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  • ICP Electronics website
    ICP Electronics has launched its new website - just in time for CeBIT 2011.
  • Jennic ZigBee e-learning website
    Jennic has launched an e-learning website to introduce the fundamental concepts and principles of the ZigBee standard for modern wireless networks. This standard is defined in the specification from the ZigBee Alliance.
  • Anritsu line sweep interpretation e-learning course
    Anritsu’s web-based line sweep interpretation e-learning course is now available free at www.us.anritsu.com/training.
  • Semikron website
    Semikron has relaunched its website. Visitors to the site, which can be found at www.semikron.com, have ultra-short paths to technical information, products and contact details, as well as search and filter functions that facilitate user selections.
News (122)
  • Online search improved
    element14 has made improvements to its website.
  • Embedded agreement
    Mouser has signed a global distribution agreement with Micrium.
  • Intel and Plessey sign deal
    Plessey has agreed to a product licensing agreement with Intel.
  • Richardson and RECOM power up
    Richardson has entered into a global distribution agreement with RECOM.
  • Distribution agreement
    Mouser is stocking Panasonic semiconductors.
  • Plessey opens in China
    Plessey Semiconductors has opened a new office in the centre of Shenzhen, China.
  • Semiconductor firm goes carbon neutral
    austriamicrosystems has announced plans to reach full carbon neutrality by 2015.
  • Madison appointed
    3M Australia has appointed Madison Technologies as its preferred distributor in Australia.
  • Vision products companies merge
    Adept Electronic and Total Turnkey have merged.
  • Uni partnership for lighting
    Griffith University has announced a partnership with SPP Process Technology Systems.
  • Partnership brings server service
    Custom Technology and Univention have extended their partnership.
  • Capacitor partnership extended
    Mouser Electronics has expanded its global partnership with Cornell Dubilier.
  • Machine vision merger
    Adept Electronic Solutions and Total Turnkey Solutions have announced a merger.
  • Asia-Pacific expansion
    Gennum Corporation has broadened its distribution agreement with Nu Horizons, an Arrow Electronics company.
  • RS Components expands in Brisbane
    RS Components has opened a showroom in Brisbane on the back of strong industry growth in the resources, process manufacturing and transport sectors.
  • Imec continues its growth
    Imec is continuing its growth with total revenue being 285 million euro in 2010.
  • RS expands in China
    RS Components has opened an expanded warehouse in Shanghai, China.
  • CommScope changes its image
    CommScope has taken on a new identity.
  • New general manager
    ComGroup has a new general manager.
  • COO appointed
    CommScope has a new chief operating officer.
  • Second Taiwan HQ
    Advantech has started plans for new R&D and manufacturing headquarters.
  • Mouser goes global
    Mouser Electronics has launched a global distribution partnership with Maxim that will give design engineers access to a range of semiconductor components and tools.
  • New sales structure
    Turck Australia has adapted a direct sales structure, to meet the demand for more comprehensive technical service and support requirements for the country’s growing factory and process automation industry.
  • Solarwinds establishes Asia-Pacific headquarters
    SolarWinds has established its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Brisbane.
  • Renesas Mobile opens its doors
    Renesas Mobile, a specialist in SoC mainly for mobile devices and car navigation systems, has begun operation on 1 December.
  • World distribution
    Digi-Key will distribute Phihong products to customers worldwide.
  • Livingston expands
    Following the opening of facilities in India last year, Livingstone is now collaborating with Tech Rentals, Vicom, Celemetrix and vendors Agilent/Trio Smartcal, JDSU and Spirent/Matrium.
  • Laird acquires Cattron
    Laird Technologies has acquired Cattron Group International.
  • Renesas Electronics establishes new branches
    Renesas Electronics will open a branch in Bangalore, India, in January 2011 with the aim of expanding the company’s overseas semiconductor business, particularly in emerging markets.
  • Digicom changes name
    Digicom has changed its name to Arrayware. The company decided on the change to complement its tagline 'Specialists in Field Programmable Gate Array firmware and design'.
