With everything on chip that users need including oscillators, analogue inputs and timers, Renesas Technology Europe’s H8/36079GF group of microcontrollers offers a completely integrated solution for many motor control applications. The group provides the solution for virtually any low cost motor co...

Fairchild Semiconductor announces the FDMF6700, an integrated FET plus driver power stage solution in an 6mm x 6mm MLP package. The FDMF6700 offers designers a compelling solution for severely space-constrained applications such as small-form-factor desktops, media center PCs, ultra-dense servers, b...

The edacentrum, an independent institution that promotes research and development in electronic design automation (EDA) technology, announced public availability of its “edaTrend” 2007 conference reports. These reports cover the Design, Automation, and Test in Europe (DATE) Conference 2007, held in ...

UR Holding has acquired 100 percent in Austrian B.E.S.T. Electronics Distribution GmbH. The company, which specialises in the strong-margin niche of selling high-margin electronic components and semiconductors, generated revenues of narrow EUR 1 million and a positive EBIT in the last fiscal year. C...

The latest power entry modules, series DD11 and DD12, from Schurter are compact and robustly designed. The performance makes them suitable for nearly any application using detachable power. The series DD11 and DD12 are equipped with multiple functions including an appliance connector, switch and fus...

Maxwell Technologies has signed a memorandum of understanding with Valeo, a Tier 1 supplier to automakers worldwide, covering a development collaboration to incorporate Maxwell's Boostcap ultracapacitors in Valeo's next generation StARS+X -- "stop-start" and regenerative braking system. The 14+X StA...

Ansmann Energy presents two plug-in battery chargers for Lithium-Nanophosphate Batteries. The charge management is achieved by using a Microcontroller and adapted to the special 3.3 V nominal voltage of this battery technology. The LCS 4-2.5N is for charging 4 cell battery packs with a maximum charg...