The federal government is to develop an electronics industry action agenda in partnership with the industry.

A free online product classifieds service for Australia's test and measurement instruments community, provided by Emona Instruments, has been introduced to sell second-hand equipment.

The CSIRO has developed SpeedGrader, based on microwave technology which is used to scan timber for additional properties such as hidden knots.

Industry and government officials have completed a full scale prototype machine for making computer chips using extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light.

An Australian subsurface radar can detect hidden objects that cannot be found by other means. "The radar unit is able to look with high resolution close to the surface," says CSIRO researcher, Dr Tony Farmer. The SSR is able to find a wide range of both metal and non-metal objects.

Emona Instruments has been appointed the Australian distributor for the Gage-Applied range of high speed and deep memory oscilloscope and A/D PC-based cards.

Sustainable Technologies International has opened a new factory in Queanbeyan, to manufacture its Australian-developed solar wall panels and tiles.

Hybrid Electronics and Persistent Vision have developed a technology for producing consistent intensity and colour pixels.

Baltec Systems of Brisbane has been appointed the sole Australian distributors for the range of Labtool device programmers manufactured by Advantech Equipment Corporation of Taiwan.

Conexant and Motorola have agreed to jointly define, develop and manufacture system silicon solutions for broadband communications devices.

Redfern Integrated Optics has received its first external investment funding worth $23.5 million. Tallwood Venture Capital and New Zealand-based TMT together with the original investor Redfern Photonics also participated in the round.

Infineon Technologies says it has achieved a breakthrough in 1300 nm vertical cavity surface-emitting laser technology.

Toshiba is establishing a joint venture to manufacture low temperature polysilicon LCD (liquid crystal display) panels in Tampines, Singapore.

Tektronix Australia and Emona Instruments have formed an enhanced partnership that will expand Emona's portfolio of Tektronix' oscilloscope and digital design products.

The newly discovered superconducting material magnesium borate has properties that will have important implications for use as a conductor and a high field-generating device.