Power sharing
30 November, 2009
Avnet is to distribute the full range of Eaton’s power quality products and services to the Australian IT channel.
Thin-film photovoltaic production facility opened
27 November, 2009
DuPont Apollo, a wholly owned subsidiary of DuPont, has opened its silicon-based, thin-film photovoltaic module manufacturing facility in Shenzhen, China. The facility supports renewable energy such as solar.
LEDs to dominate TFT LCD backlights by 2011
26 November, 2009
Light-emitting diodes will become the dominant large-area TFT LCD backlight unit light source by 2011 with a 56% share, according to a DisplaySearch report.
Wind connector report
25 November, 2009 | Supplied by: Bishop & Associates
Bishop & Associates has released a seven-chapter research report defining the World Connector Market for Renewable Energy.
Security contract
16 November, 2009
Datacraft has won a $8.9 million contract to ensure a high-connectivity and secure infrastructure for one of the world's biggest pharmaceutical company's new Asian resource centre in Singapore.
Notebook market revenue declines
12 November, 2009
In the second quarter of 2009, the value of the total notebook PC market was $30.0 billion, up 10% but down 5% over the year, according to a new report by DisplaySearch.
Chip plant opens in Texas
11 November, 2009
Texas Instruments has opened a manufacturing facility in Richardson, Texas, believed to be the world's only production facility to use 300 mm silicon wafers to manufacture analog chips.
Education kits
10 November, 2009 | Supplied by: Keysight Technologies Australia Pty Ltd
Agilent has introduced a range of integrated curriculum-based solution kits for educators teaching analog-electronics, digital systems and RF-communication classes.
Sun rises on solar partnership
10 November, 2009
A partnership between Tokyo Electron (TEL) and Oerlikon Solar will make inroads into the Australian solar market and will introduce thin film photovoltaic technology.
Semiconductor streamlining
09 November, 2009
Hitachi High-Technologies and Renesas Technology have agreed to a transfer of the semiconductor manufacturing equipment business of wholly owned Renesas subsidiary, Renesas Eastern Japan Semiconductor, to Hitachi High-Tech Instruments, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi High-Technologies.
Wireless deal
06 November, 2009
Mouser has signed a global distribution agreement with LS Research, a wireless development company.
Taiwan ranks three in connectors
05 November, 2009
Taiwan is being recognised as the key manufacturer of ICT products, including personal computers, notebooks, monitors and motherboards, and has cultivated a strong connector industry, ranked at three in global production value.
Embedded takeover
04 November, 2009 | Supplied by: Kontron Australia Pty Ltd
Kontron has acquired Digital-Logic, headquartered near Solothurn in Switzerland.
Opportunities for nanomaterials as conductive coatings
01 November, 2009 by NanoMarkets
Recently completed market analysis conducted by NanoMarkets and published in its recent study ‘Conductive Coatings Markets: 2009 and Beyond’ indicate that the fastest growing opportunity in the conductive coatings market is in the area of nanomaterials.
Server shipments still down
30 October, 2009
In the second quarter of 2009, Asia Pacific continued its downward trend in server shipments with a 17.2% year on year decline, with shipments totaling 323,388 units.