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Professional Plastics Opens New Taiwan Location

Professional Plastics, Inc., a USA-based supplier of industrial plastics shapes has announced the opening of their new Taiwan location. The facility is located in the Hsinchu Area of northern Taiwan, one hour outside of Taipei. The full-service facility will maintain an inventory of... - October 04, 2012 - Professional Plastics, Inc.

Open Source Paravirtualization Hypervisor for ARM Architectures Now Available

Sierraware unveiled the release of an open source hypervisor for ARM-based devices. The SierraVisor hypervisor allows multiple operating systems, such as Linux, BSD, or Android, to run concurrently on any ARM11, Cortex-A9, or Cortex-A15 platform. - September 20, 2012 - Sierraware

EEMBC Contributors Advance Industry Benchmarks in Lockstep with Technology Trends

The Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium honors five members for efforts in the creation and advancement of Floating Point, CoreMark, Smartphone, and Android industry benchmark initiatives. - September 14, 2012 - EEMBC

Axiom Continues to Expands Sales and Marketing Effort in Asia

Appoints Distributor in Taiwan to Play in the Fast Growing Asian Market - September 13, 2012 - Axiom Design Automation

Top 3 Ways That IT Ops Can Transcend the Datacenter to Cloud Mess

The three key trends of enterprise IT today and how to successfully manage them through consolidated automation - September 11, 2012 - UC4 Software

OE Solutions and AimValley Add Y.1731 to Smart SFP™ Portfolio

OE Solutions and AimValley today announced support for ITU-T Y.1731 frame loss and frame delay measurement and VLAN-aware Maintenance End Points in their Smart SFP™. Operation, Administration and Maintenance (OAM) are essential for service turn-up and SLA assurance in Carrier Ethernet... - September 08, 2012 - OE Solutions America Inc

Axiom Experiences Increased Demand for Its Advanced UVM Debugger; Appoints OnePass Solutions as Distributor in China to Play in the Growing Market

Axiom Appoints OnePass Solutions as Distributor in China to Play in the Growing Market. - August 25, 2012 - Axiom Design Automation

Historic Park Around Los Angeles City Hall Turns Greener with LED Lighting

Apart from the energy savings of 103 watts per unit, the LED lamps offer much longer product lifespans than HPS or Metal Halide, resulting in reduced replacement and maintenance costs; improved visibility and enhanced night vision (as compared with high glare from HID lamps), and reduction of hot-spots. - August 15, 2012 - LEDtronics, Inc.

Axiom Files Patent Applications for Unique Debugging Technology

Patents Filed for Five Key Algorithms Used in Advance Debugging of UVM Designs - August 10, 2012 - Axiom Design Automation

Pasternack Expands Line of Precision Low PIM Adapters

Precision Low PIM Adapters are Now Available from Pasternack Enterprises - August 08, 2012 - Pasternack Enterprises, Inc.

Geotest Names New Distributor for UK and Ireland

CoreTest Technologies has been selected to provide sales support for the TS-900 PXI Semiconductor Test Product Line. - August 08, 2012 - Geotest-Marvin Test Systems

Geotest Expands Capabilities of the TS-900 PXI Semiconductor Test System for Production Testing

TS-900 is now available with a Reid-Ashman manipulator for automated handler applications. - July 20, 2012 - Geotest-Marvin Test Systems

Steinigke's COB-LED Technology – First Field Test

COB LED technology on trial: German trade journal Soundcheck has tested some Eurolite spots with the new technology for its latest issue (No. 7/July) – with impressive results across the board. - July 15, 2012 - Steinigke Showtechnic GmbH

Bruker Announces Three Next-Generation Semiconductor Metrology Products

New AFM and X-Ray Systems Enable Industry Transition to Larger, 450mm Wafer Production - July 14, 2012 - Bruker Corporation

CyberOptics Introduces 450MM Form Factor of WaferSense® Auto Vibration System to Meet Future Fab Requirements

CyberOptics Semiconductor introduces a new 450mm form factor of its AVS450 Auto Vibration System to assist engineers as they prepare for the next technology cycle, even though it may be few years down the road before fabs start using this form factor. - July 11, 2012 - CyberOptics Semiconductor

Dunkermotor Receives cUL Certification for Brushless Motors, Intelligent Servo Motors and Brush DC Motors

Canada added to existing global certifications for motion control components in U.S., Europe and China. - June 27, 2012 - Dunkermotoren USA Inc.

