Rapid Expansion Projected for Smart Home Devices, IHS Markit Says
Smart home device market rising at a CAGR of 60 percent to reach 477 million units in 2020
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AMD, PuzzlePhone Win Green Electronic Council’s 2016 Catalyst Awards
September 06, 2016 04:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time BERLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE )–The Green Electronics Council (GEC) announced at IFA 2016 today that AMD (NASDAQ: AMD), a leading designer of compute and graphics processors, and PuzzlePhone, a designer of modular mobile phones, won its 2016 Catalyst Awards. GEC’s Catalyst Awards seek to inspire innovation in the design,…
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NI Lowers Semiconductor Test Cost With RF Measurement Enhancements for the STS
September 06, 2016 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE )–NI (Nasdaq: NATI), the provider of platform-based systems that enable engineers and scientists to solve the world’s greatest engineering challenges, today announced new RF capabilities for higher power transmit and receive, and FPGA-based real-time envelope tracking and digital predistortion for the Semiconductor Test System (STS).…
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Icron Technologies’ Demonstrating New Maverick Platform Extending 4Kp60 Video + USB 2.0/3.0 Over Single CAT X Cable at IBC2016 Show in Amsterdam
BURNABY, BC –(Marketwired – September 06, 2016) – Icron Technologies Corporation, a leader in USB and video extension technology and intoPIX, an innovative provider of video compression solutions, announced today a live demonstration of Icron's new “Maverick” platform featuring Icron's proprietary ExtremeUSB® USB 2.0 and USB 3.1 Gen 1 (USB 3.0) technology in combination with…
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Amelio Named Avnet Inc. CEO
Less than two months after being named interim CEO of Avnet Inc., William “Bill” Amelio was appointed as its chief executive officer effective today. After a review of both internal and external candidates, said William Schumann, chairman of Avnet’s board of directors, the board concluded Amelio was the best candidate for the top job. “Avnet…
DetailsAvnet Names William Amelio as CEO
Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), a leading global technology distributor, today announced that William (“Bill”) J. Amelio has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the company by the Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mr. Amelio has been acting in the role of interim CEO of Avnet since July 11, 2016. Having spent most of his career in…
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Afghanistan: Mineral-Rich, Conflict Torn Electronics Treasure Trove
In June, I had the good fortune to walk in the Wakhan Valley, a mountainous Central Asian region dividing Tajikistan and Afghanistan. As my partner and I wound our way alongside the river separating relatives and countries, we couldn't help but wonder, “Why does everyone want control of Afghanistan?” The British, the Russians, the Americans,…
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World’s First LTE Cat M1/NB1 Chip to be Demonstrated Live by Sequans at CTIA’s Super Mobility Week
September 06, 2016 08:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time PARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE )–LeadingLTE for IoT chipmakerSequans Communications S.A. (NYSE: SQNS) will demonstrate the world’s first LTE Category M1/NB1 chip at CTIA’s Super Mobility Week, September 7-9 in Las Vegas. Named Monarch , Sequans’ newest chip, the world’s first purpose-built and most highly optimized Cat M1/NB1 chip, will…
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New Alpha Electronics Precision SMD Bulk Metal® Foil Resistors, Made in Japan in Fully Automated Process, Provide Competitive Pricing for OEMs
September 06, 2016 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time MALVERN, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE )–VPG Foil Resistors, a Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE:VPG) product group, announced today that its Alpha Electronics brand has introduced a new series of precision surface-mount Bulk Metal® Foil resistors that are the first such devices to be manufactured in a fully automated process…
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Verizon Wireless Certifies Altair’s Chipsets for Voice Over LTE (VoLTE)
HOD HASHARON, Israel , September 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Altair Semiconductor , a leading provider of LTE chipsets, today announced that its FourGee-3800 Cat-4 chipset has been VoLTE-certified by Verizon. The move expands on the previous Verizon's device certification of Altair's Cat-1 and Cat-4 LTE chipsets. “This certification is an important milestone as it facilitates migration…
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