  • Green power for broadcast site
    Broadcast Australia has commissioned its first site to be majority-powered by renewable energy. The Mount Owen site near Queenstown in Tasmania has been upgraded to use site-generated wind and solar power, which are together expected to meet the site's 8 kW power needs for 80 to 90% of the time.
  • Eaton buys Wright Line
    Eaton is to acquire Wright Line Holding, subject to regulatory approvals and other conditions.
  • CrispTech moves
    CrispTech has moved to Brisbane.
  • NECA welcomes new president
    The National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA) has welcomed Stephen Griffiths as the new national president. Griffiths was elected by NECA members for the 2010/2011 year and replaces former president John Robinson, who held the position for two years.
  • Centre of innovation opens in Rahden
    Harting has opened its new centre of innovation in Rahden, Germany. The seventh plant in east Westphalia will go into operation with a workforce of some 120, about one and a half years after the building on the Rahden industrial estate was originally acquired.
  • Business reshuffle for chip group
    Renesas has introduced a three-pronged business strategy including (1) formulation of growth strategies by optimising business portfolios, (2) realisation of merger synergies, such as the integration of development environments, technology platforms and various infrastructures and (3) implementation of structural reforms to create a business structure with stable profitability and resistance to changing market conditions.
  • Process control lab at Sydney Uni
    Schneider Electric has opened an electric process control laboratory at the University of Sydney that will teach and train process engineering, dynamics and control.
  • E-commerce site for Asia
    Avnet Express, part of Avnet, has launched a comprehensive e-commerce website in Asia. The site www.avnetexpress.com/asia is said to represent the first distributor website in Asia to offer a China payment capability.
  • Studio speaker deal
    Amber Technology has taken over the distribution of Tannoy studio monitors in Australia. Tannoy is part of the TC Group International for which Amber is a distributor.
  • On the move
    Celemetrix is moving into a bigger facility and from Monday 30 August the company will be at 20 Joseph Street, Blackburn North, 3130.
  • On the move
    CrispTech’s Sydney and Melbourne offices are on the move.
  • Renesas Electronics opens its doors
    Completing a merger transaction between former NEC Electronics and Renesas Technology, the newly established Renesas Electronics Corporation has started operations.
  • Key appointments at Farnell
    Premier Farnell has announced two new appointments in the Asia-Pacific region.
  • Mobile platform under development
    Renesas Electronics, Fujitsu NEC, Panasonic and Sharp have agreed to jointly develop a new application platform for mobile phones that will be compatible with both the Symbian and Linux operating systems.
  • FPGA design support
    Caelera, the Australian distributor for Actel, has formed an agreement with the La Trobe University Centre for Technology Infusion in Melbourne whereby the centre will offer product development support for designers wishing to access the technology features of Actel's low-power flash-based FPGA families.
  • Global distributions
    Digi-Key has expanded its global distribution agreement with Altera to include the Asia-Pacific region.
  • Rectifier contract for new destroyer
    Gresham Power Electronics, the Salisbury-based defence and commercial power solutions designers and manufacturers, has won a major contract for the Australian Navy to supply helicopter starting rectifiers and DC power distribution systems for the Hobart Class air warfare destroyer.
  • Security licence agreement
    Infineon Technologies and ARM have signed a long-term strategic collaboration in the field of security controllers (MCU) for chip cards and security applications.
  • Expanded distribution
    Digi-Key has expanded its agreement with CTS Corporation to include the Tusonix range of EMI/RFI filters, capacitor assemblies and related components.
  • Chinese HCU plant expanding
    Renesas has completed a new building to increase microcontroller production capacity at the back-end process plant of Renesas Semiconductor in Beijing, China.
  • SOC provider joins alliance
    Essensium NV, a fabless provider of low-power systems-on-chip, has joined the Wavenis Open Standard Alliance as a participating member, enabling it to influence the voting committees as the first semiconductor member while continuing its partnership with Coronis SAS to complete Coronis's first Wavenis-compliant SOC.
  • Partnership announced
    Bestech Australia has formed a partnership with Portuguese company Fiber Sensing, a supplier of fibre-optic sensors. The deal allows Bestech to supply sensors with fibre bragg grating that is claimed to offer: high multiplexing capability; long-distance transmission; EMI/RFI immunity; electric isolation; signal integrity; long-term stability.
