Pickering Interfaces has appointed a new Australian representative. [ + ]

DOCOMO has adopted MatLab to develop and verify algorithms for the development of new physical layer mobile communications technologies for standards such as LTE-A. [ + ]

A team at Interuniveritair Micro-Electronica Centrum Vzw (imec) in Belgium recently introduced the device fT.fMAX 245/450 GHz SiGe:C heterojunction bipolar transistor. It will help facilitate future high-volume millimetre-wave low-power circuits to be used in motor vehicle radar applications. [ + ]

CSA has opened a testing and certification laboratory in Hong Kong. [ + ]

Chinese PV equipment suppliers gain further market share. [ + ]

The Holst Centre and imec have launched an OLED research program. [ + ]

Osram has developed GaN LED chips on silicon wafers. [ + ]

Emerson Network Power has received ISO 13485 certification. [ + ]

Samtec has introduced its RF interconnect catalogue [ + ]

Scientists have developed a sensor that can warn of impending catastrophic failure in lithium-ion batteries. [ + ]

element14 has made improvements to its website. [ + ]

Mouser has signed a global distribution agreement with Micrium.

National Instruments has opened registration for the 2012 NI Technical Symposiums. [ + ]

Plessey has agreed to a product licensing agreement with Intel. [ + ]

Trio Smartcal is holding a training workshop on thermography in February. [ + ]