SMEs could benefit from PE and VC funding
01 April, 2014Around 30,000 more Australian businesses could get financial support from Australian private equity and venture capital funds, according to the submission lodged today to the Financial System Inquiry by the Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association Limited (AVCAL).
Opto, sensor and discrete market to pull out of two-year slump
28 March, 2014An improving economy and new applications are expected to fuel growth of the opto, sensors/actuators and discretes (OSD) markets, according to IC Insights.
Altera and Intel to jointly develop multi-die devices
27 March, 2014Altera and Intel have extended their manufacturing partnership to include development of multi-die devices that leverage Intel's package and assembly capabilities and Altera's programmable logic technology.
M2M Connectivity to distribute Libelium wireless sensor network products
27 March, 2014M2M Connectivity has been appointed the authorised distributor of Libelium wireless sensor network products in Australia and New Zealand.
Engineering and manufacturing - where to now? Find out at ACI Connect
20 March, 2014 | Supplied by: ACI ConnectProfessor Alex Baitch, national president, Engineers Australia, will be speaking on the topic of engineering and manufacturing at the upcoming ACI Connect conference, to be held in Melbourne on 9 and 10 April.
Moxa's computers win Red Dot design award
20 March, 2014Moxa's MPC-2240 marine panel computers have received the Red Dot Product Design Award for 2014 in the computers and information technology category.
RS Components signs global distribution deal with Red Pitaya
19 March, 2014RS Components has signed an exclusive global deal with Red Pitaya to distribute open-source test and measurement instrument.
A flexible approach is needed for Australia's electronics industry
18 March, 2014 by Scott WatkinsAustralia's manufacturing industry could be given a welcome boost if it takes advantage of some of the latest research here and overseas to create ultra thin and flexible electronic devices.
IC market for PC systems to reach 77.7bn
14 March, 2014Following three consecutive years of decline, the IC market for total personal computing systems is forecast to grow by 6% to $77.7 billion in 2014 and climb another 6% in 2015 to $82.1 billion, according to IC Insights' report: IC Market Drivers - A Study of Emerging and Major End-Use Applications Fueling Demand for Integrated Circuits.
Semiconductor equipment sales drop by 14% to $31.6bn
13 March, 2014The worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment totalled $31.58 billion in 2013, representing a year-over-year decrease of 14%, according to SEMI.
Scrum course
13 March, 2014Agile is offering a three-day PMI-Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) prep course from Sydney, 19-21 March.
Supercapacitor developments follow trends in consumer electronics
06 March, 2014Consumer electronics and portable devices are becoming increasingly thinner and more power hungry, according to IDTechEx. The multiple functionalities at device level represent variable power demands. The new components are allowing a more efficient use of energy in portable devices.
M2M Connectivity launches Libelium wireless sensor network products in A/NZ
06 March, 2014 | Supplied by: M2M ConnectivityM2M Connectivity has been appointed the authorised distributor of Libelium wireless sensor network products in Australia and New Zealand.
Global server market rebounds
03 March, 2014Factory revenue in the worldwide server market increased 3.1% year over year to $14.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2012 (4Q12), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker.
element14 receives marketing award
27 February, 2014element14 has received the Best Marketing award from Tektronix at its recent 2014 Asean/ANZ Channel Partner Meeting for its distributors. The award recognises element14's e-commerce marketing programs and performance across ASEAN/ANZ for marketing and sales of the Tektronix ranges of oscilloscopes, power analysers, and test and measurement equipment.
