Supply Chain
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Dialog Semiconductor Signs a Global Distribution Agreement with Avnet
The deal expands a previous agreement that was just for China.
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Even Wax Celebrity Figures Are Getting LED Lighting
Madame Tussauds San Francisco gets new lighting from Sonaa.
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TowerJazz to Mass Produce MEMS Loudspeakers for Audio Pixels
The new devices will work in next-generation consumer electronics, as well as industrial and medical applications.
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SoftBank Agrees to Buy ARM for $32 Billion
The Japanese technology firm will look to expand its presence in the Internet of Things.
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Trio of Kits Teaches Basics of Power-Supply Realities
Teach yourself about buck, boost, and LDO DC/DC supply configurations and their characteristics with these low-cost kits and workbooks from Texas Instruments.
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Power Connector Mates without Lugs
TE Connectivity’s Snap-Lug power connector replaces current terminal lugs with a quick disconnect.
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Motion Controllers Interface with Many Networks
MICROMO’s MC3/MCS controllers are compatible with standard industry network and control interfaces and provide 100 microsecond sample time.
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Amphenol EEC Facility Meets DOT Requirements
Amphenol’s EEC facility in Chicago is supplying connector solutions for the U.S. Department of Transportation Buy America program.
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How One Company Figured Out How to Feed Astronauts on Deep-Space Missions
Determining how to feed astronauts on deep-space missions will be a challenge. So this company created a 3D food printer for delicious pizza in space.
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Finding a MEMS Foundry—A Roundtable Discussion
Need a MEMS foundry? Here is advice on how to go about finding one and what you should know before looking.
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Toshiba and Western Digital Open New Flash Memory Fab in Japan
The facility will be used to manufacture 3-D flash memory.
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Synthetic Process Produces Green ‘Biowire’
Synthetic biology was used to produce ultra-thin, highly conductive biowires made of non-toxic, natural amino acids.
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Cree Sells RF and Power Division to Infineon
The $850 million deal will help the lighting company sharpen its focus.
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Engineers Develop Public Urinals that Generate Electricity
The ultimate goal is to get electricity to light the toilets, as well as possibly the outside area, in needy regions.
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Berkeley Lab Scientists Grow Atomically Thin Transistors and Circuits
The advance helps pave the way for next-generation electronics and computing technologies, as well as paper-thin devices.
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Circuit Design Software Adds New Features
Mouser Electronics’ MultiSIM BLUE Premium is the newest release of MultiSIM BLUE, the Mouser Edition of the NI Multisim circuit design tool.
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Mouser Stocking the Hexiwear Open Source IoT Platform from MikroElektronika and NXP
Mouser Electronics now offers the Hexiwear Open Source IoT Platform to develop wearable platform products.
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DMOS Microstepping Driver Has Translator, Overcurrent Protection
Proprietary current control method maximizes microstepping accuracy over a wide range of speeds and stepper motor characteristics.
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Unisem Ups Investment in MEMS Market
The Malaysian semiconductor assembly and test maker has added manufacturing capacity and molding capability to its offerings.
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Semiconductor Equipment Spending to Rebound in 2017
Spending will improve some in the remainder of 2016 before growing by double digits next year.
