NEWS IN BRIEF
Area51-ESG adds HTC-Korea
Area51-ESG and its authorized distribution division have become the exclusive North American distributor of HTC- Korea, a specialist in power management ICs, in amove to expand its reach in North America.
Area51-Authorized
Distributionwill distribute the IC maker's complete line of voltage stabilizers, voltage regulators, converter/controllers, and signal conditioning products, targeted at consumer, computer and communication applications.
www.area51esg.com
Murata Electronics NA appoints new CEO Murata Electronics North America, Inc. (MENA) has appointed DavidM. Kirk as president, chief executive officer, and a director ofMENA effective April 1, 2011. Kirk hasmore than 27 years of engineering, marketing andmanagement experience in the electronics industry. Hewill be based out of Murata's corporate offices in Smyrna, Georgia.
www.murata.com
Pulse rejects Bel Fuse proposal Pulse Electronics Corp. says its board of directors unanimously rejected the unsolicited proposal fromBel Fuse Inc. to acquire all of Pulse's outstanding shares for $6 per share. The board of directors stated that the "offer does not reflect the company's recent and planned strategic actions" it has recently implemented to improve Pulse's performance and value.
www.pulseelectronics.com EMA integratesMouser components database
Information Portal (CIP), which provides access to theMouser parts database through Cadence OrCAD Capture CIS.
"Mouser Electronics is a popular
component supplier among our OrCAD customers," statedMannyMarcano, president and CEO of EMA Design Automation, Rochester, N.Y. "Now they have a direct download capability available for Mouser component information and pricing, avoiding the problems typical when using manual methods to populate the engineering database."
"Having current part information like this
EMA Design Automation has enhanced its component information portal by providing a direct download ofMouser Electronics' parts database onto the engineering desktop. EMA offers version 4.1 of the EMA Component
TI plants damaged in Japan quake
After a preliminary assessment, Texas Instruments (TI), Dallas, Tex., reported its manufacturing site inMiho, Japan, about 40 miles northwest of Tokyo, suffered substantial damage during Japan's recent 8.9 magnitude earthquake.
The company estimates it will reinstate
production in stages, beginning with several lines inMay and returning the factory to full production inmid-July, whichmeans full shipment capability in September. However, TI noted that this schedule could be delayed if the region's power grid is unstable or if further complications prevent the re-start of equipment.
TI is shifting production to other fabs and
so far has identified alternatemanufacturing sites for about 60 percent ofMiho's wafer production.Work is underway to increase this percentage bymoving the production of additional products.
TI's fab in Aizu-wakamatsu, about 150
miles north of Tokyo, also was damaged in the earthquake, although equipment already is being re-started and full production is estimated bymid-April, as long as there is stable power supply. The company's third fab in Hiji, about 500miles south of Tokyo, was undamaged and is currently running at normal capacity.
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in the engineers' design environment improves our goal of providing a time-to- market advantage and the benefit of designing with the latest technologies," stated Kevin Hess, vice president technical marketing atMouser Electronics, Mansfield, Tex.
www.ema-eda.com/CIP
Avnet Express online catalog exceeds 5Mparts
The online electronic component catalog fromAvnet Express, part of the Avnet ElectronicsMarketing operating group of Avnet, Inc., now exceeds fivemillion parts. This follows two regional launches in Europe, theMiddle East and Africa (EMEA) and Asia.
Avnet Express, Phoenix, Ariz., offers
customers a consistent global platform of localized content, functionality, payment options, service and support. The online catalog can be accessed in nine languages and 13 currencies. Visit
www.avnetexpress.com/demo for a short demo.
The online service offers same day shipping
on orders placed by 8 p.m. CST, and allows customers to use parametric searching capabilities and upload a bill ofmaterials (BOM) for easier sourcing of products.
Avnet Express offersmore than 1.5million
parts in quantities of one and has a large offering of broken reel options for design engineers and hobbyists.
www.avnetexpress.com
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