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Four channel a/d converter features ‘industry’s lowest ... 17/05/2012

Analog Devices has introduced a new four channel high speed a/d converter for medical imaging and communications applications.

FTDI signs global distribution deal with Arrow 17/05/2012

USB specialist Future Technology Devices International (FTDI) has signed a deal with Arrow Electronics to distribute its complete portfolio to ...

Nvidia chip to power world’s top supercomputers 16/05/2012

Nvidia has unveiled a new family of Tesla gpus built to handle the most complex high performance computing problems.

JLR joins UKESF in bid to retain UK’s young engineering ... 16/05/2012

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has pledged its support to the UK Electronic Skills Foundation (UKESF), which seeks to reverse the UK's significant decline ...

Plextek, RedCloud complete acquisition of Iceni Mobile 16/05/2012

Plextek and RedCloud have completed the acquisition of Iceni Mobile, an Essex based company best known for its innovative I2S mobile payments system. ...

Researchers harness engineered viruses to produce ... 16/05/2012

Researchers from the US Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have found a way to generate power using harmless viruses that ...

Cadence upgrades verification software 15/05/2012

Cadence Design Systems has unveiled a new in circuit acceleration approach for its System Development Suite. Based on its Incisive and Palladium XP ...

HP opens technology renewal centre to target e-waste 15/05/2012

HP has announced the opening of a technology renewal centre in Scotland to help combat the problem of electronic waste.

AMD’s Trinity chipsets to rival Ivy Bridge? 15/05/2012

AMD has launched the Trinity family of accelerated processing units (APUs), targeted at improved multimedia experiences in oem notebooks, ultrathins, ...

Hybrid copolymer films could pave way for next gen flexible ... 15/05/2012

Researchers have developed new thin films based on hybrid copolymers which could increase the capacity of hard discs and the speed of ...

Intel adds to Xeon lineup 15/05/2012

Intel has unveiled a host of new Xeon processors, including the first ever server chips based on its 22nm Ivy Bridge architecture.

IHS: Mobile memory chip market growth to be propelled by ... 15/05/2012

Smartphones and tablets will act as catalysts for continued growth of the mobile memory semiconductor market, according to an IHS iSuppli report.

MIPS unveils three cores in new microprocessor range 14/05/2012

Microprocessor core developer MIPS Technologies has launched the Aptiv Generation range, featuring three core families which offer performance levels ...

CMOS image sensor market regains growth momentum 14/05/2012

A new wave of portable camera products is driving a revived sales growth in CMOS image sensors, according a report by IC Insights.

Infineon ceo to quit at end of September 14/05/2012

Infineon's ceo Peter Bauer, pictured left, has announced that he will resign at the end of September due to health reasons. Bauer began his career in ...

Texas Instruments tops 2011 MEMS leader board 11/05/2012

Texas Instruments has retained its spot as the world's number one MEMS manufacturer after fending off competition from the likes of HP and ...

Peratech creates innovative ‘electronic nose’ using QTC ... 11/05/2012

UK firm Peratech has created an 'electronic nose' that detects the presence of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and could integrate into paper or ...

32bit automotive mcus meet powertrain and safety ... 11/05/2012

A new family of 32bit microcontrollers designed to meet the requirements of powertrain and safety applications in the automotive industry has been ...

Samsung, Qualcomm form wireless power alliance 10/05/2012

Samsung Electronics and Qualcomm have joined forces with five other technology firms to form the Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP).

XP Power unveils 95% efficient 250W convection cooled power ... 10/05/2012

XP Power has announced the CCB250 series of single output 250W ac/dc power supplies, which it claims has an operating efficiency of up to 95%.

Isolated half bridge gate drivers are ‘industry’s fastest ... 09/05/2012

Analog Devices has launched what it claims are the industry's fastest and most reliable isolated half bridge gate drivers with 4X faster timing and a ...

Power modules offer 60% smaller footprint than competing ... 09/05/2012

Targeted at high efficiency appliance and light industrial applications, International Rectifier's µIPM power modules are said to set a new benchmark ...

Intersil unveils next gen 40nm Thunderbolt solution 09/05/2012

Intersil has unveiled a new active cable solution specifically designed to support Thunderbolt cables. Said to offer unmatched performance and cost ...

IDT unveils ‘world’s first’ piezoelectric MEMS oscillators 09/05/2012

IDT has launched what it claims to be the world's first crystal free piezoelectric MEMS (pMEMS) oscillators for high performance communications, ...

Micron to begin volume production of ddr4 dram this year 08/05/2012

Micron Technology has announced that production of its first fully functional ddr4 dram module is planned for Q4 2012 after sampling to key partners ...