Industry News
Mouser Electronics and Knowles Acoustics sign distribution agreement
Mouser Electronics has signed a global distribution agreement with Knowles Acoustics, whose products include dampers, microphones and speakers.
[ + ]Redefining electric current
A team of scientists from the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Cambridge University and Germany’s National Measurement Institute are collaborating on research that will hopefully lead to redefining electric current with unprecedented accuracy.
[ + ]'Noisy' transistors gets a rethink
There is a newly found flaw in our understanding of transistor noise, a phenomenon affecting the electronic on-off switch that makes computer circuits possible.
[ + ]Photovoltaics under scrutiny
Cytec Industries and IMEC are working together to develop a commercially viable technology for organic photovoltaic devices with enhanced stability and extended lifetime.
[ + ]Electronic show for Vietnam
What is claimed to be the largest and most significant ICT and Electronics event in Vietnam, Vietnam International Communications Summit & Expo 2009 (Vietnam Comm 2009)/International Exhibition on Electronics Products in Vietnam 2009 (Vietnam Electronics 2009) will be staged in the Vietnam Exhibition & Fair Centre, Hanoi from 18–21 November 2009.
[ + ]EUV produces 22 nm cells
IMEC has produced what it claims are the world’s first functional 22 nm CMOS SRAM cells made using extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography.
[ + ]Eaton and Synnex Australia distribution deal
Eaton has signed a distribution partnership with Synnex Australia that has over 6000 resellers.
[ + ]Shaded solar cells recover power
Test results reveal that a technology from National Semiconductor can recoup up to 57% of the power lost due to temporary or partial shading of photovoltaic solar panels.
[ + ]Cable landing signals cheaper broadband
PIPE International's submarine cable, PPC-1, which will run from Sydney to the telecommunications interconnection hub of Guam, has landed at Collaroy in Sydney's northern beaches. The landing is a significant milestone in the $200m project, which, when complete, could lower the cost of broadband and increase its speed.
[ + ]Distributor expands
Digi-Key has expanded its distribution contract with Honeywell from a North American agreement to a global agreement.
[ + ]Belden acquisition
Trapeze Networks has been acquired by Belden, allowing the company to deliver signal transmission solutions through copper cable, fibre optics and wireless.
[ + ]Boeing receives NATA accreditation
Boeing Defence Australia has become the first company in the Southern Hemisphere with the authority to test medium-sized military and commercial aircraft, and a range of other military equipment and commercial platforms, for electromagnetic environmental effects (E3).
[ + ]Cheaper software for designers
Altium is serving notice that the old way of approaching electronics design needs to change for good.
[ + ]Mini notebook 'surge' for Asia–Pacific
Shipments of mini-notebooks in Asia–Pacific will reach four million units in 2009, growing by 82% over 2008, according to Gartner.
[ + ]University puts the squeeze on robotics
A microprocessor-driven robotic concertina, developed at the University of Adelaide and sponsored by NICTA, has won second place in an international technology contest, the Artemis Orchestra competition in Nice, France.
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