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element14 to auction ‘electronics waste sculpture’ at electronica to benefit charity
element14, Premier Farnell’s innovative online technology resource and community for electronic design engineers, and a leading authority on environmental legislation in the electronics industry, announces it will auction off its ‘electronics waste sculpture’ built over this week’s four day electronica event, 9-12 of November. The building of the sculpture can be watched via an exclusive web cam available through the element14 website at...
NanoKTN and Chemistry Innovation KTN Host Modelling Conference
The Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network (NanoKTN), one of the UK’s primary knowledge-based networks for Micro and Nanotechnologies is pleased to announce the date of its next Modelling workshop, held in association with the Chemistry Innovation KTN. The conference will explore the issues surrounding the commercialisation of nanotechnology, focusing on what modelling can do for large and small companies to help accelerate the process of sc...
congatec records significant third quarter growth
congatec AG continues its upwards trend recording a significant sales increase for the third quarter of 2010. In the first nine months of 2010 the company achieved overall revenue of 32 million Euro from the sales of embedded computer modules and accessories. This represents an increase of 86% over the same period last year.
RS Expands its RS Essentials Range with High Quality Passive Products New products bring cost effective solutions
RS Components has significantly extended its portfolio of high quality, value priced RS Essentials passive components with the addition of hundreds of new SMD resistors, carbon film resistors and aluminium capacitors. The company plans to greatly expand its RS Essentials offering in the coming months, providing customers with the opportunity to cut costs without compromising performance.
Freescale announces its most powerful and versatile 32-bit microcontrollers for automotive applications
To meet the automotive industry’s ever-increasing need for processing performance and integration, Freescale Semiconductor today announced its next-generation 32-bit MCUs designed specifically for automotive applications. The new Qorivva microcontroller (MCU) families, based on Power Architecture® technology, are built using a unique 55 nanometer (nm) non-volatile memory (NVM) process for improved power efficiency and cost effectiveness.
AB Mikroelektronik wins prestigious innovation award
AB Mikroelektronik, a subsidiary of TT electronics’ Components Division, has been presented with the Salzburg Award for Innovation in the Large Enterprises category for its outstanding work in the field of drive modules for hybrid and electric (HEV) vehicles. The company will now go forward for a national Austrian innovation award in 2011.
Avago Technologies First to 28-Gbps Performance with 40-nm SerDes
Avago Technologies today announced that it has demonstrated 28-Gbps Serializer/Deserializer (SerDes) performance in 40-nm CMOS process technology. The milestone equates to higher bandwidth Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) that integrate the SerDes Intellectual Property (IP), increasing the speed of data communication for servers, routers and other networking, computing and storage applications.
Plessey Semiconductors reborn and relaunched at Electronica 2010 Booth 160, Hall A4
Plessey Semiconductors will be exhibiting at Electronica 2010 on booth 160 in Hall A4. Plessey, a legendary brand, has been reborn following a management buyout in early 2010 of the ex-Plessey semiconductor businesses and manufacturing facilities in Cheney Manor, Swindon and Roborough, Plymouth.
Texas Instruments upgrades its commitment to EnOcean Alliance for energy-efficient buildings
Texas Instruments Incorporated today announced that is has become a promoter of the EnOcean Alliance, of which it has been a member since 2008. By upgrading to promoter status, TI is reinforcing its commitment to EnOcean’s energy-harvesting wireless technology and will provide its expertise in energy-efficient integrated circuits (ICs). The EnOcean Alliance, founded in 2008, is driven to establish EnOcean as an international standard for sustai...
San Francisco State University Receives Charles Babbage Grant from Synopsys
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced that San Francisco State University (SF State) is the latest university to receive the Charles Babbage Grant from Synopsys. Through the grant, the School of Engineering received licenses of Synopsys' comprehensive electronic design automation (EDA) software and intellectual property, along with curriculum supp...