Saber Solutions Extends Operational Reach

Company growth spurs the addition of a new office in Atlanta, Georgia. - June 18, 2012 - Cloudbilt

Axiom Announces New Technologies to Address Verification Challenges

UVM Debugger, Coverage Closure and Unlimited Site License Address Key Customer Concerns - June 01, 2012 - Axiom Design Automation

Sierraware Announces First Open Source SDK for ARM TrustZone

Sierraware, the embedded virtualization company, today announced that it had launched the first open source implementation for ARM TrustZone. Open Virtualization, an open source project sponsored and maintained by Sierraware, allows ARM-based microprocessor designers, device manufacturers, and... - May 31, 2012 - Sierraware

Axiom Introduces Revolutionary Licensing Model for the EDA Industry

Offers Unlimited Worldwide Site License for a Fixed Price - May 25, 2012 - Axiom Design Automation

Dunkermotor Enters Expanded Motion Control Distribution Agreement with Axis New England

Motion control and machine automation focused distributor adds intelligent servo motors, brushed DC motors and gearmotor solutions to its linear motor offering for New England and Upstate New York customers. - May 11, 2012 - Dunkermotoren USA Inc.

Axiom Expands Sales and Marketing Effort in Asia

Appoints Actron as a Distributor for Sales and Support in Korea - April 06, 2012 - Axiom Design Automation

Plessey Acquires GaN-on-Si LED Technology

High brightness LED spinoff moving to production world - March 25, 2012 - Saelig Co. Inc.

NomadLAB Selected as Sesame Award Finalist for Cartes in Asia 2012

Autonomous communication analyzer offers simplicity, autonomy and price tailored to needs of integration, software development and support engineers - March 15, 2012 - KEOLABS

Soliatis and Raisonance Merge to form KEOLABS

Fusion results in unprecedented single source for prototyping, validation and certification solutions for microelectronics and smart card industries. - March 09, 2012 - KEOLABS

TJ Green Associates Announces 2012 Microelectronics Packaging Series

Company that created the industry’s only comprehensive Workmanship Standards offers engineering and manufacturing professionals a rare opportunity to learn on line the basics of semiconductor packaging technology. - March 04, 2012 - TJ Green Associates, LLC

TJ Green Associates Announces 2012 Training Courses on Process Certification for Hybrids and Microwave Packaging Technology

Rare opportunity for engineers, technicians, and inspectors to get the same specialized training offered on-site at Lockheed Martin, JPL, Honeywell and in house at other leading microelectronics companies. - March 04, 2012 - TJ Green Associates, LLC

Crack Semiconductor Wins Prestigious Bootstrap Award

Crack Semiconductor was recently awarded the gold medal winner for a bootstrap company in the category of Innovation in Engineering and Technology. The award is offered by Exploriem.org founded to facilitate start-up companies as a not-for-profit company. Its membership consists of high achievers interested in shaping the technological, economic and sociological future. The bootstrap award is sponsored by the Royal Bank of Canada, the Business Development Bank of Canada. - March 03, 2012 - Crack Semiconductor

Ocean Blue Will Unveil New State-of-the-Art User Interface at IP&TV World Forum Next Month

Ocean Blue Software, a world leader in award-winning Digital TV software will launch their advanced graphical User Interface ‘Spinnaker’ at the IP&TV World Forum next month. - March 01, 2012 - Ocean Blue Software

LEDtronics LED Pendant Lamps Help Central California Town Reduce Energy and Maintenance Costs

“I like the results very much,” said Matthew Roberts, director of the city’s Parks and Recreation Department that installed and maintains the street lights. “The LEDtronics lamps fit into the existing light fixtures with only minor modifications and look great. I think the consensus is that the new bulbs produce fewer glares, are easier on the eyes, and have a very appropriate color temperature for our needs.” - February 28, 2012 - LEDtronics, Inc.

Collabora and Fluendo Invest in GStreamer Open Source Multimedia Framework

Two of the leading corporations with significant investments in the GStreamer project are joining forces to help promote the commercial adoption of GStreamer. - February 25, 2012 - Fluendo S.A.

