The automation company, Jetter, closed off its business year in March with a turnover of 25.1 m Euro and a profit before interest and taxes (EBIT) of 1.6 m Euro. The turnover was 11% above that of 2005. The EBIT exceeded the previous year’s value by 78%. The company profit was 2.2 m Euro (includes t...

ARM has acquired Falanx Microsystems, an graphics IP company headquartered in Trondheim, Norway. The company has net assets of NOK 2 million and develops graphics accelerator IP and software for semiconductor system-on-chip (SoC) vendors. The acquisition fits the ARM strategy of enabling users to cr...

Cree, a manufacturer of semiconductor materials and electronic devices made from silicon carbide (SiC), will acquire privately held Intrinsic Semiconductor. Intrinsic is active in research and development of low defect density SiC substrates. Under the terms of the agreement, Cree will acquire all o...

Maxim introduces the MAX8688, a chip to convert an all-analog power supply to a programmable, digital power-management solution. A complete digital power-supply controller/monitor, the MAX8688 uses PMBus for communication, and can be used to control/monitor up to a total of 127 power supplies on a s...

According to ZVEI - Zentralverband Elektrotechnik- und Elektronikindustrie (ZVEI), the turnover for semiconductors in Germany in May 2003 compared to the previous month sank in parallel with the weaker Dollar. It reached a value almost equal to May of the previous year. Compared to the previous mont...

On the 6th of July a trade seminar on simulation tools for fuel cells and systems will be held at the Weiterbildungszentrum Brennstoffzellen [advanced Training Center Fuel Cells] in Ulm, Germany. The first part of the meeting will provide an overview of the simulation software available in the marke...

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