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Japan’s First Moon Lander Touches Down with Renesas’ Rad-Hard ICs on Board

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Monday, January 22, 2024

The Moon landing represents a significant milestone for Japan, as it becomes only the fifth country to successfully touch down and operate a lunar lander, after Russia, the United States, China and India.

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  • The Moon landing represents a significant milestone for Japan, as it becomes only the fifth country to successfully touch down and operate a lunar lander, after Russia, the United States, China and India.
  • JAXA is currently investigating the specifics of its pinpoint landing and plans to release further information in the coming weeks.
  • The spacecraft is engineered to achieve exceptional landing precision, due to a vision-based object detection system and its lightweight, compact design.
  • This five-months-long mission is intended to help the scientific community learn about the origin of the Moon.

Silanna UV and Marktech Optoelectronics to Demo New UVC LEDs at Photonics West 2024

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

BRISBANE, Australia, Jan. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Silanna UV will unveil a new distribution partnership at Photonics West 2024. At the key US event, Silanna will share a booth with experienced US-based manufacturer, Marktech Optoelectronics, to celebrate Marktech commencing distribution of Silanna's cutting-edge 235nm and 255nm UVC LEDs.

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  • Partnering on Better Far UVC and Deep UVC LEDs for Germicidal UV, Chemical Sensing
    BRISBANE, Australia, Jan. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Silanna UV will unveil a new distribution partnership at Photonics West 2024.
  • At the key US event, Silanna will share a booth with experienced US-based manufacturer, Marktech Optoelectronics, to celebrate Marktech commencing distribution of Silanna's cutting-edge 235nm and 255nm UVC LEDs.
  • "We are very excited to collaborate with Silanna to expand our UVC product offerings via the Silanna Safe™ UVC solutions product portfolio," said Mark Campito, CEO of Marktech Optoelectronics.
  • Silanna UV and Marktech look forward to meeting visitors at booth #237 at Photonics West 2024 in San Francisco where they can learn more about innovative deep UVC LED and far UVC LED solutions.

pSemi Unveils PE562212, Its Smallest and Fully Integrated PA-LNA-SW IoT Front-End Module

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024

pSemi® Corporation , a Murata company leading in the design and development of semiconductor integration and advanced connectivity, today announced the introduction of their smallest PA-LNA-SW Internet of Things (IoT) front-end module (FEM): the PE562212.

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  • pSemi® Corporation , a Murata company leading in the design and development of semiconductor integration and advanced connectivity, today announced the introduction of their smallest PA-LNA-SW Internet of Things (IoT) front-end module (FEM): the PE562212.
  • The PE562212 enables connectivity across Thread, Zigbee®, Bluetooth® BDR/EDR, BLE, and low-medium throughput Wi-Fi® (MCS7) as well as 2.4 GHz proprietary applications.
  • It also offers excellent ESD and ruggedness for all intended applications and environmental conditions inherent to the IoT space.
  • Samples and EVKs for PE562212 are available now, directly through pSemi, and are expected to be commercially available by August 2024.

Lumex Low Current SMT/SMD LEDs featured at Heilind Electronics

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Thursday, December 7, 2023

WILMINGTON, Mass., Dec. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Heilind Electronics , a leading global distributor of interconnect, electromechanical, and sensor products, is featuring Lumex’s Low Current SMT/SMD LEDs.

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  • WILMINGTON, Mass., Dec. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Heilind Electronics , a leading global distributor of interconnect, electromechanical, and sensor products, is featuring Lumex’s Low Current SMT/SMD LEDs.
  • Lumex's surface mount RGB LEDs are distinguished by their low profile, low drive current, and IC-embedded drivers, making them adept in applications such as industrial controls, medical equipment, communications equipment, and more.
  • The featured Lumex LEDs are all compliant with RoHS, EU REACH, and are Halogen free.
  • For more information about Lumex Low Current SMT/SMD LEDs, please visit Heilind.com or contact your local Heilind representative.

Watchfire to Showcase Scorer’s Table at the National Athletic Directors Expo

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Thursday, November 30, 2023

DANVILLE, Ill., Nov. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Watchfire , a leading scoreboard and videoboard manufacturer, will showcase its scoring and timing systems at the National Athletic Directors Conference & Exhibit (NADCE) hosted by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS).

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  • DANVILLE, Ill., Nov. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Watchfire , a leading scoreboard and videoboard manufacturer, will showcase its scoring and timing systems at the National Athletic Directors Conference & Exhibit (NADCE) hosted by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS).
  • The event provides a platform for interscholastic athletic administrators nationwide to explore a range of innovative sports products.
  • Attendees will see the quality built into Watchfire’s products, including the popular Watchfire video scorer’s table.
  • With features like padding available in multiple colors, a built-in horn, and cup holders, the Watchfire scorer’s table delivers animations, scores, and advertising.

