News & Analysis

AWS Group has announced that investment in new production and test equipment at its low cost manufacturing facility at Namestrovo in Slovakia has resulted in orders worth over £1M from the automotive sector.

Arrow Electronics (UK) has announced that its recently launched Arrow Advantage catalogue is now available for download by visiting http://www.arrowuk.com/advantage/catalogue/. The Arrow Advantage catalogue can be downloaded in technology-specific sections allowing purchasers and design engineers to quickly and easily find, compare and select the optimum products for their target applications.

Harwin has named Nabin Pande, Corporate Product Manager Connectors, at TTI in Europe as the recipient of its annual Chairman’s Award. The Chairman's Award recognises the hard work of individuals within Harwin’s global distribution network that have made a significant contribution to the company’s success.

Innovative Power Products has announced the availability of its broadband, 90º hybrid coupler Model IPP-2136. This coupler offers a 10 to 1 bandwidth at 100 Watts, in a small, 3.30 x 1.00 drop-in package.

RF Engines Limited (RFEL), the specialists in high performance signal processing design work, have been contracted by EONIC of Delft in the Netherlands for the development of a novel digital downconverter to be used in one of their latest signal processing platforms.

Agilent has announced it has promoted Nitin Sood to general manager of Automation Solutions, effective June 8. Sood will be responsible for leading Agilent's automation solutions strategy, continuity in providing customized automation solutions, and identifying new customer segments and regions prime for future growth.

Agilent demonstrated its full-range portfolio of WiMAX test solutions at the WiMAX Forum Congress. Agilent's solutions address the WiMAX test requirements in design verification, pre-conformance, conformance, network deployment and service assurance. These test solutions enable engineers and managers in R&D, manufacturing and service networks to create and advance WiMAX-based communications.

Agilent Technologies has announced the availability of two process design kits for Jazz Semiconductor's 0.18-micron SiGe BiCMOS process offerings that are used with Agilent's Advanced Design System 2009 EDA software. The PDKs accelerate customers' time-to-market for IC development in automotive collision avoidance, high-data-rate networks, emerging HDTV wireless standards and other high-speed applications. Agilent and Jazz will demonstrate these...

Renesas Technology Europe today announced that it has finalized its annual Alliance Partner review process by selecting SEGGER, SEVENSTAX and Thesycon as new Platinum Partners. Within Renesas' Alliance Partner Program, Platinum Partners earn the highest level of membership and are appointed by invitation only. Potential partners are considered only after they have achieved significant success helping customers to speed up the development of their...

Amplicon Managing Director, Tony Gorbold, has sold his share holding in the company to Gina Citroni, the current Commercial Director and other shareholder of the business. The deal was completed on 30 April 2009. Gorbold who started his career with Amplicon in 1974, some 35 years ago, was instrumental in Amplicon’s early growth and success.