News & Analysis
“Power electronics will remain one of the most attractive branches of the semiconductor industry for the next decade”
Yole Développement has today released a new report on the 'Status of the Power Electronics Industry'. In this report, Yole Développement highlights the trends of disruptive power semiconductors technology and market.
Cadence Announces Q2 2012 Financial Results
Cadence have today reported financial results for the second quarter of the 2012 fiscal year. Cadence reported second quarter 2012 revenue of $326 million, compared to revenue of $283 million reported for the same period in 2011. On a GAAP basis, Cadence recognized net income of $36 million, or $0.13 per share on a diluted basis in the second quarter of 2012, compared to net income of $27 million, or $0.10 per share on a diluted basis in the same...
MindTree in top 5 global R&D services providers, according to Zinnov Consulting
MindTree has today revealed that it has been named among the top five global R&D services providers, by Zinnov in its recently released rating titled, ‘Global R&D Services Providers 2012’ across geographies such as India, China, Russia and Eastern Europe.
High Power Markets available to Powerstax following Acquisition
Powerstax has today announced that it will acquire DP Energy Services. The acquisition expands Powerstax’s product range and market address which fits with their strategy of moving into higher power sectors and 'greener' markets.
Geotest's New CEO, Steve Sargeant
Geotest are pleased to announce that Steve Sargeant has recently joined Geotest-MTS as Chief Executive Officer. Steve was appointed as CEO by the Marvin Group. Steve's impressive background and skills within the military - aerospace world will provide Geotest-MTS with added insight and expertise to address our customer's current and future test and measurement requirements.
“Reflow Soldering Equals Wave Soldering Plus One” from Cobar expert at IPC Midwest
Balver Zinn have today declared that Cobar’s Gerjan Diepstraten will present a paper titled “Reflow Soldering Equals Wave Soldering Plus One” at the upcoming IPC Midwest Exhibition & Conference in Schaumburg, IL. The presentation will be held during Session S05 titled “Assembly Process Soldering Materials,” which will take place Thursday, August 23, 2012 from 10:15 - 11:45 a.m.
Kyzen's CTO to present “Application Processing for Solder Related Materials” at IPC Midwest
Kyzen has revealed that Dr. Mike Bixenman will present a paper titled “Dual Solvent Electronic Assembly Cleaning” at the upcoming IPC Midwest Exhibition & Conferencel in Schaumburg, IL. Co-authored with Joe McChesney of CSD Automation, the presentation will take place during Session S04, titled “Application Processing for Solder Related Materials” on Thursday, August 23, 2012.
OSRAM-OS LED Fundamentals Driving LEDs - AC-DC Power Supplies
In this presentation on Driving LEDs -- AC-DC Power Supplies we will look at the typical circuit structure of AC-DC drivers, the importance of TRIAC dimmability and some standards covering drivers for LED systems.
ADuM348x: First Isolator to Interface to 1.8V I/O
Learn how the ADuM348x family of iCoupler digital isolators are the first isolators capable of directly interfacing to 1.8V I/O. This benefit results in reduced board space, power consumption and cost savings over optocoupler solutions.
Mobile payments, loyalty points with NFC phones: Pilot at Four Day Marches, Nijmegen
he annual Four Day Marches in Nijmegen, Netherlands, is the largest multi-day walking event in the world, with over 45,000 walkers and over 2.6 million visitors expected in 2012. This year, Connected Loyalty, NXP Semiconductors and the Four Day Festivities Foundation are conducting a unique pilot using smartphones equipped with Near Field Communication.