RS Components has signed a franchise deal with Silicon Labs, a mixed signal fabless semiconductor company. As part of the deal, RS will distribute Silicon Labs' diverse portfolio of semiconductor products throughout Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Asia Pacific. [ + ]

Wearable, solar-powered electronics could soon be woven into clothing fibres or incorporated into watches. Professors Jang-Wook Choi and Jung-Yong Lee from the Graduate School of EEWS and Taek-Soo Kim from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at KAIST have developed technology for flexible and foldable batteries which are rechargeable using solar energy. [ + ]

The demand for a new variety of low-cost electronic products has pushed the global demand for 'functional printing'. [ + ]

The semiconductor and electronics original equipment manufacturing (OEM) industries are set to enjoy significant revenue growth in 2013, according to a Supply Chain Inventory market brief from IHS Inc. [ + ]

Researchers from Engineering at Illinois have set their sights on improving the materials that make solar energy conversion possible. [ + ]

Stanford scientists have developed a silicon semiconductor coated in an ultrathin layer of nickel that could help pave the way for large-scale production of clean hydrogen fuel from sunlight. [ + ]

Micron has announced the development of a computing architecture capable of performing high-speed, comprehensive search and analysis of complex, unstructured data streams. [ + ]

L-com, a designer and manufacturer of wired and wireless connectivity products, has reached a distribution partnership agreement with Australian manufacturer and distributor Rojone to sell its wireless connectivity products throughout Australia. [ + ]

Taiwan-based fabless semiconductor company Airoha Technology has announced the availability of its AB1128 - said to be the world's first Bluetooth single chip for 3D active shutter glasses application that supports the newly adopted Bluetooth 3D Sync profile.  [ + ]

Microsoft will be increasing its spending on wireless applications, even as Dell fails to revive spending despite releasing new tablets, according to insights from the Semiconductor Design and Spend Analysis service of IHS Inc. [ + ]

The CSIRO is undertaking a project to develop the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) telescope and is seeking proposals from tenderers for the high standard manufacture of complex and propriety BGA level electronics and mechanical assembly for approximately 30 antennas (plus spares), for up to a five-year period, according to Technology Industry Association (TIA). [ + ]

element14 will exclusively stock Wurth Elektronik's new range of signal light emitting diodes (LEDs) comprising standard and standard multicolour. [ + ]

Micron Technology is planning to adapt its hybrid memory cube (HMC) for petascale supercomputer systems, representing a dramatic step forward in memory technology. [ + ]

University of Cincinnati researchers have developed a new technology that might change the future of how building interiors are brightened. [ + ]

With the growing movement to conserve and monitor energy consumption, smart appliances with wireless networking capabilities are emerging. [ + ]