STMicroelectronics has integrated a 3-axis digital accelerometer with a 3-axis digital magnetic sensor in a single module. The digital compass module uses magneto-resistive technology from Honeywell and aims to accelerate the adoption of enhanced electronic compassing in portable consumer applicatio...

Alpha Data announced the release of its first Virtex-6 FPGA based platform, the ADM-XRC-6TL XMC card. The card is fully compliant with the VITA 42.3 industry standard (PCI-Express backplane) and delivers unprecedented levels of digital signal processing capability making it a platform for the develo...

Atmel announced that the RF4Control platform has received ZigBee RF4CE certification using the new ATmega128RFA1 wireless AVR microcontroller. The ZigBee RF4CE specification is a standardized specification for radio frequency (RF) remote controls promoted by the ZigBee Alliance. The specification en...

Liquavista have announced an upgrade to its LiquavistaBright technology platform; their first generation black and white platform with video capability. These improvements include a further increase in brightness, the integration of fully interactive touch-panel technology and a range of finishing w...

Lantiq acquired WLAN related assets and intellectual property from Israel based Metalink, a provider of wireless communication silicon solutions with the capability to deliver HD-video-streams over the 802.11n standard. The purchase price is up to US $16.9 million; including an $8.9 million initial ...

Silicon Image, provider of semiconductors and intellectual property for the secure distribution, presentation and storage of high-definition (HD) content, announced the appointment of Camillo Martino as its new CEO. Martino, 47 comes from SAI Technology, a supplier of 4G and security technology solu...