Industry News
Paint-on semiconductor outperforms chips
Researchers at the University of Toronto have created a semiconductor device that claims to outperform conventional chips – and they made it by painting a liquid onto a piece of glass.
[ + ]Digital suppliers industry forum established
AEEMA’s chief executive, Angus Robinson, has announced that Australia’s peak high technology industry association for infrastructure suppliers is responding to demands from the suppliers of digital television and radio product for a more coordinated approach in addressing the planning and implementation issues related to digital television and radio in Australia.
[ + ]GeoGroup acquires Step Global
GeoGroup Components has acquired Step Global, the supplier of Trimble Navigation component technology products to New Zealand and Australia.
[ + ]Website revamped
Leading Australian manufacturer of testing and measuring instruments, IDM Instruments Pty Ltd, has launched a new look for its website.
[ + ]Faster optical communications coming down the line
Monash University researchers have won the $100,000 Peter Doherty Prize for Innovation, at the Commercialisation Expo 2006, for their work in faster optical communications.
[ + ]AEEMA Excellence Awards 2006
The Australian Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (AEEMA) will hold its biennial Excellence Awards and Gala Dinner on Wednesday 18 October 2006, in Melbourne.
[ + ]Growth of GaN high-electron mobility transistors on 150 mm silicon demonstrated
Growing low sheet resistivity transistors on 150 mm silicon wafers has been achieved by a European research group and presented at the 13th International Conference on Metal Organic Vapor Phase Epitaxy in Japan.
[ + ]Australian distributor appointed for German manufacturer
German manufacturer of advanced cable managements systems, icotek GmbH, has appointed Switches Plus Components as their exclusive distributor for Australia.
[ + ]Testing merger
SmartCal and Trio Test & Measurement Solutions have merged. The new Trio SmarCal is a Tektronix service, repair and calibration provider and was formed by ex-employees of the Tektronix service department when Tektronix closed its Australian T&M office in 2001.
[ + ]Company moves to new premises
NewTek Instruments has moved its Sydney office to Homebush where the new address and contact details will be:
[ + ]RoHS first aid kit
Farnell InOne has re-energised its dedicated RoHS website with an RoHS first aid kit that provides emergency assistance to design engineers trying to meet the requirements of the July 1 law.
[ + ]Temperature effects on circuit board materials
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and DuPont Electronic Technologies have demonstrated a non-destructive method for measuring how temperature affects the electrical properties of three common circuit board materials (ceramic, polymer and glass).
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