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Rochester Electronics Announces Re-Introduction of LSI CMOS ASIC Gate Array Product Line

LSI Corporation licenses Rochester Electronics to manufacture their complete line of gate array products - April 16, 2011 - Rochester Electronics

American Sensor Technologies the Only EC79 Approved Sensor Supplier in the World

Pressure Sensors EC79 Certified for Use on Hydrogen Powered Vehicles - April 14, 2011 - American Sensor Technologies

CyberOptics Semiconductor to Demo WaferSense® Airborne Particle Sensor at Semicon West 2011

CyberOptics Semiconductor will demo its new WaferSense® Airborne Particle Sensor during Semicon West 2011 in Booth No. 2406. - April 08, 2011 - CyberOptics Semiconductor

Rochester Electronics Product Re-Introduction: Entire AMCC Gate Array Product Line

Rochester Electronics re-creates semiconductor die, chip, and package to provide a complete replication solution. - April 02, 2011 - Rochester Electronics

MEMS Foundry Micralyne Names Sean Lord New Vice President, Engineering

Micralyne Inc., a world-renowned MEMS foundry services company, today announced that Sean Lord has been named as its new Vice President, Engineering. Lord brings over 20 years of senior engineering and research experience to the Edmonton-based company. - March 26, 2011 - Micralyne Inc.

European Investment Pays Dividends for Nordson YESTech’s AOI Installation Success and Business Growth

Describes the success that YESTech Europe's Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) equipment has recently enjoyed across Europe, and why this is so. - March 24, 2011 - Yestech Europe

MEMS Foundry Micralyne to Exhibit Optical MEMS Process Technology at OFC/NFOEC

Micralyne Inc., a world-renowned, independent MEMS foundry, will be exhibiting at the 2011 Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC) and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (NFOEC) at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA, March 8-10, 2011. - March 03, 2011 - Micralyne Inc.

Gostai Jazz Robots Give CeBIT a Taste of Science-Fiction

Gostai will showcase a brand new design for its Jazz mobile telepresence robot during CeBIT. Jazz now integrates an LCD screen to show the face of the person controlling it. CeBIT is the first occasion Gostai shows this innovation. - February 25, 2011 - Gostai

Pressure Sensor Booklet from American Sensor Technologies Features Capabilities in Alternative Energy

American Sensor Technologies, Inc. (www.astsensors.com) has released an Alternative Energy Pressure Sensor booklet that outlines their pressure sensing capabilities for alternative energy in five industries: wind, hydrogen, solar, coal bed & methane, and bio-fuels & gases. - February 22, 2011 - American Sensor Technologies

Xelltec Announces Revolutionary New Laptop Security Microchip

Xelltec Inc. today announces the release of their revolutionary new security microchip, which will enable users to remotely track and protect their laptops and handhold devices. - February 19, 2011 - Xelltec Inc

WaferSense® Airborne Particle Sensor for Real-Time Semiconductor Equipment Diagnostics

Wafer-like airborne particle counter validates & analyze real-time wafer contamination - February 10, 2011 - CyberOptics Semiconductor

Xinnova Technology Ltd. Enters Into Strategic Alliance with Megawin Technology Co. Ltd.

Companies will co-develop industrial-grade 8-bit & 32-bit Microcontrollers. - February 02, 2011 - Xinnova Technology

CyberOptics Semiconductor Vibration Monitoring Software Offers New Capabilities for Data Analysis and Exportation

Vibration Software Filters Out Accepted Vibration Frequencies in Semi Process to Identify Anomalies - January 13, 2011 - CyberOptics Semiconductor

ABS Certified Pressure Sensors Address Marine and Offshore Applications

American Sensor Technologies, Inc. (AST) has obtained ABS (American Bureau of Shipping) approvals for several models of pressure sensors used in marine and offshore applications. - January 05, 2011 - American Sensor Technologies

Gostai Launches Its Jazz Line of Service Robots

Gostai, Europe’s leader in service robotics & Artificial Intelligence solutions, reveals its Gostai Jazz® line of autonomous service robots. - December 22, 2010 - Gostai

NASA Employs RFID on International Space Station

NASA’s Johnson Space Center announced that it has purchased RFID readers and associated peripherals from A.C.C. Systems Inc. for a space flight inventory system on the International Space Station. The ACC570 handheld RFID reader was selected after extensive comparative testing of the major... - December 10, 2010 - A.C.C. Systems Inc