  • Solution centre opens in China
    Semikron has expanded its global network of solution centres to Zhuhai, China, that specialises in designing and manufacturing Semistack power assemblies, for wind generators and solar power inverters.
  • Global distribution agreement
    Digi-Key Corporation and Amphenol Sine Systems have signed an agreement for the worldwide distribution of Sine Systems interconnect products.
  • Penang office
    Premier Farnell is expanding in the Asia Pacific with a new sales office in Penang, Malaysia.
  • Global deal
    Mouser Electronics has extended its distribution agreement with EPCOS into Europe and Asia.
  • Distribution expands
    Origin Electronics Asia has extended its distribution agreement with Lattice Semiconductor from Greater China, ASEAN and India into Korea.
  • SOC provider joins alliance
    Essensium NV, a fabless provider of low power systems-on-chip, has joined the Wavenis Open Standard Alliance as a participating member, enabling it to influence the voting committees as the first semiconductor member, while continuing its partnership with Coronis SAS to complete Coronis's first Wavenis-compliant SOC.
  • Industrial robots collaboration
    National Instruments and Denso Robotics are collaborating to integrate NI measurement and vision technology with Denso robotic arms. This is expected to increase productivity and performance in automated test, research and flexible manufacturing applications.
  • Asia distributor
    Arrow Asia Pac will distribute Recom Asia's range of AC/DC power supplies, DC/DC converters, the R-78 switching regulator series and constant current high-power LED drivers, under a new agreement.
  • New storage company
    Storage solutions from actidata are now available in Australia, according to TData, its newly appointed distributor.
  • Converter distributor
    Mornsun Scientfic, manufacturer of AC/DC converters, DC/DC converters, LED drivers, IGBT driver and isolation transmitters distributed in Australia and New Zealand by DLPC, has appointed a new distributor in Victoria.
  • Power sharing
    Avnet is to distribute the full range of Eaton’s power quality products and services to the Australian IT channel.
  • Security contract
    Datacraft has won a $8.9 million contract to ensure a high-connectivity and secure infrastructure for one of the world's biggest pharmaceutical company's new Asian resource centre in Singapore.
  • Chip plant opens in Texas
    Texas Instruments has opened a manufacturing facility in Richardson, Texas, believed to be the world's only production facility to use 300 mm silicon wafers to manufacture analog chips.
  • Sun rises on solar partnership
    A partnership between Tokyo Electron (TEL) and Oerlikon Solar will make inroads into the Australian solar market and will introduce thin film photovoltaic technology.
  • Semiconductor streamlining
    Hitachi High-Technologies and Renesas Technology have agreed to a transfer of the semiconductor manufacturing equipment business of wholly owned Renesas subsidiary, Renesas Eastern Japan Semiconductor, to Hitachi High-Tech Instruments, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi High-Technologies.
  • Wireless deal
    Mouser has signed a global distribution agreement with LS Research, a wireless development company.
  • Embedded takeover
    Kontron has acquired Digital-Logic, headquartered near Solothurn in Switzerland.
  • Microcontrollers deal
    Digi-Key Corporation has signed an agreement with Fujitsu Microelectronics of America, for the worldwide distribution of FMA's low-power, low-pin-count, 8-bit microcontrollers and digital touch-screen sensor ICs.
  • Semiconductor firms 'integrate'
    NEC Electronics, Renesas Technology, NEC Corporation, Hitachi and Mitsubishi Electric have agreed to integrate business operations at NEC Electronics and Renesas. The business integration is expected to come into operation in April 2010.
  • Power sharing
    Tekkeon is partnering with Brisbane-based distributor, NetOpt, to market and distribute portable power systems across Australia.
  • Nu Horizons and Cadeka Microcircuits distribution deal
    Nu Horizons has signed an Asia Pacific distribution agreement with Cadeka Microcircuits that involves the distribution of Cadeka's complete range of amplifiers, data converters, hybrid amplifiers and replacement products within Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand.
