Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull will be a keynote speaker at the AIIA Navigating the Internet of Things (IoT) Summit being held in Canberra on Thursday, 26 March. [ + ]

Hardware manufacturers are making computer chips faster by giving them more cores, or processing units. [ + ]

Ranking of top 10 suppliers now accounts for 93% of total installed 300 mm wafer capacity, according to IC Insights. [ + ]

RS Components has been named 2014 Distributor of the Year by its partner MH Connectors. [ + ]

Altium has formed a strategic partnership aimed at easing the time-consuming visual inspection and debugging process of electronic schematics with ValydateVERA, a design analysis and verification tool, which will integrate seamlessly with Altium Designer. [ + ]

Altium has formed a strategic partnership aimed at easing the time-consuming visual inspection and debugging process of electronic schematics with ValydateVERA, a design analysis and verification tool, which will integrate seamlessly with Altium Designer. [ + ]

Improvements in the manufacture of transistors will soon make flexible, paper-thin computer screens a reality. [ + ]

North Carolina State University researchers have developed a new, wearable sensor that uses silver nanowires to monitor electrophysiological signals. [ + ]

The 2015 AIIA Navigating the Internet of Things Summit, to be held in Canberra on 26 March, will explore how governments can benefit from the IoT, how the IoT can be used for competitive advantage and its importance in driving economic development, service delivery and efficient policy regulation. [ + ]

University of Melbourne researchers have discovered highly sought-after ‘nematic liquid crystals’ that could lead to improved solar panels and printed electronics. [ + ]

Organic semiconductors are prized for light emitting diodes (LEDs), field effect transistors (FETs) and photovoltaic cells. As they can be printed from solution, they provide a highly scalable, cost-effective alternative to silicon-based devices. [ + ]

Organic semiconductors are prized for light emitting diodes (LEDs), field effect transistors (FETs) and photovoltaic cells. As they can be printed from solution, they provide a highly scalable, cost-effective alternative to silicon-based devices. [ + ]

Two companies, Brewer Science and Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, have received the 2014 SEMI Award for North America. [ + ]

Two companies, Brewer Science and Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, have received the 2014 SEMI Award for North America. [ + ]

The medical device industry witnessed an unusually high amount of mergers and acquisitions activity in 2014 with a total of 96 mergers and acquisitions announced, representing an increase of 18.5% on 2013, according to an analyst with research and consulting firm GlobalData. [ + ]