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EAGLE and Würth Elektronik eiSos partner on component library
CadSoft Computer, a part of the Premier Farnell group has today announced that it is to partner with Würth Elektronik eiSos to offer an EAGLE PCB component library. The EAGLE WE eiSos library is available on www.cadsoft.de/libraries.
New Embedded Features Will More Than Double Sensor Sales by 2016
Semiconductor sensor sales will achieve double-digit growth rates and record-high dollar volumes each year through 2016 as more system products gain the ability to automatically control and protect themselves, understand movement, detect changes around them, and support new user interfaces, says IC Insights’ 2012 Optoelectronics, Sensors/Actuators, and Discretes Report. The new report shows sensor sales growing 18% in 2012 to $5.7 billion, sur...
Plasma-Therm workshop attended by over 140 engineers and scientists
A recent Plasma-Therm advanced plasma processing workshop held in Tel Aviv, Israel, was attended by over 140 engineers and scientists from throughout the country’s growing semiconductor technology sector. Twenty companies (ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500) and six world class universities participated in the full day of presentations focused on applying plasma etching and deposition to the fabrication of electronic, photonic, medical, and ...
DuPont Displays Eye-Catching Material Innovations at SID
DuPont is highlighting its latest innovations for displays from June 5-7 during the 2012 Society for Information Display (SID) International Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) technology for large format displays and lighting, DuPont Vertak optical bonding adhesives for enhanced display durability, and new DuPont Teijin Films’ substrates for flexible displays and ...
Mitsubishi Electric Develops All-SiC Inverter with High Power Density
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced today it has developed a prototype forced-air-cooled three-phase 400V output inverter with all-silicon carbide (SiC) power modules that has a power density of 50kVA per liter. The inverter is expected to contribute to smaller and lighter power-electronics equipment in automotive and industrial applications, among others.
Mitsubishi Electric Chosen by Volvo to Develop Advanced Infotainment Technology
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced today it has been chosen by Volvo Car Corporation as a partner to develop next-generation automotive infotainment systems for all Volvo vehicles launched from November 2013 onwards.
Synopsys' LightTools Offers New Solutions for Lighting Systems Design and Analysis
Synopsys, Inc today announced the availability of enhancements to its LightTools illumination design and analysis software. LightTools version 7.3 delivers a variety of new illumination design features in areas such as application-specific design, color quality analysis, LED phosphor modeling, and design management and performance that can help designers work more efficiently, save product development costs and deliver high-performance lighting s...
Z-Wave Alliance announces 650th certified product; extends leadership of wireless control market
The Z-Wave Alliance announced today that it has certified its market-leading 650th product. Coming fast on the heels of the Alliance's of the 600th certified product announced in January of this year, the certification demonstrates the rapid worldwide growth of the Z-Wave wireless control ecosystem as the key enabler in the Internet Of Things.
CPT Addresses SMMT Summit On Challenge Of Recruiting Engineers
Nick Pascoe, chief executive officer of Controlled Power Technologies (CPT), a UK-based company specialising in cost-effective CO2 reduction measures for the global automotive industry, will address the issue of recruiting professional engineers at the SMMT’s International Automotive Summit today (Tuesday 12 June), which is being held during the Canary Wharf London motorexpo. CPT has been busily recruiting engineers in response to increased d...
Computerized Numerical Control Machine Tools: Ability to Support Timely Product Delivery Underlines Their Popularity, Says Frost & Sullivan
The global economic crisis in 2009 severely affected the European computerized numerical control machine tools market, with many end users radically reducing their spending. While recovery in Europe was slower than in other regions, the end of 2010 boded well for further market development