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ZF back on growth track after crisis
ZF Group wants to dramatically raise sales and earnings in the current year. After a 25-percent drop in sales to just under 9.4 billion euros and an operational loss of 361 million euros in the previous fiscal year, the auto supplier anticipates sales growth for 2010 of around 10 percent. ZF’s primary goals are to surpass the break-even point in its business operations and to maintain its core workforce in Germany despite uncertain market condi...
EMI Filtered Audio Connectors Now Offer ESD Protection
Spectrum Advanced Specialty Products, formerly Spectrum Control Signal & Power integrity Group, has added a new design to its standard MIL-DTL-55116 capacitive filtered audio connectors. The new design offers ESD (electrostatic discharge) protection up to 8kV direct discharge and 15kV air discharge. Custom designs addressing other discharge requirements are available. These EMI filtered/ESD protected connectors are ideal for aviation, communicati...
Chapel Hill Joins Cree LED City® Program
Chapel Hill, N.C., home to the 2009 NCAA Men’s Basketball Champion UNC Tar Heels, has joined the Cree LED City® initiative, an international program to promote and deploy energy-efficient LED lighting. Chapel Hill has installed LED streetlights along the high-profile 100 block of Franklin Street, one of the town’s most recognizable landmarks.
NXP Releases 2009 Sustainability Report
NXP Semiconductors N.V. announced today the publication of its Sustainability Report for 2009. The report, “High Performance Mixed Signal: Innovations for a better tomorrow,” explains how NXP products are helping to enable society as a whole to reduce energy consumption; describes the performance of NXP itself with regard to sustainability; and outlines how the company is working toward sustainable growth in the future.
NXP Expands High Speed CAN Transceivers Portfolio
NXP Semiconductors has launched two new HS-CAN transceivers - the TJA1042 and TJA1051. Extending NXP's existing portfolio that includes the widely used TJA1040 and TJA1050, the new products offer a number of advantages over the current generation of HS-CAN transceivers. These include enhanced CAN functionality, improved performance, greater reliability, environmentally friendly packaging and reduced system costs. Both products have been approved ...
Light From Silicon Valley Finds Its Way to Football Fields on the African Continent as Part of a Solar Solution
LUXEON Rebel LEDs made by Philips Lumileds in Silicon Valley are the light source in a solar-powered LED floodlight system designed by Philips that was unveiled late last year much to the joy of local children and adults with a passion for play. For the first time, they can participate in sports even after the sun has gone down. The new lighting presents a fantastic opportunity to enrich their lives, their health and their well-being.
Saft named Li-ion Battery Manufacturer of the Year and awarded for Green Innovation
Saft, a world leader in the design, development and manufacture of renewable energy storage, received the Lithium Ion Battery Manufacturer of the Year and Green Innovation of the Year awards at The Battery Show in San Jose, Calif. The conference featured new products and innovations from battery and energy storage companies around the world, October 5-7.
ADLINK Technology Introduces the First Extreme Rugged System to Feature Core2 Duo CPU
ADLINK Technology has announced availability of the Extreme Rugged system based on the Intel Core2 Duo processor. The Ampro by ADLINK RuffSystem 840 integrates a dual-core processor, RAM, graphics, networking, and PCI Express expansion in an Extreme Rugged enclosure that operates from -40 to +75 degrees Celsius. It is designed for ruggedness and reliability in mission critical computer applications such as military, transportation monitoring and ...
AEG Power Solutions announces PROTECT Blue, high efficiency UPS solution
To ensure the continuity of IT services and reduce risk of downtime caused by power outages, AEG Power Solutions has announced PROTECT Blue, its next-generation 3-phase UPS family. Designed and built for maximum flexibility, efficiency and availability, PROTECT Blue is also part of AEG’s Combination Architecture: The new UPS is compatible with renewable and alternative energy storage and sources as well as tomorrow’s SMART Grid and Micro Grid...
OSRAM Opto Semiconductors awarded by French professional union of industrial electronic distribution SPDEI
For 15 years the French industrial electronic trader association SPDEI (Syndicat Professionnelle de la Distribution en Electronique Industrielle) has been awarding a prize to outstanding services and support of French manufacturers. This year OSRAM Opto Semiconductors is one of the winners: The company was selected in the category of Opto electronics / display (LED/LCD) for its distribution structures.