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NuTune Simplifies the Adoption of Silicon Tuners in TVs with Its NXP Based "Silicon Tuner in Can" Range
NuTune selected NXP Semiconductors to drive the adoption of Silicon Tuners used for Hybrid TV applications. NuTune will use Silicon Tuners from NXP Semiconductors in their next generation Silicon Tuner in CAN which is big on performance, small in size, and low in price. - November 04, 2010 - NuTune
The Little Girl Who Lit the Bayonne Bridge with Patriotic LED Lights from LEDtronics
In 2002, right after 9/11, eight-year-old Veronica Granite from New Jersey began a petition drive to illuminate her hometown bridge with red, white and blue lights. She had recently seen tricolor lighting atop the Empire State Building during a visit to Liberty State Park and thought the Bayonne Bridge should be similarly decorated in patriotic lights. Eight years later, now 2010, the Bayonne Bridge glows with Red, White and Blue LED lights. - October 27, 2010 - LEDtronics, Inc.
Rochester Electronics Provides Industry’s Only Established Semiconductor Replication Process with Guaranteed Product Performance and Reliability
Proven semiconductor replication service is a superior alternative to system redesign - October 21, 2010 - Rochester Electronics
Rochester Electronics Joins with SIA to Provide the Only Comprehensive Worldwide Directory of Authorized Semiconductor Distributors
The Authorized Directory provides users a SAFE connection to authorized suppliers - October 08, 2010 - Rochester Electronics
Defense Logistics Agency Endorses Rochester Electronics for Qualified Suppliers List of Distributors
Rochester facility certified to supply FSC 5961, 5962 military and commercial grade products - October 08, 2010 - Rochester Electronics
Dr. Yi Guo Synchronizes Semiconductor Laser Arrays at Stevens with NSF Grant
The National Science Foundation has announced funding for Dr. Yi Guo’s research at Stevens into a rigorous mathematical approach to the analysis and control of coupled semiconductor laser systems using principles of collective behavior. - September 22, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Ocean Blue Develops "Green" Software to Tackle Rising Standby Power Consumption
Digital TV software specialist, Ocean Blue Software, has developed an intelligent, "deep hibernation" software system for digital TVs and set-top boxes to reduce standby power consumption. - August 17, 2010 - Ocean Blue Software
Diodes Inc. Share Their Experiences of the EPS Product Cost Management System for the Semiconductor Industry
Enterprise Performance Solutions, Inc. (“EPS”) is pleased to present a webinar on the EPS Product Cost Management system for the semiconductor industry with the participation of Diodes Inc. of Dallas, Texas. Mr. Eska Miller, Director of Financial Planning and Analysis with Diodes Inc. - August 04, 2010 - Enterprise Performance Solutions, Inc.
Proximion to Represent Sweden in Europe’s Most Competitive Business Awards Competition
Provider of advanced FBG-based applications recognized by European Business Awards for innovation, business excellence and sustainability. - July 14, 2010 - Proximion Fiber Systems AB
Kinetics Launches New Line of High Performance Equipment
Kinetics, the world’s leading provider of process and mechanical solutions, announced the launch of its new high-performance equipment product line designed to distribute high purity process fluids for the semiconductor, photovoltaic, research, and other high technology markets. - July 10, 2010 - KINETICS
CERAM’s New White Paper Highlights the Benefits of Surface Characterisation in the Semiconductor Industry
CERAM, a global expert in materials testing, analysis and consultancy, has published a new white paper outlining the advantages of employing a range of modern surface characterisation techniques to obtain quantitative chemical and physical information on the structure and composition of semiconductor materials. - July 08, 2010 - Lucideon
Novel 3d Chip Interconnect Technology - Terapede® Technology
Terapede LLC advances 3D chip technology by a quantum leap. Terapede® connectors on wafers provide for ultra-high-density and bandwidth. - July 06, 2010 - Terapede, LLC
World’s First Open Source MHEG and CI Plus Authoring Tool Released
Digital TV software specialist, Ocean Blue Software, has released its Triton™ MHEG-5 and CI Plus Authoring Tool as an open source and royalty-free product for application authors and developers. - July 01, 2010 - Ocean Blue Software
nSys Announces Functional Coverage Test Suites for Upcoming PCI Express® 3.0 Specification
nSys Design Systems, offering the world’s largest portfolio of Verification IPs, announced the availability of Functional Coverage Test Suites for its nSys Verification Suite (nVS) for the PCI Express® (PCIe®)3.0 specification, currently under development within the PCI-SIG®. The... - June 26, 2010 - nSys Design Systems Pvt. Ltd.
