Dow Corning has signed a three-year contract with IMEC to perform joint research on the next generation of crystalline silicon solar cells.

A new electronics industry expo, Electronex, involving a dedicated industry trade show and technical conference is being organised by Australasian Exhibitions and Events (AEE) and the Surface Mount and Circuit Board Association (SMCBA).

Renesas Electronics, Fujitsu NEC, Panasonic and Sharp have agreed to jointly develop a new application platform for mobile phones that will be compatible with both the Symbian and Linux operating systems.

Advantech is the winner of The Most Innovative Corporation Award. The selection for the innovator in China was established by a Chinese magazine and the Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management.

Baolab Microsystems has developed a technology to construct nanoscale MEMS (micro electro mechanical systems) within the structure of the actual CMOS wafer itself using standard, high-volume CMOS lines, which is much easier and quicker with fewer process steps than existing MEMS fabrication techniques that build the MEMS on the surface of the wafer.

Digi-Key has expanded its global distribution agreement with Altera to include the Asia-Pacific region.

It can be inconvenient to replace batteries in electronic devices that need to work for a long period of time, either in biomedical monitoring systems worn by a patient or in monitors for machinery or industrial installations in remote or inaccessible situations.

Caelera, the Australian distributor for Actel, has formed an agreement with the La Trobe University Centre for Technology Infusion in Melbourne whereby the centre will offer product development support for designers wishing to access the technology features of Actel's low-power flash-based FPGA families.

The semiconductor industry will post a revenue decline for just the sixth time in the last 25 years, with worldwide revenue totalling $245 billion in 2009, an 11.4% decline from 2008, according to preliminary estimates by Gartner.

Physicist and IRL group manager, HTS Conductors and Devices, Dr Bob Buckley has won the New Zealand Welly Awards Science & Technology category.

Fuelled by a rapidly developing OLED lighting market and many new applications for OLED displays beyond mobile phone sub-displays and MP3 players, there will be an explosion in demand for OLED materials of all kinds says a new report from NanoMarkets.

Ultra-thin and electricity-saving organic light diodes, OLEDs, have been introduced commercially in mobile phones, cameras and super-thin TVs.

Gresham Power Electronics, the Salisbury-based defence and commercial power solutions designers and manufacturers, has won a major contract for the Australian Navy to supply helicopter starting rectifiers and DC power distribution systems for the Hobart Class air warfare destroyer.

Infineon Technologies and ARM have signed a long-term strategic collaboration in the field of security controllers (MCU) for chip cards and security applications.

In its 3D Display Technology and Market Forecast Report, DisplaySearch forecasts that the total stereoscopic 3D display market will grow from 0.7 million units in 2008 to 196 million units in 2018, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 38% for revenue and 75% for units.