Industry News
Students introduced to electronics design
Altium Limited, a Sydney-based Australian electronics design software company, is working with the University of New South Wales Gifted Education Research Resource and Information Centre (GERRIC) to introduce high school students to the future of electronics design.
[ + ]Test companies collaborate
National Instruments and Anritsu Company have entered into a joint agreement to develop LabVIEW Plug and Play and LabWindows/CVI instrument drivers for Anritsu test instruments.
[ + ]Companies collaborate on EUV lithography
The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) of the University at Albany in Albany, NY and IMEC in Leuven, Belgium have announced plans to jointly perform extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL) experiments in order to accelerate the introduction of EUVL into manufacturing.
[ + ]Products approved for program
Dalsa has announced that its IPD Vision Appliance products have been approved for participation in the Rockwell Automation Encompass Program.
[ + ]Awareness and interest high, take-up low
While there is a high level of awareness of and interest in VoIP services among Australian consumers, take-up is still comparatively low, according to research released by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).
[ + ]Report predicts high growth
The global market for nanoparticles in electronic, magnetic and optoelectronic applications will be worth $521.9 million in 2007, according to a new technical market research report, Nanostructured materials: electronic/magnetic/optoelectronic (NAN017F), from BCC Research.
[ + ]Managing your company’s IP
How would it affect your business if your closest competitor knew precisely how you carry out your business and had access to your internal operating procedures and customer lists?
[ + ]Smarter storage for solar and wind power
Development of the first hybrid battery suitable for storing electricity from renewable energy sources such as solar and wind is now a step closer.
[ + ]Organic electronics materials market to grow to US$16 billion by 2015
The market for organic electronics materials will be worth almost US$16 billion by 2015, according to a new report from industry analyst NanoMarkets.
[ + ]Turck Australia brings new products to emerging markets
German-based Hans Turck, manufacturer of products designed for factory and process automation industries, has founded Turck Australia in Melbourne.
[ + ]NICTA inks commercial licence agreement
Australia’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Research Centre of Excellence, NICTA, has signed a commercial licence agreement with Optium, a supplier of optical subsystems, covering optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR) monitoring technology.
[ + ]Distribution agreement expanded
Richardson Electronics has extended its distribution agreement with Wavecom SA to include North and South America. The strategic partnership will expand Richardson’s distribution of Wavecom’s wireless CPU products and wireless communications solutions.
[ + ]Joint venture to contribute to WiMAX industry
Fujitsu Limited and the Institute for Information Industry (III) of Taiwan have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish a new company in Taiwan that will develop application platforms and provide engineering support based on WiMAX technology from Fujitsu and III.
[ + ]ANZ Branch launched
Armadillo Electronics, a British-based distributor, has opened a branch designed to service the Australian and New Zealand customer base.
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