The Z-Wave Alliance, a consortium of more than 160 international manufacturers that develop products based on the open Z-Wave wireless standard, has acquired a new member. The company, Vision, based in Taiwan, will immediately be contributing security technology to the Alliance’s already wide-rangin...

Lattice Semiconductor and Digi-Key have signed a global distribution agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, Digi-Key is authorized to sell Lattice’s complete portfolio of FPGA, PLD and programmable power management design solutions. Digi-Key is a full-service provider of both prototype/design ...

ST Foundation, an independent charitable organization created by STMicroelectronics, today announced the appointment of Pietro Fox as its new chairman. Set up in 2001, the ST Foundation aims to develop, coordinate and sponsor projects employing the use of science and technology in the promotion of h...

Mentor Graphics announced financial results for the company’s fiscal first quarter ended April 30, 2011. The company reported revenues of $230 million, and a net loss of $2.4 million. In the first quarter of the last year the revenue was $180.6 million and the net loss was $23.0 million.

Skyworks Solutions acquires chip maker Advanced Analogic Technologies in a cash and stock deal worth about $262.5 million. Advanced Analogic makes analog semiconductors for the consumer electronics, computing and communications markets. The acquisition will expand Skyworks' portfolio with complement...

Arrow Electronics has appointed James Ward as general manager for UK and Ireland. He will manage the sales teams and Arrow’s branch network in the UK. Having spent close to 30 years in the electronic component distribution sector, Ward is well known in the industry. He joins from Anglia Components w...

STMicroelectronics has appointed Guenter Haller as Area Manager for Central Europe (Germany, Switzerland, Austria and the Benelux), the Eastern European Countries (Hungary and Czech Republic) and Middle East & Africa (Israel, Turkey and South Africa). He has also become one of the two Managing Direc...