Cytec Industries and IMEC are working together to develop a commercially viable technology for organic photovoltaic devices with enhanced stability and extended lifetime.

What is claimed to be the largest and most significant ICT and Electronics event in Vietnam, Vietnam International Communications Summit & Expo 2009 (Vietnam Comm 2009)/International Exhibition on Electronics Products in Vietnam 2009 (Vietnam Electronics 2009) will be staged in the Vietnam Exhibition & Fair Centre, Hanoi from 18–21 November 2009.

IMEC has produced what it claims are the world’s first functional 22 nm CMOS SRAM cells made using extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography.

Eaton has signed a distribution partnership with Synnex Australia that has over 6000 resellers.

Test results reveal that a technology from National Semiconductor can recoup up to 57% of the power lost due to temporary or partial shading of photovoltaic solar panels.

PIPE International's submarine cable, PPC-1, which will run from Sydney to the telecommunications interconnection hub of Guam, has landed at Collaroy in Sydney's northern beaches. The landing is a significant milestone in the $200m project, which, when complete, could lower the cost of broadband and increase its speed.

Digi-Key has expanded its distribution contract with Honeywell from a North American agreement to a global agreement.

Trapeze Networks has been acquired by Belden, allowing the company to deliver signal transmission solutions through copper cable, fibre optics and wireless.

Boeing Defence Australia has become the first company in the Southern Hemisphere with the authority to test medium-sized military and commercial aircraft, and a range of other military equipment and commercial platforms, for electromagnetic environmental effects (E3).

Altium is serving notice that the old way of approaching electronics design needs to change for good.

Shipments of mini-notebooks in Asia–Pacific will reach four million units in 2009, growing by 82% over 2008, according to Gartner.

A microprocessor-driven robotic concertina, developed at the University of Adelaide and sponsored by NICTA, has won second place in an international technology contest, the Artemis Orchestra competition in Nice, France.

Hy-Q International has signed an agreement to promote and distribute Hosonic frequency control products within Australia and New Zealand.

Philips Electronics has shown what it claims is the world's first OLED (organic light-emitting diodes)-based interactive lighting concepts, created for both consumer as well as professional use.

Nanomarkets, an industry analyst, has released 'Printed Battery Markets:2009 and Beyond' that contains the latest analysis and market projections of the 'thin' batteries market.