Taiwan's electronics industry continues buoyant growth
20 August, 2010 by Elizabeth Latham
At the invitation of the Taiwanese government, the assistant editor of What's New in Electronics, Elizabeth Latham, joined a party of international journalists to visit factories where some of the latest technical advances were being made by some of the companies in this highly developed industry. Here is what she found:
Electronex show headed for sellout
20 August, 2010
The new electronics industry expo ‘Electronex’, which is being held at the Australian Technology Park in Sydney from 8-9 September, has been welcomed by electronics suppliers that are excited about the opportunity to have their own dedicated trade event in Australia.
European photovoltaic market unstable
20 August, 2010
The pace of the European solar photovoltaic market in the first half of 2010 was dominated by the impending mid-year incentive tariff reductions in Germany and conditioned by the lower module pricing that emerged through 2009, according to the latest from Solarbuzz in Europe PV Markets 2010.
Studio speaker deal
20 August, 2010
Amber Technology has taken over the distribution of Tannoy studio monitors in Australia. Tannoy is part of the TC Group International for which Amber is a distributor.
PC shipments set to grow 20%
20 August, 2010
The Asia Pacific personal computer market is forecast to grow 20.3% in 2010, reaching 114.6 million unit shipments, according to Gartner’s latest forecast.
E-commerce site for Asia
20 August, 2010
Avnet Express, part of Avnet, has launched a comprehensive e-commerce website in Asia. The site www.avnetexpress.com/asia is said to represent the first distributor website in Asia to offer a China payment capability.
Process control lab at Sydney Uni
20 August, 2010
Schneider Electric has opened an electric process control laboratory at the University of Sydney that will teach and train process engineering, dynamics and control.
Bipolar process launched
19 August, 2010
Plessey Semiconductors says it has transferred its first bipolar process, the W-series process, onto its 8″ line in Plymouth, England.
On the move
17 August, 2010
Celemetrix is moving into a bigger facility and from Monday 30 August the company will be at 20 Joseph Street, Blackburn North, 3130.
ComGroup invests $10m in new technology
16 August, 2010
ComGroup has made a $10m investment in new technologies and R&D to strengthen its market position and deliver communications solutions in sectors ranging from oil and gas to emergency services.
TFT LCD shipments reach records
12 August, 2010
May 2010 shipments of large-area TFT LCD panels were 58.8 million units, up 9% from April, and revenues were 7.5 billion, up 7% M/M, according to the DisplaySearch Monthly TFT LCD Shipment Database.
Vertically stacked flash memory enhances performance
11 August, 2010
Imec is a non-profit European research organisation specialising in the study of nanoelectronics, using the expertise of its global partners in ICT, healthcare and energy. Founded in 1984, its headquarters are in Leuven in Belgium with offices in the Netherlands, Taiwan, the US, China and Japan. Its staff of more than 1750 includes over 550 industrial residents and guest researchers. Here are some highlights from recent research projects.
Comtest adds IEC 61347-2-13 lamp control standard
05 August, 2010 | Supplied by: Comtest Group
The IEC 61347-2-13 lamp control standard that specifies the requirements for power units that supply LED modules has been added to the NATA accreditation of Comtest Laboratories.
Data centre forum
19 July, 2010
In recognition of rapid changes in data centre technology and the ongoing rise in demand for energy efficiency, availability and flexibility, Emerson Network Power is bringing its NextGen ICT Infrastructure Forum to three key cities at the end of July.
Dominion Electronics Dynamic C 10.62 development platform
19 July, 2010 | Supplied by: Dominion Electronics
Dynamic C 10.62 offers new key features that are claimed to make it a faster, smarter and better development platform.
