Industry News
Organic solar cells set world record
A world record of 10.7% efficiency for an organic photovoltaic cell has been claimed. [ + ]
Protection for portable devices
W.L. Gore is providing portable electronic vents to protect devices from water, dust and dirt ingress, while maintaining the integrity of sound transmission. [ + ]
Free RF seminars
Two free RF fundamentals workshops are being held - one in Sydney and the other in Adelaide. [ + ]
Advantech joins recycling scheme
Advantech has joined a recycling scheme to help boost the recycling rate of televisions and computers from 17% in 2010 to 80% by 2021-22. [ + ]
Dye sensitised cell market poised to expand
Dye sensitised cell photovoltaics is a technology with solid growth prospects, according to a report by NanoMarkets. [ + ]
Microcontroller sales growth award
element14 receives award for its contribution to the growth of its PIC32 microcontroller in 2011. [ + ]
PV spending forecast to rise
Equipment spending by tier 1 PV manufacturers is poised to resume in 2013, according to a report. [ + ]
Minecom sold to US firm
TR Minecom has been sold to Pyott-Boone Electronics. [ + ]
Kyocera acquires LDC firm Optrex
Japanese companies Kyocera and Optrex will form Kyocera Display Corporation. [ + ]
RF transceiver agreement
HiSilicon and Imec have signed a research agreement to develop RF transceiver architectures for next-generation mobile terminals. [ + ]
3D LCD TV panels reached 21m in 2011
3D TV panel shipments in 2011 reached 21.2 million, accounting for 10% of all LCD TV panels. [ + ]
Cast-mono wafers may reach 2.4 GW
Polysilicon and wafer prices are expected to remain under heavy pressure. [ + ]
Mouser expands Asian agreement
Mouser has expanded its Asian agreement with Osram. [ + ]
Capital injection for Sharp
Sharp has been suffering due to a lack of panel orders and strong competition. [ + ]
