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DMTL Appoints Peter Jones As Commercial Director
DMTL has announced the appointment of Peter Jones as Commercial Director, effective 1st August 2011.
Fairchild Semiconductor Reduces Guidance for the Third Quarter 2011
Fairchild Semiconductor today revised guidance for the third quarter of 2011. Fairchild now expects sales to be $400 to $410 million compared to previous guidance of $433 to $446 million. Adjusted gross margin is expected to be in the range of 36.0 percent to 36.5 percent, down from the previous guidance of 36.5 percent to 36.9 percent. We expect R&D and SG&A spending to be about $96 million compared to our previous guidance of $99 million.
Agilent Technologies' LC/MS Manufacturing Achieves ISO 13485 Certification
Agilent Technologies Inc., have announced that its liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry systems, including 6100 Series single quadrupole and 6400 Series triple quadrupole systems, are now manufactured under ISO 13485 certification. This is an internationally recognized standard of quality management for the design and manufacture of medical devices.
Cypress to Address Multiple Investor Conferences in September
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. have announced that members of its senior management team will discuss Cypress’s business and strategic outlook at multiple investor events in September. The first will be held on September 7, when Cypress’s Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer, Brad Buss, will make a presentation at the 14th Annual Kaufman Brothers Investor Conference, to be held at the W Hotel in New York. The presentat...
Skyworth Selects NXP for High-Performance Silicon Tuner-Powered STB Solution in China
NXP Semiconductors N.V., have announced that Skyworth Digital Technology Co. has selected the NXP TDA18250 silicon tuner solution for its cable-TV set-top-box designs.
u-blox scores dual GPS/GSM win at Daviscomms for Personal Tracker
u-blox has been chosen for global positioning and GSM wireless technologies by Daviscomms. The EaziTRAC 2000 personal tracker integrates u-blox’ LEON GSM and AMY GPS modules
Volex is awarded ISO 13485 accreditation for its manufacturing facility in Mexico
Volex plc has gained accreditation to the latest ISO 13485 standard for its manufacturing facility in Tijuana, Mexico. The standard describes the requirements for quality management systems in the manufacturing of medical devices. Achieving this important industry standard is part of Volex’s commitment to continuous improvement in its manufacturing processes and products. This follows similar accreditations of factories in Europe (Poland) and...
Cambridge Online survey reveals four in ten technology businesses grew sales strongly through the recession.
42% of technology companies grew their sales by 10% of more during 2009/10 peak recession period Cambridge Online, a leading IT systems and services provider, has published results from its first annual East of England Regional Business Survey to uncover how technology companies located across the nine Eastern region counties fared during the recession as well as gather the lessons learnt and prospects for growth.
Solyndra Files for Insolvency in Switzerland and Germany
Solyndra LLC announced on August 31, 2011 that global economic and solar industry market conditions have forced the Company to suspend its manufacturing operations. Solyndra subsequently filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code on September 5, 2011 while it evaluates options, including a sale of the business and licensing of its advanced CIGS technology and manufacturing expertise.
PREMO Current Transducers HCT´s families receives UL Certification
Premo announced that its HCT-xxDS5, HCT-xxDSR5, HCT-xxPT5, HCT-xxPTR5, HCT-xxA05 and HCT-xxSY, devices received UL component certification. These devices are open type, current transducer that senses an alternating and a direct current in a feed-through wire set up at the through-hole, by a Hall Effect principle through the closed loop magnetic field in the core provided to, and the Hall Effect device generates a signal proportional to it.