Industry News
MStar Semiconductor joins MoCA
MStar Semiconductor has joined the Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) as an associate member. [ + ]
Extreme electronics at Electronex 2012
Electronex - the electronics design and assembly expo - was held from 12-13 September at Australian Technology Park, Sydney. [ + ]
UK Partnership to manufacture Raspberry Pi
Electronics distributor Premier Farnell partners with Sony UK Technology Centre to manufacture Raspberry Pi in the UK. [ + ]
Wireless networks on microchips
Drexel University has earned a grant to develop wireless networks on microchips. [ + ]
element14 offers entire NXP portfolio in Asia Pacific
More than 5000 NXP products will be locally stocked in Asia Pacific by element14. [ + ]
Mouser and IDT sign partnership
Mouser Electronics has announced a new worldwide distribution agreement with IDT. [ + ]
LevelOne begins expansion in Australia
LevelOne, the trading name of Digital Data Communications GmbH (DDC), has announced plans to expand its business in Australia. [ + ]
Curiosity lands on Mars with OmneticsConnector’s nanoconnectors
When Curiosity landed on Mars recently it contained OmneticsConnector’s miniature and low-weight nanoconnectors used within two miniature inertial measurement units. [ + ]
Third-annual Smart Grid Electronics Forum
The third-annual Smart Grid Electronics Forum (SGEF ’12) will be held on 16, 17 October 2012 in Detroit, Michigan. [ + ]
Over 80 exhibitors at Electronex
More than 80 exhibitors will be on show when Electronex opens its doors for two days from 12-13 September at the Australian Technology Park, Sydney. [ + ]
Eliminating loss in power transmission
A team of researchers at RIKEN and the University of Tokyo has demonstrated a new material that promises to eliminate loss in electrical power transmission. The surprise is that their methodology for solving this classic energy problem is based on the first realisation of a highly exotic type of magnetic semiconductor first theorised less than a decade ago - a magnetic topological insulator. [ + ]
Rubber-band electronics
Researchers have recently developed a design that allows electronics to bend and stretch to more than 200% their original size, four times greater than is possible with today’s technology. The key is a combination of a porous polymer and liquid metal. [ + ]
element 14 expands partnership with Hammond Manufacturing
element14 (formerly Farnell) has expanded its partnership with Hammond Manufacturing to bring its enclosures to the Asia-Pacific, resulting in the claimed largest locally stocked inventory in the region. [ + ]
Standardising M2M
Seven organisations have launched oneM2M to develop specifications for the global functionality of M2M. [ + ]
Sensor labels signing
Bemis has signed an agreement with Thin Film Electronics. [ + ]
