Avnet Time, a business unit of Avnet Electronics Marketing EMEA and Avnet, has acquired the UK-based Interconnect, Passive and Electromechanical (IP&E) distributor, Flint Distribution . Flint will be combined with the Avnet Time organisation. The newly formed business will have annual revenues o...

Silicon Laboratories announced that Kurt Hoff will be appointed as the company's vice president of worldwide sales and will become an executive officer, effective immediately. Mr. Hoff will be replacing Gary Gay, who plans to retire but will assist with the transition through the end of the year. Ho...

Ansoft announces "First-Pass System Success," application workshops for high-performance design, to take place from Sept. 12 through Nov. 15 throughout Asia, North America and Europe. During these events, technology companies and Ansoft's technical staff will collaborate to discuss the latest simula...

Thomas & Betts acquires the Joslyn Hi-Voltage and Power Solutions businesses from Danaher Corporation for $280 million and Drilling Technical Supply (DTS), a privately held French manufacturer of hazardous lighting and electrical controls, for approximately $20 million. The transactions are expe...

STMicroelectronics and CEA, a French public technological research organisation, signed an agreement to collaborate on the development of miniaturized energy sources solutions. The two companies will establish a common laboratory in Tours and Grenoble, France, that will pursue advanced research in f...