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Siemens and National Semiconductor Align to Advance Ultrasound Technology
The strategic alliance brings together Siemens’ leadership in ultrasound technology with National’s energy-efficient analog semiconductor capabilities. National will provide leading-edge power management, signal path and transducer solutions while working closely with Siemens. Based on the companies’ collaboration, Siemens’ ultrasound systems will be able to provide next-generation imaging quality and ground-breaking new applications, whi...
Analog Devices to Introduce Precision Control, Measurement, and Monitoring Solutions for Industrial, Healthcare, and Automotive Applications at electronica 2010
Analog Devices will unveil new technologies for precision control, measurement, and monitoring solutions for industrial and instrumentation, healthcare, and automotive applications at electronica 2010, November 9-12, 2010, in Munich, Germany.
Energy Micro appoints Sunin for Korea
Energy Micro, the energy friendly microcontroller company, has appointed Sunin Technology as a distributor in Korea. Under the terms of the agreement, Sunin is supporting the complete family of Energy Micro low power MCUs, comprising the ARM® Cortex(TM) M3 based EFM32 Tiny Gecko, Gecko and Giant Gecko devices.
Sean Redmond appointed VP Sales at Vector Fabrics
Vector Fabrics announces the appointment of Sean Redmond as Vice President Sales. Bringing over 26 years experience in the embedded semiconductor industry, Mr. Redmond is leading sales and strategic collaborations for Vector Fabrics' newly released embedded system parallelization tools.
Small companies hot, smaller gadgets not
Cambridge Consultants has today announced the results of its recent online survey aimed at discovering attitudes towards past, present and future technological development, which was conducted as part of the company’s 50th anniversary celebrations. Receiving over 1,000 responses, the research revealed that two out of three people believe that small, fast-growing companies will be responsible for the most influential technologies in the future. ...
picoChip launches lowest cost, lowest power femtocell design
picoChip today launched the PC7300, a complete femtocell hardware reference design that combines the industry’s lowest system costs and power consumption with the fastest possible time to market. Based on the field-proven PC3xx picoXcell family of femtocell devices, the PC7300 cuts bill of materials (BoM) costs to under $50 and requires less than 5W total power, making it the only femtocell solution on the market today capable of being integrat...
DEK prepares to launch technology breakthrough at exclusive webinar
The DEK team is currently preparing for the launch of its new ProActiv technology, being billed as one of the company’s most important technology breakthroughs of recent years. To support the launch, DEK will be highlighting ProActiv’s ability to revolutionise paste transfer efficiency with an exclusive webinar being held on 24th and 27th September 2010. Participants can choose from six seminar sessions being held in different languages and a...
DEK launches Eclipse at EU PVSEC 2010; showcases unprecedented PV production flexibility
DEK Solar is preparing to launch its highly anticipated Eclipse platform at this year’s EU PVSEC exhibition, being held in Valencia from 6th – 10th September. On stand B14 in Hall L2/H4, the DEK Solar team will introduce visitors to the advanced metallization line’s unprecedented flexibility. Senior Process Development Specialist, Tom Falcon, will also be presenting the company’s latest breakthroughs in Print-on-Print (PoP) technology dur...
Barix Strengthens Audio Over IP Transport Options for Broadcasters
Barix AG, a pioneer in IP-based audio, intercom, control, and monitoring, continues to innovate for the radio broadcast industry. The company will showcase its latest hardware and device firmware at IBC 2010 (Booth 8.B16, RAI Exhibition Center, Amsterdam, September 10-14), giving broadcasters more options in the way they use Barix for delivery of program audio between studios and transmission points.
Oxford Instruments gets major order for 56 helium compressor systems
Oxford Instruments Austin Scientific, has secured a major order for 56 helium compressor systems with a total value of $1,111k .The product is a unique application that has significant implications in the High Brightness Light Emitting Diode (HBLED) market, using helium gas as a heat-exchange medium in high temperature processes.