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Teenagers ‘well versed’ in CE products

Wednesday 03 December 2008

Today’s teenagers rely on consumer electronic (CE) products like computers, mobile phones and MP3 players that make their lives easier, according to recent research released by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA).


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.


Oscilloscopes at entry-level price

Wednesday 19 November 2008

Tektronix announces the new MSO2000 Mixed Signal and DPO2000 Digital Phosphor oscilloscopes.


2008 Live EDGE Electronic Design Competition

Friday 24 October 2008

Farnell, the leading multi-channel, high service distributor, today announced that National Semiconductor, Ohmite Manufacturing and Vishay Intertechnology have become global sponsors for its 2008 Live EDGE Electronic Design Competition for the global environment.


Kontron acquires Intel communication rackmount server operation

Thursday 23 October 2008

Kontron has finalised its acquisition of Intel’s Communication Rackmount Server Operation, which means Kontron America Inc based in San Diego, is now the owner of the business.


Altium supports future energy technology

Wednesday 13 August 2008

Altium is supporting future design innovations of two student projects from the University of New South Wales and the University of Iowa.


Distribution agreement

Wednesday 06 February 2008

Richardson Electronics, Ltd. announced it has signed a global partnership agreement with Kenet Incorporated to distribute its entire product line of low-power, high-performance Analogue-to-Digital Converters (ADCs).


Altium goes to space

Tuesday 06 November 2007

Altium Limited has announced that NASA’s Johnson Space Centre (JSC) has chosen Altium Designer as its standard electronics design software.


Making FPGAs work for embedded developers

Wednesday 31 October 2007

The design of programmable devices must move beyond loose integration and become unified with embedded design flows in order for the full potential of FPGAs to be realised in the embedded world.


Executive management promotion

Tuesday 16 October 2007

International Rectifier (IR) announced a new organisational appointment to the company's leadership team. Dr. Michael A. Briere, 45, has been appointed to the role of executive vice president, research & development and chief technology officer. In his new role, Dr. Briere will be responsible for


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