Powercast to Demonstrate RF-Powered, Battery-Free Wireless Sensor Module at Sensors Expo 2010
Powercast will demonstrate a wireless sensor module, jointly developed by Powercast and Microchip Technology, at the Sensors Expo 2010. The device showcases RF energy harvesting and low power processing and communications. The sensor module provides temperature, light level, and humidity data to an access point, along with the received signal strength (RSSI) and the ID number of the Powercaster™ transmitter from which it is receiving power. - June 07, 2010 - Powercast Corporation
Tenacent SA Provides a Tool Designed to Secure the Global Supply Chain
DC to Retail and Global Container and Trucking security has been given an additional tool to reduce Shrinkage and Improve Security and Visibility with the availability of Tenacent SA's latest RFID enabled Bolt Seal "TIMSV11." - May 28, 2010 - Tenacent SA
Rochester Electronics Facility Certified to AS9120 Standard
Authorized semiconductor distributor and continuing manufacturer certified to aerospace quality system. - May 20, 2010 - Rochester Electronics
Ocean Blue’s MHEG-5 Powers Interactivity for Freeview HD
Digital TV software specialist, Ocean Blue Software, has announced compliance of its mature MHEG-5 engine, Voyager, with the UK’s specification for DVB-T2 Freeview HD receivers. - May 18, 2010 - Ocean Blue Software
Diodes Incorporated ("Diodes") Implements Product Costing Solution from Enterprise Performance Solutions, Inc. ("EPS")
EPS, the leading provider of cost management solutions to the semiconductor industry, and Diodes, the leading global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality, application-specific standard products within the broad discrete and analog semiconductor markets, serving the consumer electronics,... - May 15, 2010 - Enterprise Performance Solutions, Inc.
HSIA Connects with Global Industry Leaders at the International Electronics Forum 2010
Greek microelectronic industry makes global connections. - May 13, 2010 - Hellenic Semiconductor Industry Association
Axiom Enhances SystemVerilog Verification with OVM and VMM
MPSim 5.0 adds significant new capabilities for verification closure including enhanced coverage - May 13, 2010 - Axiom Design Automation
Greek Microelectronic Industry (HSIA) Takes Action for Global Competitiveness
The Greek microelectronic industry takes action to improve its global competitiveness in high value products & services. Small steps to growth. Today, the Hellenic Semiconductor Industry Association (HSIA) joins the Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) to advance the high-tech, export-driven... - April 30, 2010 - Hellenic Semiconductor Industry Association
IntelLiDrives, Inc. Announces New Direct Drive Rotary Table Model RTH-4
Direct drive rotary servo table with air bearings - April 23, 2010 - IntelLiDrives
Spectrum Thin Films, Inc. Succesful ISO Audit Earns 9001:2008 Certification
Spectrum Thin Films, Inc – Hauppauge, NY Manufacturer of high technology thin film coatings and design has completed a successful ISO audit that resulted in the company being certified under the ISO 9001:2008 standard. - April 23, 2010 - Spectrum Thin Films, Inc.
Rochester Electronics to Provide Continuous Support of Maxim® Products Through Its Extension-of-Life™ Process
Technology transfer enables legacy, end-of-life product support by recognized market leader - April 21, 2010 - Rochester Electronics
Bud Michael Joins SiliconExpert as Chief Operating Officer
SiliconExpert Technologies, the leading provider and innovator of electronic parts data and applications, announced today that Bud Michael, a veteran technology entrepreneur and executive, has been appointed as the company’s Chief Operating Officer. Most recently, Bud Michael served as... - April 05, 2010 - SiliconExpert Technologies
ProxiLAB3 Tests Latest Contactless Smart Card Technology
Raisonance, launches next generation contactless smart card tester in an all-in-one” platform for certification of smart cards, card readers and future NFC mobile handsets. - March 28, 2010 - KEOLABS
SMC and NYCE Networks Announce Strategic Home Networking Products Partnership
SMC, a specialist in providing high-quality, reliable Customer Premise Equipment to Broadband Service Providers, and NYCE Networks, a leading provider of innovative Plastic Optical Fiber to Ethernet products, and Firecomms, a leading supplier of high speed optical components announced an... - February 17, 2010 - SMC Networks
4M Wireless Reveals Major Advances in LTE Technology at 2010 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona
Company to demonstrate its LTE protocol stack integrated with third party LTE Layer 1 solutions, significant conformance testing and multi-mode capability. - February 12, 2010 - 4M Wireless Ltd.
