ARC International confirms that it is in discussions with a third party which may or may not lead to an offer being made for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of the Company. The discussions are at a preliminary stage and there can be no certainty that an offer will be made for ARC or...

Mentor Graphics unveiled its Android and Linux strategy, including the acquisition of Embedded Alley Solutions (San Jose, CA), an provider of Android and Linux development systems. Android and the Linux products will work with the Mentor Graphics Nucleus real-time operating system (RTOS), tools and ...

Yageo released its PF1206 current sensor designed for mini portable device applications. Featuring a resistance range of 1 to 50 milli-ohms and temperature coefficient of 75ppm/ºC, Yageo's PF1206, manufactured using in-house metal foil and metal alloy processing technologies to combine PCB substrate...

For Embedded Markets Microchip announces the mTouch AR1000 Resistive Touch-Screen Controllers –embedded analogue resistive touch-screen controllers, adding to Microchip’s portfolio of mTouch capacitive and inductive touch-sensing solutions. By providing built-in decoding and advanced filtering, as w...

STMicroelectronics reported financial results for the 2009 second quarter 2009. The net revenues total $1,993 million and include the complete integration of the former Ericsson Mobile Platforms business into ST-Ericsson and $18 million from the licensing of technology. Net revenues increased 20% se...

Blackhawk announced a low-cost entry level JTAG controller for use with Texas Instruments DSPs and microcontrollers and Code Composer Studio (CCStudio) integrated development environment (IDE). The USB100, an XDS100-class controller, is compatible with several of TI’s processors including the 32-bit...

To add a third protective element to fuses and filters, Schurter now also offers overvoltage protection components, thereby making it possible for users to obtain all components required for the electrical protection of their electronic appliances from one source. The company offers radial leaded va...