News & Analysis
International Rectifier Announces the Retirement of Founder and Chairman Eric Lidow
International Rectifier has announced that the Company’s Founder and Chairman, Eric Lidow, will retire from his position as Chairman and as a member of the Board of Directors effective on May 1, 2008. Mr. Lidow had served as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer until 1995, after which time he assumed the position of Chairman.
Aeroflex and Innowireless partner to accelerate development of 3GPP LTE mobile devices
Aeroflex and Innowireless have announced that they have entered into a technology partnership designed to accelerate the development of 3GPP LTE mobile devices for subscribers. The partnership will enable the two companies to combine their extensive engineering skills and resources to collaborate on the development of a new 3G LTE mobile test tool intended to enable handset designers and manufacturers accelerate the time-to-market of their 3G LT...
Farnell adds 50,000 new products in a year
Farnell has significantly enhanced its product portfolio with over 50,000 new additions in 12 months. The additions further strengthen Farnell’s market-leading component range, taking the total number of products in stock, for next day delivery, to over 468,000.
Renesas collaborates with IMEC on reconfigurable RF transceivers
Renesas Technology has entered into a strategic research collaboration with IMEC, Europe's leading independent research center in the field of nanoelectronics, to perform research on 45nm RF transceivers targeting Gbit/s cognitive radios. To this end, Renesas has joined IMEC’s software-defined radio (SDR) front-end program. This research program includes reconfigurable RF solutions, high-speed/low-power analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) and n...
ASBIS Group Establishes Presence in Bosnia and Herzegovina through Acquisition of Local Distributor
ASBIS Group, a leading supplier of computer hardware and software to the EMEA emerging markets, announced it had established presence on the emerging market of Bosnia and Herzegovina through acquisition of MEGATREND d.o.o. Sarajevo, a local distributor of IT products and components.
Robotics Competition Selects National Instruments CompactRIO for Next-Generation Robot Control System
FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), a nonprofit organisation inspiring young people to be science and technology leaders, has selected the National Instruments CompactRIO embedded control platform as its next-generation FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) robot controller. With this platform, high school students will create advanced robots starting in the 2009 FIRST season. Students can program their robots based on C...
Industrial Gigabit Ethernet switch has five ports
HARTING has introduced a new industrial Gigabit Ethernet switch, the eCon 2050-AA, which allows the connection of up to five Gigabit Ethernet ports in a very small space.
Anglia strengthens interconnect product portfolio with addition of PHOENIX CONTACT
Anglia has announced that it has signed an agreement to inventory and distribute the PHOENIX CONTACT product range in the UK and Ireland.
Customized LTCC multi-layer for reliable use at high temperatures
The need for miniaturization, increased reliability and operation at elevated ambient temperatures has driven the development of ceramic based substrates and packages for electronics. Due to rising demand KOA offers foundry services to their customers to provide LTCC substrate solutions for various applications. LTCC stands for “Low Temperature Co-Fired Ceramic”.
MOST FORUM 2008 Opens Call for Speakers
The MOST FORUM is inviting interested parties to attend its first international conference and exhibition on MOST Technology, on September 30th, 2008. This one-day industry event on infotainment technology will take place in Stuttgart, Germany, presenting the latest and future technologies and applications based on MOST.