Industry News
Hong Kong signing
The Electronics and ICT Association (EICTA) has signed an agreement with the Hong Kong Wireless Technology Association.
[ + ]Working towards interoperability
Symantec has announced the Open Collaborative Architecture and a third-party developer program to establish greater interoperability with Symantec solutions.
[ + ]Phone chip under joint development
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.
[ + ]Circuit board maker wins award
Lonsdale-based electronics company Redarc Electronics has won the Environmental Sustainability Award for minimising its environmental footprint and contributing to a more sustainable future.
[ + ]Sponsors support design competition
National Semiconductor, Ohmrite Manufacturing and Vishay have become global sponsors for the Farnell 2008 Live EDGE Electronic Design Competition for the global environment.
[ + ]Printable dielectrics set to boom
A NanoMarkets report predicts that the boom in TOP electronics will drive a similar boom in printable dielectrics.
[ + ]European franchise
Farnell has signed a European franchise agreement with electronics component manufacturer TDK.
[ + ]Blade spec may become standard
SiliconSystems has contributed its SiliconDrive II Blade specification to the Small Form Factor Special Interest Group (SFF-SIG) to create an official governing standard.
[ + ]Record power from harvester
Europe's IMEC has developed a micromachined piezoelectric energy harvester that delivers an output of 60 µW, making what the company says is a world record.
[ + ]Gore joins alliance
WL Gore has joined the Ethernet Alliance, an industry group dedicated to the promotion of ethernet technologies.
[ + ]Agent appointed
Connector~Tech has been appointed the Australian agent for hermetic products from HCC Industries.
[ + ]Optical packaging firm expands
Avo Photonics moved part of its Canadian facility to allow enhanced optoelectronic characterisation and a prototyping capability.
[ + ]Avago Technologies distributor appointed
Avago Technologies has appointed Richardson Electronics to distribute its wireless products in the Europe.
[ + ]Electronics and ICT industry associations merge
The ICT Council and Electronic Industry Association have merged into one organisation called the Electronics and ICT Association.
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