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Cirrus Logic announces sale of Apex Precision Power business

07/31/2012

In its quarterly earnings announcement, Austin, TX-based Cirrus Logic announced that it is selling its Apex Precision Power business, based in Tucson, AZ. Cirrus acquired the Apex Precision

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Plessey takes delivery of new AIXTRON reactor as part of multi-million pound investment in high brightness LED production line

07/31/2012

Plessey Semiconductor has taken delivery of a CRIUS® II-XL reactor in a 7x6-inch wafer configuration from AIXTRON, as the first part of a multi-million pound investment to create a production

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Ametek Ships 1 MVA AC+DC Grid Simulation System to NREL

07/31/2012

Ametek Programmable Power recently shipped a regenerative 1 MVA AC + DC source system to the ESIF (Energy Systems Integration Facility) at the U.S. Department of Energy's NREL (National

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Tektronix introduces Silver Care service packages

07/31/2012

Tektronix has announced the introduction of new Silver Care Packages to the popular line of service plans offered by the company. Silver Care Packages extend the standard warranty to

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Strategic investment In-Q-Tel partners with Lime Microsystems

07/31/2012

UK Lime Microsystems, the multi-band, multi-standard transceiver chip company has announced a partnership agreement with In-Q-Tel, the strategic investment firm that identifies innovative

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Plessey fabricates GaN on Si LEDs

07/31/2012

Plessey Semiconductors, one of the first companies to make working GaN on Si LEDs, where first samples produced the correct wavelength output from its 6-inch IC production line, has

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Casimir-force research holds promise for reducing stiction in MEMS devices

07/31/2012

Engineers are hoping to exploit the Casimir force, which, theory holds, should be repulsive between objects of certain shapes, a phenomenon that could prevent stiction in moveable microstructures

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Brent Delta electrical system in 800 kW load run

07/30/2012

In a text-book exercise in June, R&B Switchgear supplied the switchgear systems required to recommission Shell's oil platform Brent Delta. Shell are to shut down and dismantle the platform,

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GaN Systems and Converter Technology reach strategic agreement

07/30/2012

Ottawa-based GaN Systems, developer of gallium nitride power switching semiconductors, has reached a joint strategic agreement with UK- based Converter Technology to advance adoption

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