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Lumex and element14 Form Strategic New Partnership
Lumex and element14 announce a strategic partnership created to enhance LED and LCD product portfolios across Asia Pacific.
Nordic to offer winners of 2011 Bluetooth Innovation World Cup technical training and support to kick-start their winning Bluetooth low energy product ideas
Nordic Semiconductor will offer all three winners in this year's Bluetooth Innovation World Cup the opportunity to work with its ultra low power wireless design experts at its R&D headquarters in Trondheim, Norway, where they will receive a full day of complimentary technical training and support and a full suite of Nordic's µBlue™ Bluetooth low energy development tools to help them start building their competition-winning product ideas.
eoSemi appoints new VP to lead first product to market
eoSemi has announced that Steve Cliffe has joined the company as VP of sales and marketing. His appointment demonstrates the company’s investment in a highly experienced management team following the closure of a £3 million Series-A equity round to develop and commercialise its first product.
Mentor Graphics Expands Verification Academy Portal with Additional UVM/OVM Content
Mentor Graphics announced that the Mentor Verification Academy website, which provides access to information and online training on advanced functional verification technologies, has been expanded to serve the growing information requirements of companies adopting the Universal Verification Methodology (UVM) and the Open Verification Methodology (OVM). The use of these methodologies has skyrocketed in recent years as they continue to deliver on t...
IMS Research Forecasts Global Electric Car Production to Top 16 Million in 2021, 16-Fold Increase from 2010
According to a new report, Opportunities for System and Semiconductor Manufacturers in Hybrid and Battery Electric Vehicles, global production of electric cars – either hybrids, plug-in hybrids, battery electric or fuel cell vehicles – will better 16 million in 2021, and will account for 16 percent of all vehicles manufactured.
MindTree Extends Strategic Partnership with Getronics for Remote Infrastructure Management, Telecom and Application Support Services
Global IT and Product Engineering Services company MindTree has announced an expansion of the strategic partnership with Getronics in the area of Remote IT Infrastructure Management, Telecom and Application Support Services. Getronics, part of the €13.4 billion KPN group, is a leading ICT service-provider in the world with a market leading position in Benelux.
Mandated use of QA·C to support a MISRA-C rule-based quality system endorsed by automotive supplier
Programming Research announces that Continental is pleased to share its observations on the use of PRQA's source code analysis solution to achieve the company's software quality objectives. The smooth and effective use of the tools is based on a long-established collaboration between the Frankfurt-based customer and PRQA's German reseller QA Systems.
Farnell gets Panasonic Distributor of the Year Award for the second year in succession.
The award, presented to Mike Buffham, Director of Product. Asset & Supplier Management, Farnell Europe, by Ken Steel, Panasonic’s European Sales Director, recognised Farnell’s success in growing customer numbers in targeted focus countries, and increasing sales of Panasonic’s component and battery ranges across Europe.
Blaupunkt buys KWest
Blaupunkt takes over KWest GmbH from its founder and managing shareholder Sebastian Wendt as part of a share deal. The high-tech company based in Schlitz near Fulda, Germany, has been developing “Embedded System” solutions for clients such as Audi, O2 and Loewe for the last ten years. Their products and services range from software via modules to independent products. Sebastian Wendt will stay with the company and be responsible in future for...
Continental is Expanding its Electronic Production at the Kaluga Site
A new production line for engine control units is planned. The local company will be renamed Continental Automotive Systems Rus