Santa Clara, Calif. — LAPIS Semiconductor Co. Ltd., a ROHM Group Company, now offers a LAPIS Development Kit for its latest series of mini low-power microcontrollers. Designed to help accelerate the development of a wide range of embedded designs that want to leverage the benefits of the ML610Q100 series of microcontrollers, the kits includes all of the…
DetailsEconomic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in March for the 10th consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 58th consecutive month, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®. The report was issued today by Bradley J. Holcomb, CPSM, CPSD, chair of the Institute for Supply Management®(ISM®)…
DetailsThe Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, today announced the release of the 2013 International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS), a collaborative effort that assesses the technical challenges and opportunities for the semiconductor industry through 2028. The ITRS seeks to identify future technical obstacles and shortfalls, so the industry…
DetailsMurata today launched a new visual identity that includes changes to the corporate logo and other key visual identity elements. The objective of this initiative is to better express Murata’s philosophy and brand promise – “Innovator in Electronics.” “The world of electronics keeps changing, and Murata is expanding to new applications and exploring technologies to…
DetailsThe e2v Group has announced that, as part of a merger of its current operations and an expansion of resources and capabilities focusing on the North American market, it has merged its North American operations into e2v, inc., headquartered in Milpitas, California. This organization brings together the current structures of e2v aerospace and defense, based…
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After a seemingly interminable winter, manufacturing indexes are finally shaking off the effects of a record cold snap in the U.S. The Institute for Supply Management’s PMI, a leading index of purchasing managers, inched up a bit in March to 53.7 percent. More importantly, the ISM production index, which fell dramatically since the beginning of…
DetailsRS Components( http://www.rs-components.com/index.html ) (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc( http://www.electrocomponents.com ) (LSE:ECM), the world’s leading high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products, has added two wireless connectivity options to its growing portfolio of products based on the Raspberry Pi( http://singapore.rs-online.com/web/generalDisplay.html?id=raspberrypi ) computer. The new modules are built using Wi-Fi and low power…
DetailsMicrosemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced it has implemented significant FPGA design infrastructure support with the opening of three new technical support design centers, and by training and certifying more than 200 distributor partner field application engineers (FAEs) worldwide. In addition, the…
DetailsMarvell (NASDAQ: MRVL), a global leader in integrated silicon solutions, announced that on March 31, 2014, the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued its judgment on the remaining motions in a lawsuit brought by Carnegie Mellon University (“CMU”) against Marvell and Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. (“MSI”), Marvell’s U.S. operating subsidiary. The…
DetailsTexas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ:TXN) today announced that Peter Balyta, Ph.D., has been elected vice president of the company. Balyta is also president of the Education Technology division, which focuses on market-leading educational technology to improve student achievement in mathematics and science. “Peter’s unique combination of experience in global markets, tenure with the Education Technology…
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