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Microcontroller family with integrated LCD driver

Wednesday 26 November 2008

Freescale Semiconductor (distributed by Farnell in Australia) has introduced a cost-effective family of 16-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) designed for electromechanical instrument clusters used in entry-level vehicles.


Matlab, Simulink new versions

Thursday 30 October 2008

The MathWorks has introduced Release 2008b (R2008b) of its MATLAB and Simulink product families.


PowerWise LVDS crosspoints

Friday 12 September 2008

National Semiconductor has announced a new family of automotive-grade low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS) 2 x 2 crosspoint switches that deliver the best signal integrity and noise immunity at data transmission rates up to 3.125 Gbps.


MathWorks parallel computing toolbox

Thursday 15 May 2008

The MathWorks has integrated its Parallel Computing Toolbox with its MATLAB optimisation toolboxes to further simplify the development of parallel applications.


New sales rep

Tuesday 08 January 2008

SC Cubed—an 28-year established, technical sales rep specialist in Southern California with 14 people—is now tasked with further accelerating the adoption of Nordic Semiconductor’s world leading ultra-low power (ULP) wireless technology among top US electronics companies concentrated in and around


New capabilities

Thursday 29 November 2007

The MathWorks announced four enhancements in MATLAB and Distributed Computing Toolbox that deliver increased performance and large data set handling.


Philips New Zealand appoints new CEO

Friday 21 September 2007

Philips New Zealand has appointed Meech Aspden as its new CEO. Formerly a New Zealand resident, Ms Aspden takes on this position following eight years in Hong Kong and Singapore working primarily for Philips in several senior management roles.


Alcatel ships advanced DRIE tool to Taiwan

Wednesday 12 September 2007

Alcatel Micro Machining Systems, a leading supplier of deep silicon etching equipment for MEMS and 3D Semiconductors, announced that it has shipped an Advanced DRIE production tool to Touch Micro-system Technology (tMt) to start production of advanced MEMS devices including Micro-mirrors,


Alcatel receives an order from STMicroelectronics

Wednesday 05 September 2007

Alcatel Micro Machining Systems announced that it has received an order from STMicroelectronics SAS in Tours (ST) for its new AMS 4200 production tool for advanced device technology.


New partner in crime

Friday 13 July 2007

Alcatel selected Brooks Automation for its new DRIE/PECVD cluster tools


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