Embedded takeover
04 November, 2009 | Supplied by: Kontron Australia Pty Ltd
Kontron has acquired Digital-Logic, headquartered near Solothurn in Switzerland.
Opportunities for nanomaterials as conductive coatings
01 November, 2009 by NanoMarkets
Recently completed market analysis conducted by NanoMarkets and published in its recent study ‘Conductive Coatings Markets: 2009 and Beyond’ indicate that the fastest growing opportunity in the conductive coatings market is in the area of nanomaterials.
Server shipments still down
30 October, 2009
In the second quarter of 2009, Asia Pacific continued its downward trend in server shipments with a 17.2% year on year decline, with shipments totaling 323,388 units.
GaN-on-Si program launched
21 October, 2009
IMEC has launched an industrial affiliation program to focus on the development of GaN technology for both power conversion and solid-state lighting applications.
Online resource for design engineers
21 October, 2009
An online technology resource and community for electronic design engineers has been launched at www.element-14.com.
Tantalum production takes a dive
20 October, 2009
Demand for tantalum, of which some 75% goes into electronics and aerospace, is, this year, likely to be 40% lower than 2008, according to a report from Roskill Information Services in London.
Microcontrollers deal
20 October, 2009
Digi-Key Corporation has signed an agreement with Fujitsu Microelectronics of America, for the worldwide distribution of FMA's low-power, low-pin-count, 8-bit microcontrollers and digital touch-screen sensor ICs.
Wireless white paper
19 October, 2009 | Supplied by: Soanar Limited
Lantronix has published a free white paper entitled The Freedom of Wireless.
Production up in 240 Hz panels
19 October, 2009
Double-frame rate (100 and 120 Hz) and quadruple-frame rate (200 and 240 Hz) LCD TV panels have quickly become integral to LCD TV panel makers' product roadmaps and shipment plans.
Re-calibration service
16 October, 2009 | Supplied by: Teledyne FLIR
FLIR infrared cameras can now be re-calibrated annually following the opening of a systems service laboratory in Melbourne.
CMOS transceiver wins award
16 October, 2009
A high-speed, low-cost chip that facilitates short-range, multi-gigabit transfer of data has won Innovic’s International Next Big Thing Award - Innovation Excellence category.
'Cloned faces' look to behaviour
15 October, 2009
Computer scientists have developed a way of cloning facial expresssions during live conversations to help us better understand what influences our behaviour when we communicate with others.
Semiconductor firms 'integrate'
13 October, 2009
NEC Electronics, Renesas Technology, NEC Corporation, Hitachi and Mitsubishi Electric have agreed to integrate business operations at NEC Electronics and Renesas. The business integration is expected to come into operation in April 2010.
LCD energy saver wins award
12 October, 2009
3M’s Optical Systems division has received the Alliance to Save Energy’s Innovative Star of Energy Efficiency award for its Vikuiti dual brightness enhancement films for LCD TVs and monitors.
Solar cells achieve new energy record
12 October, 2009
A team of Australian and US researchers has set a record for solar-cell efficiency.
