National Instruments announced the appointment of Phil Hester to the position of senior vice president of R&D. Most recently he was senior vice president and chief technology officer at Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). Prior to AMD, Hester served in a variety of management roles at IBM, including chief...

On the 1st January 2010 the distributor setron acquired all shares of the pk components Elektronische Bauelemente Vertriebs GmbH. No financial details were published. Nuremberg-based pk components has been operating for more than 25 years and has specialised in passive and electromechanical componen...

Recom introduces the RAC20-SB, a AC/DC power module with up to 20-Watts. This converter measures 52.4 x 27.2 x 23.5 mm (LxWxH), and is supplied in the same housing as the 10-Watt model and is also pin-compatible with the 5 Watt model. The converters are designed for use on universal mains with input...

Toshiba Electronics Europe has further expanded its range of 32-bit ARM9 microcontrollers. The TMPA900CMXBG low-power device adds USB Host functionality, USB Device support and features that simplify compliance with the IEC60730 Class B home appliance safety standards. Based on the low-power 32-bit ...

Avnet Abacus has expanded its team in Germany with the appointment of Guido Ullrich as Key Account Manager for Central Europe. Ullrich, who will be based in Poing near Munich, has over 20 years experience in the areas of Sales and Marketing. He will report to Michael Knappmann, Regional Director for...

Kemet has announced the release of several new part types in its GR900 high reliability ceramic capacitor series. The devices offer higher capacitance values for the company’s defence and aerospace customers. Kemet produces GR900 high reliability ceramic capacitors under tightly-controlled manufactu...

Wolfson Microelectronics announces the introduction of the WM8595, a multi-channel audio codec, designed to offer a complete high performance audio solution in an ultra thin package for consumer products, including high definition digital televisions, DVD recorders and Blu-ray players. The WM8595 fe...