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STMicroelectronics has announced the signing of an agreement with Bosch in which the world’s leading automotive electronic systems company will license ST’s state-of-the-art BCD8 process technology, enabling Bosch to design and manufacture highly integrated automotive products using this leading-edge technology in its own wafer fabrication plant. The move continues a close strategic partnership between the two companies extending over the l...

Rittal has announced the signing of Wadsworth Electronics as its key IT distribution channel partner within the UK. Wadsworth will provide a one-stop shop, supplying solutions from basic Rittal enclosures through to liquid cooling packages and mini data centres.

Zetex Semiconductors has added Özdisan to its global distribution network. Turkey’s leading distributor of active and passive components, Özdisan will provide local stocking and design-in support for the Zetex range of power management and LED driving products.

PULS, Europe’s largest manufacturer of high efficiency DIN-rail power supplies, has opened a new manufacturing facility at Chomutov in the Czech Republic. Designed by the same architect retained for Munich Airport, with a great deal of detailed input from PULS CEO Bernhard Erdl, the new factory is solar heated and conduction cooled by the material of the building itself combined with automatic window venting. Virtually all light is natural ...

STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), the world’s largest supplier of silicon chips for set-top boxes (STBs)*, today announced Korea Telecom’s (KT) launch of its new IPTV service using high-definition (HDTV) set-top boxes based on ST’s STi710x family of highly integrated HDTV decoder chips.

Lambda, the leading power supply manufacturer, has won the coveted ‘Manufacturer of the Year’ award at the North Devon Manufacturing Association (NDMA) Awards 2007. Derek Carter, former Chairman of the NDMA said of the company’s entry: “Lambda is a truly world class company, producing leading edge products for a world market. You’d be surprised where Lambda’s products can be found: get into a body-scanner and they’re there, go for l...

Sonitor Technologies, the specialist ultrasound IPS (indoor positioning system) designer and manufacturer has won this year’s ‘Vebjørn Tandberg Prize’.

Hi-rel connector maker, Harwin has named Abacus as its UK Distributor of the Year. The provider of hi-rel interconnect systems was especially pleased with the performance of the Abacus Group as a whole.

Now in its 18th year, the Quantel Supplier of the Year Award has gained recognition as one of the industry’s toughest challenges. The scheme measures all Quantel’s suppliers against a wide range of criteria from on-time delivery, accuracy of delivered goods, supply chain administration and paperwork. Once again, Nu Horizons (which was known as DT Electronics until April 1, 2007) has come out top of the pile with a stunning 99.8% performance t...