Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) announced a list of its visual computing products that conform to the first Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) DisplayPort certification. ... more

Lexar Media announced availability of Crucial Ballistix PC3-16000 (DDR3-2000MHz) high-performance memory modules featuring enhanced performance profiles (EPP) 2.0 for gaming applications. ... more

Renesas Technology Corp. announced the development of the R1WV6416R series of 64 Mb advanced low-power static random access memory (SRAM) (advanced LPSRAM) products and the R1LV3216R series of 32 Mb advanced LPSRAM products with compact chip size. ... more

STMicroelectronics (ST) is offering a serial electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) portfolio from 2 Kb to 128 Kb in both inter-integrated circuit (I2C) and service provider interface (SPI) versions, with all family devices featuring micro leadframe (MLP) package technology. ... more

Xilinx Inc. announced availability of a Virtex-5 tool for designers using the 10 Gb attachment unit interface (XAUI) communications protocol for applications in communications, networking, storage, computing and aerospace and defense markets. ... more

Amphenol Aerospace expanded its board level product offerings with the release of HDB3, a high-density brush connector series. ... more

ASM Europe selected Dyadem FMEA-Pro software to standardize its quality processes. ... more

Freescale Semiconductor expanded its 8 b S08SG microcontroller (MCU) family to provide scalable performance and memory options for cost-sensitive automotive body and chassis applications. ... more

Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME) and SMSC implemented SMSC media local bus (MediaLB) technology in the latest member of the Fujitsu 32 b MB91460 microcontroller product series, the MB91F467M. ... more

The worldwide market for semiconductor assembly and test services (SATS) grew for the sixth consecutive year in 2007, according to preliminary results by Gartner Inc. ... more

The top 10 OEM firms accounted for $91 billion of the semiconductor market in 2007, representing a third of all semiconductor consumption, according to preliminary results from Gartner Inc. The leading applications were PCs and mobile phones.... more

Amphenol Industrial now offers three radial socket (RADSOK) connectors for use in high-current, single-point connections to printed circuit boards (PCBs). ... more

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) announced the availability of its AMD 780 series featuring a motherboard graphics processing unit (GPU) for casual gamers and multimedia enthusiasts. ... more

STMicroelectronics (ST) launched an integrated power-management tool for media oriented systems transport (MOST) networks. ... more

Xilinx Inc. announced availability of a free hardware-verified reference design and third-party intellectual property (IP) for the optical internetworking forum (OIF) serializer/deserializer (SERDES) framer interface level 5 (SFI-5) standard. ... more

STMicroelectronics (ST) announced that its Cartesio automotive-grade application processor system on chip (SoC) with embedded global positioning system (GPS) for navigation and telematics will be implemented inside several products from Garmin, including the new nüvi 205. ... more

QuickLogic Corp. announced the visual enhancement engine (VEE) to enable next-generation multimedia products. ... more

Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) published eight new technical standards applicable to the semiconductor, flat panel display (FPD) and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) manufacturing industries. ... more

STMicroelectronics (ST) has made the NicheLite transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP) stack available free of charge with its STR91x 32 b Flash microcontrollers (MCUs) featured for networking applications. ... more

Renesas Technology Corp. announced the AE56U, a 32 b microcontroller (MCU) for smart cards with an on-chip universal serial bus (USB) controller. Sample shipments will begin in June 2008 in Japan.... more

Angstrom Aerospace announced the use of the Freescale Semiconductor extended temperature range 4 Mb magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) in its magnetometer subsystem, which will be launched into space on board a Japanese research satellite. ... more

Xilinx Inc. announced availability of the XtremeDSP video starter kit - Spartan-3A DSP FPGA edition, a development platform for video applications that require low-cost and high-performance video processing. ... more

Xilinx Inc. announced the availability of the XtremeDSP starter kit - Spartan-3A DSP FPGA edition. ... more

Freescale Semiconductor announced it has shipped more than 300 million 16 b S12 and S12X automotive microcontrollers (MCUs) to date. ... more

Freescale Semiconductor collaborated with National Semiconductor, IXXAT Automation and CMX Systems to deliver a hardware and software evaluation platform designed to support the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 1588 precision timing protocol (PTP) for real-time applications.... more

Designers wanting to incorporate universal serial bus (USB) connectivity into various consumer and industrial applications can now use the Freescale Semiconductor Flexis JM family of microcontrollers (MCUs).... more

Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME) announced the availability of a FreeRTOS.org port on its 16FX and FR MB91460 series microcontrollers (MCUs). ... more

Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME) expanded its graphics controller family with the MB88F332, an integrated single-chip graphics tool for automotive display systems. ... more

The Artega GT, a sports car for the future, is equipped with a reconfigurable liquid crystal display (LCD) instrument panel using the MB86R01, code-named Jade, graphics controller from Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME). ... more

Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME) announced the MB96F338U, the latest member of its 16FX family of 16 b microcontrollers (MCUs) developed for automotive and industrial applications. ... more

As a result of the introduction of new vehicles with variable chassis features, the North American steering system hard parts aftermarket continues to demonstrate modest growth, according to Frost & Sullivan. ... more

