News & Analysis
Advantest Breaks Ground for Cheonan, S. Korea Factory
Advantest today announced that its South Korean subsidiary, Advantest Korea broke ground on June 28 for its new factory in Cheonan City, Chungnam Province, South Korea.
Multitest VP Bernhard Lorenz to Present at Test Vision 2020 Conference
VP Bernhard Lorenz will present at the upcoming Test Vision 2020 Conference, scheduled to take place July 11-12, 2012 at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis during SEMICON West 2012. The presentation titled “Enabling Highly Parallel Test of SOCs, Sensors and 3D Packages,” will be held on Thursday, July 12, 2012 from 1:30-2 p.m.
World's first nickel-zinc battery manufacturing centre in China
US energy storage company PowerGenix has partnered with the China City Construction Corporation (CCCC) for the creation of the world's first nickel-zinc battery manufacturing centre.
Honda to reuse rare earth metals extracted from Used NiMH Batteries
Honda which has been extracting rare earth metals from used nickel-metal hydride batteries at the plant of Japan Metals & Chemicals from April of this year, has plans to begin reusing the extracted metals before the end of 2012. Honda will pursue the recycling of precious resources by reusing extracted rare earth metals not only for nickel-metal hydride batteries, but also for use in a wide range of parts. Further, in disassembly process of used ...
Marl doubles LED assembly output in the UK
Marl International has invested £150,000 to double its manufacturing output at its site in Ulverston Cumbria, putting it in a prime position to benefit from the rapid growth of an emerging ‘green’ lighting technology. The line has been specially modified to handle PCB boards of up to 600mm long, much more than the standard length. Such boards are commonly required to replace conventional lighting products. The announcement brings the investm...
MOST Forum Invites Speakers for 2013
The MOST Forum again invites speakers to present the latest MOST Technology insights and future outlook on April 23, 2013. In Stuttgart/Esslingen (Germany), this international MOST conference and exhibition will again welcome top professionals from the automotive electronics industry and academia to exchange information and the results of their recent work.
Broadcom Announces Conference Call to Review Second Quarter 2012
Broadcom Corporation will conduct a conference call with analysts and investors following the release of its second quarter 2012 financial results on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at 1:45 p.m. Pacific Time; 4:45 p.m. Eastern Time.
ASC International Unveils New Web Site
ASC International announces the launch of a newly redesigned Web site, located at www.ASCInternational.com. The site, which has been in development since late 2011, now is more informative and user friendly. Product pages place information at visitors’ fingertips, even offering pre-owned and refurbished systems.
800mA Triple Output Laser Diode Driver
The ISL58303, ISL58304 are high-speed triple output laser diode drivers designed to support color field sequential laser light source Pico projection modules. Output channels are designed with independent programmable bias and threshold adjustment to support a wide range of laser diode manufacturers. Both laser diode drivers offer exceptional power efficiency and a high degree of system integration allowing a compact and cost effective system des...
Renesas Electronics Announces Direction of Various Measures to Establish Robust and Profitable Structure
Renesas today announced “Direction of various measures to establish robust and profitable structure”. The outline of the direction is as follows. Renesas has been aiming for the stable growth as achieving a double-digit operating profit since the merger in April, 2010. Please refer to the full presentation material for more details.