XMOS Semiconductor, the creator of Software Defined Silicon (SDS), a class of programmable semiconductor, has appointed Richard Terrill as Executive Vice President of Marketing. Bringing more than 20 years of marketing and engineering experience in Silicon Valley, Terrill will handle the firm's worl...

SiConnect, a developer of multimedia-ready home networking technology, has signed a memorandum of understanding with ST&T Corporation of Taiwan to develop generation powerline communication based audio equipment for the home. ST&T is to use SiConnect’s single-chip PLi050A audio powerline tra...

Toshiba Electronics Europe has expanded its family of TFT-enabled microcontrollers with a 32-bit device that combines high-level processing, high-capacity memory, and integrated colour LCD controller in a 20mm x 20mm package. Target applications for the TMP92CF29FG will include home appliances where...

The Micronas Group is to selectively streamline its product portfolio in the Consumer division, significantly reducing the complexity of the offering in the TV segment. A clear result of the comprehensive strategy review was that Micronas should continue to focus its market positioning on the two co...

Texas Instruments acquired Powerprecise Solutions, a fabless portable power management integrated circuit solutions company based in Herndon, Virginia. Powerprecise was founded in 2002, and currently has offices in Herndon, Virginia; Taipei, Taiwan; and San Jose, California. The company, which has 2...

Emerson Network Power has launched a 720 watt power factor correction module that has a 61 x 89 mm footprint and a mounting height of 14 mm. The AIT02ZPFC module features a universal input that accepts any voltage in the range 85 to 264 Vac at any frequency from 47 to 63 Hz and from 360 to 800 Hz. T...

Spectrum is one of the first manufacturers world-wide who has released a full product series of Arbitrary Waveform Generators (AWG) for the PCI Express bus. The new product series is 100% software compatible to the PCI cards of the M2i series of the manufacturer and also uses the same analog modules...