Harman International and Research In Motion (RIM) have reached an agreement for RIM to acquire QNX Software Systems. The deal is subject to regulatory approval and is anticipated to close within 35 - 45 days. This strategic move is expected to further strengthen QNX penetration in the automotive mar...

ACAL Technology have signed a technical distribution agreement, covering the UK and France, with DRAM module and Flash storage manufacturer, Swissbit. Swissbit’s SWISSMEMORY DRAM product line features Chip-On-Board (CoB) as well as standard surface-mount devices in DRAM, SDRAM, DDR, DDR2, and DDR3 t...

Lattice Semiconductor announced that effective immediately Nu Horizons Electronics will distribute the full range of Lattice products on a global basis. Nu Horizons currently distributes Lattice products throughout the Asia Pacific region. Lattice is provider of FPGAs, PLDs, Programmable Clock and P...

Energy Micro has made two appointments to its worldwide sales and marketing team. Andreas Koller becomes Vice President of Sales and Marketing, based at Energy Micro’s Oslo, Norway Headquarters. He brings to the company 13 years semiconductor industry experience with Texas Instruments, where he was ...

Arrow Electronics announced agreements to acquire Converge, a provider of reverse logistics services, and Verical, a ecommerce marketplace geared toward meeting the end-of-life components and parts shortage needs of customers. Converge, with 350 employees, is headquartered in Peabody, Mass., with of...