Blu-ray 3D Spending Booms This Year
Combined consumer spending on BD3D will reach $213.9 million this year, up slightly more than sixfold from $33.8 million in 2010
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Opportunities & Challenges As Europe Sets New Emission Goals
The European Commission wants to build a “low-carbon society” and by 2050 hopes cut domestic emissions by up to 95 percent. To achieve this admirable but obviously difficult goal, the EC has issued marching orders to all segments of the society — individuals, businesses, local governments, and other organizations — to implement policies that restrict…
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Will Electronics Firms Give Up on Japan Manufacturing?
With aftershocks continuing in Japan, are electronics firms showing signs of giving up on the shaky country? So far, the answer appears to be no. Companies whose supply chains originate in Japan have sought short-term solutions to inventory interruptions, of course. But few reports exist of companies making fundamental changes in their long-term sourcing plans.…
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Fairchild Expands Tech Innovation With Silicon Carbide
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Answering the need for increasing efficiencies and higher performance for semiconductor applications, Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS) is extending its technology leadership capabilities with the acquisition of TranSiC, a Silicon Carbide (SiC) power transistor company. The acquisition provides Fairchild with bipolar SiC transistor technology with demonstrated industry leading efficiencies and excellent performance…
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FCI & Zahavi Sign Agent Agreement for Israel
HERTOGENBOSCH, The Netherlands — FCI, a leading supplier of connectors and interconnect systems to the data, communications, consumer, industrial and medical markets, has entered into an agent agreement with Zahavi Technologies, an electronic sales company of electromechanical components in Israel. Under the terms and conditions of the agreement, Zahavi Technologies will represent FCI Electronics' product…
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Digi-Key Adds Design Services Providers to its Website
THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. — Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, today announced the addition of Design Services Providers to its online resources for electronic design engineers. Design Services Providers is available on Digi-Key's Website, www.digikey.com, and houses profiles…
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Tech Needs a Healthier Supply Chain, Part 1
Some natural disasters change history. The tragic March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan may well turn out to be one of them. With luck, a much healthier and more soundly based electronics industry supply chain will emerge. We have long voiced concern over what we saw as the industry's offhandedness towards its business practices…
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What Steve Jobs Can Teach Us About Passion & Innovation
A marketing friend of mine recently told me an interesting story about a meeting he had with Steve Jobs back in the mid-1970s. My friend owned a computer store in the San Francisco bay area that was a reseller for {complink 379|Apple Inc.} products. He needed to buy a part for the Apple I computer…
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Intel Changes Financial Reporting Structure
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Beginning with the publication of Intel’s first-quarter earnings report on Tuesday, April 19, the company will revise the presentation of its financial results to reflect the recently closed acquisitions of Infineon Wireless Solutions and McAfee, Inc. Infineon Wireless Solutions will now operate as Intel Mobile Communications. The company is providing this…
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Arrow, Lattice Sign EMEA Deal
DREIEICH, Germany — Lattice Semiconductor and Arrow Electronics EMEA today announced they have signed a distribution agreement for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Headquartered in Hillsboro, Oregon, Lattice is a supplier of innovative low-power, low-cost FPGA, PLD and programmable power management design solutions. With development, manufacturing and sales offices worldwide, Lattice primarily addresses customers…
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