Zoe Cameron-Waller

Acquisition blends people, processes, manufacturing automation and facilities to serve innovative manufacturers on the frontline of connected healthcare. Molex, a global manufacturer of complete interconnect solutions, has completed its previously announced acquisition of Phillips-Medisize Corporation, a portfolio company of the San Francisco, CA -based private equity investment firm, Golden Gate Capital.  Phillips-Medisize will operate as … Read more

For those in the technology business, this is a thrilling time because these days, everyone feels the impact of technology. Arguably, it is making our lives better, or at the very least, more fascinating. A smartphone or tablet, for example, is the electronic equivalent of the classic Swiss Army Knife. Need to deposit a check? … Read more

This year Lansdale Semiconductor celebrates its 51st year, which has been better than predicted, says president of Lansdale, R. Dale Lillard. Lillard explained: “Commercial market sales for our products have held up as customers are not redesigning in today’s ‘slow is normal’ economy.   In a ‘slow is normal’ economy OEMs don’t redesign, they look … Read more

RECOM has expanded its portfolio of DC/DC converters for the railway industry from 8W to 240W over the years and can now offer the broadest portfolio of EN50155 certified products available on the market.  A few newcomers are the RPA20-AW, RPA30-AW, RPA60-FW, RP20-FR, and RP40-FR. RECOMs RPA series packs 20W and 30W in a 1”x1” … Read more

Test facilities at Quartzelec’s Aberdeen workshop have received a £100,000 upgrade to better meet customer demand. The independent electrical engineering group has just completed the upgrade as part of a wider corporate development initiative. The upgrade to the electrical test and maintenance capabilities was officially opened by Daniel Laval, Quartzelec’s managing director. The company has … Read more

IQD has announced a new range of low power 32.768kHz clock oscillators with power consumption as low as 1.5mA. The three models, CFPS-107, CFPS-108 and CFPS-109 operate at 1.8V, 2.5V and 3.3V respectively making them particularly suitable for portable applications. Packaged in a 2.5 x 2.0 x 0.95mm ceramic seam sealed metal lid package, these … Read more

DELTA Microelectronics, the European leader in ASIC supply chain services, announces today that it has partnered with Solution in Silicon to augment UK sales and customer support. Solution in Silicon has a rich experience offering ASIC sales and support services to companies in a wide range of industries including consumer products, medical equipment, communications, IoT … Read more

To ensure a smooth frequency slope, IQD’s new analogue ASIC based IQXT-274 Temperature Compensated Crystal Oscillator (TCXO) is tested using one frequency reading every 2 degrees C over the full operating temperature range. This combined with a high order compensation circuit delivers a frequency stability as tight as ±0.5ppm over -40 to +85 degrees C. Housed in … Read more