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CoolLED, the leading supplier of high-performance LED products, has now provided meaningful data relating to the intensity of LEDs. As a result, potential users can make practical, informed decisions about the levels of illumination and performance they can expect.

Avnet Embedded, an Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) company, today announced that its franchise with Kontron, the global leader of embedded computing technology, has been further extended to include the UK.

Hod Hasharon, Israel and Stevenage, UK-9 February 2010-Altair Semiconductor, a 4G chip company developing the world's most advanced mobile semiconductors for handheld devices, and Aeroflex, the leading global provider of Long Term Evolution (LTE) test equipment, today announced a joint LTE collaboration.

BrightSign, a worldwide leader in standalone and networked controllers for digital signage applications, congratulated its French distributor/integrator TMM Communication today on being awarded the 2010 Golden Screen Award (Ecrans d’Or) for the best digital signage installation in the retail category by the French Digital Signage Association, APCAD. TMM received the award for its FNAC installation, which uses 1,500 BrightSign networked sign controllers to drive more than 3,000 displays at 80 FNAC retail stores throughout France. FNAC is an international entertainment retail chain and one of the largest retailers of its kind in France.

Aeroflex today introduced support for MIMO (multiple-input/multiple-output) testing capabilities for its PXI 3000 Series manufacturing test system with the introduction of its new PXI 3061 module, a multiport RF combiner. The initial target application for the new module is WLAN IEEE 802.11n device testing.

EMEA semiconductor distribution sales drop “only” 10.7% in Q4/2009. Record bookings nourish hope of excellent 2010. Worrying lead-time situation remains.

Avnet Embedded, an Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) company, today announced that its franchise with Kontron, the global leader of embedded computing technology, has been extended to cover Italy. Avnet Embedded already represents Kontron on a global scale, including France through Axess Technology and in Nordic through Trident.

Avnet Embedded, an Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) company, is bringing its’ successful Embedded Solutions Seminar to Denmark, Sweden and Finland, and giving Nordic Embedded Developers the opportunity to join exclusive presentations on Windows® Embedded Standard 7, the Intel Atom, and other key technologies by specialists from Microsoft, Intel, Toshiba, Cinterion and Kontron.

AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of advanced passive components and interconnect solutions, has enhanced its free SpiCalci Software that guides designers to select the proper switch mode power supply (SMPS) capacitor to match application requirements. The upgraded SpiCalci 5.0 SMPS software incorporates AVX’s newest capacitor technologies, including TurboCap, the rugged MH Series and the expanded MIL PRF 49470 product offering. In addition, the software allows the user to select critical parameters, build a part number, and view charts such as ESR, impedance versus frequency, temperature change versus applied current, and maximum current over frequency.

Point 35 Microstructures (pt35) today announced that it has received full ISO 9001 certification across all aspects of the company’s business. The company has successfully received certification for design, manufacture and supply of systems and services to the micro-fabrication industry. The certification was finalised on January 4th 2010 in London, and was the result of a year-long programme in conjunction with DNV to assure the highest standards of performance within the company.

Avnet Memec, the highly specialized semiconductor distributor of Avnet Electronics Marketing EMEA, announced today that it has signed a pan-European distribution agreement with Energy Micro®. Under the terms of this agreement, Avnet Memec will distribute Energy Micro’s complete range of ultra low power EFM32 Gecko microcontroller products. The agreement will be effective March 1st, 2010.

Avnet Memec, the highly specialised semiconductor distributor of Avnet Electronics Marketing EMEA, has collaborated with Ka-Ro and kernel concepts to produce and distribute WarpComm, a Marvell MPU Single-Board Computer based development platform with a flexible Linux operating system and accompanying ‘µCross’ tool chain.

This year, Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH will hold an extensive series of online seminars encompassing all product divisions. During the one-hour webinars, renowned Rutronik manufacturers will present their latest components and technologies. With more than 30 seminars per quarter, they will cover semiconductors, passive components, electromechanical components, wireless technologies as well as displays & PC components.

RS Components, the leading distributor of electronic, electro-mechanical and industrial products, today announced a new Apple iPhone application that is live and available to customers in France today. Offering industry-first functionality, this tool will allow customers to interact directly with RS and provide them with direct access to the RS mobile website and technical support staff.

Power Integrations (Nasdaq: POWI), the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, today launched its new EuP Standards Finder, an online tool for power supply designers. Providing immediate access to specific requirements of the European Commission’s EuP Ecodesign Directive, this tool eliminates the need for designers to search through volumes of data to figure out what is relevant to them.

Custom Interconnect (CIL), the Andover-based electronics manufacturing and design company, has used its considerable experience and proven track record in LED design and manufacture to produce a bespoke, high power, uniform, infra-red light-source for Mindstorm Technologies. CIL’s LED solution provides massive advantages over previous light sources used in the system.

Aerco now offers a complete supply and kitting service to installers of obstruction light systems that are required by FAA and ICAO regulations on structures that exceed 45 metres in height and are mandatory at airfields, refineries, offshore oil and gas rigs, chemical plants and construction sites.

Quadrant, the Hertfordshire-based cable assembly manufacturer and distributor of connector and cable products, has combined with German high frequency connector manufacturer, IMS Connector Systems, to develop a new RF connector that uses a deep-drawn manufacturing process to conform to strict technical and price specifications.

EBV Elektronik, an Avnet (NYSE: AVT) company and the leading specialist in EMEA semiconductor distribution, will present a new board at the ‘embedded world’ in Nuremberg: The Cyclone IV GX Development Kit is a solution for all low-cost, high volume transceiver applications.

TTI, Inc., the global distributor of passive, interconnect, relay & switch and discrete components, has announced that it has signed a deal to acquire the assets of Flightspares Electronics Ltd, the UK-based specialist connector distributor