Industry News
Riber and Imec extend CMOS deal
Riber has signed an agreement with Imec to collaborate on epitaxy process technologies. [ + ]
Australia’s first taste of Raspberry Pi
Element14 has delivered a Raspberry Pi to its first Australian customer. [ + ]
Counterfeit LEDs
Fake LEDs are circulating. [ + ]
Robotics teams announced
The 2012 National Instruments Autonomous Robotics Competition teams have been announced. [ + ]
Rittal roadshow
Rittal Australia is holding a series of roadshows that will visit cities around Australia. [ + ]
Technology group meets
Harting’s international management meeting for 2012 was held in Espelkamp, Germany. [ + ]
Retail displays
Harting Technology Group at the EuroCIS in Düsseldorf. [ + ]
Marechal opens in Australia
Marechal Electric is setting up in Rowville, Victoria. [ + ]
Photo market grows to 27.4 GW
According to a report, solar PV market installations reached a record of 27.4 GW in 2011. [ + ]
Rockwell moves to Bayswater
Rockwell Automation has moved its headquarters to Bayswater. [ + ]
New domain name
Richardson RFPD has changed its domain name. [ + ]
Security testing
Coverity’s development testing platform for security will be integrated with Wind River’s embedded software. [ + ]
Laird/Nextreme deal
Nextreme Thermal Solutions and Laird Technologies have formed a distribution and design partnership. [ + ]
Metallising 3D interconnects
ProtoPlate may close the gap in prototyping for three-dimensional interconnect devices. [ + ]
Bishop buys connector firm
Bishop & Associates has acquired a website, buyer’s guide and four newsletters from PennWell. [ + ]