News & Analysis
NIC strengthens its European sales team
NIC Components Europe has strengthened its sales team with the appointment of Tony Titre who joins the company as a Technical Sales Engineer. Based from the company’s headquarters in the UK, Tony will have responsibility for design-in at OEMs and for technically supporting distribution channels throughout Europe.
Aerco can solve delivery problems caused by RoHS
Aerco has implemented a new initiative to help customers affected by a serious component supply problem as a consequence of the RoHS directive.
NEC to Begin 40nm Manufacturing
NEC Electronics Corporation today announced plans for the production of semiconductor devices utilizing 40-nanometer process technology at NEC Yamagata, its manufacturing subsidiary in Tsuruoka, Japan. The company is investing 10 billion yen this fiscal year (ending March 31, 2008) toward the purchase of an immersion lithography system and other leading edge equipment that will enable manufacturing of 55-nanometer and 40-nanometer devices. The eq...
Link Microtek appointed UK distributor for Empower RF Systems
Empower RF Systems has appointed Basingstoke-based Link Microtek as its distributor for the UK and Ireland. Founded in 1999, Empower offers a comprehensive range of high-power amplifiers utilising bipolar, MOSFET, LDMOS, GaAsFET and GaNFET device technologies.
Aspen and LeCroy in dealership agreement
Leading UK-based specialist test and measurement distributor, Aspen Electronics Ltd, has announced a dealership agreement with LeCroy, manufacturer of some of the most capable digital oscilloscopes on the market today.
IDT Extends PCI Express Gen2 Leadership With Four New Switch Solutions
IDT continues to extend its Gen2 PCI Express (PCIe) switch position with the introduction of four new PCIe switching solutions optimized to address the I/O connectivity challenges faced in the volume and value server markets. The new IDT PCI Express Gen2 devices provide industry-leading performance-per-watt and lowest total power consumption critical for server markets. The devices enable the cost-effective development of new systems by simpli...
HDMI Switch from STMicroelectronics Supports 3.4Gbps Data Rate to Enable 16-bit Color
STMicroelectronics has announced what it says is the first HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) switch in the world to support a video data-transfer rate of up to 3.4-Gigabits per second (Gbps), enabling full 16-bit color depth — 65k colors — to be maintained for a true high-definition (HD) picture. The STDVE003A is designed to be used in LCD and Plasma TV sets to provide multiple HDMI inputs for external program sources, such as game ...
Lapp Group adds two to its UK Sales and Admin Team
Leading cable solutions provider, Lapp Ltd, has strengthened its UK sales and administration team with two key additions. They are Jon Joyce and Veronika Kuboth who are based at Lapp’s UK head office at Perivale, West London.
Panel PC for Medical Equipment OEMs
Kontron has introduced its first lightweight, plastic-housed medical Panel PC specially designed for medical equipment OEMs. Kontron's MediClient offers medical OEMs a highly reliable platform with flexible mounting options and the longevity required by the medical industry. Kontron´s scalable x86 CPU boards and a range of I/Os are assembled into a complete medical Human Machine Interface (HMI) with a light and easy-to-clean plastic housing made...
Fairchild Appoints Dr. Justin Chiang Senior VP of Its New Power Conversion Product Group
Fairchild Semiconductor has appointed Dr. Justin Chiang, Senior Vice President of the newly formed Power Conversion, Industrial & Automotive Product Group. This new organization includes Fairchild’s Power Conversion, High Voltage and Automotive product lines and will focus on leveraging the group’s extensive expertise in developing advanced power supply and power management solutions for this fast growing market segment. Dr. Chiang formerly ...