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Grenoble based collaboration to research 3d ics and ... 24/05/2012

French National Research Agency, ANR, along with French Atomic and Renewable Energy Commission, CEA, have formed the Grenoble Institute of ...

Harriet Green to step down as Premier Farnell ceo 24/05/2012

Premier Farnell's chief executive, Harriet Green will be leaving the company in June after six years at the helm. The company's current chief ...

Bluetooth audio module cuts wireless speaker development ... 24/05/2012

To enable designers and manufacturers to rapidly introduce power efficient wireless speakers to global markets, HiWave Technologies has launched a ...

Infineon ships two billionth sensor chip 24/05/2012

Infineon Technologies has shipped its two billionth sensor, a figure it believes puts it among the world's leading providers of semiconductor based ...

27,000 jobs to go at Hewlett-Packard 24/05/2012

Hewlett-Packard, the world's largest maker of personal computers, is to cut 27,000 jobs by the end of 2014.

Researchers harness single walled carbon nanotubes to ... 24/05/2012

Researchers from China and the US have utilised single walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) to create highly sensitive, 'uncooled' photovoltaic infrared ...

Intersil to cut workforce by 11% 24/05/2012

Analogue chip vendor Intersil is to cut its workforce by about 11% as part of its plan to cut costs and revamp its product portfolio.

Three axis MEMS accelerometer operates within full scale ... 23/05/2012

A new three axis MEMS accelerometer designed to measure the acceleration of high impact events resulting from shock and vibration has been announced ...

Quad dsp audio processor to help oem product differentiation 23/05/2012

Looking to help companies differentiate their products in an increasingly competitive consumer market, Wolfson Microelectronics has launched the ...

IHS: One counterfeit part reported every 15 seconds 23/05/2012

More than 12million electronic components were involved in counterfeit incidents during the start of 2007 through April 2012, according to research ...

Complexity could see power management chips becoming the ... 22/05/2012

Having long been one of the least heralded parts of an electronics design, the power supply is now one of the most important components. And, ...

NXP mosfets target virtually all automotive applications 22/05/2012

NXP Semiconductors has launched a family of mosfets targeted at most automotive applications, from lamp driving to power control in body and chassis ...

Electric Imp brings ‘Internet of Things’ to the home 22/05/2012

US start up Electric Imp has developed an innovative user installable card featuring a Wi-Fi antennae and embedded processor that lets users connect ...

HiSilicon licenses ARM Mali gpus to drive next gen smart ... 22/05/2012

HiSilicon has licensed a range of ARM Mali gpus, including the Mali-400 MP and Mali-T658, which are designed to drive the next generation of smart ...

US Senate committee finds anti counterfeiting programmes ... 22/05/2012

A year long probe investigation by a US Senate committee has found 1800 instances of where fake parts have been used in US military aircraft. ...

Silicon Labs buys Ember, targets ‘internet of things’ 21/05/2012

Silicon Laboratories has signed a definitive agreement to acquire ZigBee specialist Ember for $72million. The acquisition is said to complement ...

Research paves way for super fast ReRAM memory 21/05/2012

Researchers at UCL have developed the first purely silicon oxide based resistive ram (ReRAM) memory chip that can operate in ambient conditions – ...

AMD launches R series and targets graphics intensive ... 21/05/2012

AMD has extended its embedded systems product range with the announcement of the R series platform; industrialised versions of Trinity, the recently ...

Samsung develops new graphene based transistor structure 21/05/2012

Samsung's Advanced Institute of Technology has developed a new graphene based transistor structure that can switch off current without sacrificing ...
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Workshops to consider UK electronics industry’s future 21/05/2012

A series of regional workshops is to be run across the country during June to seek the views of the Electronic Systems community on what needs to be ...

Power modules shrink pcb size by up to 70% 21/05/2012

Said to shrink pcb size by up to 70% and simplify Class D amplifier design, International Rectifier's new PowlRaudio family of integrated power ...

European project aims to cut semiconductor industry’s ... 18/05/2012

Thirteen European semiconductor manufacturers have launched a project to cut energy and water consumption in the industry by 10%.

Cyntech seeks distributors for Raspberry Pi enclosure 18/05/2012

Cyntech Components has designed a compact, low cost enclosure for the Raspberry Pi computer and is now seeking distributors to market it to consumers.
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US researchers make graphene breakthrough 18/05/2012

Researchers at Kansas State University are one step closer to producing graphene quantum dots of controlled size and shape at large densities, a ...

'Inexact’ chip offers improved efficiency 18/05/2012

Researchers have unveiled an 'inexact' computer chip that is said to be 15x more efficient than current technology in terms of speed, size and ...