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Double Output – A New Digitaltest Success Story for Condor
EKM Elektronik GmbH & Co. KG is a German subcontractor, offering a broad range of production services to the European market with more than 90 employees including; • Board assembly in leaded and lead-free technology; • Repair of PCB assemblies; • Protective coating of PCB assemblies using a range of conformal coatings • Encapsulation of assemblies; • Cleaning of PCB assemblies
Lab X Technologies Issues AVB Platform License to Biamp Systems
Lab X Technologies, a connectivity provider and engineering design resource specializing in Audio Video Bridging (AVB) technologies, has granted Biamp Systems® a license to utilize its IEEE 802.1 AVB Audio Platform for use on Xilinx FPGAs. Lab X’s AVB Audio Platform offers manufacturers high-channel capacity audio implementation based on the international standards of networked connectivity.
Imec processes first power devices on 200mm CMOS-compatible GaN-on-Si
Imec and its partners in the GaN industrial affiliation program (IIAP) have produced device-quality wafers with GaN/AlGaN layers on 200mm silicon wafers. With these wafers, functional GaN MISHEMTs were processed using standard CMOS tools.
Micron Announces Sample Availability for Its Third-Generation RLDRAM Memory
Micron Technology, Inc., (Nasdaq:MU) today announced that early engineering samples are available for its third-generation reduced latency DRAM (RLDRAM 3 memory). RLDRAM 3 is a high-bandwidth memory technology that enables a more efficient transfer of information across the network. Designed for high-performance networking applications, including high-end routers and switches that require back-to-back READ/WRITE operations or completely random ac...
AMD Fusion Accelerated Processing Units Win 2011 Best Choice of COMPUTEX TAIPEI Award
AMD (NYSE: AMD) is awarded today with the highest industry honor, 2011 Best Choice of Computex TAIPEI Award for its Fusion Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) in the Computer & System category. The award is given by Taipei Computer Association, a key player in IT industry and exhibition in Taiwan, and appraised by a panel of government representatives, academicians, research analysts, oversea media, editors-in-chief and industry experts.
Altera joins imec’s advanced CMOS scaling program for 3-D process technology development
Imec today announced it entered into a three-year research collaboration with Altera Corporation to develop advanced CMOS scaling technologies. Altera joins a growing number of fabless semiconductor companies that are part of imec’s INSITE program, which provides member companies insight into near-term and future IC technology options. The initial collaboration between imec and Altera will focus on the development of 3-D process technologies ta...
A Double for Rittal
Earlier this year, Rittal accomplished double success when both UK companies, Rittal-CSM, its design and manufacturing company in Plymouth and Rittal Ltd, the sales and marketing company, achieved Investors in People Bronze Standard. To put this achievement in context, of the 24,000 organisations in the UK that had achieved Investors in People status, only 700 had achieved the Bronze standard.
Audio Precision Chairman, Bruce Hofer to give AES Keynote Speech
Bruce Hofer, Chairman and co-founder of Audio Precision, the recognised standard in audio test, has been invited to give the Keynote speech at a forthcoming Audio Engineering Society conference. Hofer's talk at the UK-based gathering, which takes place on June 27-28, is entitled 'The Ins and Outs of Audio'.
Digital Power Solutions from TI
TI takes the challenge out of the design and implementation of high efficiency AC/DC and DC/DC power conversion. Learn about 4 new development kits based on C2000™ MCU's for Power Factor Correction and Isolated DC/DC topologies.
RFMD's PowerSmart(TM) Wins Compound Semiconductor Industry's Most Innovative Device Award
RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq:RFMD), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency components and compound semiconductor technologies, today announced that Compound Semiconductor magazine has recognized the Company's PowerSmart™ power platform (RFRD6460) as the compound semiconductor industry's most innovative device of 2011. The award was presented on March 22, 2011, by Compound Semiconductor magazine durin...