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J-Devices to Buy Renesas Facility

News Ticker, News WireBy News Desk March 20, 2014 Leave a comment

Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723, “Renesas”), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced that Renesas and J-Devices Corporation (“J-Devices”) have signed a definitive agreement (DA) to transfer part of the manufacturing facility at Renesas Semiconductor Singapore Pte. Ltd. (“Renesas Semiconductor Singapore”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Renesas Electronics, to J-Devices Semiconductor Corporation (“J-Devices Semiconductor”),…

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Tessera, Renesas Settle Patent Dispute

News Ticker, News WireBy News Desk March 20, 2014 Leave a comment

Tessera Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSRA) (“Tessera”, the “Company” or “we”) announced that its Tessera, Inc. and Invensas Corporation (“Invensas”) subsidiaries entered into an agreement to settle their pending cases against Renesas Electronics Corporation (“Renesas”) and Renesas Electronics America, Inc. In conjunction with the settlement, Renesas entered into new multi-year patent license agreements with Tessera, Inc. and…

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GSK Case Will Soften Chinese Medical Market

News Ticker, News WireBy News Desk March 19, 2014 Leave a comment

A swathe of anti-corruption government action stimulated by the GSK bribery case of 2013 has been launched and is predicted to significantly impact the medical device market in 2014. The National Health and Family Planning Commission (previously the Ministry of Health) released a new regulation at the end of 2013 (coming into effect March 2014)…

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NKK Switches Teams With Newark element14

News Ticker, News WireBy News Desk March 19, 2014 Leave a comment

Newark element14, a high-service distributor of technology products and engineering solutions, has announced they have become an officially authorized distributor of NKK Switches, a leader in the design and manufacture of innovative electromechanical switches. NKK Switches designs, produces and sells more than 3.5 million different switches that set the standard for quality, stability and reliability…

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Samsung Tops Buyers of MEMS Combo Sensors

Component Sourcing, Market Leaders, News Analysis, Research, SensorsBy Gina Roos March 19, 2014 Leave a comment

El Segundo, Calif. — Samsung is the largest buyer of MEMS combo sensors, spending $183 million or 41 percent of the total combo sensor market in 2013, according to new analysis from IHS Technology. Purchases included 6-axis inertial measurement units (IMUs) from STMicroelectronics, InvenSense, and Bosch for the Galaxy S4 smartphone, Galaxy Note 3 smartphone,…

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Consider Culture When Expanding Reverse Logistics

Featured Blogs, Guest Blog, Logistics, Reverse LogisticsBy Kate Lee March 19, 2014 Leave a comment

Discussions around the importance of culture in reverse logistics typically focus on the need to establish an organizational culture which not only supports reverse logistics, but also recognizes the importance of a holistic approach to reverse logistics. While this discussion is important, there is another culture discussion – one which is critical to success and,…

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Richardson RFPD Enhances Lab Bench Test Website

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LaFox, Ill. — Richardson RFPD, Inc. today announced the launch of a new website resource focused exclusively on Lab Bench Test components. Richardson RFPD offers a wide range of test components for the lab test bench, from low noise amplifiers (LNAs) and broadband test amplifiers, to high performance test cables, adapters, attenuators, terminations, coaxial switches,…

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ON Semi Demos Highly Integrated Controllers at APEC

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Fort Worth, Texas –ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ONNN), driving energy efficient innovations, will be demonstrating its latest integrated controllers at this year’s APEC in Fort Worth, Texas, March 16 – 20. The show, which is the premier North American event focusing on applied power electronics, provides the ideal forum for ON Semiconductor to showcase its broad…

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Richardson RFPD Adds Five TriQuint GaN Transistors

News Ticker, News WireBy News Desk March 19, 2014 Leave a comment

LaFox, Illinois — Richardson RFPD, Inc. today announces that it is accepting orders for five new discrete GaN transistors from TriQuint. The new discrete gallium nitride (GaN) on silicon carbide (SiC) high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) offer a range of pulsed output power covering 10W to 285W, with operating ranges from DC to 6 GHz. The devices…

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EMA Expands Power IC Model Library for Cadence PSpice

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Rochester, N.Y. – EMA Design Automation™ (ema-eda.com), a full-service provider of Electronic Design Automation (EDA) solutions, and AEi Systems, a world leader in power electronics modeling, analysis and design, today announced version 4.1 of the AEi Systems’ Power IC Model Library for the Cadence® PSpice® simulator with over 550 high fidelity and correlated simulation models…

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