PowerSafe’s Amplification Technologies and BFi OPTiLAS Announce Mutually Exclusive Distribution Agreement for Europe
PowerSafe Technology Corporation (PSFT) subsidiary Amplification Technologies Inc. (www.ampti.net) (ATI), and BFi OPTiLAS (www.bfioptilas.com) today announced a mutually exclusive distribution agreement. BFi OPTiLAS will market and distribute the full line of ATI’s innovative Discrete... - December 26, 2009 - PowerSafe Technologies
PowerSafe's Amplification Technologies Subsidary Awarded Two SBIR Phase I Grants by NASA
PowerSafe Technology Corporation (PSFT) subsidiary Amplification Technologies Inc. (www.amplificationtechnologies.com) (ATI), announced today that it has been awarded two new Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grants from NASA. The grant provides approximately $100,000 in research... - December 26, 2009 - PowerSafe Technologies
ZebraOptical CT-IR an Interferometric Probe for Substrate Thickness, Topography, Trench Depth, Membrane Thickness and Other Applications from Sunrise Optical LLC
Sunrise Optical LLC has added a new Interferometric Probe Option to Zebra OptoProfiler (CT-IR) for substrate topography, and thickness metrology. Zebra CT-IR option uses infrared (IR) interferometric technique, which provides accurate substrate thickness measurement and thickness variation (TTV) of... - December 18, 2009 - Sunrise Optical LLC
Union Etchants Int’l. Awarded Patent for Unique Gold-Recovery Process GOLDOUT™ Recovers >99% Gold on Site
Union Etchants Inc. (UEI), a leader in “greener alternative” iodine-based gold etching solutions and gold recovery products used in the manufacturing of semiconductor, RF, microelectronics, wireless and medical devices, has announced that it has been awarded Patent US 2007/0217976 A1,... - December 04, 2009 - Union Etchants International
2009 Annual HPCwire Readers' Choice Awards
Every year at the Supercomputing Conference, HPCwire announces their Annual Readers and Editors Choice Awards. This year was no exception as two new categories were introduced - HPC in the Cloud, and Green Computing. Awards were also given for HPC applications in life sciences, manufacturing and financial services, as well as for HPC storage, visualization, interconnects and more. Here's the final list of the 2009 award recipients. - November 19, 2009 - HPCwire.com
Keithley's New RF Vector Signal Generator Provides Industry's Best Combination of High Throughput and Low Phase Noise
Keithley Instruments, Inc., a world leader in advanced electrical test instruments and systems, announced today that it has upgraded its popular RF Vector Signal Generator line for RF engineers with new capabilities. - November 02, 2009 - Keithley Instruments
Keithley Expands Range of DC Source-Measure Instruments Compatible with ACS Basic Edition Software
Keithley Instruments, Inc. a world leader in advanced electrical test instruments and systems, has enhanced its popular ACS Basic Edition software. - November 02, 2009 - Keithley Instruments
IGNIS Innovation Demonstrates Breakthroughs in AMOLED Backplane Technology at FPD International 2009
AdMo(TM) & MaxLife(TM) platforms will grow the AMOLED market & reduce costs. - October 28, 2009 - IGNIS Innovation Inc.
