News & Analysis
Trizo buys AOI System
Somerset-based contract electronics manufacturer (CEM), Trizo Limited has further enhanced its 'Total Quality' methodology with the acquisition of a new Automatic Optical Inspection (AOI) system, which will be commissioned this month.
Amplicon is now a dotcom business!!
To reflect the global reach of Amplicon, the Brighton based Industrial computer manufacturer and distributor is changing its URL to Amplicon.com. Customers will be automatically redirected to the new site from the .co.uk URL and will not see any difference in performance or navigation when they arrive at the new .com site.
Fairchild Semiconductor Reports Results for the Third Quarter of 2009
Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS) today announced results for the third quarter ended September 27, 2009. Fairchild reported third quarter sales of $331.8 million, up 19 percent from the prior quarter and 23 percent lower than the third quarter of 2008.
Audi drives forward in-car entertainment with NXP HD radio technology
NXP Semiconductors today announced that Audi of America will offer HD Radio, powered by NXP’s leading SAF3560 single chip solution, as standard on a range of 2011 Audi models. With the new NXP technology-based Harman Becker HD Radio, drivers and passengers of Audi models available from late 2010 will be able to experience digital broadcast with unprecedented high-quality sound.
STMicroelectronics Expands MEMS Portfolio with Medium-G Accelerometers
STMicroelectronics has introduced a three-axis sensor with digital output that can detect accelerations up to 24g, or about 5x the force created by a Formula One car under heavy braking. The LIS331HH’s market-unique combination of multiple full-scale ranges above 10g with small size, high resolution, low power consumption and smart embedded features enables high-precision motion sensing in a wide range of consumer and industrial applications.
New manufacturing facilities for Tekdata supporting 20% annual business growth
Tekdata Interconnections Ltd, a leading wiring systems specialist with some of the world's largest companies as customers and partners, today announced it will be relocating nearby to its manufacturing facilities in Stoke-on-Trent and very close to its origins. This move will help the company serve its existing and new client base from both sides of the Atlantic, and provide a better working environment to its workforce which increased by over 25...
Philips Announces Breakthrough In Fully Digital Light Detection Technology
Royal Philips Electronics today announced that its scientists have developed a highly innovative digital silicon photomultiplier technology that will allow faster and more accurate photon (the basic quantum unit of light) counting in a wide range of applications where ultra-low light levels need to be measured.
NanoKTN Invited to Promote Innovation in Nanoscale Technologies at Innovate 09
The Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network (NanoKTN), one of the UK’s primary knowledge-based networks for Micro and Nanotechnologies, has been invited to support a seminar at this year’s Innovate 09 which will see the launch of the Technology Strategy Board’s UK Nanotechnology Strategy.
ON Semiconductor Introduces New 256-Tap Digital Potentiometers for Control of Up to 16 Devices on One Bus
ON Semiconductor has announced the availability of two new Digitally Programmable Potentiometer (DPP) ICs suitable for high accuracy and stability for variable resistance adjustment applications in a wide range of industrial and consumer products. The CAT5270 and CAT5271 are dual-channel digital potentiometers with 256 resistor taps for fine resolution adjustment and an I2C-compatible interface for maximum interoperability.
FireKeepers Casino Selects FutureLogic’s GEN2 Printers
FutureLogic, Inc. announced today that its GEN2 printers have been selected by FireKeepers Casino . The new $300 million gaming property, which opened in August in Battle Creek, Michigan, has installed the GEN2 printers on all of the casino's 2,680 TITO games. After previously deploying FutureLogic's GEN2 printers at other properties, FireKeepers credited the printers' features, flexibility and reliability provided as the basis of this exclusive ...