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Act One's Solid-State Lighting Accents the Artistic Theme of Noho Art District in North Hollywood
The NoHo Art District in North Hollywood, California has added a solid-state lighting display to accent the artistic theme of the area. The 128-foot long, 7-foot high display nicknamed “Art Box” can be operated interactively to display lighting animations as triggered by the passing-by vehicles through the use of video monitoring cameras. Act One’s ActPixel technology is employed for this advanced LED lighting system. - April 30, 2008 - Act One
Semi-Directory Launches New Semiconductor Resource Website
Semi-Directory has launched a new semiconductor industry resource website, offering vendors a platform to substantially increase their visibility in the industry and on search engines, thereby maximizing their marketing efforts. - April 23, 2008 - Semi-Directory
Avery Dennison Expands Portfolio with Four New Inlays
New products powered by NXP chip technology answer market needs for increased read rate reliability & additional memory. Avery Dennison RFID, a leading RFID technology provider, introduces four new inlays to its RFID product portfolio with the AD-224, AD-631, AD-824 and AD-840. The new UHF... - April 17, 2008 - Avery Dennison RFID
Microsystems Technologies are Poised to Change the Life Sciences Industry
Microelectronics, which has led to the explosion of consumer electronics sales, can now bring its added value to life science applications. The key challenge for microelectronics is to make complexity invisible and adapt it to the value chain and way of working to the life science industries. - April 11, 2008 - Electronics.ca Publications
Avery Dennison RFID Introduces Online Multimedia Training Tool
RFID 101 Provides Comprehensive Overview of RFID Technology. - April 10, 2008 - Avery Dennison RFID
The Compound Semiconductor Substrate Business Will Break the Billion Dollar Barrier by 2009
For more than 20 years, silicon pure players have been looking at those "strange" semiconductor materials made of a compound of 2 or more metals, wondering if it could be, one day, a threat for their existing business. Material makers are seeking new business opportunities outside of silicon and equipment suppliers are open to adapt their know-how and expand their product portfolio. - April 10, 2008 - Electronics.ca Publications
TestEquity 1.55 Cu Ft Temperature Chamber Receives CE Mark
The popular TestEquity Model 115 Temperature Chamber provides full-range temperature testing in a compact floor standing or benchtop package. It has a 1.55 Cu Ft interior workspace (16"W x 12"H x 14"D) and temperature range of -73°C to +175°C. The export version, Model 115-EX... - March 19, 2008 - TestEquity LLC
OLOVO Announces Agreement for Supplying Advanced Packaging Wafer Bumping Plating Anodes
OLOVO, LLC, a leading low-alpha and interconnect materials supplier, has reached an agreement with Semitool, Inc. whereby OLOVO has become licensed to supply anodes for use in Semitool’s electrochemical deposition systems. - March 15, 2008 - Olovo
RNCOS Releases Report on Global RFID Market Analysis Till 2010
"Global RFID Market Analysis till 2010” report by RNCOS discusses the global RFID industry rationally and helps clients to analyze the opportunities and factors critical to the success of global RFID industry both in short and long-term. The report underlines the key issues related to... - February 28, 2008 - RNCOS
Wafer Level Packaging Scales Favorably with the Trend to Manufacture on Ever Increasing Wafer Diameters
Due to the amazing learning curve of the semiconductor industry in terms of chip density versus cost improvements over time, there is a widening gap between the scaling evolutions of the chip front-end and the packaging-assembly manufacturing industries. - February 21, 2008 - Electronics.ca Publications
Express Logic's ThreadX/MCU RTOS Scores Top Marks in Microchip Technology's PIC24 Benchmarks
Leader in 32-bit processors shows speed on 16-bit microcontrollers and DSCs as well. - January 24, 2008 - Express Logic
iDTRONIC Introduces Innovative Keyfob “Evolution” Series
iDTRONIC, a leading supplier for RFID Hardware, introduces as a premier at the ID World in Milan his new Keyfob series Evolution to international costumers. - January 11, 2008 - iDTRONIC Electronic Identification
RNCOS Releases Report on European RFID Industry
RNCOS’ released a report named "European RFID Industry Outlook (2007-2010)" that provides extensive research and rational analysis on the RFID industry in Europe. - January 02, 2008 - RNCOS
Professional Plastics, Inc. - Opens New Singapore Facility
Professional Plastics recently opened a new Singapore warehouse and distribution center to support their customers throughout Asia. The Singapore sales office and distribution center maintains a comprehensive inventory of plastic sheets, rods, tubing and films. Stock materials include: Torlon, Vespel, Meldin, Ultem, PEEK, Techtron PPS, Semitron ESd, Macor ceramic and more. - December 12, 2007 - Professional Plastics, Inc.
Micralyne Appoints Alan Richards as New Vice President of Operations
Micralyne Inc., a world leading independent MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems) microfabrication company, today announced the appointment of Mr. Alan Richards as the new Vice President of Operations. - November 22, 2007 - Micralyne Inc.
