One of Polycom's major Asia–Pacific distributors, Transition Systems, is extending its Asia–Pacific reach by acquiring Unitel Distribution Pty Ltd, a Polycom-exclusive distributor in Australia.

Heidelberg Instruments has selected Altium as its electronics design standard.

Researchers have developed a way for low-cost solar cells to more efficiently convert sunlight into electricity.

Taiwan’s sales of new energy-efficient lights held steady during the third quarter of this year after demand slowed and energy prices that are encouraging the use of lower-cost lighting returned to nearly the same level as they were a year ago.

NTT Docomo, Renesas, Fujitsu and Sharp plan to jointly develop the SH-mobile G4 single-chip LSI device, and a platform incorporating it, to support the HSUPA/HSDPA/W-CDMA and GSM/GPRS/EDGE (2G) mobile telephony standards.

SolarWinds has launched it operations in the Asia-Pacific region.

The global value of connector factory shipments to the telecom/datacom market will top US$7 billion in 2008 by the end of this year and is expected to approach $10 billion in 2012, representing a five-year compound average annual growth rate of 8.6%, according to Bishop & Associates.

Taiwan, with the world’s second-largest chip design industry, has some companies that have countered a slump in the global economy by tapping emerging markets such as China.

Underwriters Laboratories is acquiring the assets of Wakefield Laboratories, an electrical testing laboratory in Auckland, New Zealand.

Heidelberg Instruments has selected Altium as its electronics design standard.

NXP, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips and Renesas Technology, has expanded the licensing agreement on NXP's MiFare technology.

Bishop & Associates has released a 218-page, five-chapter report providing an overview of the Chinese connector market.

Richardson Electronics will now sell WL Gore's range of surface-mountable EMI shielding materials including Gore-Shield Supersoft SMT EMI gaskets and grounding pads, and the snapShot board-level EMI shield.

Digi-Key has expanded its range of Tyco Electronics Raychem circuit protection products to include the PolyZen family of polymer-protected zener diodes.

Mouser Electronics has signed a distribution agreement with Electronic Assembly, a supplier of LCD modules.