Schurter Inc. has announced the retirement of founder Bruno H. Schurter. Schurter founded in 1982 in Petaluma, California, will change management effective July 1, 2015. Bruno H. Schurter, President & CEO will retire after 33 years of heading up the privately-held company, which is a subsidiary of SCHURTER Holding AG, founded in 1933 in Lucerne,…
DetailsAmphenol Corp. (APH) said it has agreed to pay nearly $1.3 billion for FCI Asia Pte Ltd. in furtherance of plans to deepen its offerings to OEMs in the telecommunication, datacom, wireless and industrial markets. The planned acquisition is also expected to increase Amphenol’s share of the connector and cable assembly market in Asia, building…
DetailsAltera Corporation (ALTR) has developed a storage reference design, based on its Arria® 10 SoCs, that doubles the life of NAND flash and can increase the number of program-erase cycles by up to 7X compared to current NAND flash implementations. The reference design includes an Arria 10 SoC with an integrated dual-core ARM® Cortex®A9 processor,…
DetailsAnalog Devices, Inc. named senior engineers Ahmed Ali and Peter Katzin Analog Devices Fellows, a distinguished technical position awarded to engineers who contribute significantly to the company’s business success through exceptional innovation, leadership, entrepreneurship and an unparalleled ability to bridge organizations and mentor others within the company. In addition to their business impact, Analog Devices…
DetailsIBM (NYSE: IBM) said the acquisition of the company’s global commercial semiconductor technology business by GlobalFoundries has been completed. With the closing of this transaction, GlobalFoundries becomes IBM’s exclusive semiconductor processor technology provider for the next 10 years, ensuring a long-term supply of semiconductors for IBM systems. IBM Research will continue its deep focus on…
DetailsElizabeth, N.J. – Alpha Wire has received ISO 13485:2003 certification for its Carson, California, manufacturing facility. The certification encompasses the production, assembly, and quality control processes of wire and cable. ISO 13485 is the leading quality management standard for manufacturers of medical devices. “Achieving this important ISO certification underscores Alpha Wire’s commitment to providing the…
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Temperature sensors, in a word, will remain “hot” in North America and Europe. Thanks to demand from both the industrial and consumer market segments, sales of temperature sensors are expected to grow at a decent clip in those regions through 2020. In Europe, the market is expected to increase to $1.36 billion by 2018, with…
DetailsMore than three-quarters of global corporate executives say they believe geopolitical disputes are growing, constitute the biggest threat facing the worldwide economy and have the potential for derailing enterprise plans across multiple markets over the next six months. The geopolitical issues, including religious conflicts, political disputes and fiscal problems, are seen intensifying in all economic…
DetailsIPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® announced today the May findings from its monthly North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program. Sales were down slightly but orders were up. The book-to-bill ratio held steady at 1.02. Total North American PCB shipments decreased 4.2 percent in May 2015 from May 2014, and year-to-date shipment growth declined…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc. today announced it has entered into a global distribution agreement and partnership with DAVE Embedded Systems — an industry-recognized supplier focused on the design, manufacturing and sales of miniaturized Systems on Modules (SOMs) and other hardware and software embedded solutions for Linux, Windows and Android platforms. Mouser Electronics is currently stocking DAVE…
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