Tyco Electronics buys PlanarMag August 13, 2010 PlanarMag Inc., the 3-year-old West Sacramento technology company founded with the help of American River Ventures, has been bought for an undisclosed price by global giant Tyco Electronics Ltd. >> View article

GE Invests, Teams with SynapSense on Data Centers July 26, 2010 Data center specialist SynapSense has rolled up another $5 million in funding, but perhaps more importantly, it will get to go on sales calls with General Electric in the future. GE joined existing investors in the latest round, which brings the total invested in SynapSense to $25 million. Other investors include Bosch, American River Ventures, Nth Power and DFJ Frontier. >> View article

FerroTec Acquires Integrated Materials, Inc. July 12, 2010 Ferrotec (USA) Corporation, a global supplier of materials, components, and precision system solutions, today announced that it has expanded its offering of advanced materials for semiconductor manufacturing with the purchase of Integrated Materials, Inc. >> View article

WiSpry Team Wins Smart Antenna Front End (SAFE) Project July 6, 2010 On the heels of last week’s announcement of it’s collaboration with IBM, WiSpry, Inc., the leader in tunable radio frequency (RF) semiconductor products for the wireless industry, today announced that it has won, along with key partners, a four year, $48 million DKK ($8 million USD), Smart Antenna Front End (SAFE) project to be funded by Denmark’s High Technology Foundation. >> View article

WiSpry and IBM Collaborate to Develop Next-Generation of Tunable Mobile Terminal Front-End Technology June 28, 2010 WiSpry, Inc., the leader in tunable radio frequency (RF) semiconductor products for the wireless industry, today announced that it is working with IBM (NYSE: IBM) to develop MEMS process technology and manufacture its tunable RF product roadmap. >> View article

EPA's New Attention to Data Centers Pleases SynapSense June 10, 2010 SynapSense Corp. in Folsom stands to gain from the announcement on Wednesday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that it will offer Energy Star labels to data centers. >> View article

WiSpry's President and Founder Promoted to Lead the Company May 20, 2010 WiSpry, Inc., the leader in tunable radio frequency (RF) semiconductor products for the wireless industry, today announced that Jeffrey Hilbert has been promoted to lead the company as its president, effective Monday, May 24, 2010. >> View article

SynapSense™ Launches Breakthrough Adaptive Control™ Technology to Automate Data Center Cooling May 13, 2010 SynapSense Corporation, a leading provider of wireless instrumentation solutions, today introduced new Adaptive Control technology that provides the world’s leading data centers with the ability to continuously align cooling capacity with changes in IT load. >> View article

Monitoring Moisture Content In The Air Can Help Save Lives And Billions Of Dollars In Fuel Costs From Air Traffic Delays March 23, 2010 Every day, weather forecasters are challenged to accurately assess the potential for severe weather such as flooding, hurricanes, and tornadoes, as well as helping to ensure the safety of commercial and private aircraft from threatening thunderstorms, icing and wind shear. >> View article

WiSpry Obtains Key Patent for MEMS Variable Capacitors and Actuation Components February 16, 2010 WiSpry, Inc., the leader in tunable radio frequency (RF) semiconductor products for the wireless industry, today announced that the Company’s patent application for Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) Variable Capacitors and Actuation Components, and Related Methods has been granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (Patent number 7,545,622). >> View article

MediaTek Executive Joins WiSpry Board of Directors January 26, 2010 WiSpry, Inc., the leader in tunable radio frequency (RF) semiconductor products for the wireless industry, today announced the addition of Ed Healy, senior advisor to the chairman of Mediatek, to its board of directors. Mr. Healy has been in management, marketing and engineering roles in the semiconductor industry for over 20 years. >> View article

Data Center Saves Big with Better Airflow Monitoring January 25, 2010 James Kennedy, the senior facility manager at RagingWire said the colocation company is saving more than $600,000 per year on cooling costs at its Sacramento, Calif.-based data center. >> View article

SynapSense Wins 2009 Product of the Year Award from SearchDataCenter.com January 18, 2010 SynapSense Data Center Monitoring and Energy Management (SynapSoft 5.0) wins 2009 Gold Award for data center infrastructure >> View article