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Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe Names Joji Murakami President
Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME) announces that Dr. Joji Murakami, a Fujitsu career executive with many years’ experience in the semiconductor industry on both the domestic and international fronts, has been named as the company’s new President. He is based at FME's European headquarters in Langen, near Frankfurt.
European Research Project Aims for Greener Electronics
The partners in a new publicly-funded research project today announced details of the multinational/multidisciplinary program: “END — Models, Solutions, Methods and Tools for Energy-Aware Design.” This three-year ENIAC (European Nanoelectronics Initiative Advisory Council) project is designed to enhance the competitiveness of Europe’s semiconductor and electronics equipment companies in developing new products and technologies that are at...
LabVIEW - National Instruments Introduces Education Edition Graphical Software to Inspire Hands-On Learning
National Instruments has introduced LabVIEW Education Edition, a high school-focused version of its industry-standard LabVIEW graphical programming software. The new edition is designed to help educators implement project-based, hands-on learning for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) subjects. The software was developed in collaboration with the Tufts University Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (CEEO), a leader in int...
National Instruments - NI Recognises Engineering and Science Innovation
National Instruments recognised 20 innovative applications developed by engineers, scientists and researchers from around the world at the second annual Graphical System Design Achievement Awards earlier this month. At the award ceremony held during the annual NIWeek graphical system design conference and exhibition in Austin, Texas, winners from 10 categories ranging from academic/research to prototype/validation test were recognised for develop...
Digital Hardware with Xilinx FPGA Technology for Hands-On Learning from NI
National Instruments has introduced a digital learning device that gives high school, university and vocational students hands-on experience with digital logic and field-programmable gate array (FPGA) technology. The NI Digital Electronics FPGA Board, which integrates with the NI Educational Laboratory Virtual Instrumentation Suite (NI ELVIS) II and NI ELVIS II+ educational design and prototyping platforms, combines analogue and digital design in...
NI and LEGO Education Develop Low-Cost Robotics Platform for Elementary School Students
National Instruments and LEGO Education continue their educational robotics collaboration with the new LEGO Education WeDo classroom robotics platform. Powered by NI LabVIEW graphical design software, LEGO Education WeDo Software is a drag-and-drop, icon-based environment that students ages 7 to 11 can use to easily program their own robotics inventions. Using WeDo software, students learn basic programming skills while designing their robotics a...
Industry Experts to Speak at Offshore Measurement & Control Summit 2012 Hosted by National Instruments
Whether maximising existing oil and gas reserves or addressing offshore wind reliability, the offshore energy industries are looking to technology to solve complex monitoring and control challenges. National Instruments UK & Ireland has announced the panel of industry experts who will present the latest technologies for upstream, midstream and downstream applications at the NI Offshore Measurement & Control Summit 2012, held in Aberdeen on 21st ...
Explore the Fundamentals and Future of Robotics with National Instruments Robotics Webcast Series
National Instruments UK & Ireland is producing a series of Robotics Webcasts aimed at engineers seeking solutions for innovation and design with robotics. Taking place between 24th and 28th May, the series will give a fascinating insight into the next generation of robots and embedded technologies.
Microchip celebrates 50th anniversary
The microchip (integrated circuit / IC) yesterday celebrated its 50th birthday. Fairchild Semiconductor’s Robert Noyce received the first patent for a commercially available silicon IC on the 25th of April 1961.
CMOS variability conference hailed a success
Europe’s first international conference dedicated to the subject of CMOS variability was hailed a resounding success by its organisers, the National Microelectronics Institute and the UK’s nanoCMOS project. ‘The Impact of Variability on Design’, attracted 130 delegates from across Asia, Europe and the USA.