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August 2011 • Display Driver ICs • Supply Chain Tools • Obsolescence • Sensors
September • Green purchasing • Power & batteries • Independent distribution
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• Semiconductor suppliers supplement
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14 | June 2011
Ramtron International Corp., a developer and supplier of ferroelectric-based low- powermemory and integrated semiconductor products, has selected Taiwan-based King Yuan Electronics Co., LTD (KYEC) to expand the assembly and test capacity for its entire line of ferroelectric randomaccessmemory (F-RAM) products. The partnership will increase back-end
production capabilities to help Ramtron meet growing demand for its F-RAM products. KYEC is expected to be fully operational to support Ramtron's assembly and test capacity requirements early in the third quarter of 2011. Ramtron, based in Colorado Springs,
Colo., recently upgraded its family of F-RAM Processor Companion products targeted at the high-volume consumer, industrial and computingmarkets. The company's new Processor Companion integrates a precise real-time clock (RTC) with a temperature compensation crystal oscillator (TCXO), 256- kilobits (Kb) of nonvolatile F-RAM, and a suite of peripheral functions. Ramtron said the highly integrated
Processor Companion with TCXO offers competitive advantages for electronics manufacturers that seek to reduce part inventories, lower bill-of-materials cost, reduce manufacturing steps and potential points of failure, as well as decrease board space.
www.ramtron.com www.kyec.com.tw
ADASmarket to reach $10B in 2011
ABI Research projects the global advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS)market will be valued at nearly $10 billion in 2011, reaching $130 billion in 2016. ADAS features include adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning, and blind-spot detection.
ADAS features, which have been expensive
add-ons for luxury vehicles over the past 10 years, will bemigrating to higher volume model year 2012 vehicles such as the Ford Focus andMercedes Benz C-Class, said London-based ABI Research.
The ABI report indicates that there are two
Ramtron beefs up F-RAMassembly, testing capacity
key reasons for the accelerated growth in ADAS installations over the next five years -- improved sensor designs togetherwith lower cost and higher performancemanufacturing, aswell as newfeatures added to the core ADAS functions.
The report finds that "sensor fusion is
allowing better functionality and performance from individual features, and the improvements are expected to continue while prices decline as volumes grow and development costs are amortized."
www.abiresearch.com
Avnet SBC kits simplify sourcing
Avnet Embedded Americas, part of Avnet ElectronicsMarketing, an operating group of Avnet, Inc., has launched a complete portfolio ofmotherboard, display, peripheral and support products that eliminates the need to source individual components, develop cables and spend time and resources validating hardware.
The PerformanceMatched Kits pair single-
board computers (SBC)with liquid crystal display (LCD) screens. Each base kit has a single part number for ordering and is plug- and-play compatible, straight out of the box. Avnet's technical teamfully validates the interoperability of the products.
"Customers can nowpurchase an out-of-
the box solution that enables rapid prototyping and faster time tomarket," stated Chuck Kostalnick, senior vice president, Avnet Embedded Americas, Phoenix, Arizona.
Add-ons or enhancements to existing kits
include touch sensors, storage,memory, power supplies and operations systems. Avnet Embedded also offersmany LCD visual enhancement services such as optical bonding of touch sensors or protectivematerials to LCDs, LCD passive enhancement to increase brightness, reduced reflection, infrared blocking, electromagnetic interference (EMI) shields, privacy films, aswell as other enhancements such as high-brightness LED backlighting systems.
www.em.avnet.com www.electronics-sourcing.com
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