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CHANDLER, Ariz., — Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP), a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, has reclaimed the number-one position in worldwide 8-bit microcontroller (MCU) revenue,…

In the United States alone, 40 million adults identify themselves as makers, of which 97 percent attended college and 31 percent are employed in science and engineering fields (according to The Maker Movement and the Business of Making…

C&K Components, a leading global manufacturer of electromechanical switches, smart card interconnect devices, and high reliability connectors, has added a new 16A rating (at 125/250VAC) to its DS Series interlock pushbutton switch…

Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a global innovation leader in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications, today announced the extension of its StrataGX portfolio with a new family of highly secure MCUs that delivers…

DALLAS,-- Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today announced the world's first multichannel inductance-to-digital converters (LDCs). The four new devices in the LDC1614 family expand the innovative LDC portfolio, a data converter category…

Software's Breakthrough Capabilities Further Streamline Automated Wafer-level Measurements SANTA ROSA, Calif., Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) today unveiled WaferPro Express 2015, a measurement software platform for the…

Amphenol Industrial Products Group now offers an explosion-proof, heavy duty hazardous rated connector series that provides outstanding performance in automated process control and instrumentation systems. The Amphe-Coal EX is a miniature…

A research team at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is studying a range of security challenges involving programmable logic devices – in particular, field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). FPGAs are integrated circuits whose…

GREENVILLE, S.C. - AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has introduced the new TCR Professional Series tantalum chip capacitors with conductive polymer electrodes. Designed for use in…

MILPITAS, Calif., -- Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ: ISIL), a leading provider of innovative power management and precision analog solutions, today introduced a pair of highly integrated power management ICs (PMICs) that enable the industry's…