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Energy Smart Marketers Expands Channel Marketing Services to Solar and Wind Power Energy Markets
Energy Smart Marketers is expanding its efforts to assist manufacturers in more effectively marketing to and through the electrical channel to include the solar and wind power energy markets
NXP looks to split off digital TV business
Dutch chip manufacturer NXP BV (Eindhoven, The Netherlands) is looking to make a strategic change its digital consumer business as part of efforts to focus on high-performance mixed-signal circuits, according to CEO Rick Clemmer.
iSuppli expects LCD market recovery in 2009
Despite ongoing supply bottlenecks, vendors for large LCD panels still sell below manufacturers costs, reckons iSuppli. However, the market researcher expects an impressive recovery during the second half of the current year.
GE Unveils "Net Zero Energy Home" Concept and Launches New Smart Grid Projects
A developer of Smart Grid solutions, GE unveiled plans for a "Net Zero Energy Home" project which combines GE's most efficient appliances and lighting, the company's new energy management systems, and GE power generating and storing technologies in new home construction.
From the heart of Macrovision, Rovi arises
Macrovision Solutions Corporation today announced the official change of its name to Rovi Corporation, and unveiled its new brand positioning and visual identity. The name Rovi came from the heart of Macrovision.
3DTV research to improve experience
Films made in 3D could become more impressive as a result of work being carried out by a De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) researcher.
Researchers drive rectifier efficiency to 99%
A research team at the Swiss Federal Institute of Zurich (ETH Zurich) has developed a rectifier for computer power supplies that operates near the theoretical maximum efficiency.
Philips sales decline 19 percent in Q2
Consumer and medical electronics giant Royal Philips Electronics reports sales of €5.2 billion (about $ 7.28 billion), down 19 percent against the same quarter last year. The results were in line with guidance, the company said.
Microtune buys Auvitek for $9 million
Microtune Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Auvitek International Ltd. for approximately $9 million in cash and stock.
Applied jumps to top of solar equipment rankings
Applied Materials zoomed to the top spot among providers of photovoltaic manufacturing equipment in 2008, its first full year in the market, according to market research firm VLSI Research.
Survey indicates that 72% of contractors specify LED lighting for building projects
A recent survey of electrical and lighting contractors demonstrates their importance in the specifying and recommendation of LED lighting products for building projects.
Broadcom drops bid to buy Emulex
After making several offers to buy Emulex Corp., Broadcom Corp. said it would cease all efforts to acquire the networking company.
NXP, TSMC deliver 45-nm digital TV IC
NXP BV (Eindhoven, The Netherlands) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. have announced the delivery of a 45-nm platform for LCD TV, the TV550. NXP claimed it is the world's such IC on 45-nm manufacturing offering a "single-chip" approach and said it is delivering engineering samples to its lead customers.
Report: Consumer electronics sales picked up in Q2
Despite returning to sequential growth in the second quarter, the global consumer electronics market is still on pace to contract overall in 2009, according to the latest analysis from market research firm iSuppli.
POWER - ZigBee Smart Energy-ready modules and Smart Energy-certified ESP gateways enable Smart Grid development
Digi International has introduced a comprehensive Smart Energy product family, including ZigBee Smart Energy-ready modules and certified Energy Service Portal (ESP) gateways built on these modules. XBee-PRO SE modules feature firmware that simplifies the development work required to develop and certify a ZigBee Smart Energy device. The ConnectPort X2 ESP gateway provides the connection between a consumer's HAN and an energy service provider over a broadband or cellular connection.
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