKsSynopsys has announced that Synopsys and TSMC have entered into a comprehensive multi-year agreement to jointly develop, validate, support and distribute interoperable process design kits (iPDKs) that are optimised for TSMC advanced semiconductor processes including the 65nm, 40nm and 28nm nodes. The agreement is the culmination of a two year collaboration to establish an interoperable PDK ecosystem that can accelerate and broaden designer a...

Adeon Software, specialists in software systems for global electronics manufacturers, has implemented its latest generation CXInsight solution for effective e-collaboration and design and production data management to electronics’ design company Quantum CAD. This partnership has already delivered dramatic cost savings and substantially improved project management and supply chain efficiency at Quantum by cutting cycle time taken in product deve...

Plextek, the Cambridge-based specialists in electronics design and supply of surveillance products, will be showcasing its expertise in situational awareness for ISTAR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance) at the DSEi 2009 exhibition. In addition to announcing a series of performance enhancements to its Blighter surveillance radars, Plextek will also be showcasing the company’s product design capabilities for ...

Agilent Technologies Inc. today announced its collaboration with Southeast University China to improve mobile communication systems performance. Agilent is providing grants and test instruments for the university's use in researching methods for users to obtain higher data rates and high-quality services with increased spectrum and power efficiency.

Fairchild Semiconductor has announced results of $277.9 million, up 25 percent from the prior quarter and 34 percent lower than the second quarter of 2008. Fairchild reported a second quarter net loss of $24.9 million or $0.20 per share compared to a net loss of $51.1 million or $0.41 per share in the prior quarter and net income of $6.9 million or $0.05 per diluted share in the second quarter of 2008. Gross margin was 23.2 percent compared to 15...

STMicroelectronics and CEA-LETI, the French Laboratory for Electronics & Information Technology, have announced that Madame Christine Lagarde, the French Minister of Economy, Industry and Employment, along with representatives from national, regional and local authorities and managers from CEA-LETI and ST met today at ST’s site at Crolles, near Grenoble, France, to celebrate the formal launch of the Nano2012 Research and Development program. Al...

Dialog Semiconductor and TridonicAtco have established a joint development centre for next generation energy efficient lighting technology. The move intensifies the longstanding successful collaboration between the two companies in the development of integrated circuits, such as the recently launched TridonicAtco XITEC™ chip family. The development centre, drawing on the services of international experts in the fields of lighting, power manage...