  • Power agreement
    Emerson Network Power has appointed Anixter as a distribution partner for its Liebert UPS power protection, racking, switching and monitoring products in New Zealand and Australia.
  • Patterning process contract awarded
    Uni-Pixel, the developer of a colour display technology called time multiplexed optical shutter (TMOS), has been awarded a contract by the FlexTech Alliance for further research into its roll-to-roll conductor patterning capabilities that it has developed for its Opcuity active layer films.
  • Circuit protection deal
    Littelfuse, producer of in-circuit protection products, has appointed Premier Farnell as the company's franchised high-service, low-volume partner in greater China, Southeast Asia, India, Australia and New Zealand.
  • Network office opens
    AEP Networks has opened an office in Chatswood, Sydney.
  • Hybrid venture
    Magna Electronics and Semikron have formed a joint venture to develop and produce power electronics for future electric and hybrid vehicle applications.
  • Distributor appointed
    Belden has appointed Ecco Pacific to distribute all its cabling and connectivity products to the electrical wholesale market.
  • Solar array collaboration
    National Semiconductor and Suntech Power Holdings have signed a memorandum of understanding to evaluate National's SolarMagic technology with the intention of jointly promoting the technology and developing future solutions.
  • Europe/Taiwan agreement
    IMEC, Europe’s independent nanoelectronics research centre on process technology for the next generations of IC manufacturing, has signed a new and expanded research agreement with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC).
  • Automation division established
    Belden Australia has created a division that will provide greater support for distributors of its Hirschmann Automation and Control and Lumberg Automation brands.
  • Network acquisition
    Fluke Networks has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AirMagnet, producer of security and compliance solutions for wireless local area networks.
  • Global distribution
    Digi-Key has signed an agreement for the worldwide distribution of Skyworks Solutions' analog and mixed signal semiconductors.
  • Power rebrand
    M+H Power and Advanced Power have undergone an identity revamp to form MPower.
  • Thermal deal
    Nextreme and Lockheed Martin have signed a cooperation agreement to develop new products based on Nextreme's thin-film thermoelectric materials.
  • Fluke acquires Hawk IR International
    Fluke has acquired Hawk IR International, a producer of infrared safety products.
  • Business integration postponed
    NEC, Renesas Technology, Hitachi and Mitsubishi Electric have postponed the conclusion of a definitive agreement to integrate business operations at NEC Electronics and Renesas until the end of August.
  • Interconnects partner
    Soanar has been appointed ANZ distributor for Glenair's range of mil-spec and industrial interconnects.
  • ETSI/China collaboration
    Links between European and Chinese technology experts have been strengthened following a commercial agreement between the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) and the China Academy of Telecommunication Research (CATR).
  • Distribution agreement
    Mouser Electronics has signed a global distribution agreement with Knowles Acoustics, whose products include dampers, microphones and speakers.
  • Eaton and Synnex Australia distribution deal
    Eaton has signed a distribution partnership with Synnex Australia that has over 6000 resellers.
  • Distributor expands
    Digi-Key has expanded its distribution contract with Honeywell from a North American agreement to a global agreement.
  • Belden acquisition
    Trapeze Networks has been acquired by Belden, allowing the company to deliver signal transmission solutions through copper cable, fibre optics and wireless.
  • Frequency control deal
    Hy-Q International has signed an agreement to promote and distribute Hosonic frequency control products within Australia and New Zealand.
  • Distribution agreement
    Mouser Electronics has signed a distribution agreement with Elprotronic, a full custom design, prototype and consulting service with an emphasis on programmable MCUs from Texas Instruments.
  • Solar acquisition
    National Semiconductor has acquired Act Solar, a privately held solar energy company that provides power organisation solutions for commercial and utility-scale solar installations.
  • Testing recognition
    EMC Technologies' Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane laboratories have been appointed by TÜV Rheinland as recognised test laboratories.
  • Sensor deal
    Digi-Key Corporation and Bosch Sensortec have entered into a global agreement to distribute Sensortec acceleration and pressure sensors and its BMP085 baromateric pressure sensor.
