News & Analysis
GOEPEL electronic expands to China
GOEPEL electronic will open a new subsidiary in Hong Kong on 12th October 2009. This is in response to the enormously increased demands in new test and program technologies in the production areas “high volume” and “high mix”, and therefore future augmented customer support on the South Asian market. In particular application support and development services are a key operational focus.
Trident Microsystems and NXP to Combine Digital TV and Set-Top Box Businesses
Trident Microsystems and NXP Semiconductors today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement whereby Trident will acquire NXP’s television systems and set-top box business lines. Trident would remain fabless with a significant presence in Asia and as a result of the transaction would have a global leadership position in the digital home entertainment market. Under the terms of the transaction, NXP will receive newly issued shares of...
STMicroelectronics Technology Chosen for Electronic Power Metering in Spain
STMicroelectronics has announced that it has been chosen by Enel, Italy’s largest power company, to provide the semiconductor components for new electronic power meters destined for distribution in Spain. The power meters are key elements of the new remote management solution to be installed by Endesa, the largest electricity supplier in Spain.
DEM upgrades its Roxburgh three phase filter range
DEM Manufacturing has upgraded its Roxburgh three phase filter range with the addition of the 420A, 620A and 820A busbar filters. Available up to 690V version, the filters are suitable for all industrial and commercial applications, including machine-tools, drives automation and controls, welding equipment and other high current three phase applications.
CELLMetric Launches RF Channel Fading Options for Modus 6 LTE Composer
Cambridge based 4G cellular & digital broadcast company CELLMetric announces the launch of its new Long Term Evolution (LTE) RF channel fading option for Modus 6 LTE Composer at Telecom 2009 Geneva. CELLMetric’s LTE Composer tester provides a highly sophisticated RF and protocol sequence generation environment in which LTE RF and baseband chipset companies and cellular handset developers can quickly test their solutions against a repeatable a...
ARM Announces Full Support for Adobe Flash Player 10.1
ARM today announced they have delivered on the commitment to optimizing Adobe Flash Player 10.1 on ARM-powered devices as part of the Open Screen Project, a broad industry initiative of close to 50 participants working together to deliver a consistent runtime environment across mobile phones, desktops and other consumer electronic devices.
New management team for Johnson Controls-Saft
Alex Molinaroli, president Johnson Controls Power Solutions and John Searle, president and CEO of Saft, have announced leadership changes within their companies’ joint venture Johnson Controls-Saft Advanced Power Solutions, reflecting the increased investment and commitment they are making to build and maintain its leadership role within the hybrid and electric vehicle battery industry. The following changes are effective immediately.
Saft wins €1.5 million order to supply MP series Li-ion batteries for Indian Army’s tactical radios
Saft has won a new order worth around €1.5 million from Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) to supply its MP series rechargeable lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries. The new contract covers an immediate requirement for Li-ion batteries both for new radios and for replacement batteries for radios already deployed in the field.
Oxford Instruments wins second ITER contract
Oxford Instruments, the leading supplier of superconducting materials, has been selected to supply an additional 9 tonnes of superconducting wire to ITER at a value of approximately £5 million. ITER is a joint international research and development project seeking alternative energy through fusion power and is one of the largest scientific projects ever undertaken.
Cypress Webinar on October 8 to Teach Fundamentals of USB3.0
Cypress Semiconductor has announced a free, online seminar that presents the basics of the USB3.0 specification. The 60-minute webinar, entitled “Fundamentals of USB3.0,” will be presented in conjunction with EE Times on Thursday, October 8 at 9:00 a.m. PDT. Online registration is available at http://www.techonline.com/learning/webinar/220200080.