Industry News
Arrow Electronics to acquire RDC and expand in EMEA
Arrow Electronics has acquired RDC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Computacenter. [ + ]
Intel eyes smart home market with Lantiq purchase
Intel Corporation has signed a deal to acquire Lantiq, a supplier of broadband access and home networking technologies. [ + ]
Raspberry Pi 2 launches with ARMv7 quad core CPU
element14 and Raspberry Pi Trading have launched Raspberry Pi 2 Model B, which is six times faster than the previous model and now boasts 1 GB of RAM to run bigger and more powerful projects. [ + ]
Memory suppliers account for more than 60% of 300 mm wafer capacity
Ranking of top 10 suppliers now accounts for 93% of total installed 300 mm wafer capacity, according to IC Insights. [ + ]
Parallelising common algorithms
Hardware manufacturers are making computer chips faster by giving them more cores, or processing units. [ + ]
Memory suppliers account for more than 60% of 300 mm wafer capacity
Ranking of top 10 suppliers now accounts for 93% of total installed 300 mm wafer capacity, according to IC Insights. [ + ]
Turnbull to address IoT summit
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. [ + ]
RS Components receives distributor award from MH Connectors
RS Components has been named 2014 Distributor of the Year by its partner MH Connectors. [ + ]
Altium and Valydate announce strategic partnership
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 and Valydate announce strategic partnership
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. [ + ]
Flexible computers will soon be a reality
Improvements in the manufacture of transistors will soon make flexible, paper-thin computer screens a reality. [ + ]
Wearable sensor clears path to long-term EKG monitoring
North Carolina State University researchers have developed a new, wearable sensor that uses silver nanowires to monitor electrophysiological signals. [ + ]
AIIA Navigating the Internet of Things Summit
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. [ + ]
Australian discovery could lead to improved printed electronics
University of Melbourne researchers have discovered highly sought-after ‘nematic liquid crystals’ that could lead to improved solar panels and printed electronics. [ + ]
Solving an organic semiconductor mystery
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. [ + ]
