Samsung Electronics, Co., Ltd., a global leader in memory semiconductor technology, today announced that its memory fabrication line in Xi’an China has begun full-scale manufacturing operations. The new facility will manufacture Samsung’s advanced NAND flash memory chips: 3D V-NAND. Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman and CEO Dr. Oh-Hyun Kwon hosted a plant inauguration event, which welcomed…
DetailsIt has always been part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): the provision that contractors would be responsible for weeding counterfeit parts out of the Department of Defense (DoD) supply chain. Now it’s official: contractors must establish, maintain and certify counterfeit detection and avoidance systems or risk losing the opportunity to bid on federal…
DetailsTTI, Inc. the leading global distributor of interconnect, passive, electromechanical and discrete components announced today that the company and its subsidiary, Mouser Electronics, has received the Global Partnership award for distributor excellence from Amphenol Corporation, at the Electronic Distribution Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Global Partnership award is the highest level of achievement that…
DetailsRFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for two BAW filters targeting applications where 2.4GHz WLAN, Bluetooth and Wi-FI products must coexist with 4G LTE and TD-LTE signals. TriQuint’s 885062 and 885071 coexistence filters offer high rejection in adjacent LTE bands yet come in an industry-leading small package measuring 1.4×1.2×0.46mm. Small size does not compromise…
DetailsKEMET Corporation (the “Company”) (NYSE: KEM), a leading global supplier of electronic components, today reported preliminary results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2014. Results included in this earnings release have been adjusted to reflect discontinued operations as the Film and Electrolytic Business group completed the sale of its machinery division…
DetailsGLOBALFOUNDRIES today introduced an optimized semiconductor manufacturing platform aimed specifically at meeting the stringent and evolving needs of the automotive industry. Built on the company’s 55-nanometer (nm) Low Power process and AEC-Q100 Group D qualified, the solution includes a comprehensive set of technology and design enablement capabilities tailored to improve the efficiency, performance, and power…
DetailsElement14 has selected 10 finalists in the Inductive Sensing Challenge, a global design competition using the world’s first inductance-to-digital converter, Texas Instruments’ LDC1000. The finalists, representing 10 different countries in North America, Europe and Asia, were chosen from hundreds of submissions around the world to create innovative devices using the product. The competition aims to…
DetailsIC Insights’ April Update to The 2014 McClean Report shows a ranking of the 2013 top 50 fabless IC suppliers (as well as the leading foundry, MPU, DRAM, flash, DSP, MCU, standard cell, analog, and PLD suppliers). A preview of this ranking showing the top 25 fabless companies is available at www.icinsights.com. The top-25 worldwide fabless…
DetailsPeerless Electronics, Inc., a major factory authorized, stocking distributor of electromechanical and interconnect products, has launched its new online e commerce store showcasing components for Alternative Energy applications. Peerless customers will save time; view at-a-glance status and find it easier to shop online from product catalogs tailored to the Alternative Energy Industry from Peerless’ large…
DetailsMicrochip Technology Incorporated (NASDAQ: MCHP), a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today reported results for the three months and fiscal year ended March 31, 2014. Consolidated net sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014 were $493.4 million, up 2.3% sequentially from net sales of $482.4 million in the immediately preceding…
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