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NanoKTN Helps to Boost Commercial Growth of UK Nanotechnology Company Mantis Deposition
The Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network (NanoKTN), one of the UK's primary knowledge-based networks for Micro and Nanotechnologies, is pleased to announce the success of one of its members, Mantis Deposition. Technical Director, Dr Alistair Kean, believes support from the NanoKTN has had a significant impact on the commercial success of the business.
Lufthansa Technik Simulates Aircraft Engine Wear And Tear
Lufthansa Technik AG is leveraging simulation software from ANSYS (NASDAQ: ANSS) to simulate wear and tear of aircraft components, particularly in jet engines, to prolong service intervals and to create new ways to repair used parts. Part of Lufthansa Group, the German company is one of the world's largest providers of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) support services for aircraft.
Mirtec Selected To Receive The 2011 Frost & Sullivan Global Customer Service Leadership Award
MIRTEC, "The Global Leader in Inspection Technology," is the recipient Frost & Sullivan's 2011 Global Customer Service Leadership Award for the SMT Inspection Equipment market. MIRTEC was selected based on its superior quality and timeliness of service, impact of service on customer value and cost of service.
FCT Assembly Receives Appreciation Award from Nihon Superior Co. Ltd.
FCT Assembly announces that it received an appreciation award during a dinner ceremony hosted by Nihon Superior Co. Ltd. on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 during the IPC APEX EXPO in Las Vegas.
AMD Embedded G-Series Platform Gets Real-Time Operating System Support from Express Logic
AMD announced embedded software provider Express Logic has brought its industry-leading ThreadX real-time operating system (RTOS) to the AMD Embedded G-Series platform. The AMD Embedded G-Series Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) offers an advanced, low-power, multi-core x86 CPU and a discrete-class DirectX® 11-capable GPU on a single, small-footprint die. This family of APUs was created expressly for the requirements of embedded systems, many of which require the precise, deterministic timing of an RTOS.
Fairchild Assists in Building Workforce Housing for Bay Area Residents
Today's challenging economic climate is driving the need for community involvement more now than ever before. Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS) recognizes the need for corporate responsibility and is pleased to announce their three year sponsorship agreement with Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco. The company will participate in Habitat's newest and most ambitious development to date in Greater San Francisco – a four-story, 36 condominium development that will provide new, affordable housing opportunities for local working families.
Huawei Moves to Protect its Patent and Trademarks with Legal Action in Europe
Huawei today filed lawsuits in Germany, France, and Hungary against ZTE Corporation (ZTE) for patent and trade mark infringement. The lawsuits were filed on the basis that ZTE is infringing a series of Huawei's patents relating to data card and LTE (Long Term Evolution) technologies and illegally used a Huawei-registered trademark on some of its data card products.
Expanding Horizons of Telecom: Huawei Shares its Ten Year Vision and Strategy for Growth
Huawei, a world-leading telecom solutions provider, today shared at its Eighth Annual Global Analyst Summit its vision for the telecommunications industry over the next 10 years and its strategy to capture the opportunities presented by these trends.
Cypress and BG Partners Announce Winners of Fourth Annual Profesor E.I. Tochitsky Fellowship Award
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (Nasdaq: CY) and BG Partners today announced that teams from Moscow State University (Physics Department, Precision Sensors Labs) and from Moscow Institute of Electronics and Mathematics (Electronics and EE Department) are the winners of the fourth annual Professor E.I. Tochitsky Fellowship Award.
BTU International Receives Order for Multiple Solar Cell Rework Furnaces
BTU International, a leading supplier of advanced thermal processing equipment and processes for the alternative energy and electronics manufacturing markets, today announced the receipt of an order for multiple hydrogen annealing furnaces from a major Asian solar cell manufacturer.
RGB Networks Passes $200 Million Shipment Milestone as Demand for Its TV Everywhere Solutions Grows Worldwide
RGB Networks, the leader in high-capacity multi-screen video delivery solutions, today announced that strong worldwide demand for its TV Everywhere solutions has propelled the company's lifetime product shipments past $200 million. The pace of RGB's growth is accelerating with the company earning its second $100 million in shipments in two years compared to over three years for its first $100 million. Building on a profitable 2010, RGB enjoyed a successful first quarter of 2011, which was profitable on a proforma basis with record bookings.
Tensilica - First IP DSP Core Supplier to Offer DTS Broadcast and DTS DMP Support
Tensilica announced that it is the first audio IP core supplier to be awarded DTS Broadcast and DTS DMP (Digital Media Player) certification. The certification, achieved using fully optimized software implementation on Tensilica's HiFi 2 and HiFi EP Audio DSP (digital signal processor) IP cores, provides developers of SOCs (system on chips) with a proven solution that reduces the time to market for new, fully compliant designs. Tensilica was also the first IP core supplier to be certified for DTS-HD Master Audio(TM) in September of 2009.
e-con Systems announces Android BSP targeting handhelds and industrial applications
e-con Systems Inc., a company specializing in COMs, reference designs, camera modules and camera daughter boards announced its Android BSP support for its reference platform Alioth targeting Industrial applications such as rugged handhelds, Industrial Controllers, In-Vehicle Telematics, Vehicle Mount Systems, Test & Measurement Equipments, etc.
