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EVM touts exceptional processing and graphics capabilities for industrial apps
May 22, 2013 10:20 am | Texas Instruments | Product Releases | CommentsTexas Instruments Incorporated (TI) introduced its OMAP5432 processor-based evaluation module (EVM) for high-performance industrial applications. The OMAP5432 EVM is said to enable quick, easy evaluation and benchmarking for applications demanding high-performance processing and graphics at
Industrial-grade safety disc capacitors offer reliable operation up to 125 degrees celsius
May 22, 2013 10:08 am | Kemet Electronics Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsKEMET Corporation announced the release of the new Radial Through Hole Ceramic Safety Disc Capacitors. KEMET's 900 Series encapsulated radial through-hole ceramic disc capacitors are specifically designed for interference-suppression AC line filtering applications.
Median CEO pay rises to $9.7 million in 2012
May 22, 2013 9:43 am | by CHRISTINA REXRODE - AP Business Writer - Associated Press | News | CommentsCEO pay has been going one direction for the past three years: up. The head of a typical large public company made $9.7 million in 2012, a 6.5 percent increase from a year earlier that was aided by a rising stock market, according to an analysis by The Associated Press using data from Equilar, an...
EU leaders discuss fight against tax evasion
May 22, 2013 9:32 am | by JUERGEN BAETZ - Associated Press - Associated Press | News | CommentsEuropean Union leaders on Wednesday sought to advance their fight against tax fraud and close the loopholes for large corporations' tax avoidance schemes. European officials say tax fraud costs the 27-nation bloc an estimated 1 trillion euros ($1.3 trillion) a year at a time when much of the bloc...
Pactera committee to consider going-private offer
May 22, 2013 7:54 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsChinese consulting and technology services company Pactera Technology International Ltd. said Wednesday that its board has created a special committee to consider an offer from a group that includes its CEO to take the company private. The amount of the offer was not disclosed, but the company's...
NetApp to cut jobs, boost buyback and pay dividend
May 21, 2013 6:50 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsData storage company NetApp Inc. said Wednesday that it will eliminate 900 jobs as part of a restructuring effort to streamline operations. The company announced the cuts in its quarterly earnings release as it reported higher operating costs that outweighed increased sales of its data storage...
What steps are necessary to keep counterfeit components out of the supply chain?
May 21, 2013 3:36 pm | Articles | CommentsWhat steps are necessary to keep counterfeit components out of the supply chain? Are more industry standards needed? Stop having unrealistic pricing expectations. Understand and qualify quality vendors of all kinds. Allocations and obsolescence are part of our industry, we have to identify a realistic market price to ensure the vendors we trust and work with can meet our needs without sacrificing quality.
Reference design delivers ultra-wideband Doherty amplifiers
May 21, 2013 3:29 pm | Nxp Semiconductors | Product Releases | CommentsNXP Semiconductors N.V. announced the availability of its ultra-wideband Doherty reference design using the BLF884P and BLF884PS – asserted to be the industry’s first wideband Doherty power amplifiers capable of broadband operation (470 MHz to 806 MHz). The new 70-W DVB-T LDMOS designs
ITO coatings provide optical and electrically conductive properties
May 21, 2013 3:06 pm | Product Releases | CommentsUtilizing the latest in thin-film vacuum deposition technology, Dontech’s CAR-Series and VC1-IM-Series index-matched ITO coatings on glass filters provide exceptional optical and electrically conductive properties. For high-end display programs, CAR-Series coatings are index-matched to air and VC1-IM-Series coatings are index-matched to lamination to optimize display contrast....
Power supply offerings include multiple volt/amp combinations up to 1200 W
May 21, 2013 2:55 pm | B&K Precision Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsB&K Precision expands its DC system power supply offerings with the introduction of the model 9115 multi-range programmable DC power source. The 9115 can deliver up to 1200 W in multiple combinations of voltage up to 80 V and current up to 60 A. With a high density, compact 1U form factor and standard 19" rack-mountable design...
DC-DC converter series provides efficiencies up to 89 percent
May 21, 2013 2:38 pm | Mornsun America LLC | Product Releases | CommentsMORNSUN launched its 4200VDC Isolated 20W DC-DC converter URF series which is aimed at applications which require high isolation such as electric power monitoring systems & medical equipment. With high power of up to 20W, the unit satisfies the demand of an extended load in one system with efficiency up to 89%.
Iron-platinum alloys could be new-generation hard drives
May 21, 2013 1:30 pm | by EurekAlert! | News | CommentsMeeting the demand for more data storage in smaller volumes means using materials made up of ever-smaller magnets, or nanomagnets. One promising material for a potential new generation of recording media is an alloy of iron and platinum with an ordered crystal structure.
Germany's SAP to recruit tech staff with autism
May 21, 2013 1:27 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsGerman software giant SAP AG said Tuesday it plans to recruit people with autism to take make full use of their talents to process information. Autism is a developmental disorder characterized by difficulties in communicating, emotional detachment and rigid or repetitive behavior. But some people...
UC Davis engineers create on-wetting fabric drains sweat
May 21, 2013 1:24 pm | by EurekAlert! | News | CommentsWaterproof fabrics that whisk away sweat could be the latest application of microfluidic technology developed by bioengineers at the University of California, Davis. The new fabric works like human skin, forming excess sweat into droplets that drain away by themselves, said inventor Tingrui Pan, professor of biomedical engineering.
Entrepreneurs need to balance risk of persisting with payoff of succeeding
May 21, 2013 1:16 pm | by EurekAlert! | News | CommentsIn a new business, sometimes the better part of wisdom is knowing when to quit, a new study concludes. Even though persistence is a key to business success, entrepreneurs might be more successful if they not only knew when to start a business and take risks, but also knew when to abandon it and find something that provides a greater opportunity....
