Large-area TFT LCD panel shipments reached a record high last year around the globe.

element14 has extended its partnership with Panasonic to provide components to the Asia-Pacific region.

Advantech has started plans for new R&D and manufacturing headquarters.

Samtec has agreed to license Amphenol's range of BNC products.

Arrow has signed an agreement with SiTime to distribute oscillators and clock generators.

Kontron's embedded computer will be used for a new generation of surveillance radars.

Imec has launched an industrial affiliation program on high-bandwidth optical input/output (I/O). The primary objective of the program, which is part of imec’s research platform on deep-submicron CMOS scaling, is to explore the use of optical solutions for realising high-bandwidth I/O between CMOS chips.

Mouser Electronics has launched a global distribution partnership with Maxim that will give design engineers access to a range of semiconductor components and tools.

Coventor has formed a partnership to improve and expand the use of advanced design and manufacturing techniques for developing CMOS integrated MEMS.

Digi-Key will distribute ITT Cannon products to users worldwide, under a new agreement between the two companies.

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An international jury has awarded the iF product design award 2011 (in the ‘industry + skilled trades’ category) to the Han-Yellock by the Harting Technology Group.

In its Q4’10 Touch Panel Market Analysis update, DisplaySearch indicates that the worldwide touch screen industry is on track for more than 30% Y/Y growth in 2010.

Nuvation Engineering has developed a custom battery management system, fuel gauge and driver interface for electric vehicles.

Consumption of transparent conductors by the photovoltaics industry is expected to reach $548 million by 2017, according to a new study by industry analyst firm NanoMarkets.