Smith & Associates to Exhibit at China Electronics Fair in Shanghai - Booth 1G40
Smith & Associates, a leader in the electronics distribution market, will be exhibiting at the China Electronics Fair (CEF) November 11-13, 2009 at the Shanghai New International Expo Center booth, 1G40. The China Electronics Fair promotes the innovation and growth of China’s electronics... - October 24, 2009 - N.F. Smith & Associates LP
Energy Micro Announces World’s Most Energy Efficient Microcontroller
EFM32 Gecko microcontroller family delivers 4x increase in battery life - October 23, 2009 - Energy Micro AS
Cypherbridge Systems Announces uSSL SDK Support for ARM Cortex-M3
Software Development Kit provides information security and privacy for rapidly growing embedded MCU market segment. - October 16, 2009 - Cypherbridge Systems LLC
Nanophotonic Market Published by MarketsandMarkets
The nanophotonic component market is growing at a robust rate for the last few years and is expected to maintain a very high CAGR for the next few years. The market is expected to reach $3.6 billion in 2014 at a CAGR of 100.7% from 2009 to 2014. - October 10, 2009 - marketsandmarkets
Phase IV Engineering’s Innovation in Wireless Sensing Solutions Leads to Recognition
Phase IV Engineering, Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of Wireless Sensing Solutions with expertise in passive RFID sensing and ultra-miniature, battery-free wireless sensor integration, today announced that it has been chosen by CSIA as one of the most innovative technology companies in Colorado and will showcase its cutting edge innovations during the Colorado Technology Association’s DEMOgala on October 8, 2009, at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. - September 30, 2009 - Phase IV Engineering, Inc
iWatt, Inc. Releases High Efficiency Digital PWM Controller for Network AC/DC Adapters
iWatt released a new AC/DC digital PWM controller for external power supply adapters. The highly efficient device, iW1710, is rated for up to 40W of power and exceeds Energy Star requirements. The simplified design can reduce component count by up to 30 percent. The iW1720 is designed to address low noise, tight output voltage regulation and high surge protection requirements for network applications. New customer Jentec will feature the iW1710 in its newest line of network adapter products. - September 28, 2009 - iWatt, Inc.
TestEquity Moves to 75,827 sq ft Building in Moorpark, CA
TestEquity LLC, an electronic test equipment company, moved to a 75,827-square-foot building on September 21, 2009. This new location consolidates the four-building operation, formerly based in Thousand Oaks. "The move to a larger building Moorpark will provide TestEquity with many... - September 23, 2009 - TestEquity LLC
Enfis Launches the Next Generation of LED-Based Intelligent White Light -- the Development of Tunable White LED Lighting System Eliminates the Need for Expensive Binning
Enfis Group Plc. (LSE:ENF), an innovator of LED lighting systems and technologies, today announced a development that further narrows the gap between LEDs and traditional light sources. The company has introduced its next generation of fully-controllable white LED lighting products and for myriad... - September 16, 2009 - Enfis Group Plc
Ocean Blue Software and Opera Unite for Internet TV Solution
Ocean Blue Software and Opera Software are proud to announce a joint collaboration to deliver a fully integrated DVB Web-based solution for offering advanced digital TV capabilities such as Internet-based streaming of TV content. - September 10, 2009 - Ocean Blue Software
Ocean Blue’s CI+ “Turbo” Software Passes theTest
Ocean Blue Software’s CI+ has been enhanced with extra features and has been verified with the SmarDTV interoperability test kit. Since 2008, Ocean Blue Software has been working closely with the CI Plus LLP (previously CI+ Forum) to contribute to the launch and testing of the CI+ standard,... - August 28, 2009 - Ocean Blue Software
SiliconExpert Announces Major Software Upgrade for Part Search & BOM Manager Tools
SiliconExpert Technologies, the leading provider and innovator of electronic parts data applications, today announces the release of a major software upgrade for its Part Search and BOM Manager tools, increasing their speed by 38% and adding new features and electronic component data. Existing... - August 21, 2009 - SiliconExpert Technologies
Advanced Test Equipment Rentals Announces Availability of the New Espec SH-241 Bench-Top Temperature & Humidity Chamber, -40C to 150C
Advanced Test Equipment is proud to announce the latest product added to their vast inventory: the new SH-241 Bench-top Temperature & Humidity Chamber from Espec. This lightweight chamber is small enough to be placed underneath or atop a bench. Not only can this model achieve superb performance... - July 30, 2009 - Advanced Test Equipment Rentals
Micralyne Fiscal 2008/09 Results Highest Ever
Micralyne, a world leading MEMS foundry service provider, today announced revenue of C$30.6 million for fiscal 2009, an increase of 35% from the previous year’s revenue of $22.6 million. The company saw net income grow to the highest since inception, and profits as a percentage of revenue rose significantly. - July 25, 2009 - Micralyne Inc.