Gordon Brothers Partners with Maynards Europe to Sell AURORA Lichtwerke’s Lamp Development & Manufacturing Plant Assets

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Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Cologne, Nov. 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gordon Brothers, the global asset experts, is partnering with Maynards Europe to sell by online auction AURORA Lichtwerke’s lamp development and manufacturing plant assets.

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  • Cologne, Nov. 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gordon Brothers, the global asset experts, is partnering with Maynards Europe to sell by online auction AURORA Lichtwerke’s lamp development and manufacturing plant assets.
  • The site was previously a LEDVANCE production plant and prior to that a spin off from OSRAM that was part of Siemens AG.
  • “With the complete closure of the plant these assets are in high demand, and we are seeing significant global interest from established industry manufacturers.”
    “We’re excited to auction the assets from AURORA Lichtwerke, which was once the world’s largest lamp manufacturing site,” said Daniel Kroeger, Managing Director at Maynards Europe.
  • Gordon Brothers leverages decades of experience buying, selling, operating and valuing assets in the industrial economy across Australia, Brazil, Canada, the U.K., Europe, Japan and the U.S.

Generational Equity Advises Allied Components International in its Sale to Avnan Capital

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Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Generational Equity , a leading mergers and acquisitions advisor for privately held businesses, is pleased to announce the sale of its client Allied Components International to Avnan Capital.

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  • Generational Equity , a leading mergers and acquisitions advisor for privately held businesses, is pleased to announce the sale of its client Allied Components International to Avnan Capital.
  • Headquartered in Foothill Ranch, California, Allied Components International (ACI) designs and manufactures a wide variety of industry standard and custom magnetic components and modules.
  • Avnan Capital is thrilled to announce the addition of Gurpreet Sandhu to the team, who will be taking a leading role in managing and growing their new portfolio company, Allied Components International.
  • With Gurpreet's leadership, Avnan Capital is confident in the future growth and success of Allied Components International.

ITEN Named as CES 2024 Best of Innovation Awards Honoree

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Tuesday, November 21, 2023

I-TEN,SA today announced that it has been named a CES® 2024 Best of Innovation Awards Honoree for its 250µA.h micro-battery This year’s CES Innovation Awards program received a record number of over 3000 submissions.

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  • I-TEN,SA today announced that it has been named a CES® 2024 Best of Innovation Awards Honoree for its 250µA.h micro-battery This year’s CES Innovation Awards program received a record number of over 3000 submissions.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231120706085/en/
    The CES Innovation Awards program is an annual competition honoring outstanding design and engineering in 29 consumer technology product categories.
  • “We are thrilled and honored by this Best of Innovation Award at CES 2024.
  • “This is really a breakthrough in the way of powering autonomous embedded systems.”
    The CES 2024 Innovation Awards honorees, can be found at CES.tech/innovation .

Optronics Introduces Industry's First Temperature-Sensitive Heated LED Lighting Family with Full Lifetime Warranty

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Friday, December 15, 2023

TULSA, Okla., Dec. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Optronics International, a leading manufacturer of vehicle harnesses, electronic control systems and LED lighting for the global transportation industry, announced the release of its TLL75 Series LED flood beam work lights and STL13 Series 4-inch round LED stop, turn, tail lights just in time for winter weather. The TLL75 Series LED flood beam work light is also being offered with an amber lens that is less reflective in snowy environments.

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  • Highly efficient and microprocessor-controlled, Optronics' new heated LED lamps automatically monitor ambient temperature and turn heating functions on and off as weather conditions change.
  • Most of the heated lamps on the market use filaments embedded in their lenses, much like a rear-window defroster.
  • Optronics' heated lamps begin the heating process at the core of the lamp, at the level of the circuit board.
  • "We're certainly not the first to offer a heated lamp, but no other lighting manufacturer has a heated LED lighting family with a no-hassle, one-diode lifetime warranty protection that will replace a lamp if even one diode fails," Smith added.

Transphorm Announces Fiscal 2024 Second Quarter Results and Provides Business Update

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Thursday, November 9, 2023

Transphorm, Inc. (NASDAQ: TGAN)—a global leader in GaN, the future of next generation power systems, announced today its financial results for the second quarter of its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024 (“Q2 Fiscal 2024”).

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  • Transphorm, Inc. (NASDAQ: TGAN)—a global leader in GaN, the future of next generation power systems, announced today its financial results for the second quarter of its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024 (“Q2 Fiscal 2024”).
  • Product revenue was $3.55 million in the quarter, exceeding the Company’s expectations, with an increase of 12% from the same quarter last year and 18% over the prior quarter.
  • Operating expenses were $7.7 million in Q2 Fiscal 2024, compared to $8.9 million in the previous quarter and $5.9 million in Q2 Fiscal 2023.
  • Operating expenses on a non-GAAP basis were $6.4 million in Q2 Fiscal 2024, a decrease compared to the previous quarter and up from $5.2 million in Q2 Fiscal 2023.