Differential Pressure Sensor from AST for Liquids and Gases

American Sensor Technologies, Inc. (AST) now offers the AST5400 wet/wet differential pressure sensor (also termed differential pressure transducer or transmitter) to measure line pressures up to 2,000 PSI with a turndown ratio of 15 to 1. This cost effective product was developed to bring the... - December 01, 2010 - American Sensor Technologies

Rochester Electronics' Space-Level Semiconductor Manufacture and Re-Creation Provide Cost-Effective Alternatives to System Re-Design

Rochester expands space-level continuing manufacturing services and product offering … - November 20, 2010 - Rochester Electronics

Rochester Electronics Re-Creates and Manufactures Intersil HIP0081 Devices, Eliminating High-Cost System Re-Designs

Rochester Electronics re-creates semiconductor die, chip, and package to provide a complete replication solution - November 12, 2010 - Rochester Electronics

Rochester Electronics Has Authorized Chip One Stop to Provide Long-Term Semiconductor Supply Solutions

Continuing semiconductor manufacturer transforms “End-of-Life” into “Extension-of-Life™.” - November 06, 2010 - Rochester Electronics

American Sensor Technologies New Representation to Texas and Oklahoma

AST Adds New Representation to Texas and Oklahoma for Pressure Sensor Products. - October 24, 2010 - American Sensor Technologies

Rochester Electronics Provides Industry’s Only Established Semiconductor Replication Process with Guaranteed Product Performance and Reliability

Proven semiconductor replication service is a superior alternative to system redesign - October 21, 2010 - Rochester Electronics

Rochester Electronics Joins with SIA to Provide the Only Comprehensive Worldwide Directory of Authorized Semiconductor Distributors

The Authorized Directory provides users a SAFE connection to authorized suppliers - October 08, 2010 - Rochester Electronics

Defense Logistics Agency Endorses Rochester Electronics for Qualified Suppliers List of Distributors

Rochester facility certified to supply FSC 5961, 5962 military and commercial grade products - October 08, 2010 - Rochester Electronics

Seiko Instruments S-5871A is a 2-Wire Digital Temperature Sensor

Ideal for measuring temperature in various electronic devices, Seiko's S-5871A is a 2-wire, digital device - September 30, 2010 - Seiko Instruments

New AST Website Makes Pressure Sensor Selection Easy

American Sensor Technologies, Inc. (AST) has a brand new website look to make pressure sensor selection easy. The home page Flash presentation has been revised to give new visitors a better understanding of AST’s product offerings, unique technology, and the main markets in which pressure... - September 24, 2010 - American Sensor Technologies

Gostai Organizes the First Urbi Open Source Contest

Gostai opened its Urbi operating system for robotics to the community in May. To support this release and to stimulate the Urbi programming community, Gostai now organizes a free contest based on Urbi open source. - September 18, 2010 - Gostai

Heraeus Features High Performance Sputter Targets at PVSEC Valencia

Heraeus Thin Film Materials Division (TMD) will showcase a brand-new high purity indium tube target – featuring a ‘near net shape’ – that offers improved results for the production of CIG / CIGS PV solar cells. Drawing from a comprehensive portfolio of sputter targets for a-Si, CIGS, CdTe and crystalline PV applications, Heraeus will exhibit the new sprayed ZAO tubes for TCO layers, micro-alloyed CIG targets (planar and tube form factors), and high purity 4N+ CuGa and 4N to 5N Indium tubes. - September 04, 2010 - W.C. Heraeus - Thin Film Materials Division

The Urbi Robotic Software Platform Goes Open Source

Gostai opens its core technology to the community - August 20, 2010 - Gostai

Macro Sensors Introduces Contact-free DC-Operated Rotary Position Sensors Measure Angular Displacement of Rotating Elements up to 120º

Contact-free DC-Operated Rotary Position Sensors. Measure Angular Displacement of Rotating Elements up to 120º. - August 05, 2010 - American Sensor Technologies

MEMS Company Micralyne Appoints Former TI Manager Nancy Fares as President and CEO

Micralyne Inc., a world-renowned, independent MEMS solutions company, today announced the appointment of Nancy Fares as President and CEO. - July 24, 2010 - Micralyne Inc.

