The acquisition of AMD’s DTV business is expected to enable Broadcom to immediately scale its DTV business, and, in conjunction with its existing products, to offer a complete product line that covers all segments of the DTV market ranging from low-end value and mid-range quality to high-end interactive platforms and panel processors. The acquisition also is intended to expand Broadcom’s existing tier one customer base, which includes the top DTV brands worldwide. The acquisition of AMD’s DTV business, which will become the core of Broadcom’s DTV line of business, will enable us to significantly scale and accelerate the completion of our digital TV product portfolio while also expanding our tier one customer base and positions us to achieve leadership and long-term growth in this important market segment…

Broadcom to Acquire Digital TV Business from AMD

Acquisition Expected to Bring Broadcom Scale, a Complete Product Line to Address All Segments of the Digital TV Market and Expand Tier One Customer Base

Actel Corporation (Nasdaq: ACTL) has become the first field programmable gate array (FPGA) vendor to achieve SAE/AS9100 certification. Increasingly required by aerospace suppliers world-wide, Actel received the stringent AS9100 certification for its Quality Management System (QMS), which certifies that the company’s processes related to design and manufacture of its low-power, programmable logic solutions have met or exceeded the required standard. The AS9100 standard was developed by Working Group 11 of ISO TC20 and was supported by the International Aerospace Quality Group in order to satisfy internal, government, and regulatory requirements…

Actel Achieves Rigorous SAE/AS9100 Aerospace Certification

First Programmable Logic Vendor to Obtain Certification

Continuing to provide the highest quality and reliability levels available to the aerospace and avionics markets, Actel Corporation (Nasdaq: ACTL) announced it has become the first field-programmable gate array (FPGA) vendor to achieve SAE/AS9100 certification. Increasingly required by aerospace suppliers world-wide, Actel received the stringent AS9100 certification for its Quality Management System (QMS), which certifies that the company’s processes related to design and manufacture of its low-power, programmable logic solutions have met or exceeded the required standard.

The VAP Program is formed to organize an ecosystem of partners that provide additional value to Emerson’s embedded computing solutions. the VAP program increases Emerson’s penetration into its traditional markets and extends its reach into new markets. Current partners include ACT/Technico, Emtech LLC, NEI, Network Allies and Suntron Open Systems Solutions, companies with expertise in specific product and service offerings and/or market segments, including the telecommunications, defense and aerospace industries…

Emerson Network Power Launches Value Added Partner Program

Customized solutions drive innovation and extend market reach

Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR) and the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity[tm], announced the Value Added Partner (VAP) program for its Embedded Computing business. Formed to organize an ecosystem of partners that provide additional value to Emerson’s embedded computing solutions, the VAP program increases Emerson’s penetration into its traditional markets and extends its reach into new markets.