Industry News
Beam receives Japanese approval for entire Inmarsat product range
Beam’s entire Inmarsat product range has been granted the ‘PSE’ mark and Japanese type approval. [ + ]
Partnership of element14, Texas Instruments, Würth Elektronik and Cadsoft
element14’s microsite is aimed at speeding up the integration of wireless power solutions. [ + ]
element14 Asia-Pacific now a distributor of Renesas
Renesas products will be stocked in element14’s Asia-Pacific warehouses and available in any quantity for fast delivery. [ + ]
Compound Semiconductor Industry Awards 2013
The 2013 Compound Semiconductor Industry Awards focus on the people that drive the industry forward with their technical expertise and customer-orientated perspectives. [ + ]
MStar Semiconductor joins MoCA
MStar Semiconductor has joined the Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) as an associate member. [ + ]
Extreme electronics at Electronex 2012
Electronex - the electronics design and assembly expo - was held from 12-13 September at Australian Technology Park, Sydney. [ + ]
UK Partnership to manufacture Raspberry Pi
Electronics distributor Premier Farnell partners with Sony UK Technology Centre to manufacture Raspberry Pi in the UK. [ + ]
Wireless networks on microchips
Drexel University has earned a grant to develop wireless networks on microchips. [ + ]
element14 offers entire NXP portfolio in Asia Pacific
More than 5000 NXP products will be locally stocked in Asia Pacific by element14. [ + ]
Mouser and IDT sign partnership
Mouser Electronics has announced a new worldwide distribution agreement with IDT. [ + ]
LevelOne begins expansion in Australia
LevelOne, the trading name of Digital Data Communications GmbH (DDC), has announced plans to expand its business in Australia. [ + ]
Curiosity lands on Mars with OmneticsConnector’s nanoconnectors
When Curiosity landed on Mars recently it contained OmneticsConnector’s miniature and low-weight nanoconnectors used within two miniature inertial measurement units. [ + ]
Third-annual Smart Grid Electronics Forum
The third-annual Smart Grid Electronics Forum (SGEF ’12) will be held on 16, 17 October 2012 in Detroit, Michigan. [ + ]
Over 80 exhibitors at Electronex
More than 80 exhibitors will be on show when Electronex opens its doors for two days from 12-13 September at the Australian Technology Park, Sydney. [ + ]
Eliminating loss in power transmission
A team of researchers at RIKEN and the University of Tokyo has demonstrated a new material that promises to eliminate loss in electrical power transmission. The surprise is that their methodology for solving this classic energy problem is based on the first realisation of a highly exotic type of magnetic semiconductor first theorised less than a decade ago - a magnetic topological insulator. [ + ]