Compliance with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 has been slow in coming on many fronts. Publicly traded companies have confronted the reality of the cost of complying with the conflict minerals reporting rules. A new offering from UL's Information & Insights (I&I) division hopes to help the industry streamline…
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There are some things that one does not want to associate with. For example, you would never use a photo of a lemon with a product you want to launch, unless, of course, you are selling lemons. Similarly, I recently noticed an article stating that Mexico was the new Detroit. Hmmm. When I think of…
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SINGAPORE — UTAC Holdings Ltd (UTAC), a leading semiconductor testing and assembly services provider headquartered in Singapore, today announced the opening of a sales office in Nagaokakyo City, Kyoto, Japan. This is a strategic move to support existing and new customers, and to expand its business in one of the largest automotive and consumer electronics…
DetailsBoston, Mass. – The market for commercial uses of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, will grow to $1.7 billion in 2025, driven by a broad range of applications led by agriculture, according to Lux Research. Advanced sensors that are at the heart of the drones will claim a large chunk of the UAV cost stack,…
DetailsSan Francisco, Calif. – Model N, Inc. (NYSE: MODN), the leading revenue management solutions provider to the life science and technology industries, today announced its vertical cloud solution. Model N, Inc. will be previewing its new Revvy Sales Application Suite at salesforce.com’s Dreamforce 2014. The conference will be held in San Francisco October 13-16, 2014, at Moscone…
DetailsEl Segundo, Calif. —IHS Technology (NYSE: IHS) is pleased to announce that its CAPS Universe Electronic Component Data has been integrated into the Aras Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) platform to create Aras Component Engineering. Aras Component Engineering, designed for the engineering of new products and systems, seamlessly and securely embeds more than 100 million commercial electronic components into…
DetailsWellington, New Zealand — RS Components <http://nz.rs-online.com/>; (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc <http://www.electrocomponents.com/>; (LSE: ECM), the global distributor for engineers, has launched an Internet of Things (IoT) themed area via its online DesignSpark community, providing software design tools and resources ideal for rapid prototyping and product development. Hosted under Design Centres, the IoT…
DetailsCamarillo, Calif.– Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation (Nasdaq: VTSS), a leading provider of advanced IC solutions for Carrier, Enterprise and Internet of Things (IoT) networks, announced that Phoenics Electronics, a leading distributor of semiconductor and board-level solutions, will handle demand creation and fulfillment of Vitesse’s full product portfolio in North America effective immediately. “Vitesse’s products are highly complementary to Phoenics’ existing line…
DetailsThree leading power supply manufacturers today announced the formation of a new power industry consortium, the Architects of Modern Power (AMP). The founding members are CUI, Ericsson Power Modules and Murata – all global players developing advanced power conversion technology for distributed power architectures. The aim of the alliance is to create the most technically…
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By the numbers, the US manufacturing sector has been growing for several consecutive quarters. However, global economic and geopolitical concerns remain below the surface. The manufacturing sector's economic activity expanded in August for the 15th consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 63rd consecutive month, according to the latest “Report On Business” from…
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