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LED street lighting conquers China
OSRAM Opto Semiconductors provides LED lighting for three Beijing districts. LED technology in street lighting is on the advance across the world. As part of the Chinese 10 cities 10,000 lights project, three districts in the capital Beijing were equipped with LED street luminaires by the HBTechnology CAST Group, using OSLON SSL LED by OSRAM Opto Semiconductors. They ensure that the busy streets are brightly lit and save up to 50% in energy comp...
RS Components Increases OLED Choice from Osram Opto Semiconductors
S Components today announced it is the first distributor to be stocking the latest OLED lighting solutions from Osram Opto Semiconductors. The 'instant on, dimmable' additions to the Orbeos range of OLED lighting components represent the very latest in lighting flexibility and are available for same day despatch.
OSRAM Opto Semiconductors Receives PACE Award for Automotive Innovation
OSRAM Opto Semiconductors was an award winner at the 17th Annual Automotive News PACE Awards for innovation held at a black tie ceremony last night at the Max M. Fisher Music Center in Detroit, Mich. The award was accepted by Peter Knittl, LED automotive director at OSRAM Opto Semiconductors.
NXP Unlocks the Potential of Multifunction Car Keys
Pioneering the market for ‘smart’ car keys, NXP Semiconductors N.V. today announced the availability of its production-ready single-chip solution for multifunction car keys - the NCF2970 (KEyLink Lite). Enhancing the functionality of car keys by supporting Near Field Communications (NFC) technology, NXP’s KEyLink Lite enables car manufacturers to offer a new driving experience with keys that connect to external NFC-compliant devices, such a...
Maxim Acquires SensorDynamics, Developer and Manufacturer of Proprietary Sensor and MEMS Solutions
Maxim Integrated Products announced it has acquired SensorDynamics, a privately held semiconductor company that develops proprietary sensor and microelectromechanical (MEMS) solutions. SensorDynamics is based in Lebring, near Graz, Austria.
Rutronik sets up six “vertical market teams” - System solutions for the lighting, medical, renewable energy, industrial, automotive and home appliance markets
Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH is adding to its service portfolio by offering customer advice and support strictly geared to their respective markets. To this end, the broadliner has established six “vertical market teams”. Each team pools the knowledge of all Rutronik Product Divisions in respect of a vertical market. Currently, customers have access to vertical market teams for lighting, medical, renewable energy, industrial, autom...
European e-BRAINS Research Project Lays the Foundations for the Integration of Heterogeneous Systems Using 3D and Nanotechnology
September 2010 saw the launch of the European e-BRAINS (Best-Reliable Ambient Intelligent Nano Sensor Systems) research project in which Infineon Technologies AG is joining forces with 19 partners to conduct research into the integration of heterogeneous systems. Led by Infineon and Fraunhofer EMFT (Fraunhofer Research Institution for Modular Solid State Technologies), for the technical management, the project will run until the end of 2013. Nano...
Fujitsu Announces New Graphics Controller with Integrated APIX®2 Interface for Automotive Applications
Fujitsu Semiconductor Europe today announced the latest addition to its graphics controller range: a highly-integrated, single-chip graphics solution for automotive display systems. MB88F334 ‘Indigo2’ is a new graphics controller with an integrated APIX2 interface that has been optimised for automotive applications such as instrument clusters, central display and entertainment systems and next-generation head-up displays. What makes F...
Fujitsu Announces Powerful MCU for Automotive Instrument Clusters
Fujitsu Semiconductor Europe announces the expansion of its scalable line-up for automotive instrument clusters, covering everything from MCUs for traditional clusters up to 3D graphic Systems on Chips (SoC), and capable of driving virtual or free programmable clusters. Named MB9DF126 ‘Atlas’, the new 2MB Flash/208KB RAM MCU with APIX Interface and ARM core offers customers high performance and exceptional memory content. FSEU’s...
New DSP-based AM/FM One-Chip Tuner from NXP Drives Top Quality Car Entertainment in High-Growth Emerging Markets
NXP Semiconductors, today announced the TEF664x, a new addition to its highly successful family of RFCMOS-based one-chip car radio solutions. The TEF664x integrates a low-IF AM/FM tuner and DSP processing all in one chip and is designed for single-tuner applications (see TEF664x introduction video).