Leoni buys US-based robotics company
Wiring system manufacturer Leoni AG (Nuremberg, Germany) has acquired Valentine Robotics, based in Sterling Heights near the US automotive center Detroit. The move aims at extending Leoni's portfolio for integrated system solutions with high engineering and service participation, the company said.
Opinion: LTX-Credence unlikely to reach ATE medal round
There is one company in the automatic test equipment business that reminds me of the Olympic Games. Every four years or so, they announce a new strategy after the previous one fails.
And Stellaris Makes Four: But TI's expanding CPU line may work against it
With the purchase of Luminary Micro and its Stellaris family of Cortex-M3 MCUs, Texas Instruments now has four distinct CPU architectures and is the only company with a CPU/DSP continuum. However, while it's an increasingly formidable MCU player, the incompatibility of these four CPU lines may be a problem.
Real-time traffic info will become basic feature, iSuppli predicts
In times when traffic jams are ubiquitous, it does not suffice to have a navigation system in the car. Only in connection with a real-time traffic information service, navigation systems can prove their benefit. For this reason, the market for these services will explode, reckons iSuppli.
Will Teradyne enter DRAM test market?
Will Teradyne Inc. enter the DRAM test market?
QuantaSol touts efficiency of single-junction solar cell
QuantaSol Ltd., a developer quantum-well based photovoltaic technology and spinoff from Imperial College, London, has developed what it says is the most efficient single junction solar cell manufactured.
Robots kick the ball for RoboCup 2009
In Graz (Austria), the RoboCup 2009 robot soccer championship has started. From July 1 to July 5, robot teams from around the world compete for the cup.
TI announces MSP430 MCUs for e-metering applications
In support of three-phase e-metering applications, Texas Instruments Incorporated has unveiled the ultra-low power MSP430F471xx microcontroller (MCU) series. The F471xx system-on-chip metering solution offers simultaneous sampling of voltage and current as well as tamper-detection for efficient and reliable energy measurement.
Green pressure sensors tap quartz MEMS
Epson Toyocom unveiled a green sensor technology that eliminates dangerous oil and gases from pressure sensors, instead using a quartz microelectromechanical system (QMEMS) tuning fork as the sensing element.
Altera rolls low power, anti-tamper FPGAs
Altera this week is rolling out a new product family, Cyclone III LS, billed by the company as the industry's first low power FPGAs with anti-tamper, design-security and design-separation features.
Analog is dying! Analog is flourishing!
Is "analog" dying or is it really the strongest IC-market segment? . . . .Bill Schweber, Planet Analog Editor
Report: Recession hits nanotech food chain
The economic downturn is draining demand in several nano-enabled product market segments, and is eroding growth along the entire value chain, from nanointermediates to nanomaterials.
TI announces Piccolo MCU motor control kits with power factor correction
Texas Instruments announced two new Piccolo Motor Control Kits that enable PFC and sensorless field-oriented control of up to two motors with a single low-cost microcontroller (MCU).
Gartner warns of slow recovery in electronics
Electronic equipment markets are predicted to start picking up in the fourth quarter of 2009 and lead to a sustainable recovery in the second half of next year, according to market research group Gartner Inc.
National Instruments teams with MobileRobots
National Instruments is collaborating with MobileRobots to help engineers rapidly deploy service robot applications.
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