Fujitsu Semiconductor America today introduced its new FM4 family of 32-bit RISC microcontrollers based on the ARM^® Cortex™-M4 processor core. The MCUs are designed for applications that require advanced, high-speed computing performance, such as general-purpose inverters, servomotors, PLCs and other industrial equipment, as well as energy-efficient, inverter-based home appliances

CMOSIS, a leading independent developer and supplier of high end CMOS image sensors for professional imaging applications, and TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader, recently announced the ramp to volume production for CMOSIS’ 12-megapixel CMV12000, following the very successful volume production of its CMV products

R&D engineers worldwide face various issues as their local industries align with the global trend toward BLDC electric motors, transitioning away from traditional AC designs. To help designers meet these challenges, Fairchild Semiconductor's China-based Global Power Resource Center (GPRC) has developed a reference design for Brushless DC (BLDC) motor controller applications using SPM smart power modules, and incorporating Power Factor Correction (PFC), to enable designers to simplify design, reduce Bill of Material (BOM) costs and develop rapid prototypes

Cabot Microelectronics Corporation (Nasdaq:  CCMP), the world's leading supplier of chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) polishing slurries and a growing CMP pad supplier to the semiconductor industry, announced today that Texas Instruments (TI) presented Cabot Microelectronics with its Supplier Excellence Award (SEA) for its performance in 2012

Aehr Test Systems (Nasdaq:AEHR), a worldwide supplier of semiconductor test and burn-in equipment, and Integrated Service Technology, Inc. (iST) announced today that Aehr Test has delivered an additional ABTS-Pi Advanced Burn-in and Test System with high power and an individual temperature control system to meet additional capacity needs at iST