News & Analysis

The MOST FORUM is inviting interested parties to attend its first international conference and exhibition on MOST Technology, on September 30th, 2008. This one-day industry event on infotainment technology will take place in Stuttgart, Germany, presenting the latest and future technologies and applications based on MOST.

Electronics packaging specialist Schroff has introduced a new co-ordinated service strategy designed to ensure that customers enjoy comprehensive support throughout the entire life cycle of the company’s products.

APT is pleased to announce the international release of Opto Diode Corporation’s ODA-5W-100k which combines a high responsivity 5 mm² active area silicon photodiode with a low noise preamplifier with 100 kOhm transimpedance gain.

Kenet Inc., a fabless semiconductor company based in Woburn, Massachusetts, announced today that it has appointed Link Microtek of Basingstoke as its UK representative.

ARM and Synplicity®, Inc., a leading supplier of innovative IC design and verification solutions, today announced the availability of ARM IP through Synplicity’s ReadyIP Program. The ReadyIP program facilitates a vendor-independent design flow using Synplicity’s industry standard FPGA synthesis and system design environments, giving designers easy and secure access to the ARM® Cortex™-M1 field programmable gate array (FPGA) processor fo...

IAR Systems has announced an agreement with the Wireless Connectivity Group of Freescale Semiconductor to include IAR Systems development tools and debug probe in the next generation of Freescale’s development kits based on the MC1322x IEEE® 802.15.4 Platform-in-Package™ (PiP) IC. Freescale’s BeeKit™ Wireless Connectivity Toolkit, which also is included in the kits, provides direct support for IAR Embedded Workbench, easing the integrat...

The Qseven™ consortium, initiated by congatec AG and SECO, today announced the addition of two embedded computer module vendors. Both MSC Vertriebs GmbH, from Germany, and Hectronic, from Sweden, are taking steps to actively support the new small form factor.

Specialist electronics distributor Live Electronics has teamed up with Lincolnshire-based cable assembly and connector manufacturer, Inconnect. Inconnect has a world-wide client base, exporting its products to Europe, the USA, and the Far East. The company’s manufacturing systems – including an over-moulding facility – are suitable for high and short run orders and full manufacturing traceablity is offered throughout production. In addition...

The latest addition to the Murata Electronics UK team is Stuart Criddle, who joins as Key Account Manager - Distribution.

Cherry Electrical Products UK will be showcasing contact-free Smart card readers at InfoSec 2008, London Olympia, April 22-24. The Smarter Terminal ST-1275 is a combined contact/contact-free chip card reader, offering hassle free access, whilst retaining the ability to maintain security.