Fujitsu Ltd. launched a high-definition (HD) multistandard video decoder large scale integration (LSI) for digital video broadcasting (DVB) HD broadcasts that decodes both Moving Picture Experts Group 2 (MPEG-2) and ITU H.264 compression formats in HD resolution (1,920 dots by 1,080 lines). ... more

STMicroelectronics (ST) unveiled details of the STM8, an 8 b microcontroller (MCU) that will be manufactured using an ST-proprietary 130 nanometer (nm) embedded nonvolatile memory technology. ... more

Pericom Semiconductor Corp. announced a next-generation high-speed switch for graphics interface between PCs and monitors based on Gen2 peripheral component interconnect (PCI) Express (PCIeG2) and DisplayPort (DP) architectures. ... more

STMicroelectronics (ST) announced a new series of high-temperature triode alternating current switches (TRIACs) that maintain specified performance up to a junction temperature of 150 degrees Celsius and deliver turn-off capability at their maximum temperature. ... more

STMicroelectronics (ST) announced a secure system on chip (SoC) implemented in advanced silicon technology for the near field communication (NFC) market. ... more

Renesas Technology Corp. announced 50 products composing 11 groups as new additions to its R32C/100 series of microcontroller units (MCUs) with on-chip flash memory for automotive systems such as controllers for body, chassis and airbag units and industrial equipment for factory automation.... more

Micron Technology Inc. introduced a one-fifth inch 2 megapixel (MP) imaging system-on-chip (SoC) for thin mobile phones, PC cameras and personal digital assistants (PDAs). ... more

Renesas Technology Corp., Sharp Corp. and Powerchip Semiconductor Corp. established a joint venture specializing in the design, development, sales and marketing of drivers and controllers for small- and mid-size liquid crystal displays (LCDs). ... more

STMicroelectronics (ST) announced the TS4601, a stereo headset amplifier for feature-phone applications that the company said improves audio performance, extends battery life and enables more responsive user controls. ... more

Freescale Semiconductor integrated the Microsoft Windows Mobile operating system with Freescale's Mobile eXtreme Convergence (MXC) cellular platforms, allowing carriers the opportunity to deliver desktop familiarity on handheld devices. ... more

Customers of Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME) mobile Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access Inc. (WiMAX) have the option to address the 3.5 GHz-licensed band, in addition to the 2.5 GHz band, with the new Infineon WiMAX radio frequency (RF) transceiver SMARTi WiMAX. ... more

As the wireless handset market surpasses 1 billion units shipped per year, application processors are an increasingly important enabler of multimedia capabilities in high-end smartphones and feature phones. ... more

Freescale Semiconductor added two devices to its 8 b RS08KA microcontroller (MCU) family. The MC9RS08KA8 (KA8) and MC9RS08KA4 (KA4) MCUs are designed for applications with space and price constraints, such as home appliances and portable medical equipment.... more

Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. developed a millimeter-waveband power amplifier (PA) using standard 90 nanometer (nm) complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) process technology. ... more

Intel Corp. and Micron Technology Inc. unveiled a high-speed Not And (NAND) flash memory technology for accessing and transferring data in devices that use silicon for storage.... more

Micron Technology Inc. introduced an imaging device that enables ultra-compact high-definition (HD) digital video cameras for a number of portable devices including pocket camcorders, security systems and PC cameras. ... more

Micron Technology Inc. announced that it sampled an 8 Gb single-level cell (SLC) high-speed NAND product. ... more

Silicon Storage Technology Inc. (SST) released the 34WA series of 1.8 volt (V) ComboMemory products, the latest additions to its family of flash memory/ random access memory (RAM) combination memory products.... more

STMicroelectronics announced a 24 b audio digital-to-analog converter (DAC) that is intended for the mobile music market and provides 103 decibel (dB) signal-to-noise ratio through the audio path, while embedding the company's playback time extender (PTE) processing to minimize power consumption. ... more

Rising air traffic, resulting in the procurement of aircraft, is driving growth in the Asia-Pacific commercial aircraft engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) market. ... more

According to the aerospace & defense (A&D) industry group at Deloitte Consulting, achieving top-tier supply chain performance in this industry proves more elusive than expected. ... more

IPC - Association Connecting Electronics Industries released Revision B of IPC 7711/7721 - Rework, Modification and Repair of Electronic Assemblies. ... more

GS1's Global Registry grew in 2007 with more than one million product supply chain items being registered over the year, bringing the total number of registered items to more than two million. ... more

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) published IEC 62075, which helps make designers of audio-video and information technology equipment consider the life cycle of a product to make the best decisions on energy efficiency and reducing environmental impact at the start of the design and development process.... more

Savi Technology and India-based Avaana entered into a partnership to develop radio frequency identification (RFID)-based supply chain solutions, products and services to prospective government and commercial customers in India. ... more

IPC - Association Connecting Electronics Industries issued Microelectronics: The Future of Miniaturization and its Impact on Electronics Manufacturing.... more

More than 419 million near field communication (NFC) chipsets will ship in 2012, according to ABI Research. ... more

By 2012, the total high power radio frequency (RF) semiconductor market will be nearing $1 billion, according to ABI Research. ... more

Printed electronics have the potential to be a "game-changer" in a wide variety of end markets, according to ABI Research. ... more

IPC - Association Connecting Electronics Industries released IPC DRM-18H - Component Identification Training & Reference Guide. ... more