Double-frame rate (100 and 120 Hz) and quadruple-frame rate (200 and 240 Hz) LCD TV panels have quickly become integral to LCD TV panel makers' product roadmaps and shipment plans.

A high-speed, low-cost chip that facilitates short-range, multi-gigabit transfer of data has won Innovic’s International Next Big Thing Award - Innovation Excellence category.

Production of large-area TFT LCD panels reached 46.7 million units, up 8% per month and 24% per year, according to the DisplaySearch Monthly TFT LCD Shipment Database.

RF Engines has been contracted by Eonic of Delft in the Netherlands to develop a digital downconverter to be used in signal processing platforms.

NEC Electronics, Renesas Technology, NEC Corporation, Hitachi and Mitsubishi Electric have agreed to integrate business operations at NEC Electronics and Renesas. The business integration is expected to come into operation in April 2010.

3M’s Optical Systems division has received the Alliance to Save Energy’s Innovative Star of Energy Efficiency award for its Vikuiti dual brightness enhancement films for LCD TVs and monitors.

A team of Australian and US researchers has set a record for solar-cell efficiency.

Microchip has opened registration for its Embedded Designer's Forum, a worldwide series of technical events focused on technologies that will help designers stay ahead.

IMEC has unveiled a large-area solar system with a conversion efficiency of 18.4%.

Tekkeon is partnering with Brisbane-based distributor, NetOpt, to market and distribute portable power systems across Australia.

Kontron’s R&D design centre has won the top award in the Computers, Blades and Servers, Memory Systems category during the 21st annual PCB Technology Leadership Awards organised by Mentor Graphics.

Nu Horizons has signed an Asia Pacific distribution agreement with Cadeka Microcircuits that involves the distribution of Cadeka's complete range of amplifiers, data converters, hybrid amplifiers and replacement products within Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand.

Although organisations in Asia Pacific expect to continue to be conservative with their total IT budgets in 2010, software budgets are expected to increase, according to a survey by Gartner.

RF Engines has been contracted by Eonic of Delft in the Netherlands to develop a digital downconverter to be used in a signal processing platform.

Emerson Network Power has appointed Anixter as a distribution partner for its Liebert UPS power protection, racking, switching and monitoring products in New Zealand and Australia.