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LED light specialist strengthens sales team
LED design and manufacturing specialist Marl International today announced the appointment of Paul McDermott-Roe as Sales Manager, covering its portfolio of energy efficient LED lighting solutions to the electronic, industrial, architectural and rail markets. He joins from EAO, a partner of Marl, and brings with him a wealth of sales and marketing experience.
Synopsys Appoints Dr. C.L. Max Nikias to its Board of Directors
Synopsys announced the appointment of Chrysostomos L. Max Nikias to its Board of Directors, effective July 11, 2011. Dr. Nikias is the current President of the University of Southern California (USC), a position he has held since August 2010, and holds the Robert C. Packard President's Chair and the Malcolm R. Currie Chair in Technology and the Humanities.
Digi-Key Corporation Offers Totally Integrated Online Experience
Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry’s broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, offers electronic engineers and procurement professionals the most comprehensive user experience on the World Wide Web.
TSMC Qualifies Magma's QCP Extractor for 28-nm Designs
Magma Design Automation today announced TSMC has included the QCP extractor in TSMC’s quarterly EDA qualification report for 28-nanometer (nm) integrated circuits (ICs). This qualification gives designers additional confidence in using QCP to address the increasing complexity of ICs implemented in TSMC’s 28-nm processes.
VIA Technologies Announces Sale of Stake in S3 Graphics
VIA Technologies, Inc. (VIA) today announced the signing of definitive agreement to sell all of its shareholding in S3 Graphics Co., Ltd. (S3 Graphics) to HTC Corporation (HTC). S3 Graphics is a leading provider of innovative graphics visualization technologies used in PCs, game consoles and, more recently, mobile devices.
AVX participates in the “solutions for hope project”
AVX Corporation, in partnership with a leading producer of communications technology, has developed the “Solutions for Hope Project,” which is a pilot program established to demonstrate a process to deliver conflict-free tantalum material from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) under the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) guidelines. The process’ basis is a ”closed pipe” principle in which tantalite ore...
Barix Passes 100,000 Sales Milestone
Barix AG, a pioneer in IP audio, monitoring, control and automation surpassed the 100,000 device threshold for sales as part of a highly successful 2010 that also saw major project wins and double-digit growth.
Siemens Switzerland Selects AdaCore Toolset for Railway Project
AdaCore, a leading supplier of Ada development tools and support services, today announced that the Mobility Division of Siemens Switzerland Ltd., has selected GNAT Pro, along with the CodePeer static analysis tool, to develop the next generation of its railway control and information system. The contract with AdaCore provides Siemens software developers with state-of-the-art Ada tools and direct access to the world’s largest team of Ada expert...
AdaCore’s GNATcoverage Product Awarded Electron d’Or Prize
AdaCore, provider of Ada tools and expertise for the mission-critical, safety-critical, and security-critical software communities, today announced that the GNATcoverage tool has received an Electron d’Or prize in the Software Tools category. The prestigious award program, sponsored by France’s leading electronics trade publication, Electroniques magazine, identifies the most innovative products of the year in several different categories, hi...
Binder UK appoints David McKenzie as key account manager
Binder UK has appointed David McKenzie as key account manager. His primary responsibility will be to develop new business opportunities with OEMs in market areas such as medical devices, security and lighting as well as Binder core markets such as sensors and automation. In addition, David’s role will include supporting the network of key specialist distribution channels.