Electronica 2012 – Latest News Roundup

A concise roundup of all the latest news and developments from around Electronica 2012, which runs 13-16 November in Munich, at the Messe Munchen.
16 Nov 2012
Electronica: FTDI goes Android
Electronica: ADI designs high speed FPGA interface board
Electronica: Microsemi uses GaN in high power RF transistor
15 Nov 2012
Electronica: Vicor AC-DC module has isolation and PFC
Electronica: Fairchild sampling SiC transistors
Electronica: IR moves into IGBTs for industrial motor drives
14 Nov 2012
Electronica: TTI expands German assembly offer
Electronica: 2% LDO from Advanced Power
Electronica: AVX breaks 100V with tantalum polymer caps
Electronica: ITT connector cuts weight for mass-transit
Electronica: 1.25mm hi-rel connectors from Harwin
Electronica: 90% efficient mains LED driver from Power Integrations
Electronica: IDT chip cuts glitches in 4G/3G basestations
Electronics patent of the month: Identify rendering delays for displays
Electronica: Free-thinking at Murata
Electronica: The Company Which Nobody Leaves
Electronica: Grid needs to move from AC to DC, says Infineon CEO
Electronica: ON Semi drives LEDs with constant current
Electronica: Microchip shows 3D gesture control technology
Electronica: Siemens and ams design novel medical imager
13 Nov 2012
Electronica: RFMD to buy CMOS RF chip firm Amalfi
Electronica: NXP and Freescale CEOs defend role of private equity
Electronica: Murata shows ‘smallest’ HF-band RFID tag
Electronica: Energy Micro adds M0plus and M4F
Electronica: Xilinx unveils 20nm roadmap
Preview
12 Nov 2012
Electronica: Digi-Key majors on Europe
Electronica: Everspin launches spin-torque 64Mbit MRAM
Electronica: Lattice signs global deal with Premier Farnell
Electronica: Ericsson sees benefits in digital power
07 Nov 2012
Cars will be designed like chips, says Mentor CEO
Bulgin demos tough push-pull connector at the show
02 Nov 2012
Electronica 2012: Energy Micro offers free Gecko kits
EBV brings China’s SIMCom wireless modules to Europe
Sensors enjoy energy boost, says Omron Europe chief
30 Oct 2012
ADI v-p names five top European markets
Raspberry Pi looks for global market
Empower next generation of engineers, says MathWorks exec
26 Oct 2012
Invest for future in a downturn, says Linear CEO
Distributors must widen horizons, says Arrow Europe president
French government backs long term research projects
25 Oct 2012
Europe must address engineering shortfall, warns chip CEO
Will Europe end year with an upturn?
Atmel CEO sees this as the age of the microcontroller
Europe’s future is looking greener, says Toshiba president
Microchip CEO sees potential for growth without a killer app
23 Oct 2012
Electronica 2012: Arduino’s singing umbrella
Electronica 2012: Densitron launches e-paper display kit
Teledyne LeCroy launches second-gen 12bit resolution scopes
Plessey designs handheld ECG monitor
Electronica 2012: Tackling component obsolescence
19 Oct 2012
Everything will have an IP address, says NXP CEO Rick Clemmer
Mouser majors on Qi wireless charging devices
ST makes 28nm FD-SOI process affordable for universities
18 Oct 2012
Digi-Key signs Touchstone for low power analogue
Tektronix slashes cost of scopes
EnOcean adds secure data link to energy harvester switch
17 Oct 2012
Raspberry Pi gets more memory for Android 4.0