As LED Lighting is getting common for green environment, customers expect to have more choices for bulbs replacement. Ecomaa spreads to dimmable and high-efficiency LED lighting from developing current products. Dimmable LED MR16 is the first evaluation bulb, with the ultra-high brightness, quiet fan and no vibration; the wide range of dimming luminance creates your own atmosphere.Economical: Ultra-High Brightness & Wider Dimming RangeOnly 7W of power supply, Ecomaa MR16 can provide 450lm of luminous flux. Traditional light bulbs such as incandescent or mercury vapor lamps, spend about 7 times more energy and carbon emission for the same brightness, whereas 3-7 times shorter life than LED bulbs. Under the same luminance demand, the higher luminous flux the fewer bulbs required and less energy used usually. Also, dimming range is wider as a maximum luminance is higher; lower brightness lower energy waste. Hence, compare to general LED bulbs with 300~400lumen, Ecomaa MR16 (flicker) is more economical for commercial or residential ambiance.Reliable: High Fan Technology-Quiet Fan & Zero VibrationThe reliability and life cycle of LED lighting basically depend on efficiency of heat dissipation, the higher efficiency the better product reliability. The heat dissipation can be divided into active (heat convection, i.e. fan lighting) and non-active (heat conduction, i.e. thermal pad lighting) technology in LED lighting market. Although fan lighting (active) is more effective than thermal pad lighting; also, lighter weight, less metal pollution and less carbon footprint, fan lighting is higher technology barriers to approach. Ecomaa strictly controls fan noise and vibration by simulated, tried and tested.As Ecomaa develops dimmable MR16, luminance efficiency is also raised by better optical technology, no flash and higher power factor. It can be said that Ecomaa dimmable MR16 is more valuable than other well-known manufacturers as the brightness and the reliable quality.Economical and Reliable LED MR16, fan inside, dimmable and more eco-friendly from Ecomaa Lighting.

GlacialLight, a division of experienced technology manufacturer GlacialTech Inc., is pleased to announce that itsenvironmentally-friendly LED lighting products are being used in many applications around the world and providing users with energy-saving light of the highest quality.Porsche automobiles are synonymous with high performance and perfected engineering. Recently, a Porsche showroom in Florida, USA applied these principles to their lighting by installing highly efficient GlacialLight LED lights.The Porsche showroom replaced their outdated recessed halogen bulbs with GlacialLight's GL-BR30 LED lights.Customers and staff have noticed improved visibility with the LEDs shining bright, natural‐looking light with no perceptible flickering. The expert crafting of the Porsche automobiles seems to stand out more with the evenly distributed light.Not only do GlacialLight LED lights produce higher quality light than halogen bulbs, but they also are much more efficient. The GL-BR30 LED lights consume only 11W respectively. With reduced power consumption the Porsche showroom has realized 83% savings in lighting related energy cost. These LEDs will continue to illuminate the showroom using very little electricity for a long time thanks to their long life spans of over 35,000 hours.GlacialLight is excited to see its product lines being used to make businesses more successful and at the same time benefiting society by offering lighting products that have longer lifetimes and save more energy than traditional lighting, emit no harmful UV or IR radiation, and contain no hazardous materials such as mercury.Read more about the GlacialLight GL-BR30 Series at:http://www.glaciallight.com/products/BR30.htmFor more information on how consumers are using GlacialLight's products visithttp://www.glaciallight.com/news/project.htmThe Porsche showroom replaced their outdated recessed halogen bulbs with GlacialLight's GL-BR30 LED lights.

