Industry News
Spin-off company opens office overseas
Open Kernel Labs, a spin-off of National ICT Australia, has established its worldwide headquarters in the United States.
[ + ]Personalisation and content key drivers to demand
Personalisation and content are key drivers behind increased demand for notebook PCs and mobile internet devices (MIDs), according to Intel Corporation executives.
[ + ]MTech 2007 hits Sydney
The 19th Australian international manufacturing technology exhibition for the automation, process electronics and electrical industries will be held this year at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre at Darling Harbour.
[ + ]Lead-free electronics
Endress+Hauser has removed lead from all electronic components in its ongoing products portfolio, complying with a recent European directive aimed at protecting human health from the effects of this extremely harmful heavy metal.
[ + ]Technology to functionalise nanoparticles for biomedical applications
IMEC has developed a generic and versatile method to synthesise stable, biocompatible magnetic nanoparticles.
[ + ]Competition for environmental electronic design
A major international design competition called Live Edge — Electronic Design for the Global Environment has been launched by Premier Farnell, global distributor of electronic components.
[ + ]Competition for environmental electronic design
A major international design competition called Live Edge — Electronic Design for the Global Environment has been launched by Premier Farnell, global distributor of electronic components.
[ + ]New company in semiconductor market
Royal Philips Electronics has announced that Silicon Hive has been spun out as an independent company.
[ + ]Merging Technologies launches Ramses
Switzerland’s Merging Technologies has revealed a strategic alliance with Smart AV, the Australian manufacturer of the Smart range of console control surfaces.
[ + ]Ultracapacitor product distributor announced
Richardson Electronics has joined Maxwell Technologies’ worldwide channel partner network as a distributor of Boostcap ultracapacitor products and ultracapacitor-based engineered solutions in the US, Canada, Mexico and China.
[ + ]Power conditioner approved
The MooreHawke Trunksafe TS Series power conditioner has been approved by the Fieldbus Foundation; it is now a registered product and listed on the Fieldbus Foundation website (www.fieldbus.org).
[ + ]Engineering breakthrough in image resolution
SonoSite has announced a major advance in image resolution for the MicroMaxx system together with a series of enhancements to improve clinical workflow.
[ + ]Yokogawa appoints distributor
Yokogawa has appointed Triple Point Calibrations as a distributor of its Recorder & Data Acquisition range of products for SA and the NT.
[ + ]Call for global collaboration on nanotechnology
About 250 technologists and policy makers from around the globe met in Brussels, Belgium, at INC3, the third international nanotechnology conference on communication and cooperation, to discuss the latest developments in nanotechnology, the challenges and bottlenecks, and the economic and societal implications.
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