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Europlacer Expands SMT Equipment Support Team with new Senior Field Service Engineer
Europlacer recently added a new member to its customer support team – Senior Field Service Engineer Viet Nguyen. In his new role, Nguyen will be responsible for supporting customers’ SMT pick-and-place process requirements, machine maintenance and service along with technical support.
Penn State Wins Finetech Die Bonder Donation
Pennsylvania State University was selected in a university donation drawing for a FINEPLACER Pico MA bonder on August 15, 2012. The multi-application system with 5 micron placement accuracy is valued at $100,000. As part of its 20th anniversary celebration this year, Finetech chose to give back to the university R&D segment of its business by donating a bonder for research and education. Nearly 400 entries were received, representing 95 unive...
Denso Gains Significant Productivity and Quality-of-Results Advantages with Cadence Mixed-Signal, Low-Power Solutions
Cadence Design Systems, Inc announced today that automotive parts manufacturer Denso Corp. experienced significant quality and productivity improvements on a low-power mixed-signal IC design after switching to Cadence custom/analog and digital flows. After deploying the Cadence Encounter RTL-to-GDSII flow on the digital portion of the design, Denso reported a 10 percent reduction in area and a 20 percent reduction in power compared to previous ve...
Transonics Are Driving Down the Cost of PCBs
Transonics are now the number one trusted source for PCB supply with many of their own customers and it's the largest area of growth within the company. Transonics PCBs are high quality, competitively priced and are supplied with TS16949 accreditation, the level required for automotive standard. Transonics PCB design offers full Gerber manipulation services, fast turn-around time, with samples delivered in 1 week and production quantities in 2 we...
Robert Bosch GmbH becomes the first company from the automotive sector to join the AVX “Solutions for Hope” Project
AVX Corporation announced today that the major automotive electronic part manufacturer Robert Bosch GmbH, has joined the AVX “Solutions for Hope” Project. “We are very pleased to have Bosch, one of the world’s premier electronics suppliers to the automotive sector participate in our project,” said Peter Collis Executive Vice President of the AVX tantalum division.
Lightfair International 2013 Call For Speakers Now Open
The LIGHTFAIR International (LFI) 2013 Call for Speakers opens today for the world’s largest annual architectural and commercial lighting trade show and conference. LFI invites speakers seeking opportunities to present in Philadelphia April 21-25, 2013, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
“Developing Your MEMS Products on InvenSense’s NF Platform
I-Micronews (powered by Yole Développement) has today revealed the webcast “Developing Your MEMS Products on InvenSense’s Nasiri Fabrication Platform.” This online event, sponsored by InvenSense, will take place on Sept. 19 at 8.00 AM PDT. To register, please visit the “Upcoming Webcasts” section of the I-Micronews.com website.
Continental Award Molex as 2011 Supplier of the Year
Molex has today proudly revealed that it has won a 2011 Supplier of the Year Award from Continental in the Plastic-Mechatronics & Connectors category. The award for Molex was presented by the Head of Global Cluster Management Electromechanics, Mr Epe during Continental’s recent supplier day in Berlin, which was attended by 116 of its strategic suppliers.
Renesas license HiFi Audio/Voice DSP from Tensilica
Tensilica have today revealed that Renesas Electronics has signed a corporate-wide license for Tensilica's HiFi Audio/Voice digital signal processor. Renesas will use the HiFi DSP in a wide variety of system on chips for mobile handsets, tablets, automotive, and other multimedia devices.
RECOM Announces New Lighting Division
RECOM has consolidated its lighting activities in a new division to better meet the requirements of developers and architects in the fast moving lighting market as of August 1st, 2012. At the same time RECOM has relocated their offices from Dreieich, Germany to a new larger office in Neu-Isenburg/Frankfurt, Germany to accommodate the expansion.