Axiom Launches UVM Debug Environment for SystemVerilog

Major New Functionality Added for UVM Debugging and Increased Productivity. - February 23, 2012 - Axiom Design Automation

Miniature Bayonet Base, Sunlight-Visible 6/7 LED Cluster Bulbs Offer Faster Turn-On, More Uniform Illumination

The LEDtronics LED lamps feature a 90% reduction in power consumption (very low power draw of 0.8-0.91 watts, depending on the LED light color) and directly replace numbers including 6MB, 44, 47, 755 (5/6V) 12MB, 756 (12/14V), 24MB (24V), 313, 757, 1819, 1829 (28V), 48MB (48V), 60MB, 1835 (60V), 120MB and NE51H (120VAC). - February 10, 2012 - LEDtronics, Inc.

Saelig Announces Distribution Agreement with Plessey Semiconductors Ltd. (UK)

Saelig Company, Inc. (www.saelig.com) and Plessey Semiconductors Ltd. (UK) (www.plesseysemi.com) jointly announce that Saelig Co. Inc. has been appointed North American distributor for their innovative portfolio of semiconductor products. - January 25, 2012 - Saelig Co. Inc.

IC Design and Embedded Software Services Company Encore Semi Reports Positive Cash Flow

The privately owned advanced IC design and embedded software services company leverages decades-old industry relationships, experienced contributors and new marketing website. - January 18, 2012 - Encore Semi, LLC

GreenSoft Releases Key Enhancements to GreenData Manager Software

GreenData Manager adds IPC-1752A XML export features to create a powerful data conversion and exchange tool. - January 12, 2012 - GreenSoft Technology, Inc.

DMG Productions to Feature STAR Dynamics on Upcoming Episode of Business Update

Exploring the World of Radar Technology - December 20, 2011 - DMG Productions, LLC

Arizona Hospital Goes Green, Reduces Energy Costs with LEDtronics Long-Life, Energy-Saving LED Lighting Fixtures

Kingman Regional Medical Center in AZ upgrades it's parking lot lighting with LEDtronics High Power LED Shoebox Fixtures. - December 02, 2011 - LEDtronics, Inc.

CyberOptics Semiconductor to Demo Final Production Version of WaferSense® Airborne Particle Sensor at Semicon Japan

CyberOptics Semiconductors (www.cyberopticssemi.com) will demonstrate the final production version of the WaferSense® Airborne Particle Sensor (APS) during Semicon Japan in booth number 5B-204. - November 29, 2011 - CyberOptics Semiconductor

Axiom Adds UVM Support to MPSim

Industry Standard Facilitates Interoperability Across Industry. - November 18, 2011 - Axiom Design Automation

Raisonance Eases Fielding of NFC and Smart Card Systems with Portable NomadLAB

New Raisonance communication analyzer offers simplicity, autonomy and price tailored to needs of integration, software development and support engineers. - November 16, 2011 - KEOLABS

The Diamond Age of Microelectronics: AKHAN Tech. Debuts the Miraj Diamond™ Platform

After nearly 60 years of diamond synthesis efforts, the quest to commercialize diamond microelectronics ends. By achieving the world’s first and only shallow n-type diamond material over silicon, the long reign of Silicon electronics is over. - November 16, 2011 - AKHAN Technologies, Inc.

Sibridge Technologies Strengthens Embedded Product Design Solutions Offerings

Offers End-to-End product design for wireless, networking and streaming media domains - November 12, 2011 - Sibridge Technologies

CIOL.com Launches New Semicon Section

India's first and one of the largest Information Technology and Telecom News Portals CIOL.com, a CyberMedia Group property, announces the launch of an exclusive section for Semiconductor sector, Semicon Topic Center. - October 13, 2011 - Cyber Media (India) Ltd.

450 mm Wireless Wafer Processing Metrology Sensors Support Next-Generation of Semiconductor Production Processes

CyberOptics Semiconductor offers a line of wireless 450 mm wafer processing metrology sensors to help chipmakers and tool manufacturers qualify next-generation semiconductor production processes. - October 12, 2011 - CyberOptics Semiconductor

CyberOptics Semiconductor to Discuss Solutions for Semiconductor Tool Qualification at ISMI Manufacturing Week

CyberOptics Semiconductor (www.cyberopticssemi.com) will discuss how a “Wireless Particle Counting Wafer Improves Semiconductor Tool Qualification” during ISMI Manufacturing Week 2011 to be held in Austin, TX during October 17 - 21. - October 08, 2011 - CyberOptics Semiconductor