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Siemens has agreed to buy Mentor Graphics for $37.25 per share in cash, valuing the U.S. software group at $4.5 billion. Siemens said on Monday that it expects the deal to result in savings that would lift earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) by more than 100 million euros ($108 million) within four years. People familiar with the matter had told...

PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced that two of its electrocoat (e-coat) technologies have earned 2016 R&D 100 Awards in the mechanical/materials category. ENVIRO-PRIME® EPIC automotive electrocoat (e-coat) featuring a patented organic catalyst and AEROCRON™ 2100 aerospace electrocoat primer are among the 100 most technologically significant products introduced into the marketplace over the past year, according to judges for the 54th...

 Rane Holdings Ltd (RHL), the holding company of Rane group, has decided to sell its 45.26 per cent stake in its associate firm SasMos HET Technologies Ltd (SasMos). Rane and the promoters of SasMos are in discussion to conclude the terms of the sale, according to a company statement. The company did not disclose the reason behind the move to divest...

Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) and InnoSenT GmbH released a surface mountable radar (SMR) motion detector operating in the 24 GHz ISM band. The SMR series from InnoSenT with the latest 24 GHz transceiver MMIC BGT24LTR11 from Infineon inside offer a unique combination of high functionality, low power consumption and easy-to-install solution. Operating in the 24.0 GHz...

element14, The Development Distributor, is supporting the designers of today and the future with dedicated resources, initiatives, literature and product launches. element14 is the exclusive manufacturer of educational programming boards such as the BBC micro:bit and Codebug and is the official manufacturer of two of the most popular maker boards in the world, Raspberry Pi and BeagleBone Black. With such a...

TTI, Molex and Panasonic Join for Season of All-Electric Car Racing Still riding high after last season’s outstanding performance, the Mouser Electronics-sponsored Faraday Future Dragon Racing Formula E team is preparing for a challenge in the Moroccan desert November 12 at the Marrakesh ePrix. The talented team of Jerome D’Ambrosio and Loic Duval is looking for deliverance in the desert...

Mouser Electronics, Inc., the industry's leading New Product Introduction (NPI) distributor with the widest selection of semiconductors and electronic components, is now stocking ePower-Lite plastic power connectors from Amphenol Industrial. Designed for the hybrid and electric vehicle markets, these connectors feature a lightweight plastic shell and compact design to save both weight and space in vehicle architecture. Amphenol Industrial...

The morning rain that fell on Washington as Donald Trump’s election victory became clear was a fitting metaphor for the nation’s defense industry, because it appears the Obama-era drought in Pentagon demand for new weapons is over.  Combined with Republican retention of majorities in both chambers of Congress, Trump’s win signals that the gridlock restraining increases in defense outlays...

Mouser Electronics, Inc. is now stocking the FL779xx LED direct AC drive (DACD) family from Fairchild Semiconductor, now a part of ON Semiconductor. The FL779xx DACDs are solid-state LED lighting solutions that manufacturers can use to easily scale power and create smart LED-based lighting products. The FL779xx DACDs enable smaller, higher-performance LED products that feature longer system lifetime compared...

Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ:TXN) today introduced the industry's first precision nanopower operational amplifiers (op amps). The LPV811 and LPV812 consume quiescent current as low as 320 nA and are part of a family of four new ultra-low-power op amps. With up to 60 percent lower power consumption than competitive precision op amps and offset voltage as low as 300...