News & Analysis

Microtherm’s range of temperature control and current protection devices feature prominently in the new 30-page Quick Pick focus product guide from Hawco Controls, the specialist supplier of industrial automation and control solutions, temperature management and circuit protection devices.

MOSIS, a provider of low-cost prototyping and small volume production services for custom ASICs, announces availability of the IBM 0.25 micron SiGe BiCMOS 6WL technology. Utilising the service gives ASIC designers access to this advanced technology at less than 10% of the cost of a dedicated wafer run, minimizsing up-front risk and costs. The process is suited to high-performance analogue chip design for consumer wireless applications including ...

Silicon Laboratories Inc. today announced that Kurt Hoff will be appointed as the company’s vice president of worldwide sales and will become an executive officer, effective immediately. Mr. Hoff will be replacing Gary Gay, who plans to retire but will assist with the transition through the end of the year. Vaughan Price will be joining Silicon Laboratories to replace Mr. Hoff as vice president of European sales.

picoChip announced today that it has added Systems4Silicon as an approved design center for its picoArrayTM multi-core DSP. Systems4Silicon has a highly experienced team, capable of supporting customers with PHY, MIMO, PA linearization and RF design issues for advanced air interfaces applications, and already has considerable real-world experience with picoChip technology.

One of the world’s leading explorers, David Hempleman-Adams, launched his world record challenge earlier today in a daring expedition to cross the northern Atlantic in the smallest gas-balloon ever to attempt such a flight. Power supply specialist, XP Power, is sponsoring the venture, together with Toshiba. XP Power is also providing an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) from its Xi3000 range to ensure continuity of supply in the event of power...

IC Mask Design, a Limerick-based (Ireland) company that offers chip layout services and training to companies throughout Europe and the US, has selected Tanner’s L-Edit layout tool for its training courses. Established in 2002, the company has trained hundreds of engineers in over 30 companies, 46% of which are fables semiconductor companies, 40% integrated device manufacturers and 14% universities. Training programmes cover an introduction to ...

picoChip announced today that it has joined the Femto Forum, which will support and promote femtocell deployment worldwide. The Forum brings together the foremost femtocell equipment vendors with the major global mobile operators assessing the technology. The Forum will promote the uptake of femtocell technologies through open standards, market education and ecosystem development. The initial focus will be on pre-competitive standards-focused ...

Avago Technologies today announced that it has closed its acquisition of Infineon Technologies AG's Polymer Optical Fiber (POF) business unit based in Regensburg, Germany. This acquisition agreement between Avago and Infineon was jointly announced on April 2, 2007.

Maxwell Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: MXWL) announced today that it has obtained a non-exclusive worldwide license from Enercon GmbH of Aurich, Germany, for a patent covering the use of ultracapacitors in wind energy systems, including their use as backup power source for wind turbine blade pitch systems.

The secrets of climate change and the formation of giant lava flows on Mars may soon be revealed to a British professor and his research team, as they investigate the lava flows from Mount Etna.