Exar Corporation (Nasdaq: EXAR), a leading provider of high-performance analog mixed-signal products and data management solutions, today announced that it has acquired Cadeka Microcircuits. The transaction, which closed on Friday, July 5, 2013, includes $29.0 million in initial consideration to be paid in a combination of cash and stock, and an earn-out against net revenues…
DetailsToshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC)*, a committed leader that collaborates with technology companies to create breakthrough designs, today announced it has moved its corporate headquarters to 9740 Irvine Blvd., in Irvine, California. Previously located at 19900 MacArthur Blvd. in Irvine, TAEC now joins five other Toshiba America, Inc., subsidiaries in a larger 445,410 square…
DetailsRS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), the world’s leading high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products, has announced the launch of its ‘Open Source Design Centre’, a comprehensive free guide to open source electronics design hosted on designspark.com, the company’s online resource for electronics design engineers. The Open Source Design…
DetailsNKK Switches, the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of innovative electromechanical switches, has teamed with Mouser Electronics to sponsor the NKK SmartSwitch IndyCar Challenge. The contest is designed to find new innovative solutions for using programmable NKK SmartSwitches in a Driver Information Center for Tony Kanaan and KV Racing Technology’s no. 11 IndyCar. The contest…
DetailsYazaki Corporation, a leading global automotive supplier, named Molex as a Green Supplier of the Year at its annual awards ceremony, held on World Environmental Day on June 5th. Winning in the Connections category, Molex is among four companies selected from among Yazaki’s top 103 suppliers in North and Central America. Yazaki’s Green Supplier…
DetailsAvnet Embedded, a division of Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Avnet, Inc., today announced the launch of its new Rorke Global Solutions™ business unit, headed by Chuck Kostalnick, senior vice president of Avnet Embedded. The new unit will deliver comprehensive solutions that meld hardware, software and services in support of the unique…
DetailsLattice Semiconductor Corp. and Future Electronics, a world class leader and innovator in the distribution and marketing of electronic components, today announced a global distribution agreement. Under the terms of the agreement Future Electronics is authorized to sell Lattice’s complete portfolio of innovative low power, low cost FPGA, CPLD and programmable power management design solutions…
DetailsGreenPeak Technologies, a leading low power RF-semiconductor company, today announced today announced that it has expanded its international operations with the opening of a new office in Hong Kong. GreenPeak’s Asia Pacific presence already includes offices in Tokyo and Seoul. “China is an incredibly vibrant market – with the opening of our office in this…
DetailsA 20 percent reduction in Apple Inc.’s iPhone forecast as speculated in some quarters may spell relief for many procurement and purchasing professionals at small and medium OEMs and EMS providers. When demand for Apple devices are at record highs, it’s obvious component buyers at even many of its bigger rivals feel pressured; It’s not…
DetailsThe design socket is critical in the electronics industry. Components suppliers who win the stiff rivalry for an OEM design often get not only the sales but significant boasting rights, which can be parlayed into further wins elsewhere. That’s why we all want to know as much as we can about design engineers. Component distributors…
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