News & Analysis
Molex and Bridgelux win Most Innovative Product of the Year Award for Helieon at LIGHTFAIR 2010
Molex Incorporated and Bridgelux were presented the Most Innovative Product of the Year Award for the Helieon™ Sustainable Light Module at this year’s LIGHTFAIR International in Las Vegas. This is the highest award bestowed by the judges and recognises the best new product out of nearly 200 submissions. The Helieon Sustainable Light Module also won in the category of “specialty lamps”, one of the 14 product categories eval...
Silicon Labs TV Tuner IC Selected by Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America for New Televisions
Silicon Laboratories Inc. today announced that Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc. has chosen the award-winning Si217x silicon TV tuner for its Unisen brand of Immersive Sound LED TVs.
RealVNC announces support for Nokia’s Terminal Mode
RealVNC today announced support for Terminal Mode, based on VNC technology. The recently released specification is proposed as an industry standard for the seamless integration of mobile devices and applications with vehicle infotainment systems. The Terminal Mode specification has been published by Nokia and CE4A (Consumer Electronics for Automotive), the automotive industry working group comprising Audi, BMW, Daimler, Porsche and Volkswagen. En...
Wolfson selected by HelloSoft for the world’s lowest power Android VoIP phone reference design
Wolfson Microelectronics has announced that its advanced power management and audio solution, the WM8352, has been selected by HelloSoft for inclusion in its Android version of the ultra low power VoIP WiFi phone reference design.
ACAL Technology launches World Cup competition challenge
ACAL Technology has launched an online World Cup competition site with a results prediction game, mini-leagues and Keepy Uppy, an online game which tests players’ online footballing skills. Players can register free at: www.acaltechnology.com/soccer and play for a chance to win a Nintendo® Wii™ with official World Cup game and replica World Cup trophies. Anyone registering on the site can also apply for one of thousands of free footballs.
Renesas Joins Symbian Foundation to Further Innovate Mobile Chipsets for Symbian Platform
Renesas Electronics Corporation and Symbian Foundation Limited today announced that Renesas has joined the Symbian Foundation, bringing its advanced mobile chipset technologies and expertise to the Symbian ecosystem. The availability of Renesas chipsets that support the Symbian platform enables OEMs worldwide to create Symbian-compliant devices that fully meet the needs of network operators, accelerating the adoption of Symbian around the world.
mimoOn GmbH announces first delivery of LTE mi!TestMOBILETM for Femtocell development and testing
mimoOn GmbH announced first commercial shipments of its advanced LTE Test-Mobile, mi!TestMOBILE, to a major infrastructure manufacturer in the Asia Pacific region. The customer will use mi!TestMOBILE to test their Femtocell designs initially in the lab, and later for field trials.
Semtech and Virtual Extension Team to Bring New Generation of Wireless Mesh Networks to Smart Lighting Applications
Semtech and Virtual Extension, a leading mesh wireless sensor network provider, today announced a two-chip wireless mesh network chipset that brings a new level of performance and signal robustness to smart lighting applications.
STMicroelectronics Expands its SPEAr Microprocessor Family for High-Performance Applications
STMicroelectronics revealed the new architecture that will be the backbone for the new members of its popular SPEAr® (Structured Processor Enhanced Architecture) family of embedded microprocessors, targeting high-performance connectivity and embedded applications.
Tyco Electronics Launches Around The Circuit Blog
Tyco Electronics introduced today the launch of a new blog. Hosted by some of the passive component industry's leading engineering and marketing professionals Around The Circuit (blog.circuitprotection.com) is intended to provide insights and observations on market trends, current and emerging technologies and industry news. It will also include links to white papers, case studies and other useful information related to circuit protection. In ad...