National Instruments moves to Sydney
25 September, 2002
National Instruments is relocating its Australian headquarters from Melbourne to Sydney. The move is scheduled for completion by February 2003.
Nanotechnology
09 September, 2002
QinetiQ and BOC are developing a production facility to exploit the potential of nanotechnology. This involves manipulation of atoms and molecules to achieve miniaturisation of products - such as computers. It also has the potential to provide more sensitive medical instruments to achieve faster and more accurate diagnostic techniques.
Plastic electronics through inkjet printers
03 September, 2002
Two separate technologies are being developed by Arizona researchers, in order to make circuits from layers of organic semiconducting ink.
Defence Technology Profits
13 August, 2002
The electronic systems division of Tenix Defence will give $500,000 to the Federal Government from commercialising smart defence technologies last year.
RapidIO Architecture
24 July, 2002
National Semiconductor Corporation has joined the RapidIO Trade Association. The association was formed to promote the RapidIO architecture which promises increased bandwidth, lower costs, and faster time-to-market for networking and communications infrastructure.
NATA accreditation
17 July, 2002
EMC Technologies has gained NATA accreditation for modelling the dispersion of electromagnetic fields (EMF) from mobile phone towers.
Partnership to deliver next-gen ethernet solutions
26 April, 2002
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.
TechnoFusion sold to International Rectifier
24 April, 2002
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).
IT&T performance in corporate Australia
03 April, 2002
East & Partners’ quarterly benchmark of IT&T supplier performance, has just been released.
World's first high-performance Linux DAFS cluster
13 March, 2002
Fujitsu has announced its success in realising the world's first high-performance Linux cluster system using direct access file system (DAFS) high-speed file sharing protocol and InfiniBand inter-memory data transfer.
PDA shipments rise, but growth rate slows
15 February, 2002
According to Cahners In-Stat/MDR, global shipments of personal digital assistants (PDAs) grew 17% in 2001 despite a weak global economy and continuing erosion of consumer confidence, however this represents a significant slowdown growth rate from the previous year.
Increase in demand for Aussie IT execs
21 January, 2002
The crisis of confidence in Australian business circles may be over with demand for executive employees in December rising for the first time in five months, according to the E.L Executive Demand index.
IBM to cut 1,000 jobs
12 December, 2001
IBM is to cut just under 5%, or 1,000 jobs, of its workforce in its microelectronics division due to decreased demand for semiconductors.
Solectron closes in NSW
22 November, 2001
Solectron is to close its manufacturing plant in Sydney in 2002, laying off 490 people.
IPC-A-610C Amendment 1: Acceptability of electronic assemblies
13 November, 2001
Amendment 1 to IPC-A-610C has just been released by the IPC.