Prism Media Products Limited Wins A Queen’s Award For Enterprise
Prism Media Products Limited, whose brands include Prism Sound, SADiE and Imerge, is delighted to announce that it is has been awarded a Queen's Award for Enterprise in the category of International Trade.
Cambridge Consultants awarded second Queen’s Award for Enterprise
Cambridge Consultants has been awarded a second Queen's Award for Enterprise, this time in the Innovation category, for its ground breaking through-wall radar, Prism 200. The award follows on from the Queen's Award for International Trade in 2009.
DSL gets Silver from Microsoft
Datasound Laboratories (DSL), a leading provider of single board and embedded computing solutions, has been awarded Microsoft® Silver OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) Hardware Competency status. The Silver Competency certification is part of the Microsoft Partner Network program and reflects DSL's level of Microsoft expertise and training as well as its commitment to develop and market packaged software solutions based on Microsoft technologies.
Zytronic announces new channel partner for Korea
In order to better address opportunities within the Korean market, innovative touch sensor manufacturer Zytronic has appointed a new channel partner in the region. With immediate effect, the company will now be represented by DTH Co. Ltd.
Apple Grants Developers Advantage Electronic Product Development the “Made For i” (MFi) License
Electronic product developer, Advantage Electronic Product Development has been granted the prestigious Apple MFi and iOS licenses which allows them to develop & manufacture products that leverage the Apple platforms, as well as peripherals that interact with Apple's, iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad products.
Sofradir will demo a “HOT” infrared detector with very low power consumption at SPIE Defense and Security Symposium 2011
Sofradir, a leading developer and manufacturer of advanced infrared detectors for military, space and industrial applications, announced today that it will demonstrate its prototype High Operating Temperature (HOT) infrared (IR) detector at the SPIE 2011 Defense and Security Symposium, April 25 – 29, in Orlando, Fl.
LG Licenses ARM Processor Technology for Home and Mobile Applications
ARM today announced a new licensing agreement with LG Electronics that provides access to the high performance, low-power ARM® Cortex™ processor and ARM® Mali™ GPU families. This includes the Cortex-A15 MPCore and Cortex-A9 MPCore processors, as well as the ARM Mali-T604 GPU and ARM CoreLink™ interconnect and system IP. The comprehensive license will reinforce LG Electronics' already strong technology leadership and will be used to drive the company's platform strategy in applications that include digital TV, set top boxes (STB), mobile phones, tablets and smart grids.
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.
Aegis Unveils the Industry’s First iPhone / iPad Application for Manufacturing Operations at SMT 201, Nuremberg
Aegis Software unveils its next industry-first technology in the form of the only iPad and iPhone integrated manufacturing software system for electronics assemblers.
Haivision's Growth in 2010 Marks Another Record Year
Haivision, a leading provider of the most advanced video networking, digital signage, and IP video distribution solutions, today announced that 2010 represented yet another record-breaking year for the company. Haivision realized a 45-percent increase in revenue over 2009. Its remarkable growth was driven by the release of market-focused solutions and the expansion of its worldwide sales, support, and engineering teams.
Sentec wins Queen’s Award for the second year running
Sentec, the smart grid specialist and product development company, has been recognised with the Queen's Award for Enterprise for Innovation. This is the second year in a row that the company has been honoured with a Queen's Award.
INSIDE Secure licenses advanced ARM SecurCore technology
INSIDE Secure today announced its intention to provide 32-bit secure processor solutions based on the industry-leading ARM architecture. Under the terms of a licensing agreement with ARM, INSIDE can now utilize the ARM SecurCore SC300 processor for its next generation of secure payments, digital security and NFC solutions.
SmartKem Receives Investment Funding To Continue Innovative Development
SmartKem Limited, the developer of novel, printable organic semiconductor materials and ink formulations for flexible electronics, today announced it has received investment funding from the Porton Capital Group and Finance Wales Investments Limited. The investment allows SmartKem to further develop its flexible printed electronics solutions.
Aeroflex Gains A|D|S 21st Century Supply Chains (SC21) Bronze Award
Aeroflex Test and Equipment Services (ATES) – a division of Aeroflex Limited, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Aeroflex Holding Corp. (NYSE:ARX) – has announced that it has received the 21st Century Supply Chains (SC21) Bronze Award for high quality service and continuous improvement to its calibration, repair and asset management services. The SC21 programme is administered by A|D|S, the national trade organisation dedicated to advancing the UK aerospace, defence, security and space industries globally.