AZZURRO Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Erwin WOLF visited Taiwan and announced a variety of new advances in the GaN on Si. programs run by the company. On his trip AZZURRO's VP of Operations Dr. Markus SICKMOELLER and VP Marketing and Sales Erwin YSEWIJN joined him to elaborate on the company progress.With their patented large-diameter GaN-on-Si technology, AZZURRO Semiconductors is showing off their production capabilities on their new manufacturing side in Dresden, Germany, officially moving into mass production stage. "We are the only company in the market that can provide GaN-on-Si wafers for both LED and power semiconductor manufacturing", Erwin Wolf, CEO of AZZURRO Semiconductors, stressed. "Compared with other competitors that only target either market, AZZURRO will be able to reach economic scale more quickly and drive the successful commercial applications of GaN-on-Si technology."Since 2003, AZZURRO is the owner of all GaN-on-Si technology IP from Magdeburg University in Germany. "We showed the first crack free 150mm GaN-on-Si wafer in 2005, and proofed the equal LED brightness to sapphire in 2009", Wolf introduced the development progress of AZZURRO. "After receiving venture funds of 15M Euro in Oct. 2010, we started to setup our new production capacities and now move to volume productions, achieving an important milestone for the company."AZZURRO has MOCVD reactors, with capacities reaching < 1,000 150mm wafers per month. The company plans to keep expanding capacity to 10 x in 2013 and 20 x in 2015.Targeting both LED and power semiconductorsAZZURRO's large-diameter GaN-on-Si wafers can be used for both LED and power semiconductors, enabling breakthrough for lower cost and better performance compared with existing sapphire substrate and silicon wafers. According to Wolf, LEDs are now majorly made based on 50mm or 100mm sapphire substrate. Large-area GaN-on-Si technology can leverage the existing silicon ecosystem to reduce costs significantly.Regarding power semiconductors, the breakdown voltage and low leakage current characteristics of GaN are superior to silicon and can fully support the performance required for high voltage applications. Meanwhile, GaN-on-Si will shift the switching speed upwards by more than 10-fold than silicon, which can help realize more compact designs.In addition, with lower Rds. (on), GaN can provide better efficiency for the same surface then existing silicon. Its better conductivity will create less power loss in the switches and therefore getting less hot; easing the cooling provisions, thus meeting all requirements for next generation eco-friendly, green power designs.Better thickness uniformity through patented technologyThough GaN-on-Si has significant advantages, the technical challenges have made it difficult to be widely adopted. "The main issue is the wafer bow problems caused by the lattice mismatch between two different materials and thickness homogeneity", Wolf explained. Wafer bow not only might cause cracks in post-production process, but together with poor homogeneity also will have different peak wavelengths on the same wafer, which will increase the binning efforts afterwards for LED manufacturing The homogeneity is equally important for High Voltage devices which require a narrow of parameter distribution such as break-down voltage, leakage current etc…AZZURRO's patented GaN-on-Si technology is to grow GaN-based buffer layers on silicon substrate first, and then to grow different GaN films on top of the template for LED or power semiconductors manufacturing.With the patented stress management technology, AZZURRO can effectively solve the bow and thickness uniformity challenges for GaN-on-Si to achieve better manufacturability. Particularly, for LED applications, customers can use the same GaN structure on AZZURRO's GaN-on-Si wafers with less than 0,5 µm growth needed for the MQW structure. This plug & play approach can easy design migration to silicon and result is reduced cycle time and better utilization.Building experienced team to grab market opportunitiesAZZURRO's 50mm, 100mm and 150mm GaN-on-Si wafers for LED and power semiconductors have been designed in by global customers, including one Asian LED makers seriously considering the adaptation of its 150mm technology. The company plans to complete 200mm wafer sampling in 1H12."It takes as long as 12~15 months to complete the qualification and new process migration for LED manufacturing, and the design cycle for power semiconductors may be longer", Wolf said. "So, it is expected that we have to wait until second half next year or first half 2013 to see customer moving into mass production." Despite the downturn for LED market, he didn't see customers stop investing in research efforts, saying that the design-in progress for LED and power semiconductors are not impacted at all.Wolf stressed that AZZURRO is the company that takes the lead to bring GaN-on-Si technology into commercialization. As the capacity is established, AZZURRO will be able to offer quantity wafers to meet customers' demand. "It's a big step for us to be ready to move from R&D to high volume production. With more learning curves accumulated, I believe the manufacturability and yield of this technology can be further improved."GaN-on-Si is an emerging technology targeting at the high growth markets of LED and power semiconductors. There are also several companies jumping on this bandwagon to grab more business opportunities. "I am glad to see more companies investing in this field, which shows the feasibility and commercial values of GaN-on-Si technology", Wolf noted.Though AZZURRO is still in early development stage, Wolf said the company already built a professional and international management team of in-depth experiences in semiconductors. In addition, eyeing on the great potential in Asia market and Taiwan's strong semiconductor industry, AZZURRO set up branch office in Taipei in August 2011, in an effort to provide better support service to customers in this region and to aggressively expand the market.Erwin Wolf, CEO of AZZURRO Semiconductors AG

Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's largest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, today announced the signing of a global distribution agreement with LeCroy, a leading provider of test and measurement solutions."LeCroy is a welcome addition to our expansive selection of quality suppliers," said Jeff Shafer, vice president, global interconnect, passives, and electromechanical product, Digi-Key Corporation. "Adding a respected name such as LeCroy not only offers quality product to our global customers, but allows us to maintain our commitment to providing the most in-stock product available for immediate shipment.""Not only will our partnership with Digi-Key contribute to our global growth," stated Roberto Petrillo, LeCroy worldwide vice president of sales, "Digi-Key's international communication technology and logistics expertise will provide any engineer looking for our products, anywhere in the world, the value of superior service in the key areas of product availability, on-time delivery, and responsiveness."Since 1964, LeCroy has been designing oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers, and related test and measurement solutions to productively validate and thoroughly debug electronic engineering designs. Offering a powerful combination of large and informative displays combined with advanced wave-shape analysis capabilities, LeCroy instruments are tailored to enhance the productivity of engineers in the computer and semiconductor, consumer electronics, data storage device, automotive and industrial, telecommunication, and military and aerospace markets.LeCroy's product lines are employed across a wide variety of industries and are available for purchase now on Digi-Key's global websites: www.digikey.com

Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's largest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, and LEMO, a global leader in the design and manufacture of precision custom connection solutions, today announced the companies have signed an agreement in which Digi-Key will distribute LEMO's product worldwide.Offering more than 50,000 combinations of product that continues to grow through custom specific designs, LEMO's high quality push-pull connectors are found in a variety of challenging application environments including medical, industrial control, test and measurement, audio-video, and telecommunications."Engineers are continually faced with the need for connectors to meet the challenges presented in a variety of applications," said Jeff Shafer, Digi-Key's vice president of interconnect, passive, and electromechanical products. "LEMO is a leader in meeting this demand with the design and manufacture of their push-pull connectors and we are pleased to offer their products to our global customers.""LEMO strives to achieve the highest level of quality and customer satisfaction," said Dean Pohwala, general manager, LEMO USA, Inc. "With the addition of Digi-Key, we can now offer customers extended customer service delivered with technical expertise, professionalism and speed. We are very happy to have Digi-Key as part of our distribution network and we look forward to a very successful partnership."LEMO's line of high quality connectors can be purchased online from Digi-Key's international websites: www.digikey.com

