Renesas Electronics Corporation, a provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, has announced its collaboration with Diodes Incorporated to deliver optimised charging solutions for USB power delivery (PD). [ + ]

Acer and MediaTek have signed an MoU for cloud and wearable technologies. The companies hope to create more opportunities for innovation and develop a wide range of products in this emerging field. [ + ]

Faster electronic device architectures are in the offing with the unveiling of the fully two-dimensional field-effect transistor (FET) by researchers with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. [ + ]

After missing major market opportunities in fast-growing smartphones and tablet computers, Intel continues to shake itself up in ways that would have been unthinkable several years ago, according to IC Insights' newly released Update to the 2014 IC Market Drivers Report. [ + ]

After two years of decline, fab equipment spending is expected to increase 24% in 2014 to US$35.7 billion, according to SEMI. [ + ]

Chipmaker Toshiba has filed a suit against Taiwan's Powerchip Technology Corporation and three companies, Powerflash Technology Corporation, Zentel Electronics Corporation, and C.T.C. Co. together, for infringement of Toshiba's Taiwan patents for NAND flash memory. [ + ]

Analytica, an Australian listed medical device company, has commenced production of the Pericoach sensor devices on schedule with first domestic sales expected in the next few weeks. [ + ]

With the increasing use of drones, it is perhaps only a matter of time before robots replace soldiers. A Swedish researcher suggests that it is necessary to reconsider the international laws of war. [ + ]

Engineers Australia is calling for nominations for Sydney Engineering Individual Excellence Awards. [ + ]

Emerson Network Power is working with Facebook to design and deploy the company's second data centre building in Luleå, Sweden. [ + ]

RS Components and Allied Electronics have recognised Siemens, Phoenix Contact, Arduino and Schneider Electric with 2014 Global Supplier Awards. [ + ]

Comtest has increased its capability by being accredited for testing low-voltage mains power sockets to AS/NZS 3112 and the standard AS/NZS 3105. [ + ]

Researchers at Stanford and MIT have found a new alternative for low-temperature waste-heat conversion into electricity - that is, in cases where temperature differences are less than 100°C. [ + ]

A team at Tohoku University in Japan has created a new type of lithium-ion conductor for future batteries that could be the basis for a new generation of solid-state batteries. [ + ]

In a further move to strengthen its position in the market for LEDs, Osram has opened its LED assembly plant in Wuxi, China. [ + ]