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Redtree Solutions to represent Lattice Semiconductor in France, Benelux, the UK and Ireland
Lattice Semiconductor has announced that Redtree Solutions Ltd will represent Lattice and its full range of products in France, Benelux, the UK and Ireland.
TT electronics establishes specialist Medical Products & Services team
TT electronics’ component divisions – AB Mikroelektronik, BI Technologies, IRC, OPTEK Technology, Semelab, TT ims and Welwyn – deliver a comprehensive range of products and services for the medical market. From passive components, to optoelectronics, to semiconductors, TT electronics’ products are being specified for a number of applications in medical equipment. In addition to components, TT electronics also provides complete solutions t...
Femtocell-Aware Phone Application Supports Multiple Vendors’ Femtocells
Femtocells Americas – Airvana, Inc, ip.access, and Ubiquisys, together with Intrinsyc Software International, Inc, today announced a demonstration of a femtocell-aware handset application working with all three vendors’ femtocells. The demonstration, which will be shown at the Femtocells Americas conference in San Diego, represents a milestone towards the standardization of femtocell applications, and is aligned to the Femto Forum’s ongoing...
Infineon and ARM Collaborate to Enhance Security Applications
Infineon Technologies AG and ARM announced today a long-term strategic collaboration in the field of security controllers (MCU) for chip card and security applications. Based on the agreement, Infineon will receive an ARMv6M and ARMv7M architecture license. With its own specialized ARM architecture-compliant CPU cores, Infineon will address the current and future needs of the security markets in terms of hardware-based security, combined with th...
NanoKTN Announces Event Focused on Micro and Nanotechnology in Drug Discovery
The Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network (NanoKTN), one of the UK’s primary knowledge-based networks for Micro and Nanotechnologies, has announced the date of its first NanoPharm Special Interest Group (SIG) event, dedicated to looking at the opportunities for nanotechnology within the pharmaceuticals industry and the barriers to further commercial adoption.
Atmel Introduces Turnkey Security Modules for Femtocells, Smart Meters, Telehealth, USB Token and Gaming Platforms
Atmel today announced its new VaultIC family of security modules for applications including femtocells, smart meters, telehealth, USB token and gaming platforms. The VaultIC460 is the first security module available on the market that provides a secure microcontroller with multiple interfaces and bundled firmware. Based on Atmel's AT90SO secureAVR® microcontrollers, this new family enables higher levels of security and provides a secure turnkey ...
productronica confirms its position as the World’s leading trade fair for electronics production
Electronics manufacturers from all over the world met at productronica 2009 in Munich from November 10 to 13, 2009. In spite of the economic crisis, the trade fair attracted 1,150 exhibitors and additionally represented companies (2007: 1,477). productronica therefore suffered a much lower decrease than many companies in the industry. The exhibition area amounted to 75,000 square meters in seven halls. 39 per cent of exhibitors came from abroad. ...
Avago Ups Production of its QSFP+ Active Optical Cable and Transceiver Solutions
Avago Technologies will showcase its leading QSFP+ active optical cable (AOC) and transceiver solutions for short range Infiniband and Ethernet applications this week at Supercomputing 09. Avago’s AFBR-79Q4xACyyZ is a high performance integrated cable for short-range multi-lane data communication and interconnect applications. It integrates four data lanes in each direction with 40Gbps aggregate bandwidth into a single module. Each lane can...
STMicroelectronics Strengthens Counterfeit Protection to Safeguard Revenue and Reputation for Brand Owners
STMicroelectronics has announced the AuKey turnkey solution, based on ST’s ST23 highly secure microcontrollers, to help brand owners authenticate their products. AuKey provides significantly stronger security than conventional techniques, which are often susceptible to being easily and cost-effectively broken or cloned. AuKey can be quickly designed into various products, including computer accessories, add-in cards, gaming peripherals, printer...
3M Ushers in a New Era of Non-Metallic Foil Credit/Gift Transaction Cards
3M today unveiled new 3M Non-metallic Foil technology that can transform financial transaction cards, such as credit, ATM and gift cards. By utilising proprietary 3M Multi-layer Optical Film, the company makes it possible to create stylish financial transaction cards that contain no metal and can be uniquely designed with customised colours, graphics and logos to meet customers’ needs, while maintaining functionality. The company plans to debut...