Medical electronics market to reach $56.5bn
18 September, 2014With an increase in the levels of urbanisation and improvement in healthcare facilities, the need for medical electronics is set to grow, predicts research firm MarketsandMarkets. The firm expects the total value of the medical electronics market to reach $56.50 billion by 2020.
Engineering experts to descend on Melbourne
17 September, 2014Engineering experts across all disciplines will debate the future of Australia's manufacturing sector, climate change and the role of nuclear energy and more at Convention 2014 - the largest engineering event ever in the Southern Hemisphere.
Siemens ranked first in industrial sustainability
15 September, 2014Siemens has ranked first in industrial sustainability in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index.
Award finalist set to free koalas of bulky tracking devices
15 September, 2014LX Design House has developed a koala tracking device that is helping protect the threatened species.
PC shipments to rise 12%
10 September, 2014With touch-screen tablet computers dominating growth across the entire personal computing market, total shipments of personal computing systems are forecast to rise 12% in 2014 to 585 million units, according to IC Insights.
Join us at this week's ElectroneX expo
08 September, 2014Over 1200 electronics engineers and decision makers will come together this week for the annual electronics expo ElectroneX.
Free seminar at ElectroneX
08 September, 2014The Surface Mount and Circuit Board Association (SMCBA) is presenting a free seminar on purchasing/manufacturing offshore at this week's ElectroneX expo.
Mouser to distribute Broadcom products
08 September, 2014Mouser has signed a global distribution agreement with fabless semiconductor company Broadcom Corporation.
Philips, Samsung and Infineon fined over smartcard-chip cartel
04 September, 2014The European Commission (EC) has fined Infineon, Philips and Samsung €138m for setting up a smartcard-chip cartel.
Sparking youth's curiosity
03 September, 2014 by Mike Smyth, specialist technical writerWhen you consider how we are surrounded by technology that affects our daily lives, it is surprising that technology is not better understood and even embraced - especially by the young.
Renesas Electronics RX631, RX63N Safety Package for MCUs
27 August, 2014 | Supplied by: Future ElectronicsRenesas Electronics has obtained IEC61508 (Functional Safety) certification for the RX631, RX63N Safety Package, featuring a robust self-diagnostic software and a safety manual for microcontrollers (MCUs) necessary to implement functional safety in industrial equipment.
Murata to acquire Peregrine Semiconductor
25 August, 2014Murata Electronics North America and Peregrine Semiconductor have announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Murata will acquire all outstanding shares of Peregrine not owned by Murata for $12.50 per share in cash, or a total transaction value of around $471 million.
La Trobe's eNurse wins best technical development award
22 August, 2014La Trobe University's eNurse has won the best technical development award, and received an overall 'highly commended', in Telstra's 10-week M2M (machine to machine) University Challenge for students from across Australia.
Engineering Excellence Awards finalists announced
22 August, 2014Engineers Australia has announced 49 engineering projects as finalists in this year's Sydney Division Engineering Excellence Awards. The projects collectively contribute substantial investment to the Australian economy.
Process roadmap for memory devices marches on as 3D looms
21 August, 2014The ongoing reduction in feature sizes used to manufacture integrated circuits has enhanced memory-chip performance by increasing per-chip storage capacities, lowering power consumption and improving the speed in which memory devices can store and retrieve data (ie, memory bandwidth), says IC Insights.
