Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:15:00 EST

There are plenty of reasons why no one has stepped up yet to use an Intel Atom core in their SoC, but if Intel really wants to be in this business it should take off eventually.

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:56:00 EST

TDK-EPC Corporation launched a new series of multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) with C0G temperature characteristics and a rated voltage of 50V, 60 percent smaller than existing products with the same capacitance according to the manufacturer

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:48:00 EST

The MiniZeni series from Sharp radiates high efficiency, deliver high color rendering index (CRI) values of up to 87 and boast a long service life whilst measuring only 15x12x1.6mm

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:30:00 EST

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation announced the formal opening of Lattice SG Pte. Ltd., its new Asia operations center

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:30:00 EST

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:25:00 EST

The Vendor Matrix is an analytical tool developed by ABI Research to provide a clear understanding of vendors’ positions in specific markets. Vendors are assessed on the important parameters of “innovation” and “implementation” across several criteria unique to each vendor matrix

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:21:00 EST

Nu Horizons Electronics UK has appointed Gordon Wilkinson as business development manager for Microsoft Windows Embedded, following the company's appointment as a Microsoft Windows Embedded Authorised Distributor earlier this month.

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:46:00 EST

The ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking (JU) today (Feb 26) launched its 2010 call for R&D proposals which should generate an R&D activity in excess of 200 million.

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:24:00 EST

NXP Semiconductors (Eindhoven, The Netherlands) saw fourth quarter sales rise by 8.0 percent over the third quarter of 2009 to $1130 million which was a comparable increase of 12.6 percent over the fourth quarter of 2008.

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:24:00 EST

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:51:00 EST

Adaptive Network Solutions (Dresden, Germany), has released the @ANY Smart MAC Suite (SMS) of IEEE802.15.4 software.

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:02:00 EST

After a highly cyclical 2009, most segments of the solar industry are looking at a bright 1H 2010 with profit margins heading towards 20 per cent. After that, incentive policies will determine the timing of the PV next cycle.

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:18:00 EST

Experts in human perception are expressing concerns stereo 3-D TVs now hitting the market could cause eye strain and related health problems, a sensitive topic industry groups are actively discussing, but in their rush to get systems out the door vendors have yet to fund any major studies of the issues.

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:18:00 EST

Experts in human perception are expressing concerns stereo 3-D TVs now hitting the market could cause eye strain and related health problems, a sensitive topic industry groups are actively discussing, but in their rush to get systems out the door vendors have yet to fund any major studies of the issues.

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:07:00 EST

A groundbreaking partnership between Intel and TSMC has been placed on hiatus due to lack of customer demand, according to a New York Times report.

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:40:00 EST

A U.S. Senator leading the charge for patent reform suggested a Senate committee has struck a rough compromise keeping a draft bill alive by balancing calls for lowering damages in patent infringement suits with calls for improving the quality of patents.

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:21:00 EST

Scintera has developed a power amplifier linearization SoC that performs complex signal processing in the RF domain, resulting in low-power consumption, wide signal bandwidth, and broad frequency operation.

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:14:00 EST

Chengdu ICC (CDICC), a government-funded organization that promotes integrated circuit (IC) design in Chengdu, China, has opened an IC design center in cooperation with EDA software vendor Magma Design Automation Inc. (San Jose, Calif.).

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:14:00 EST

IXYS Corp. has closed its acquisition of Zilog Inc. following a Zilog stockholders meeting on Feb 17, 2010.

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:51:00 EST

Yamaichi Electronics unveils a new high frequency connector, the HF201 series consists of a one or two-pin plug connector and an insulating body on the cable side

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:49:00 EST

Rochester Electronics provides authorized reverse-engineering services to re-create, manufacture and distribute pin-for-pin replacement parts with matched cycle for cycle timing for aftermarket semiconductor devices

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:41:00 EST

FCI has acquired the assets of MergeOptics GmbH (Berlin, Germany) a manufacturer of active optical cables (AOCs) and optical transceivers.

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:21:00 EST

Tektronix launches Scope Central, an online community dedicated to oscilloscope users

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:36:00 EST

Mentor Graphics Corp. has introduced FloTHERM IC, a productivity tool for semiconductor package thermal characterization and design.

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:03:00 EST

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group has formed a Smart Energy Study Group with CSR, Broadcom and Emerson Electric as the initial members of the group.

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:54:00 EST

The VITA Standards Organization, a leading standards group for military and aerospace markets, will announce as early as next week a call for participation in a group to explore the feasibility of deploying in 2012 products with optical backplanes and system interconnects.

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:18:00 EST

At 28 nm, tried-and-true timing closure methodologies may not work unless timing and extraction tools work seamlessly together.

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:18:00 EST