Emerson Network Power has launched an in-house apprentice program in Australia to overcome the lack of skills in its core business areas.

Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) has entered into a partnership with IMEC to perform research and development for the sub-32-nm memory process generations.

Nu Horizons Electronics Corp has expanded its distribution agreement with Finisar Corporation into Australia and New Zealand. Nu Horizons previously distributed Finisar's products throughout North America.

Altium Limited, a Sydney-based Australian electronics design software company, is working with the University of New South Wales Gifted Education Research Resource and Information Centre (GERRIC) to introduce high school students to the future of electronics design.

Triple Point Calibrations has moved to new premises at 190 Wright Street, Adelaide.

National Instruments and Anritsu Company have entered into a joint agreement to develop LabVIEW Plug and Play and LabWindows/CVI instrument drivers for Anritsu test instruments.

The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) of the University at Albany in Albany, NY and IMEC in Leuven, Belgium have announced plans to jointly perform extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL) experiments in order to accelerate the introduction of EUVL into manufacturing.

Dalsa has announced that its IPD Vision Appliance products have been approved for participation in the Rockwell Automation Encompass Program.

While there is a high level of awareness of and interest in VoIP services among Australian consumers, take-up is still comparatively low, according to research released by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).

The global market for nanoparticles in electronic, magnetic and optoelectronic applications will be worth $521.9 million in 2007, according to a new technical market research report, Nanostructured materials: electronic/magnetic/optoelectronic (NAN017F), from BCC Research.

How would it affect your business if your closest competitor knew precisely how you carry out your business and had access to your internal operating procedures and customer lists?

Development of the first hybrid battery suitable for storing electricity from renewable energy sources such as solar and wind is now a step closer.

The market for organic electronics materials will be worth almost US$16 billion by 2015, according to a new report from industry analyst NanoMarkets.

German-based Hans Turck, manufacturer of products designed for factory and process automation industries, has founded Turck Australia in Melbourne.

Australia’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Research Centre of Excellence, NICTA, has signed a commercial licence agreement with Optium, a supplier of optical subsystems, covering optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR) monitoring technology.