The European Semiconductor Market faces first signs of a decline since 2 years in Q3/2011. DMASS (Distributors’ and Manufacturers’ Association of Semiconductor Specialists), reported a negative 4.4% growth to 1.5 Billion Euro, compared to Q3/2010. In the first 9 months of 2011 DMASS reported consoli...

Infineon: eFlash Microcontrollers for Chip Card and Security Applications Infineon announced the availability of first samples of the 65 nanometer embedded flash (eFlash) microcontrollers targeting chip card and security applications. This results from the development and production partnership for ...

According to the ZVEI industry association, the orders in the German electrical industry in September 2011 exceeded the previous year's orders by 3%. Whilst the local orders decreased by almost 1%, the foreign orders increased by 6%. Compared to the same overall period of the previous year, the orde...

Exar announced that Pete Rodriguez has resigned as Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company and as a member of the Board of Directors. "I am proud of the successes that have been achieved during my tenure as President and CEO but I have decided, for personal reasons, to resign," said Rod...

Avnet has agreed to purchase the French company DE2 SAS, to strengthen its Avnet Embedded business unit in EMEA. The intention is to combine DE2 with the Avnet Embedded business in France to leverage the expertise and resources of both companies to the benefit of our customers and business partners....

With the launch of its inaugural list of the “World’s Best Multinational Workplaces,” the Great Place to Work Institute has ranked National Instruments number 18 among the top 25 multinational companies to work for in the world. During a gala event at the New York Stock Exchange, NI president, CEO a...

Arrow Electronics and Sumida flexible connections, with headquarters in Radeberg, Germany, have signed a distribution agreement for Central Europe. Sumida manufactures connectivity technologies, including components for the connection of circuit boards, flexible flat-band cable and customer-specific...