A teardown of the smartwatch recently introduced by Apple Inc. revealed the company called on many of its current component suppliers to provide components for the device. Winners of the company’s design sockets include Micron Inc., which provided the DRAM, and Toshiba Inc., which supplied the flash memory component. IHS Inc. in a report said…
Santa Clara, Calif. – OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (OVTI), a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by a consortium composed of Hua Capital Management Co., Ltd. (“Hua Capital Management”), CITIC Capital Holdings Limited (“CITIC Capital”), and GoldStone Investment Co., Ltd. (“GoldStone Investment”)…
Chicago, Ill. – The new Infineon DC Motor Control Shield for Arduino is now available for purchase from Newark element14, a global electronics distributor and online community for design engineers and electronics enthusiasts. The product enables fast and inexpensive prototyping of DC motor control. Infineon’s DC Motor Control Shield for Arduino is one of the first high current motor control boards…
First, the tablet PC heralded the decline of the notebook computer. Now, the tablet PC’s short life is in danger from smartphones and their first cousin, the cellular-enabled tablet. One of the key differences between cellular-enabled tablets and other tablets is the entry of wireless carriers to the fray. “Cellular-enabled tablets are outgrowing the rest…
Boxborough, Mass. – TÜV Rheinland, a global provider of compliance testing and certification, has introduced its Smart Lighting Program to test new products for safety, EMC and wireless standards. Offering global expertise and streamlined solutions, the testing program is expected to speed up time to market for lighting manufacturers. This will become even more important…
Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:ARW) today reported first-quarter 2015 net income of $106.1 million, or $1.09 per share on a diluted basis, compared with net income of $107.1 million, or $1.06 per share on a diluted basis, in the first quarter of 2014. Excluding certain items1 in the first quarters of 2015 and 2014, net income…
One of the difficulties of environmental policies and corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices is measuring a return on investment (ROI). When such ideas are first pitched, the encouragement for compliance is more about the money you’ll avoid spending on things such as fines than on the rewards you will reap. Some policies, such as RoHS,…