PARIS — So, where are we exactly with the hydrogen car? Mercedes Generation EQ In contrast to electric vehicles to which, finally, leading European carmakers — Mercedes Benz and Volkswagen in particular — committed seriously at this year’s Paris Auto Show, hydrogen cars have yet to take the world by storm, or even by a light…
DetailsX-FAB Silicon Foundries has today announced that it will acquire the assets of Altis Semiconductor, a specialty stand-alone foundry located in the Greater Paris area, out of insolvency proceedings. With both companies serving complementary markets and applications, this acquisition enriches X-FAB’s offering. It roughly doubles the company’s 8-inch capacity to meet the growing demand for…
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The U.S. semiconductor industry business cycle, which typically lasts seven to eight years, has come to an end. For a variety of reasons, I believe that the U.S. stock market will decline rapidly in the near future, to the detriment of the semiconductor industry. Whoever is elected in November, will have a hard job ahead…
DetailsAVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has released an innovative new sample kit that showcases a broad range of connectors ideal for use in consumer, medical, industrial, and IoT applications in which small size and high-reliability performance are mission critical. Available as both a physical sample and as an interactive online…
DetailsNow available in Europe at TTI, Inc., a world leading specialist distributor of electronic components, are several new series of automotive TVS diodes from leading manufacturer, Littelfuse. The new Littelfuse AEC-Q101 qualified TPSMB, TPSMC, TPSMD, TPSMA6L and TP6KE TVS diodes provide protection for sensitive electronics from transients induced by load dump and other transient voltage…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc. today announced it has entered into a global distribution agreement with SOMNIUM Technologies, a company focused on evolving software development tools to a new level, solving real problems faced by embedded developers. The SOMNIUM Technologies product line, now available from Mouser Electronics, provides developers with the company’s Device-aware Resequencing Tools (DRT) software…
DetailsBelmont, Mass. — Daniel Research Group, a market research firm specializing in forecasting technology markets announces the publication of the United States Personal Device Forecast Report. The report is available on DRG’s website, www.DanielResearchGroup.com, or directly from this link: http://tinyurl.com/zn6z5pc. According DRG, sales of Personal Computing Devices (PCs and Tablets) to households and business will increase 2.3%, to 116.9 million units in…
DetailsHidden within Connect Tech’s products are a treasure-trove of parts, connectors, and cables – the livelihood of countless companies. Without the contributions of these companies, Connect Tech would be unable to support its customers with the high quality and high reliability products they have grown to expect. One of those companies is Samtec. A privately…
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LAKE WALES, Fla. — FotoNation (a wholly owns subsidiary of Tessera Technologies, Inc., San Jose, Calif.) has come out with a suite of biometrics recognition algorithms aimed at eliminating the need for smartphone passwords with face- and iris-recognition. For over a decade, FotoNation has been licensing the “red eye” reduction algorithms used by Nikon and…
DetailsChange in operations and adjustment of competence to meet technology shifts, new customer groups and a continued increased proportion of software development. Ericsson intends to reduce 3,000 positions in production, research and development (R&D) and sales and administration – combination of voluntary and forced reductions as well as other measures such as outsourcing. Ericsson…
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