News & Analysis
20 new Cape Plug-in boards available for BeagleBone
“Throwing a bone” to designers, makers and hobbyists looking to easily and affordably develop creative, Linux-based electronics, BeagleBoard.org and Texas Instruments have today announced the availability of more than 20 new plug-in boards for the widely-adopted BeagleBone Linux computer platform.
electronica offers Additional platform for the PCB industry
In close cooperation with the ZVEI, the PCB Marketplace communications platform is being initiated at electronica for the first time. Following its successful launch at productronica 2011, now the forum as well as a networking area will be a central gathering for the PCB industry at electronica. The International Trade Fair for Electronic Components, Systems and Applications takes place in Munich from November 13 – 16.
2012 International Sales Meeting Hosted by Europlacer was a Huge Success
Europlacer has today declared its 2012 International Sales Meeting, which was held in June, a resounding success. The three-day event was held at the prestigious Manufacturing Technology Centre facility in Ansty, Coventry, England. The facility provides innovative manufacturing processes and technologies in an agile environment in partnership with industry, academia and other institutions.
Cleaning and Reliability Workshop hosted by Five Industry Experts
Aqueous, Henkel, Kyzen, PVA and STI Electronics will join forces to present valuable solutions to today’s most challenging cleaning and reliability issues on Thursday, September 13, 2012 at the Holiday Inn Huntsville-Research Park in Huntsville, AL.
Micron VP Will Discuss Flash as the Key to the Connected World at Flash Memory Summit 2012
Micron announces that Glen Hawk, vice president of NAND solutions, will keynote at Flash Memory Summit on Tuesday, August 21, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, California. With 28 years of semiconductor industry experience, all focused on nonvolatile memory, Hawk will explain how flash-based architectures are enabling the connected world, providing ubiquitous, fast access to information.
New Vice President Applications Engineering Announced by Excelsys
Excelsys has today revealed the appointment of Kevin Parmenter as Vice President Applications Engineering, USA. Kevin Parmenter comes from Exar Corporation where he was the Director of Advanced Technical Marketing for digital power products.
Silicon Labs announces Shipment of 100 million TV Tuner ICs
Reaching a major milestone in the broadcast TV market, Silicon Labs has today revealed that it has shipped its one hundred millionth silicon TV tuner. Silicon Labs' TV tuners were the first to fully displace traditional tuner modules in iDTVs and have been adopted by virtually all of the name-brand TV makers.
How green are electric vehicles really?
Electric vehicles are not green just because they use electricity rather than fuel, but their green credentials critically depend on the materials used, the driving conditions and, most importantly, the carbon intensity of their electricity sources. Indeed, in some conditions, electric vehicles (EV) emit more CO2 than an internal combustion engine vehicle (ICE).
Assembléon will showcase quality and flexibility at NEPCON
Assembléon has today announced that its booth at NEPCON South China (Shenzhen, booth 1G50, August 28 – 30) will be dedicated to the perfect combination of quality and flexibility, showing the iFlex and AX-501 Hybrid.
A-Laser Appoint Josh Saunders as Company President
A-Laser, a division of FCT Assembly, has today announced the Promotion of Josh Saunders to president. Saunders joined FCT Assembly in June 2007 as the first employee solely designated to focusing on A-Laser sales.