The total production value of electronic systems is expected to increase five percent in 2014, reaching $1.49 trillion, according to IC Insights’ new 2015 IC Market Drivers report. The report finds that cellphone handsets have extended their lead over the PC segment, including desktop and notebook computers, as the largest electronic systems market in 2014. The…
DetailsFreescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL) has acquired Zenverge, a fabless semiconductor company and a leading developer of advanced HD content processing ICs. Zenverge’s market-leading transcoding technology enables the conversion of one media stream into multiple streams, each individually formatted and optimized for the specific internet connected device or platform where it will be displayed. Among the supported…
DetailsWeston, Fla. –Micrium, Inc. and Embedded Office GmbH & Co. KG today announced the availability of prepackaged RTOS certification kits (“Cert-Kit”) to reduce cost and accelerate development of safety-critical applications. Complete Cert-Kits are now available for industrial controls, medical applications, and transportation based on Micrium’s industry-leading µC/OS-II® kernel. “µC/OS-II brings tremendous competitive advantages to designers in the avionics,…
DetailsRiverside, Calif. – Bourns, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of electronic components, announced today that it has acquired all of the outstanding shares of Komatsulite Mfg. Co., Ltd and its subsidiaries. Komatsulite, headquartered in Osaka, Japan, is a leader in the field of safety devices for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. Terms of the transaction were not…
DetailsWashington — The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, today announced that worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $29.7 billion for the month of October 2014, an increase of 9.6 percent from the October 2013 total of $27.1 billion and an uptick of 1.5 percent compared to last month’s total of $29.2 billion. Sales in the Americas increased…
DetailsBarcelona, Spain –(Marketwired – Dec 3, 2014) – HP (NYSE: HPQ) and Alcatel-Lucent (EURONEXT PARIS: ALU) (NYSE: ALU) today announced an expansion of their global alliance to help the world’s largest organizations and service providers build network-enabled, distributed cloud solutions to create new business opportunities and greater efficiencies, while improving customer service. The partnership incorporates selected Alcatel-Lucent IP…
DetailsOttawa, Ontario – GaN Systems Inc, a leading developer of gallium nitride power switching semiconductors, today announced it has signed a distribution agreement with Japanese company Daito Electron (Daitron) to distribute its gallium nitride (GaN) high power switching transistors in Japan and Korea. GaN Systems’ gallium nitride power transistors are based on its proprietary Island…
DetailsLisle, Ill. – Molex Incorporated, a leading global manufacturer of electronic solutions, announced today it has signed a definitive agreement as a strategic partner and investor in Chicago-based NuCurrent, a developer of wireless power antenna technology. NuCurrent created a breakthrough in novel structures for low resistance antennas, initially for the medical device market. It now offers…
DetailsTaipei — The growth rate of global smartphone shipments slowed to 25.9% in 2014 and is expected to fall to 12.4% in 2015, according to TrendForce. A total of nearly 1.17 billion smartphones were shipped in 2014, while approximately 1.31 billion are predicted to be shipped next year. “The growth rate of smartphone shipments is…
DetailsWilmington, Mass. — Heilind Electronics, the largest distributor of interconnect products in North America, is now stocking the SolderRight Direct Solder Terminals manufactured by Molex Incorporated. The new SolderRight Direct Solder Terminals have a low-profile that enables right-angle connections to a printed circuit board at a low applied cost. They are ideal for tight packaging constraints and…
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