  • LED licence agreement
    Osram (Germany) has extended its existing licence with Everlight Electronics of Taiwan, about manufacturing and sales of white and coloured LEDs with conversion technology for all applications.
  • Filters merger
    Schaffner has bought Betec-Engineering, specialists in developing and distributing active harmonic filters.
  • Laboratory now accredited to the MEPS Standard AS/NZS 4665
    According to Comtest, it is the first laboratory in Australia to achieve NATA accreditation to the Minimum Efficiency Performance Standard AS/NZS 4665 for External Power Supplies.
  • Sign of the times
    SpinetiX has appointed Amber Technology as the distributor for a suite of digital signage hardware and software solutions in Australia and New Zealand.
  • Lithography collaboration
    NIL Technology and IMS Chips have started a collaboration to combine their capabilities related to electron beam lithography.
  • Schaffner EMC and Digi-Key distribution deal
    Schaffner EMC and Digi-Key have signed a global agreement to distribute Schaffner's full range of EMC and power quality products, such as chokes, filters, pulse transformers and feedthrough components.
  • Distributor bought
    One of Polycom's major Asia–Pacific distributors, Transition Systems, is extending its Asia–Pacific reach by acquiring Unitel Distribution Pty Ltd, a Polycom-exclusive distributor in Australia.
  • Hong Kong signing
    The Electronics and ICT Association (EICTA) has signed an agreement with the Hong Kong Wireless Technology Association.
  • European franchise
    Farnell has signed a European franchise agreement with electronics component manufacturer TDK.
  • Gore joins alliance
    WL Gore has joined the Ethernet Alliance, an industry group dedicated to the promotion of ethernet technologies.
  • Optical packaging firm expands
    Avo Photonics moved part of its Canadian facility to allow enhanced optoelectronic characterisation and a prototyping capability.
  • Business deal
    ASP Microcomputers has been appointed Australian partner for Casino Japan's range of mobile business solution products including mobile barcode terminals and industrial PDAs.
  • Partner for memory and video processing circuits
    Glyn is extending its distribution program with memory and video processing circuits from AverLogic Technologies, a semiconductor company with headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Name change for Treotham
    Energy chain, power and cable and polymer bearing specialist, Treotham Trading has changed its name to Treotham Automation to reflect its growing influence in this sector.
  • Motor group sets up a subsidiary in Australia
    The maxon motor Group has announced plans to strengthen its worldwide network in the market for high-precision drives and systems, with the establishment of a new subsidiary — maxon motor Australia — on 1 November.
  • Motor control company launched in NZ
    Co-founder of Aucom Electronics Ltd, Mark Empson, has launched Advanced Motor Control Ltd with North Island-based director Howard Evans, formerly of Danfoss and AuCom.
  • Company renamed
    ERNI Elektroapparate GmbH has changed its name to ERNI Electronics GmbH, affirming its global presence and product portfolio for the international market.
  • Power conversion product distributor announced
    Richardson Electronics has signed a North American distribution agreement with EPCOS. EPCOS offers a portfolio of capacitors, thermistors, varistors, surge arrestors, inductors, ferrites and SAW filters which will enhance the company's ability to satisfy the varied and constantly changing needs of its global power conversion customers.
  • New Adelaide premises
    Triple Point Calibrations has moved to new premises at 190 Wright Street, Adelaide.
  • Deal provides access to global marketplace
    Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a product safety testing organisation, has acquired Parkside Laboratories Ltd. in Christchurch, New Zealand.
  • Distribution agreement expanded
    Nu Horizons Electronics Corp has expanded its distribution agreement with Finisar Corporation into Australia and New Zealand. Nu Horizons previously distributed Finisar's products throughout North America.
  • Nordic Semiconductor distributor appointed
    Nordic Semiconductor has announced it has appointed Braemac as its distributor for Australia and New Zealand.
  • Printed electronics and RFID consultancy moves global HQ
    IDTechEx has relocated its global headquarters to Boston, Massachusetts. In addition, Susann Reuter, based in Chemnitz, Germany, has joined the board of directors in order to expand the company's activities in Europe.
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