Renesas Technology Europe announced the availability in Europe of the SuperH1 Family SH77650, a SoC product providing image recognition processing functions for vehicle information terminals, such as next-generation car navigation systems, and peripheral devices to assist-safe driving. The SH77650 p...

Keithley Instruments announces the availability of Advanced Measurement Techniques for OFDM- and MIMO-based Radio Systems: Demystifying WLAN and WiMAX Testing, a new guide to wireless and RF testing. This CD contains RF testing resources, including application notes, articles, white papers, and prod...

The second financial quarter 2008 for Lattice Semiconductor ended with sales of 58.1 million US$ and a net loss of 13.6 million US$. Compared with Q2/2007, sales were reduced by 1.9% The loss at the time was still 1.5 million US$.

The first quarter 2009 for Microchip ended with sales of 268.2 million US$ and a net profit of 76.3 million US$. Compared with Q1/2008, the sales rose by 1.5% Profits were reduced by 5%.

Ametek will acquire the programmable power business of Xantrex Technology for $120 million in cash. Based in San Diego, Xantrex's Programmable Power Division develops alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) programmable power supplies used to test electrical and electronic products. It has ...

Anders Electronics has introduced small sizes to its colour STN (CSTN) range of displays and offers displays in sizes of 2.2-inch, 2.8-inch and 2.9-inch. All displays are available in transmissive or transflective modes. The range includes a 2.2-inch CSTN featuring a resolution of 128 (RGB) x 64 pix...

At Analog devices, Thomas Wessel was promoted to Vice President Sales and Marketing Europe. Wessel has been with the company since 2003 and from May 2005 had occupied the post of Managing Director European Sales und Marketing. Previously, he worked for Texas Instruments.

In addition to his promot...