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The Nuremburg Fair organisers reported that 17,341 people visited the fair embedded world 2008 that ended on the 28th February. This is an increase of 27% compared to the previous year’s event. 1,250 Visitors participated in the parallel "embedded world Conference" and the "electronic...

Worldwide sales of semiconductors in January were $21.5 billion, a nominal increase of 0.03 percent from January 2007, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reported. Sales declined by 3.6 percent from December 2007 when the industry reported sales of $22.3 billion. SIA said the sequential de...

Zarlink has sold its Analog Foundry in Swindon, UK to MHS Electronics UK, a subsidiary of MHS Industries Group. Zarlink has transferred all assets related to its Swindon foundry business, including the analog foundry and equipment, employees, third-party inventory and other assets but excluding cash...

From the 1st of March Philip F.W. Harting will act as Executive Director Connectivity & Networks at Harting KGaA The son of the owners Margrit und Dietmar Harting, he has been Managing Director responsible for the Business Development of the technology group in Asia since September 2005. Thus, t...

With Avnet Embedded, Avnet Electronics Marketing EMEA has founded its sales channel for Embedded Systems, Networks and Display Products. Avnet Embedded will begin its activities in Germany, Italy, Spain and Eastern Europe. Alessandro Brazzoni will take over the leadership of Avnet Embedded.