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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
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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.

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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.

Renesas Announces New Organizational Structure to Accelerate Next Phase of Growth

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Thursday, October 19, 2023
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Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced a new organizational structure and leadership team appointments.

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  • Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced a new organizational structure and leadership team appointments.
  • Chris will be responsible for overseeing Renesas’ power management and discrete products and executing the company’s power strategies.
  • Renesas is creating a centralized engineering organization to solidify Renesas’ engineering foundation, from product to test engineering.
  • Hiroto Nitta, Roger Wendelken and Andrew Cowell will assist with the transition and leave Renesas by the end of the year.

Spectra7 Appoints Steffen Hahn as Senior Vice President, Engineering

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Tuesday, September 26, 2023
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SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- (TSXV:SEV) (OTCQB:SPVNF) Spectra7 Microsystems Inc. ("Spectra7" or the "Company"), a leading provider of high-performance analog semiconductor products for broadband connectivity markets, today announced the appointment of Steffen Hahn as Senior Vice President, Engineering.

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  • SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- (TSXV:SEV) (OTCQB:SPVNF) Spectra7 Microsystems Inc. ("Spectra7" or the "Company"), a leading provider of high-performance analog semiconductor products for broadband connectivity markets, today announced the appointment of Steffen Hahn as Senior Vice President, Engineering.
  • Prior to joining Spectra7, Mr. Hahn ran engineering at Kumu Networks, where he pioneered its unique same-channel 'Full Duplex' technology and designed custom SoCs (Systems on Chip) using silicon on insulator technologies.
  • Before Kumu, he was VP of Engineering at Scintera Networks (now ADI) working on fully stand-alone power amplifier linearization chips.
  • His early career was spent at Philips Semiconductors on developing the technology and design environment for chips on glass.

Route 92 Medical Announces Appointment of Jonathan Kennedy as Chief Financial Officer

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Monday, September 18, 2023
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SAN MATEO, Calif., Sept. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Route 92 Medical, Inc., a privately held medical technology company dedicated to improving outcomes for patients undergoing neurovascular intervention, today announced the appointment of Jonathan Kennedy to the role of Chief Financial Officer.

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  • SAN MATEO, Calif., Sept. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Route 92 Medical, Inc., a privately held medical technology company dedicated to improving outcomes for patients undergoing neurovascular intervention, today announced the appointment of Jonathan Kennedy to the role of Chief Financial Officer.
  • In this role, Jonathan will be responsible for overseeing all financial management for the company, reporting directly to Chief Executive Officer Tony Chou.
  • The company is well-positioned for long-term growth, continued product innovation, and meaningful improvements in patient outcomes, which makes this an exciting time to join,” said Jonathan Kennedy, Chief Financial Officer for Route 92 Medical.
  • “Expanding the Company’s critical business infrastructure to support this type of growth will accelerate Route 92 Medical’s success.”
    Jonathan joins Route 92 Medical after an eight-year stint as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Natus Medical, a neurology, newborn care, hearing, and balance company.

Renesas Develops Complete Power Management Solution for AMD Space-Grade Versal Adaptive SoC

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Wednesday, July 19, 2023
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Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced a complete space-ready reference design for the AMD Versal™ adaptive system-on-chip (SoC) XQRVC1902.

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  • Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced a complete space-ready reference design for the AMD Versal™ adaptive system-on-chip (SoC) XQRVC1902.
  • To address these challenges, Renesas has collaborated with AMD to develop a complete power management solution for the AMD Versal platform.
  • The Versal Adaptive SoC is an industry-leading space-grade compute platform that delivers full radiation tolerance, accelerated AI inference and high-bandwidth signal processing performance.
  • It is an ideal turnkey solution for Versal Adaptive SoC power management.”
    “Power management for high-performance digital platforms like our AMD XQRVC1902 Versal space-grade adaptive SoCs cannot be taken for granted, particularly when they are used in the harsh environment of space,” said Minal Sawant, senior director, Aerospace & Defense Vertical Market, AMD.

Mojo Vision Develops First 300mm GaN-on-Silicon Blue LED Wafer for Micro-LED Display

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023
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Mojo Vision , the high-performance micro-LED company, today announced an important development and process milestone with the successful light-up of the first-ever 300mm blue GaN-on-Silicon micro-LED array wafer.

