Industry News
Renesas acquires Celeno, expanding connectivity portfolio
Renesas Electronics has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Celeno Communications in an all-cash transaction. [ + ]
Unbreakable phone screens are on the horizon
Researchers unlock the technology to produce next-generation composite glass for lighting LEDs and smartphone, television and computer screens. [ + ]
Connective Peripherals products available from element14
Connective Peripherals is a supplier of communications and instrumentation products, with expertise in serial connectivity solutions. [ + ]
Promising Li-ion battery material derived from wood
Researchers are working to replace the liquids commonly used in today's lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries with solid materials. [ + ]
Dr Wally C Rhines honoured by Global Semiconductor Alliance
The GSA will honour industry luminary Dr Walden 'Wally' C Rhines with its prestigious Dr. Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award. [ + ]
QuickLogic FPGA tools now available through Digi-Key
Digi-Key Electronics will offer QuickLogic's low-power, multi-core MCUs, FPGAs, embedded FPGAs, and voice and sensor processing tools. [ + ]
Setonix supercomputer unveiled in WA
WA's Pawsey Supercomputing Centre has unveiled the first phase of what is expected to be the fastest public research supercomputer in the Southern Hemisphere. [ + ]
'Anti-short layer' helps to prevent Li-ion battery fires
Materials scientists have found a way to prevent internal short circuits, the main cause of fires in lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries. [ + ]
Full-colour LEDs on the microscale
Researchers have shown that scaled-down light-emitting diodes can efficiently emit light across the entire visible-light spectrum. [ + ]
Modified nanomaterial makes solar cells more efficient
Researchers have modified a nanomaterial to make perovskite solar cells as efficient as silicon-based cells, without their high cost and complex manufacturing. [ + ]
Bioelectronic device powered by body motion
The device generated electrical currents of 4.27 mA/cm2 — said to be 10,000 times better than the next best comparable technology. [ + ]
Keysight signs two more distribution partners
Keysight Technologies has signed two more test and measurement companies, Rapid-Tech Equipment and Leda Electronics, as authorised distribution partners in Australia. [ + ]
Low-cost SBCs used across all stages of product development
Low-cost single-board computers (SBCs) are now a valuable building block in all stages of new product development and production. [ + ]
Quantum dot LED can be folded like origami paper
South Korean researchers have developed a foldable variant of their ultrathin quantum dot light-emitting diode (QLED). [ + ]
Performance enhanced in zinc-ion batteries
A new electrolyte and electrode combination improves several aspects of zinc-ion battery performance, particularly the stability over multiple charge and discharge cycles. [ + ]
