World news 24h Bieżące informacje ze świata w j. angielskim.

The industry is rapidly adopting Western European standards, therefore world-class service and high-quality telecommunication products need to be offered to meet local business customer expectations. Poland and Hungary, the two largest regional markets outside Russia, are the leaders in unified communications adoption.

więcej na: www.cellular-news.com

According to the market research firm, annual demand for 300mm wafers will enjoy steady growth in 2010. The annual growth rate will pass 30%, and the average monthly consumption will reach 3.6 million wafers in the fourth quarter of 2010.

więcej na: www.fabtech.org

Targeting 5V intermediate bus voltages, Ericsson Power Modules' BMR454 0002/004 has a typical efficiency of 94% at 50% load and 93.5% at 100% load. The power module delivers 38A at 5V, or a maximum output power of 190W across its operational range of 36V to 75V.

więcej na: www.electronicsweekly.com

Avago announced two new economical, easy to use general purpose InGaP Hetero-Junction Bipolar Transistor (HBT) MMIC gain block amplifiers for use in a variety of wireless applications. Avago’s AVT-51663/53663 gain blocks, which operate within the DC to 6000MHz frequency band, can be used as either a broadband gain block or driver amplifier.

więcej na: www.avagotech.com

Shortages of DRAM memory chips are on the horizon and closing fast, according to market research firm Semico Research Corp., which said ramifications of slowed manufacturing capacity output and a lack of capital expenditure over the past 24 months, combined with increased demand driven by a hot PC market, has resulted in a very positive environment for DRAM pricing.

więcej na: www.eetimes.com

Microchip Technology Inc.,  today announced a complete, out-of-the-box solution that makes it easy to add USB connectivity to existing systems. The MCP2200 USB-to-UART protocol converter, with its low-cost evaluation tool, software libraries and Windows® based configuration tool, enables designers to quickly and easily add USB connectivity to their application without completely redesigning the system.

więcej na: www.microchip.com

“This joint development effort will provide ST with tools to develop state-of-the-art Systems-on-Chips (SoCs) at 32-nm and below for ST's customers, taking full advantage of the strong Silicon Process, Device Modeling and Design know-how present on the Crolles Site,” said Philippe Magarshack, STMicroelectronics General Manager of Central CAD & Design Solutions.

więcej na: www.st.com

MSC Vertriebs GmbH presents Vectron’s PX-570 crystal oscillators in 7.8 x 8.5 x 3.3 mm ceramic leaded packages. The PX-570, operating at 3.3 or 5 V_DC, is ideal suited for harsh environment applications like oil / gas downhole tools, geophysical services, high temperature industrial process control, extended temperature military / aerospace, avionics and engine control.

więcej na: www.msc-ge.com

Worldwide semiconductor capital equipment spending is projected to surpass $29.4 billion in 2010, a 76.1 per cent increase from 2009 spending of $16.7 billion, according to Gartner. "The dramatic semiconductor industry recovery rate over the last three quarters has necessitated a renewed growth for equipment spending," said Jim Walker, research vice president at Gartner, in a statement.

więcej na: www.electronicsnews.com.au

Avago’s ACMD-7410/7609/7606 duplexers are low insertion loss, high isolation and high rejection duplexers that are achieved using Avago’s proprietary Film Bulk Acoustic Resonator (FBAR) technology. Avago’s innovative Microcap bonded wafer technology allows these duplexers to be assembled in a molded chip-on-board module that is less than 0.95 mm high with a footprint of 2.0 by 2.5 mm.

więcej na: www.avagotech.com