Industry News
Storage firm combines with SNIA
Hitachi Data Systems has introduced its global customer and partner education initiative at the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) 2006 Winter Symposium.
[ + ]Global appointment
Richardson Electronics has reached an agreement with Mimix Broadband for exclusive global distribution rights to Mimix's range of GaAs semiconductor products from DC to 50 GHz.
[ + ]Chinese facility up and running
Kingston Technology's manufacturing subsidiary, Kingston Technology Electronics Co Ltd, has opened its new China manufacturing facility.
[ + ]Call for action plan
The Australian Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers’ Association (AEEMA) has called for industry support for urgent engagement in action agenda-led exporting initiatives, following the release of deteriorating trade figures.
[ + ]65 nm facility opens
Intel has re-opened a high-volume semiconductor manufacturing facility in Chandler, Arizona, converting it to a 300 mm, 65 nm process factory.
[ + ]Vishay awarded french award
Vishay Intertechnology has won an award from the French association SPDEI, which includes over 40 distributors of electronic componentry.
[ + ]Circuits that run on light
Engineers at the University of Pennsylvania have theorised a means of shrinking electronics so they could be run using light instead of electricity.
[ + ]B&R/Hager reach 50
B&R and Hager this year celebrate their 50th anniversaries. They were independently founded in 1955, on opposite sides of the world. In Australia, both companies came together 11 years ago to form the joint venture company Hager B&R.
[ + ]Adelaide expansion
Yokogawa Australia has opened a standalone sales and service facility in Adelaide to support and strengthen business development activities in South Australia and the Northern Territory.
[ + ]BlackBerry ripe for picking
Intel and Research In Motion are collaborating on BlackBerry devices. RIM is adopting the XScale architecture and will use the PXA9xx cellular processor, codenamed 'Hermon', for its next-generation BlackBerry devices that will run on high-speed EDGE (enhanced data rates for global evolution) networks.
[ + ]$15m Telstra contract
ADC Krone Australia has won a three-year contract to assist in supplying Telstra's Customer Access and Inter Exchange Network.
[ + ]Warning of RoHS lottery as catalogue launched
Farnell InOne, international distributor of electronic and industrial components, issued a warning at the launch of its new catalogue of RoHS-compliant products, alerting the electronics industry to possible mayhem if distributors don't take the lead in issuing new part numbers for compliant stock.
[ + ]Distribution deal
NewTek Instruments has been appointed Australian distributors of Corning Cable Systems' Landscape solutions optical test equipment products.
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