Atmel Corporation, a global leader in microcontroller (MCU) and touch technology solutions, today announced the company has partnered with the industry’s leading sensor and sensor fusion software manufacturers, accelerating embedded designers’ ability to create smarter, connected devices including mobile sensor hubs, connected devices, wearables and Internet of Things applications.
DetailsLeviton announced today the acquisition of JCC Advanced Lighting, a United Kingdom (UK)-based leader in LED lighting suitable for a wide variety of residential and commercial applications. The acquisition establishes Leviton in the UK market and affords the company growth opportunities internationally.
DetailsSTMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, was named a Thomson Reuters Top 100 Global Innovator for the second year in a row, recognizing ST’s position among the world’s most innovative companies. The program recognizes and rewards organizations that are leading the innovation charge as measured by a series of proprietary patent-related metrics.
DetailsThe updated Nanotechnology Consumer Products Inventory now contains 1,628 consumer products that have been introduced to the market since 2005, representing a 24 percent increase since the last update in 2010.
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At least one of the scariest goblins of today's supply chain is the specter of making poor sourcing decisions. Today, though, strategic sourcing applications can make everyone feel safer. “Procurement has historically been measured on cost savings delivered and in some cases cost avoidance,” Richard Waugh, vice president of Corporate Development at Zycus, a vendor…
DetailsAvnet Electronics Marketing, an operating group of Avnet, Inc. today announced the release of a new touchscreen Human Machine Interface (HMI) reference design from Xylon, a leading provider of advanced FPGA application solutions, IP cores and design services for its MicroZed evaluation kit. The MicroZed is based on the Xilinx Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoC.
DetailsVishay Intertechnology Inc. today disclosed why it is embarking on a cost-cutting and employee reduction program noting in a release that third quarter revenue and profits came in below investors’ and the company’s expectations. Its sales forecast for the December quarter were similarly lackluster indicating demand for its products remain weak. Malvern, Pa.-based Vishay reported…
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At first, OEMs insisted on designing their own products, even if they outsourced the manufacturing to Asia. But more and more OEMs today rely on original design manufacturers (ODMs) to do almost everything, including design, procurement, and manufacturing. It's a tempting model for OEMs. It reduces their engineering expense and also often improves the working…
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Someone needs to design the iPhone of wearables. There will be no iPhone of wearables. I think both these statements are true. We need someone to show us the way into this brave new world beyond smartphones and tablets, but it won't be a single device. When the iPhone of wearables arrives, it will be…
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Have you ever wondered: Who really needs a self-driving car? Safety of course, is the big pitch and the strongest argument the automotive industry has trumpeted in its case for autonomous cars. The question now is how effective we expect Google cars, or any other self-driving cars, to be in terms of saving people's lives.…
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