RS Components signs distribution deal with Taiwan Semiconductor
29 November, 2013RS Components has signed a global authorised distributor agreement with Taiwan Semiconductor. The agreement broadens the scope of the existing collaboration between the two companies to deliver a comprehensive portfolio of discrete semiconductor devices and power management ICs to customers worldwide.
LED Taiwan to co-locate with Taiwan International Lighting Show
28 November, 2013SEMI has announced that starting in 2014, LED Taiwan, the only LED manufacturing-focused exposition in Taiwan, will co-locate with the Taiwan International Lighting Show, Taiwan's largest solid-state lighting exhibition and conference. The exhibition will be held at TWTC Nagang Exhibition Hall in Taiwan from 20-22 March.
Functional printing market to reach $13.7bn by 2020
22 November, 2013The demand for a new variety of low-cost electronic products has pushed the global demand for 'functional printing'.
Chip firms and OEMs to enjoy strong year-end revenue growth
22 November, 2013The semiconductor and electronics original equipment manufacturing (OEM) industries are set to enjoy significant revenue growth in 2013, according to a Supply Chain Inventory market brief from IHS Inc.
L-com partners with Rojone
18 November, 2013L-com, a designer and manufacturer of wired and wireless connectivity products, has reached a distribution partnership agreement with Australian manufacturer and distributor Rojone to sell its wireless connectivity products throughout Australia.
element14 to exclusively stock Wurth's signal LEDs
12 November, 2013element14 will exclusively stock Wurth Elektronik's new range of signal light emitting diodes (LEDs) comprising standard and standard multicolour.
Wireless networking drives IC market growth
08 November, 2013With the growing movement to conserve and monitor energy consumption, smart appliances with wireless networking capabilities are emerging.
Active Components receives top awards from Gallagher New Zealand
07 November, 2013Active Components, an Albany, New Zealand-based importer and distributor of electronic components, has been recognised by one of its top customers. At the inaugural Gallagher Supplier Awards, Active won three awards: Supplier of the Year; Account Manager of the Year - Nathan Bettridge; Customer Service Person of the Year - Neil Patel/Julie Bettridge.
Technology gone mad
04 November, 2013 by Mike Smyth, specialist technical writerI can't help feeling that we are being led by the nose when it comes to technology. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not against technology but there does seem to be a spate of nose pulling, especially among consumer devices.
PM's Science Prize for silicon-based quantum computer
01 November, 2013Electrical engineer and quantum physicist Andrea Morello has won the 2013 Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year for his intellectual leadership in developing the silicon components to make quantum computing possible.
u-blox and ARM introduce prototyping kit for designing interconnected devices
31 October, 2013u-blox and ARM have joined forces to create a prototyping kit for designing wirelessly connected, location-aware internet devices: the ARM mbed-enabled u‑blox C027 'Internet of Things (IoT) Starter Kit'.
Profiting from the Internet of Things
31 October, 2013 by Raghu Das, CEO, IDTechExThe brilliant and worst thing about the Internet of Things is that it is so broad. Does it include passive RFID, wireless sensors, machine to machine (M2M), big data, cloud computing and storage? Others believe the Internet of Things is not enough and the true term is the Internet of Everything because people are part of the network. This all begins to distract from what is important - providing a useful service.
Renesas Electronics appoints executive vice president
31 October, 2013Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, has appointed Tsuneo Takahashi as executive vice president and chief sales marketing officer (CSMO) as well as chief of the global sales and marketing division.
Nordic Semiconductor supports embedded systems education program
25 October, 2013Nordic Semiconductor is supporting an embedded systems education program being run at various Canadian universities with a large donation of its class-leading nRF51422 ANT+ systems-on-chip (SoC).
Micron appoints Brian Angell as VP of Advanced Controller Development
25 October, 2013Micron Technology has appointed Brian Angell as vice president, Advanced Controller Development. Angell will be responsible for leading Micron's controller development in support of Micron's enterprise, mobile and embedded businesses.
