San Jose, Calif. – Akros Silicon Inc., a premier supplier of leading-edge intelligent energy management ICs, announces the opening of a new office in Shanghai, China, to meet increasing product demand. The office is located at Building #2, BaiCun Park, Wang Yuan Road, FengXian District, Shanghai, and is Akros’ second office in China, the first being…
Mouser Electronics, Inc. Inc. the global authorized distributor with the newest semiconductors and electronic components, is now stocking the SimpleLink™ Ultra-Low Power Wireless Microcontrollers (MCUs) from Texas Instruments (TI). These wireless MCUs target Bluetooth Smart, ZigBee®, and other 2.4 GHz RF applications. The SimpleLink Wireless MCU platform is very low power with low active RF and…
Pasternack Enterprises, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, announces the appointment of Mr. Mark Blackwood as the company’s Product Manager for Passive RF Components. Mr. Blackwood joins Pasternack with more than 20 years of engineering, program management, product marketing and product line management expertise in the RF and…
Ambiq Micro, a leader in ultra-low power integrated circuits for power-sensitive applications, has signed a global distribution agreement with electronics distributor, Future Electronics. The distributor will market Ambiq’s real-time clocks (RTCs) and the Apollo family of ARM Cortex microcontrollers (MCUs). These are the world’s lowest power devices of their kind, both being based on Ambiq’s…
Jabil Circuit Inc. said it has agreed to produce reference designs based on Intel Corp. intellectual property for “intelligent vending” manufacturers as semiconductor companies continue to push deeper into OEM design chains. The move enables Jabil to continue its focus on diversifying its services to include a wider segment of the manufacturing economy. Intelligent vending…
Cisco Systems Inc. has appointed Chuck Robbins CEO of the networking equipment manufacturer, replacing long-term executive John Chambers as the company intensifies plans to take on lower-cost South East Asian OEM rivals and improve profitability. Chambers, who has served for more than 20 years as head of the company, will retain the position of executive…
San Clemente, Calif. – Advanced MP Technology, Inc. (AMPT), an industry leader in the electronic component distribution, had their executive management team, sales manager and quality manager participate in the two-day ERAI Executive Conference in San Diego from April 22nd to April 23rd. Themed “Supply Chain Security: A Moving Target”, this year’s ERAI Executive Conference…
Geneva, Ill. – Richardson RFPD, Inc. announced today the availability and full design support capabilities for a new GaAs power amplifier from M/A-COM Technology Solutions. The MAAP-011022 high power balanced amplifier operates from 2.7 to 3.0 GHz, provides 7W of pulsed power, and is designed to operate at an 8% duty cycle. The new amplifier provides rugged performance…
Fort Worth, Texas – May 4, 2015 – TTI, Inc., the leading authorized distributor of interconnect, passive, electromechanical and discrete components, announced today the company has received the prestigious Global Distributor of the Year Award in the Broadline category from TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity. This win marks the fifth time in…
Washington — The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $83.1 billion during the first quarter of 2015, an increase of 6.0 percent compared to the first quarter of 2014. Global sales for the month of March 2015 were $27.7 billion, 6.0 percent higher than the March 2014 total of $26.1…