Premier Farnell Announces 2014 Results
Premier Farnell’s result for the 2014 fiscal year are available at http://www.premierfarnell.com/investors/reports-results-presentations.
Avnet Named an Ethisphere ‘Most Ethical Company’
Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT), a leading global technology distributor, announced today that it has been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute, an independent center of research promoting best practices in corporate ethics and governance, as a 2014 World’s Most Ethical Company®. This is Avnet’s first year being honored with this award, which recognizes organizations that continue to…
DetailsIEC Electronics Named to IPC Validation Services QML
IPC’s Validation Services Program has awarded the first IPC J-STD-001/IPC-A-610 Qualified Manufacturers Listing (QML) to IEC Electronics Corporation’s Newark, New York and Albuquerque, New Mexico, facilities. In addition, IEC Electronics’ testing laboratory, Dynamic Research and Testing Laboratories (DRTL) in Albuquerque has been certified as an IPC-approved Validation Services Test Laboratory. IPC President and CEO John…
DetailsAvnet EM Launches Xilinx Zync-7000 SOM
Avnet Electronics Marketing, an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), today introduced the Xilinx® Zynq®-7000 All Programmable SoC Mini-Module Plus, a system-on-module (SOM) based on the Xilinx Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoC XC7Z100 device. The module is the newest addition to Avnet’s Mini-Module Plus Development System, which is a fully customizable modular platform comprised of…
DetailsLittelfuse Opens New Tech Center
Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ: LFUS) today announced the opening of a new Technology Center in Mount Prospect, Ill. The 23,500 square-foot facility combines research and development teams from three former Chicago-area locations. It is designed to enhance collaboration and creativity in developing next-generation products for the company’s electronic and automotive customers. “Innovation is the foundation of…
DetailsJ-Devices to Buy Renesas Facility
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”),…
DetailsTessera, Renesas Settle Patent Dispute
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…
DetailsGSK Case Will Soften Chinese Medical Market
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)…
DetailsNKK Switches Teams With Newark element14
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…
DetailsSamsung Tops Buyers of MEMS Combo Sensors
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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