Seiko Instrument's S-1172 CMOS Voltage Regulator Has High Ripple Rejection & Low Dropout High Current Output

Seiko's S-1172 can be used as a power supply for battery-powered devices, a Power supply for TV, notebook PCs and electronic home appliances or as a constant-voltage power supply for portable equipment. - July 16, 2010 - Seiko Instruments

Seiko Instrument's S-1142 Voltage Regulator Has a High Voltage, Low Current Consumption, Low Dropout CMOS Design

Seiko's S-1142 can be used as a constant-voltage power supply for electrical applications for vehicle interiors and as a constant voltage power supplies for electronic home appliances. - July 16, 2010 - Seiko Instruments

Keithley’s New Reed Relay Matrix Card Combines Ultra-High Density and Superior Configuration Flexibility

Keithley Instruments introduced the Model 3732 Quad 4x28 Ultra-High Density Reed Relay Matrix Card which offers 448 single-pole matrix crosspoints. - July 07, 2010 - Keithley Instruments

Novel 3d Chip Interconnect Technology - Terapede® Technology

Terapede LLC advances 3D chip technology by a quantum leap. Terapede® connectors on wafers provide for ultra-high-density and bandwidth. - July 06, 2010 - Terapede, LLC

New Hydraulic Pressure Sensor Configurations for the AST4000

American Sensor Technologies, Inc. (AST) has released the AST4000 pressure sensor with special configurations for the hydraulic industry. - June 22, 2010 - American Sensor Technologies

High Temperature Resistant Linear Position Sensors Perform in Military and Defense Applications with High Accuracy

Macro Sensors (www.macrosensors.com) has designed a series of high temperature and rugged LVDT linear position sensors that can be used in various military and defense applications such as fuel / oil level monitoring, load leveling of artillery platforms and controlling flight surfaces of airplanes and rudder positions of aircraft carriers, tankers, ships as well as submarines. - June 02, 2010 - American Sensor Technologies

Rochester Electronics Facility Certified to AS9120 Standard

Authorized semiconductor distributor and continuing manufacturer certified to aerospace quality system. - May 20, 2010 - Rochester Electronics

Keithley Creates a Guide to Understanding Electrical Test and Measurement on CD

Keithley Instruments has recently released a tutorial CD that offers helpful techniques on how to obtain precise measurements. - May 19, 2010 - Keithley Instruments

Smith & Associates Firmly Holds #1 Ranking

Smith & Associates has again been ranked the #1 independent distributor of electronics in North America. The rankings, based on 2009 sales, were recently released by Electronics Advocate. An industry leader, Smith has held the top ranking for two consecutive years. Smith reported sales of $437... - May 19, 2010 - N.F. Smith & Associates LP

Axiom Enhances SystemVerilog Verification with OVM and VMM

MPSim 5.0 adds significant new capabilities for verification closure including enhanced coverage - May 13, 2010 - Axiom Design Automation

Germanium Products at Much Lower Prices from Lattice Materials

Lattice Materials has strived for over 20 years to provide highly competitive pricing on its products. Now, due to process and supply chain improvements, the company has been able to reduce Germanium blank prices substantially. - May 12, 2010 - Lattice Materials

Seiko Instruments, S-11L10 Series Voltage Regulator Features Super-Low Output, Low Dropout CMOS Design

Seiko's S-11L10 Series voltage regulator is ideal for use in battery-powered devices, mobile phones and portable equipment. - May 06, 2010 - Seiko Instruments

LVDT Linear Position Sensor Manufacturer Macro Sensors Launches New Application Oriented Web Site

Sensor manufacturer Macro Sensors (www.macrosensors.com) has redesigned its web site to make it easier for design engineers to find LVDT linear position sensors and RVDT rotary position sensors that meet the performance criteria of applications in specific industries. - April 28, 2010 - American Sensor Technologies

Avnet Technology Solutions Introduces Virtualization Practice for Resellers in India

Based on the success of its virtualization practice in the U.S. and Canada, Avnet Technology Solutions today launched its VirtualPath practice in India. As the solutions distribution leader and an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), Avnet Technology Solutions is uniquely positioned to help... - April 24, 2010 - Avnet Technology Solutions

AST Releases New Sensor Booklet Featuring Capabilities in the Water Industry

American Sensor Technologies, Inc. (AST) has released a six page booklet outlining their pressure and position transmitter capabilities for the water industry. - April 23, 2010 - American Sensor Technologies

PowerSafe Technology Signs Contract with Lockheed Martin

PowerSafe Technology Corporation (PINKSHEETS: PSFT) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary Amplification Technologies Inc. (ATI) (www.ampti.net) has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT]. This contract will provide ATI funding to demonstrate the feasibility of certain... - April 22, 2010 - PowerSafe Technologies

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