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DS8102 - Chipset Eliminates Costly Current Transformers in Polyphase Energy Meters - By replacing current transformers with shunts, the DS8102 and MAXQ3108 chipset reduces system cost and board space for a polyphase electricity meter. The DS8102 contains two delta-sigma modulators with programmable gain to 32x.

Macroblock Inc. Announces 1st Quarter Results of 2009 at Investor Conference Held by GTSM on April 29, 2009 - Hsinchu, Taiwan—Macroblock, a leading manufacturer of LED driver, today released its annual results of fiscal year 2008 and the first quarter results of 2009. The gross profit margin in the first quarter of 2009 outperformed that of the same period of last year.

Macroblock Presents High Voltage Constant Current LED Driver For LCD Monitor - Hsinchu, Taiwan - Macroblock announced its newly-developed 8-channel and 4-channel constant current LED drivers –MBI1828 and MBI1824, for the application of LCD monitor and high brightness LEDs.

SST Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial Results - News Release For More Information Contact: Leslie Green Green Communications Consulting, LLC (650) 312-9060 SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 28, 2009 -- SST (Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.

Dynex Announces Advance Payment from CSR Times Electric - Lincoln, England, February 6th, 2009 – Dynex Power Inc., a leading specialist high power semiconductor company, today announced that its UK subsidiary, Dynex Semiconductor Ltd., has agreed new distributor arrangements with CSR Times Electric.

Cree Announces Industry’s First Red-Green-Blue-White Multichip LED and XLamp® Color LED Performance Breakthrough - DURHAM, N.C., APRIL 29, 2009 — Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a market leader in LED lighting, is expanding its high-power color LED product offerings. Cree is unveiling the industry’s first multichip MC-E LED with red, green, blue and white chips—all in a single package. It is also pairing new LED chip innovations with its industry-leading XLamp® XP-E package to deliver the highest performance family of discrete, high-power color LEDs available.

Cree Announces Best-in-Industry PAR 38 LED Bulb - DURHAM, N.C., APRIL 28, 2009 —Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) is taking another giant step in leading the LED lighting revolution by introducing the LRP-38 LED lamp. Now shipping in volume, this light provides a tightly-focused beam, exceptional color quality, extended life and unmatched energy-efficiency.

Fujitsu’s New Receipt/Journal Printer Series Offers Modular Design Options - - Fujitsu Components America, Inc. today released a new series of ultra low-profile, 24V, receipt and journal printer units that can either be combined together into one modular unit, or mounted separately for design and installation flexibility. Target applications include mini kiosks, banking and POS terminals, and scientific and medical equipment.

Latest Freescale digital signal controllers provide low power, big performance at small cost - The new MC56F8006 family is one of the most energy-efficient DSC portfolios available in the embedded market. It is also one of the most cost-effective DSC offerings, helping reduce development expenses and power consumption for a wide range of motor control and motor drive applications, including appliances.

Clocks and Timers CDCS501 Clock Driver with Optional Spread-Spectrum Clocking - The CDCS501 is a spread spectrum capable, LVCMOS Input Clock Buffer for EMI reduction. The device is designed to counter common EMI problems in modern electronic designs. It accepts a 3.3V LVCMOS signal at the input and spread this signal by a small amount, centered around the input frequency. The amount of spread can be...

Data Converters DAC8568 16-Bit, Octal Channel, Ultra-Low Glitch, Voltage Output DAC with 2.5V, 2ppm/°C Internal Reference - The DAC7568, DAC8168, and DAC8568 are low-power, voltage-output, eight-channel, 12-, 14-, and 16-bit digital-to-analog converters (DACs), respectively. These devices include a 2.5V, 2ppm/°C internal reference (disabled by default), giving a full-scale output voltage range of 2.5V or 5V. The internal reference has an initial...

Green Packet and GCT Semiconductor Join Forces to Develop World's First Automated Wireless Roaming Solution - Green Packet and GCT Semiconductor Join Forces to Develop World's First Automated Wireless Roaming Solution Business Wire -- April 28, 2009 GCT's Single-Chip Dual-Mode Solution Combined With Green Packet's Connection Manager Software Designed to Offer a Truly Seamless WiFi to WiMAX User Experience...

Microchip Launches Capacitive Touch Eval Kit - Editorial Contact: Reader/Literature Inquiries: Michelle Ragsdale 1-888-MCU-MCHP 480-792-4111 http://www.microchip.com/mtouch michelle.

UMC Board of Directors Important Announcement - Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. - April 29, 2009 - United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE: UMC, TSE: 2303), ("UMC") convened its 19th session, 10th term of its Board of Directors meeting today.

UMC, Springsoft Support Custom Chip Design with 65nm Process Design Kit - Companies deliver foundry-certified Laker-UMC PDK to streamline implementation and manufacturing of leading-edge IC designs Hsinchu, Taiwan, April 27, 2009 -UMC (NYSE: UMC; TSE: 2303), a leading global semiconductor foundry, and SpringSoft, Inc.

Vishay's New AEC-Q101-Qualified PIN Photodiodes and Phototransistors

Vishay's New AEC-Q101-Qualified PIN Photodiodes and Phototransistors

The VEMD20x0X01 and VEMT20x0X01 feature a 1-nA dark current, +/- 15 deg. angle of half sensitivity, and have amatching emitter in the recently introduced high-intensity, high-speed VSMB20x0X01. [Read more...]

COMPONENT NEWS

AMD Launches the ATI Radeon HD 4770, World's First Desktop Graphics Card Utilizing Industry-Leading 40nm Process Technology

29.04.2009 - Source:AMD

The new card features third-generation hardware support for the latest DirectX 10.1 games like Battleforge, HAWX, S.T.A.L.K.E.R Clear Sky and Stormrise, delivering higher game performance and improved visual quality when compared to DirectX 10. [Read more…]

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UMC Recognized for Excellence by Texas Instruments

29.04.2009 - Source:UMC

HSINCHU, Taiwan, April 27, 2009 -UMC (NYSE: UMC; TWSE: 2303), a leading global semiconductor foundry, announced that the company was formally presented with a Texas Instruments (TI) 2008 Supplier Excellence Award during a special ceremony held today between executives from TI and UMC. [Read more…]

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RoHS/WEEE NEWS

How will RoHS changes affect medical equipment?

27.04.2009 - Source:Lead-Free Zone Blog

New RoHS changes will impact medical devices. Many of the exemptions that kept RoHS from restricting medical devices will be lifted. Fred Loneker, a senior manager with Environ International Corp. [Read more…]

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