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Energy Micro appoints Sales Director for Central Europe
Energy Micro announced that Markus Florian has joined the company as Sales Director for Central Europe. The appointment further strengthens the company’s sales operations in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region to support the rapid growth of Energy Micro’s ultra low energy ARM® Cortex™ based EFM32 MCUs. Based in Munich, Germany, Markus Florian moves to Energy Micro with more than 10 years’ experience in semiconductor sales,...
Etek Europe Receives Platinum Distributor Award from Bofa International
Etek Europe, a leading supplier of products and services to the European electronics industry, has had their successful partnership with Bofa International acknowledged by receiving their Platinum Distributor Award, the highest level of award from Bofa, in recognition of their outstanding dedication to providing complete customer care.
ACAL Energy has appointed Michael Baunton CBE as an independent non-executive director.
Michael brings to ACAL Energy extensive experience in engineering and production worldwide, having worked within manufacturing for over 40 years. He has held senior executive roles with companies including Caterpillar Inc., Perkins Engines Company Limited and Tenneco Inc. He is currently Chairman of the Board of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Limited’s Industry Forum, and an independent non-executive director of TT Electronic...
Electrocomponents plc announced as finalist in National Business Awards 2011
Electrocomponents plc, has been nominated as a finalist in the Coutts & Co Large-Cap Business of the Year category of the National Business Awards.
HiSilicon Licenses ARM Technology for use in Innovative 3G/4G Base Station, Networking Infrastructure and Mobile Computing Applications
ARM has announced that HiSilicon, a leading supplier of ASICs and solutions for communication networks and digital media, has licensed a range of ARM IP for use in 3G/4G base stations, networking infrastructure, mobile computing and power management applications. The broad agreement includes licences for the high performance, energy efficient ARM Cortex™-A15 MPCore™ processor, ARM CoreLink™ CCI-400 Cache Coherent Interconnect fabric IP and...
Rutronik receives 'Telit Sales Excellence Award'
Telit Wireless Solutions has presented Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH with its 'Sales Excellence Award'. By doing so, one of the world's leading manufacturers of M2M communication is honouring Rutronik as the distributor that has recorded the greatest growth in Telit products and enjoyed outstanding success in its acquisition of new customers in the DACH region (Germany/Austria/Switzerland) during the past year
NanoKTN Helps UK Nanotechnology SME Grow To Industry Leader
The Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network (NanoKTN), one of the UK's primary knowledge-based networks for Micro and Nanotechnologies, is pleased to announce that on-going support from its staff and events has helped a UK SME to secure business leads and forge relationships with key collaborative partners. As a result, scientific engineering company Plarion has grown to become a leading manufacturer in its field.
Notice Concerning the Recording of Special Loss Resulting from the Great East Japan Earthquake
Renesas Electronics has announced the recording of special loss in the three months ended June 30, 2011 in connection with damage from the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake.
Data I/O Corporation Introduces New RoadRunner3 Inline Programming System
Data I/O Corporation today announced the new RoadRunner3 inline programming system, the next generation of the world’s only just-prior-to-placement programming solution. With its Factory Integration Software (FIS), RoadRunner3 streamlines the production process and eliminates operator errors through its connection to a firm’s manufacturing execution system (MES) or other shop-floor control software and through that connection all the way to t...
Quarter 2 record revenues Kontron AG raises revenue forecast to more than EUR 570 million
Kontron AG continued the past months' dynamic business trend in the second quarter, achieving revenue of EUR 145.2 million. This represents about 25 percent growth compared with the prior-year period (EUR 116.1 million). Total revenue is EUR 275.3 million in the first half of 2011 compared with EUR 213.8 million in the first half of 2010. This represents an increase of about 29 percent. The strongest growth rates were achieved in North America (4...