With the rapid development of urbanization in China, the total population of major cities continues to grow and with it the volume of public transportation, making traffic congestion problems ever more severe. As a result, the first priority many of these cities face is the development of suitable urban rail transit systems. According to recent transportation plans, ten different mainland cities, including Beijing and Shanghai, have built and put into operation some 29 rail lines. By 2020, the total length of China's urban rail transit lines will be between 3,000 and 3,500 kilometers.At the same time, the growing trend in urban rail operation has been the development of computer intelligence and automation platforms, and comprehensive monitoring systems play a key role in that growth by improving security and reliability through better access to information and system controls. DAS Intellitech, established in 1995, has a strong reputation for combining professional services with excellent technology, and many of their transportation systems have already been implemented in China.Intelligent rail transit systems are a growing trendDAS Intellitech's General Manager Mu Qing Lin, stated that his company offers a variety of solutions for the security, rail transportation, intelligent building, and factory industries, all built on intelligent and energy-saving technologies. These provide customers with efficient, safe, comfortable, and environmentally friendly facilities. In the year 2000, their company undertook a project to develop comprehensive monitoring systems for rail transport,with the first project to be installed in Hong Kong. The new system, installed in Hong Kong's MTR, monitors the system and also manages electrical equipment such as air conditioning and lighting. Following completion of that project, DAS Intellitech won additional engineering projects in Shenzhen and Chengdu. With the successful completion of each case, the company was able to showcase its strengths and set trends for the development of intelligent computing systems and energy conservation.The comprehensive monitoring system is comprised of many individual systems, including power monitoring, environment and equipment monitoring,emergency exits, train control, fire alarms, transmission, radio, CCTV,clocks, passenger information, and access control. In the past, these systems operated independently and were managed separately. With advanced communication and control technology,the smaller systems can be integrated into a complete system via the network,enhancing management efficiency and reducing operating costs. Staff in the control room can better understand operating conditions and quickly deal with unexpected situations.Compatibility and cost-effectiveness are key pointsSince comprehensive monitoring systems are a very important part of rail transport, Mu Qing Lin said that reliability and stability are crucial factors for customers deploying management solutions. Systems have to meet industrial-grade specifications against dust and vibration, and they need to operate in a wide range of temperatures, to be moisture-resistant,and to have long product life cycles.DAS Intellitech chose Advantech as a long-term partner because Advantech was an early entrant in the industrial control field, and has the ability to develop customized solutions as well as offering verification, testing and other technical services. For the DAS Intellitech public transport cases,Advantech supplies the core platforms, providing compatible system products with excellent performance-cost ratios and has also helped DAS successfully win many additional projects in a highly competitive market.Based on the Chinese rail transport system roll-out schedule, cities in the southern part of the country will be implementing additional subway and transportation systems. Mu Qing Lin believes that, based on their past successes in the rail transportation sector, this is an opportunity for DAS Intellitech to continue to shine. Their familiarity with advanced technology and experience in the field will also allow them to continue to assist China as it pursues a localization plan to develop its own transit system technologies, a national railway system, and more intelligent transportation.

Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's largest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, and Vicor Corporation today announced the two companies have signed a global distribution agreement. Vicor Corporation offers a comprehensive portfolio of high efficiency, high density power distribution architectures that enable customers to efficiently convert and manage power from the wall plug to point-of-load and address a broad range of power system requirements including performance-critical applications. "Vicor is well known for its innovative, high performance modular, plug-and-play components ranging from bricks to semiconductor-centric power solutions, and its world-class manufacturing and applications development," said Jeff Shafer, Digi-Key's vice president of global interconnect, passive, and electromechanical products. "Adding these products to our premier power offering is a natural and beneficial decision for Digi-Key and our customers. We look forward to a successful partnership with Vicor." For more than thirty years, engineers have relied on the density, efficiency and flexibility advantages of Vicor components. Vicor offers tens of thousands of standard and customized high performance power conversion and management products designed to enable customers to achieve faster time to market, greater functionality and a competitive advantage. "Vicor's new relationship with Digi-Key represents an important element of our global growth strategy," said Richard Begen, Vicor's vice president of global distribution. "We expect that Digi-Key's expansive market reach will enable Vicor to expand our global footprint, while increasing our presence and revenue in critical growth markets worldwide." Vicor products are available for purchase now on Digi-Key's global websites (www.digikey.com)

MIPS Technologies, a provider of industry-standard processor architectures and cores for digital home, networking and mobile applications, has announced that it has joined the Renesas Electronics SoC Partner Program. Renesas, which provides advanced semiconductor solutions, is a long-time licensee of the MIPS64 architecture and processor cores including the MIPS32 74K, 24KE and 4KE cores.Renesas' SoC Partner Program promotes collaboration with its partners based around the Renesas SoC platform targeting the mobile, automotive, and home audio-visual device segments. MIPS will work with Renesas as a partner with a focus on the digital home market."We're very pleased to welcome MIPS Technologies to our SoC Partner Program in support of our SoC products for the digital home," said Tomohisa Arai, general manager of the Home Multimedia Business Division, SoC Business Unit, for Renesas Electronics."MIPS is committed to providing comprehensive solutions that meet the complex requirements and exacting standards of our customers developing products for the digital home, mobile and networking markets," said Gideon Intrater, vice president of marketing, MIPS Technologies. "Renesas Electronics is a long-time and important MIPS licensee, and we're excited to be a part of this collaborative effort that can benefit Renesas Electronics, its customers, and ultimately consumers in many of MIPS' key markets."

Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, announced the global addition of Dynastream Innovations products to its expansive line card. Dynastream Innovations is an industry leader in wireless monitoring products, specifically the ANT series of 2.4GHz wireless networking protocols and embedded system solutions. "We are pleased to partner with Digi-Key for the broad distribution of ANT and ANT+ products," stated Rod Morris, Director, ANT Wireless. "We have worked with Digi-Key for years as our engineering parts supplier and have great confidence in their capacity to efficiently service the vast development engineer market." The Dynastream ANT series is a proven wireless sensor network protocol and silicon solution for ultra-low power networking applications in sport, wellness, home and industrial automation. With an installed base of over a million nodes, ANT is engineered for ultra-low power, low system cost, ease of use, scalability and flexibility that enables sensors to operate for up to three years on a coin cell battery. The ANT protocol handles peer-to-peer, star, tree and practical mesh topologies. "We are delighted to welcome Dynastream Innovations into our family of quality suppliers," said Mark Zack, Vice President, Semiconductor Product, Digi-Key Corporation. "Dynastream's advancements and patents-in-motion analysis technology have propelled them into a leadership position in ultra-low power wireless solutions." Dynastream Innovations products are available for purchase now on Digi-Key's global websites. Additional information regarding the innovative products offered by Dynastream can be found within the newly updated Product Training Module: http://www.digikey.com/PTM/IndividualPTM.page?site=us&lang=en&ptm=25675

AzureWave Technologies, Inc., the world's leading DMSS solution provider and module maker for versatile wireless solutions, introduced the world's first production-ready 60 GHz WiGig Docking for robust functionality including multi-gigabit cordless computing, wireless display, wireless sync-n-go, I/O expansion and etc. over the new generation 60GHz wireless technology LIVE at 2012 CES. With the fast-growing adoption of mobile Internet devices in the global market, the AzureWave WiGig Docking with built-in HMC Module solution is made perfectly for versatile mobile computing, consumer electronics devices and peripherals. Whether at home, in the office, or on the go, users of laptops and mobile computing devices are able to experience uncompressed high-definition video/game streaming, wireless display, and cordless computing with robust USB 3.0, e-SATA, HDMI and more upgradable expansion functionality. The solution is able to achieve up to 10 times faster data transmission rates than existing Wi-Fi, achieving simpler and more intelligent wireless networking. "The engagement of AzureWave and Wilocity aims to build the tri-band wireless products including the world's first WiGig compliant wireless HMC module as well as docking," said Ted Lee, CEO of AzureWave. "We have been closely working with Wilocity to develop the first and best product offering to ecosystem partners and customers. By collaborating with Wilocity in product integration and optimization, we look forward to enable the multi-gigabit wireless for a wide range of computing and networking applications." "Wilocity is eliminating the need for cords and connectors allowing multiple mobile devices—such as a tablet, notebook, Ultrabook, or smart phone—to deliver next generation high-speed wireless connectivity," said Tal Tamir, CEO of Wilocity. "Wilocity's WiGig/802.11ad multi-gigabit chipsets integrate AzureWave's leadership in wireless modules to usher in the next Wi-Fi wave, bringing unbounded capacity and ten times faster speeds to any mobile platform. This important collaboration is helping to successfully deliver the tri-band module and wireless docking as part of the world's first WiGig 60GHz standard wireless solutions." The Wilocity DockingZone by AzureWave won the prestigious 2012 CES Innovations Awards honoree designation.AzureWave live demonstrated the world's first production-ready 60 GHz WiGig Docking for robust functionality including multi-gigabit cordless computing, wireless display, wireless sync-n-go, I/O expansion and etc