Microchip has received the Customers Choice award from element14. [ + ]

The next delivery of the RPi pocket-sized computer is likely to be July or August, according to RS Components. [ + ]

Element14 has signed a global distribution agreement with Segger. [ + ]

The Collaborative Innovation Award has been presented for a solar cell that has broken through the 20% efficiency barrier. [ + ]

The Harting Quality and Technology Centre will be constructed in Espelkamp. [ + ]

Premier Farnell has launched a new-look website. [ + ]

An electronic ‘nose’ has been developed that can detect volatile organic compounds. [ + ]

Fluke and Cisco team up to provide the AirMagnet Planner for Cisco Small Business to help deploy and plan wirless networks. [ + ]

Imec and Panasonic have developed a prototype of a 60 GHz radio transceiver. [ + ]

Harting Technology Group welcomed German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, who officially opened the Hannover Messe Trade Fair together on the previous day, to its stand on the first visitor day. [ + ]

Shipments of tablet PCs are expected to grow to 424.9 million units by 2017, according to a report. [ + ]

The global market for flat panel TVs has been plateauing in recent years so display manufacturers are looking to commercial markets to increase sales and profits. [ + ]

Engineers are invited to take part in the Eagle Design Competition. [ + ]

Researchers found an intermittent motion of magnetic flux carved into a superconducting strip. [ + ]

Pickering Interfaces has appointed Scientific Devices as its Australian representative. [ + ]