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Count On Introduces PB Swiss Tools’ Rainbow Parallel Pin Punch Tools
Count On Tools Inc. announces that PB Swiss Tools introduced new rainbow colour-coding for its Parallel Pin Punch Tools, making them easy to quickly locate, assign and safely apply the right tool. Smart improvements and continued developments supplement its existing assortment. The colour-coded features of PB Swiss Tools’ Rainbow Series set them apart from the rest by giving an indication of size to every tool.
Tensilica Doubles DSP Shipments, Ranks Second in DSP IP Market According to The Linley Group
Tensilica, Inc. today announced that it is now ranked second in shipments of chips containing DSP IP cores for 2011 by The Linley Group. Tensilica attributes this growth to its focus on dataplane signal processing and strong unit volumes in smart phones, home entertainment, and communications LTE infrastructure. Shipments of devices with Tensilica DSP cores roughly doubled from 2010 to 2011.
Unit Shipments of Bluetooth-Enabled Equipment to Double by 2015
After a decade of rapid growth mostly in cellphones and consumer electronics, Bluetooth wireless connection technology is now pushing into a broader range of applications in personal area networks. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group has expanded its marketing campaign to start a second major wave of growth in wireless PANs serving healthcare, smart energy, home systems, and other uses.
Broadcom's 5G WiFi Chip Family Wins R&D 100 Award
Broadcom Corporation today announced that its family of 5G WiFi chips (based on the IEEE 802.11ac standard) won a prestigious R&D 100 Award. Selected by an independent judging panel and the editors of R&D Magazine, the R&D 100 Awards represent the 100 most technologically significant products of the past year.
Agilent Technologies Completes Acquisition of Dako, Danish Cancer Diagnostics Company
Agilent Technologies Inc. today announced that its acquisition of cancer diagnostics company Dako has been completed. Agilent, which paid $2.2 billion in cash for Dako (on a debt-free basis), expects the acquisition to help strengthen Agilent's position in life sciences, with a focus on product development to help in the fight against cancer.
PRUF LED Flips Switch on State-of-the-Art, Fully Automated Manufacturing Line
PRUF LED has flipped the switch on the most cutting-edge, fully automated SMT production facility to manufacture a broad spectrum of LED lighting panels, including the only 4-foot panels produced in the United States, proving once again why the company is a leader in the LED (light emitting diode) lighting industry.
AMD Strengthens Commitment to Embedded Solutions with Appointment of Arun Iyengar
To further capitalize on the opportunity for Accelerated Processing Units in embedded applications and form factors, AMD today announced the formation of a new Embedded Solutions Group and appointed Arun Iyengar as its corporate vice president and general manager. The AMD Embedded Solutions Group will operate as a separate business within AMD's Global Business Units under AMD Senior Vice President Lisa Su.
Jetter AG reports record sales
In the fiscal year 2011/12 (31 March), Jetter AG has recorded the highest turnover in its history, at Euro 44 Mio, a 31 % increase over the previous year (Euro 33.6 Mio). Strongly varying quarterly sales, implying preproduction in the respective preceding quarters, led to extremely volatile quarterly results.
Teseq to acquire IFI, increasing its Presence in the RF Amplifier Market
Teseq intends to acquire New York-based Instruments for Industry, a leading designer and manufacturer of solid state and traveling wave tube (TWT) amplifiers. By combining the competencies of IFI and the recently acquired MILMEGA with its own capabilities, Teseq will expand its expertise and broaden its product line in the RF amplifier market.
Car Traction Batteries: A $54 Billion Market by 2022
By Dr Harry Zervos, Technology Analyst, IDTechEx The market for car traction battery packs will grow from $4.8 billion to $54.2 billion from 2012 to 2022 as discussed in the IDTechEx report Car Traction Batteries - the New Gold Rush 2012-2022. This huge emerging market has triggered efforts to create a $10 billion traction battery company and a gold rush to obtain the key materials in places as far afield as Kazakhstan and Bolivia.