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  • Mojo Vision , the high-performance micro-LED company, today announced an important development and process milestone with the successful light-up of the first-ever 300mm blue GaN-on-Silicon micro-LED array wafer.
  • This accomplishment marks important progress towards maturing micro-LED manufacturing at state-of-the-art 300 mm CMOS fabs.
  • Mojo Vision overcame extensive supply chain and wafer qualification issues, such as wafer bow and contamination concerns, to get GaN-on-Silicon wafers allowed into the 300mm facility.
  • “At Mojo Vision we are focused on disrupting the existing display ecosystem, paving the way for scalability of the technology, and driving broader adoption in consumer and enterprise markets,” said Dr. Nikhil Balram, chief executive officer of Mojo Vision.

LINEAR SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES MOUSER ELECTRONICS AS ITS AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTOR

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023
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"Mouser's supply capabilities provide an excellent resource for electronics designers and manufacturers, and we're very excited about working with the Mouser team," Linear Systems President Timothy S. McCune said.

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  • "Mouser's supply capabilities provide an excellent resource for electronics designers and manufacturers, and we're very excited about working with the Mouser team," Linear Systems President Timothy S. McCune said.
  • "Linear Integrated Systems is very well regarded for its high-quality, reliable and innovative discrete solutions," said Heather McGriff, Director of Supplier Management at Mouser Electronics.
  • From front-line military uses such as undersea listening to highly demanding sensor systems to studio microphones, Linear Systems' components are used in a wide range of high-end applications.
  • Located in Fremont, CA, Linear Systems is a world leader in monolithic dual Junction Field Effect Transistors (JFETs).

Hundreds of Renesas’ Intersil-Brand Radiation-Hardened ICs Lift Off Onboard Artemis 1 Mission to the Moon

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Thursday, November 17, 2022
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The Intersil-brand ICs perform multiple functions, including power management and precision signal processing.

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  • The Intersil-brand ICs perform multiple functions, including power management and precision signal processing.
  • Artemis 1 is sending the test-mannequin populated Orion capsule to orbit the moon and deploy cubesats and other space experiments on a 42-day mission to test all the critical systems.
  • Artemis 2 (2024) will have a crew that will orbit the moon paving the way for Artemis 3 (2025), which will land the first woman and the first person of color on the moon.
  • Renesas Intersil-brand rad-hard ICs support subsystems for mission critical applications in data communications transfer, power supplies and power conditioning, general protection circuitry, and telemetry, tracking and control (TT&C).

LINEAR SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES LARGE-SCALE AVAILABILITY OF ITS LATERAL DMOS SWITCH PRODUCT LINE

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Tuesday, November 8, 2022
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FREMONT, Calif., Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Linear Systems announces the large-scale availability of its SD-Series lateral DMOS switch product line.

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  • FREMONT, Calif., Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Linear Systems announces the large-scale availability of its SD-Series lateral DMOS switch product line.
  • Linear Systems in 2001 reached an agreement with Vishay/Siliconix to produce these lateral DMOS parts after Vishay decided to exit that business.
  • McCune noted Linear Systems' lateral DMOS parts are used in a wide variety of military as well as civilian applications.
  • Linear Systems' product line consists of: Ultra-Low-Noise N-Channel and P-Channel Dual and Single JFETs, High-Speed Lateral DMOS Switches, Bipolar Transistors, Current-Regulating Diodes, and Low-Leakage Diodes.

Micross Announces Global Availability of Linear Systems New Low-Cost, Low-Noise LS844 Series Dual JFET for High-Performance Applications

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Wednesday, August 31, 2022
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As an authorized global distributor for Linear Systems, Micross is excited to provide the latest evolution of this classic dual JFET first introduced by Linear Systems more than 20 years ago, with immediate large-scale availability and large-volume pricing.

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  • As an authorized global distributor for Linear Systems, Micross is excited to provide the latest evolution of this classic dual JFET first introduced by Linear Systems more than 20 years ago, with immediate large-scale availability and large-volume pricing.
  • The LS844 is a low-noise Junction Field Effect Transistor (JFET) ideal for precision, high-end audio, sensor and discrete operational amplifier applications.
  • "We are excited to offer the new LS844 Series Dual JFET globally, with immediate large-scale availability".
  • Linear Integrated Systems, Inc. is a U.S.-based, full service manufacturer of specialty linear products, founded in 1987 with headquarters in Fremont, California.