Ramtron International Corporation Hires 90octane for SEO Program, and Agency Grows
Denver-based interactive marketing agency 90octane will track and report on search engine visibility progress of Ramtron International Corporation website. - November 20, 2007 - 90octane
LED Light Bulbs Made a Long-Lasting “Star-Like” Scene at Ernst & Young Plaza in downtown Los Angeles
The 41-story Ernst & Young Plaza in downtown Los Angeles has a center courtyard on the 2nd floor surrounded by retail shops and restaurants. The courtyard is nicely decorated with tiny light bulbs mounted on a truss-structure above to produce a “star-like” romantic scene at night. Replacement with long-life, energy-efficient LED light bulbs has eliminated the need to change burned-out incandescent bulbs regularly, leading to an annual saving of tens of thousands dollars for the building owner. - July 31, 2007 - Act One
Large Temperature Chambers Ship from Stock
With temperature range of -73°C to +175°C, TestEquity Model 1027 provides full-range temperature testing. It includes sloped floor with condensate drain and scroll compressors that provide quiet operation. Additional features include 256-step programmable temperature controller with RS-232 interface, independent high/low temperature limit control with alarm, viewing window and interior light, adjustable shelf, and two 4 in. access ports. - July 14, 2007 - TestEquity LLC
Xitronix Unveils Latest Innovation in Semiconductor Process-Control Metrology
Austin, Texas, company to exhibit at SEMICON West - July 12, 2007 - Xitronix Corp.
OpenCores Web Site to be Sold to a Strategic Partner
OpenCores announced today that is looking for a strategic partner within the semiconductor and EDA industry. This initiative will strengthen OpenCores as world's largest community for development and distribution of open source Verilog/VHDL soft cores. As part of this initiative, the OpenCores... - June 26, 2007 - OpenCores Organization
Forza Silicon Announces High Definition CMOS Imaging Technology
Company’s Technology Adopted by Japan Broadcasting Company NHK in HDTV Trials - June 04, 2007 - Forza Silicon Corporation
MataiTech Previews NAUET (newt) 2.0 at DAC, with Improved RTL Generation and RTL to IP-XACT Wizard
MataiTech LLC will be previewing its upcoming EDA release, NAUET (newt) 2.0, at the Design Automation Convention in San Diego CA on Monday, June 4th. The demonstration will take place at the SPIRIT Consortium General Public meeting. It will be held in San Diego Convention Center Room 26AB. The... - June 03, 2007 - MataiTech LLC
Connect One Ships Evaluation Board for Latest, Low-Cost IP Controller
II EVB-630 Demonstrates CO2128 Connectivity via WiFi, LAN, Cellular or Dial Up - May 24, 2007 - Connect One
ChipX Partners with Beyond Semiconductor to Offer 32 bit Processors
ChipX Incorporated, provider of the broadest range of next generation ASIC solutions, announced a partnership and license agreement with Beyond Semiconductor for a family of 32 bit processors. Many custom designs require 32 bit processing power in order to run real time operating systems, process... - May 07, 2007 - Beyond Semiconductor
Aonix Leads Ada Eclipse Development Tools Project Initiative
AonixADT goes open source, Offered as core technology for ADT project - April 04, 2007 - Aonix
Edxact Joins Cadence’s Connections Program
The innovative verification company, provider of the Jivaro model order reduction tool, becomes a member of the Emerging Solutions program, which offers cutting-edge tools to Cadence’s customers - April 04, 2007 - Edxact
Connect One’s New Secure Serial-to-WiFi Module Protects M2M Applications from Network Attacks
Socket iWiFi Enables Secure WiFi Connectivity in Record Time for M2M Devices over 802.11b/g Wireless Networks. - April 02, 2007 - Connect One
Connect One Ships First iChipSec CO2128 IP Controllers for M2M Applications Needing Network Security
Added Hardware Features, Networking and Security Protocols Speed Time-to-Market and Reduce Cost of New IP-Enabled Designs - April 02, 2007 - Connect One
Forza Silicon Joins Tower Semiconductor’s Authorized Design Center Program
Forza Silicon, a fabless mixed signal semiconductor company, and Tower Semiconductor, a pure-play, independent specialty foundry, have announced today that they are expanding their relationship to design and produce mixed signal and image sensor chips utilizing Tower’s process and design... - February 06, 2007 - Forza Silicon Corporation
Brooks Automation Supplies RFID Automation Solutions to Singapore
Intermech Machinery in Tuas relies on RFID to minimize production and storage costs. - September 23, 2006 - Brooks Automation (Germany) GmbH
Macraigor Systems Upgrades J-SCAN, Industry’s First Boundary-Scan Debug and Programming Tool
Instantaneously programs IC devices, FPGAs and CPLDs. Supports USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 with a 10X improvement in performance. - July 17, 2006 - Macraigor Systems LLC