Indoor radio-controlled helicopter application drives gyro sensor shipments over 30 million mark
Murata announced today that they have marked the shipment of over 30 million units of its ENC-03RC-10-R gyro sensor for radio-controlled helicopters. The ENC series of piezoelectric vibrating gyroscopes, initially designed for image stabilization in digital still and video cameras, have increasingly been in high demand to aid stable flight performance of indoor radio-controlled helicopters. The growth of the model helicopter application has rapidly driven gyro shipments over the past 3 years and now accounts for approximately 90% of global shipments.
Synopsys Design Compiler Graphical Cuts Design Time at Exar
Synopsys announced that Exar Corporation, a provider of software and subsystem solutions for industrial, datacom and storage applications, has broadly deployed Synopsys' Design Compiler® Graphical RTL Synthesis solution, a key component of the Galaxy™ Implementation Platform, to shorten its IC design schedule.
Freescale updates plans for Sendai fabrication facility
After completing the assessment of its Sendai, Japan wafer fabrication facility following the recent earthquake, Freescale Semiconductor today announced that it will not reopen the seriously damaged facility.
Freescale and Cactus collaborate to bring technology solutions to the medical market
Freescale Semiconductor and Cactus Semiconductor, a medical application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) company, have agreed to collaborate to provide customized analog mixed-signal and system-on-chip (SOC) solutions to the medical market. The companies have more than 30 years of combined experience in the medical device market and are focused on providing new generations of smaller, lighter, inexpensive and more efficient medical products that are designed to help improve the quality of life for millions of people.
Cypress and Birla Institute of Technology and Science in Pilani, India Sign New Agreement for PSoC 3 and PSoC 5 Lab
Cypress Semiconductor announced an agreement with the Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) in Pilani, India, under which Cypress will extend support for the institute through 2014. Cypress will donate new PSoC® 3 and PSoC 5 development kits and software to the PSoC lab, at BITS, Pilani.
Deutsche Bahn and NXP continue cooperation on “Touch&Travel”
Deutsche Bahn and NXP Semiconductors announced to continue their co-operation on "Touch&Travel" in Germany. "Touch&Travel" is a mobile ticketing scheme which is running in a pilot phase in Germany since 2008. Using Near Field Communication (NFC) the ticketing system enables e-ticketing based on NFC-enabled mobile phones. Deutsche Bahn and NXP together with other project partners co-operated in the pilot phase and are now joining forces to successfully bring "Touch&Travel" into the market.
Fairchild Semiconductor Expanding Technology Innovation with Silicon Carbide
Answering the need for increasing efficiencies and higher performance for semiconductor applications, Fairchild is extending its technology leadership capabilities with the acquisition of TranSiC, a Silicon Carbide (SiC) power transistor company.
ADD semiconductor opens US office, appoints general manager Americas
ADD semiconductor, the high-performance powerline communication (PLC) IC company for smart metering, lighting and home/building automation applications, today announced the opening of its first US office. The Orlando, Florida, based facility will be headed up by Eddie Luaces who joins the company as general manager Americas.
NanoEntrepreneurs Focus Group to Address Issues Facing the Commercialisation of Emerging Nanotechnologies
The Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network (NanoKTN), one of the UK's primary knowledge-based networks for Micro and Nanotechnologies, has announced the date of its fourth NanoEntrepreneurs workshop, aimed at supporting the development of nanotechnology. The event, organised in partnership with the FP7 NanoCom Project, will visit Cambridge, one of the most innovative regions in the world, to stimulate interactions between the nanotechnology community and sources of investment to further economic success in the UK nanotechnology market.
Ophir Launches New Identity and Corporate Branding Strategy; Expands Facilities
Ophir Photonics, the global leader in precision laser measurement equipment, has announced the launch of a new corporate branding strategy and expansion of its US manufacturing and distribution facilities in Logan, Utah.
Sofradir gives five talks on new trends in infrared detectors at SPIE Defense and Security Symposium 2011
Sofradir, a leading developer and manufacturer of advanced infrared detectors for military, space and commercial applications, today announced that company executives will give five presentations on new trends in infrared (IR) detectors for military and space applications at the SPIE 2011 Defense and Security Symposium, April 25 – 29, in Orlando, Fl.
Triple Industry Hit Troubles Supply Chain: Global Semiconductor Report
It was all going so well at the beginning of March, says Future Horizons Chairman & CEO Malcolm Penn, when January's WSTS results were released. The oil and North African issues were being taken in their stride. Then, less than two weeks later, the earthquake and tsunami disaster struck Japan and by the close of the month, the Gaddafi Libyan regime was under western international air strike siege.
Altium continues to expand its reseller network in the Baltics
Altium has appointed SIA TechNet as its new value added reseller in Latvia. TechNet will represent Altium in the Baltic States and will provide pre- and post-sales support for Altium's electronics design tools - software and development hardware - that unify the entire electronics design process in one application. This unified electronics design environment is now an essential part of AltiumLive, a web-based portal which helps professional electronics designers connect with Altium and users worldwide to create a wider ecosystem.
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