Columbia, MD – January 31, 2013 – Eurotech, a leading supplier of embedded technologies, products and systems, has announced the expansion of its distribution agreement with Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), adding its M2M Platform to Avnet’s line card.

This contract extension includes Eurotech’ … Read More → "Eurotech Expands Distribution Agreement with Avnet Electronics Marketing to Include M2M Platform in North America"

Geneva, January 31, 2013 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, today announced it has shipped three billion MEMS sensors to date—laid side by side, these chips would exceed the height of Mt Everest^[1]. The achievement reconfirms ST’s position as the clear leader in MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) devices for consumer and portable applications^[2].

According to … Read More → "STMicroelectronics Ships Three Billionth MEMS Chip and Reinforces Its Lead in Motion Sensors for Phones, Tablets and Other Consumer Devices"

CAIRO, Egypt – February 4, 2013 – Si-Ware Systems (SWS), a premier provider of IC- and MEMS-based solutions for industrial and consumer applications, has licensed its MEMS FT-IR spectrometer technology to Hamamatsu Photonics of Japan.

Hamamatsu is the world leading supplier of optoelectronics components.  The company announced its new FT-IR spectrometer last month.

The FT-IR spectrometer developed by SWS and licensed to Hamamatsu is the world’s first single-chip spectrometer.  All of the optical components of the spectrometer are monolithically integrated on one chip using SWS’s proprietary MEMS technology.

“The partnership with Hamamatsu Photonics is a … Read More → "SWS Licenses its Spectrometer Technology to Hamamatsu Photonics"