AMD has announced it is collaborating with Microsoft to incorporate 64-bit support for the future 8th-generation AMD Athlon and Opteron processors into the Windows operating system.

The Australian Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (AEEMA) has welcomed an announcement by Senator the Hon Richard Alston, Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, to expand the membership of the “Framework for the Future†Steering Committee. This decision provides an opportunity to embrace a broader representation from the Australian ICT industry.

A new generation of solar cells that combines nanotechnology with plastic electronics has been launched with the development of a semiconductor-polymer photovoltaic device by researchers in the US Dept. of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

National Semiconductor Corp and iReady have announced they have formed a strategic partnership aimed at delivering next-generation semiconductor solutions for the gigabit ethernet and internet small computer system interface (iSCSI) storage networking markets.

Tooth decay could soon be detected without resorting to potentially harmful x-rays by using a novel electrical technique developed by dental researchers at the University of Dundee in an unusual partnership with textile experts at another Scottish university, Heriot Watt.

International Rectifier Corporation, based in the USA, and Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands, has announced the sale of TechnoFusion GmbH, a maker of power generation systems for automotive electronics, to International Rectifier (IR).

Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands and BenQ Corporation of Taiwan announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding to co-operate in the development of next generation optical storage data drives for the PC industry.

In order to streamline its organisational structure, Royal Philips Electronics has decided to decrease the number of its corporate regions from seven to four. As part of this process the Netherlands region will be integrated in the EMEA region (Europe, Middle East and Africa).

SanDisk Corporation has announced that it has formally concluded the agreements with Toshiba Corporation related to the relocation of their joint FlashVision venture from the Dominion Semiconductor facility in Manassas, VA, to Toshiba's semiconductor plant at Yokkaichi, Japan.

The Australian Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (AEEMA) has collaborated with Minter Ellison to develop an all-new approach to helping members comply with their trade practices obligations.

The European Commission has put forward a proposal to prohibit cadmium batteries in electrical vehicles during 2005.

Sony is actively searching for component parts, as well as the technology required for development of new products, from its existing component suppliers worldwide via the internet.

Rob Westerhof, Chief Executive of Philips Electronics China Group, says Hong Kong is going to benefit as China becomes the world's semiconductor centre.

A team at Johns Hopkins University in the US has developed a prototype chip that uses light instead of wires as an interface.

Looking to cut biodetector size and cost, Washington State University researchers have applied microprinting to the design of lab-on-a-chip systems.