Automotive chip manufacturer Melexis Microelectronic Integrated Systems NV (Ieper, Belgium) has argued that a drop in its sales that is expected to continue into 2009 is more to do with supply chain dynamics than consumer demand.

This article covers a small portion of a test process " the so called Code Coverage. Code coverage is mostly used to detect dead code and thus non-tested code that may result in an unwanted behaviour of an application. It focus on object code level coverage, an approach to analyze software based on a combination of hardware and software mechanisms.

Mitsubishi has started test runs of its first electrically-driven vehicle, the MiEV. The car will first be available to dealers in Spain, the Netherlands and the UK; other European markets will follow during the year.

Increase your understanding and insight into analog systems, circuits, and components with two chapters from this recent book, presented in serial excerpt form.

In a deal likened by company representatives to the relationship between Microsoft and IBM at the beginning of the PC boom, virtual system prototyping technology provider Vast Systems Technology said last week that NEC Electronics' U.S. subsidiary has agreed to distribute Vast virtualization technology with automotive microcontrollers.

The light-emitting diode market is expected to be a rare bright spot in what is predicted to be an otherwise dismal year for the semiconductor industry in 2009, according to market research firm iSuppli.

EDA vendor Mentor Graphics announced a scalable design methodology based on transaction level model that, according to the company, allows a single model to be taken from design concept to implementation.

According to ADI, these FastFET operational amplifiers provide double the bandwidth with half the noise of competing devices.

Up to 30% performance Improvement and 20% area reduction achieved in actual designs using new capabilities in Synfora's algorithmic synthesis design tools.

Although the global economic downturn has depressed growth prospects across the electronics sector there still remain one or two bright spots that will nudge the industry forward during 2009.

C&K Components has introduced a familiy of switches for severe operating conditions and heavy-duty applications, such as industrial controls, farm machinery and off-road vehicles.

At the recent Industry Strategy Symposium (ISS) here, semiconductor analysts urged memory makers to consolidate--and forget about the proposed bailouts--in an effort to restore profitability and sanity in the sector.

Oscilloscopes remain a hot topic on the RF DesignLine, so I had a virtual "sit down" with some leaders in the industry to see where the technology is, and where they think it is going.

Basic analysis and appropriate component selection lets you get the best use of a converter's range