Renesas launches product longevity program
22 January, 2014Renesas Electronics has introduced a product longevity program (PLP) to communicate the stable, long-term supply and support of Renesas products.
Mouser now stocking Axiomtek products
21 January, 2014Mouser Electronics has signed a deal with Axiomtek to supply their extensive offering of single-board computers, industrial motherboards and embedded systems.
Semiconductor packaging materials market to reach $21bn
21 January, 2014The market for semiconductor packaging materials is expected to maintain its $20 billion value through 2017, despite shifts away from the use of precious metals such as gold in wire bonding.
element14 expands discretes portfolio in Asia-Pacific
20 January, 2014 | Supplied by: element14element14 has expanded its portfolio of high-performance diodes, thyristors, transistors, rectifiers, triacs and semiconductor circuit protection devices from over 60 global suppliers.
Agilent's electronic measurement spinoff to be called Keysight
17 January, 2014Agilent Technologies has revealed the name of the electronic measurement company it expects to spin off in early November 2014 as Keysight Technologies.
EMC Technologies testing services
17 January, 2014 | Supplied by: EMC Technologies Pty LtdEMC Technologies in Auckland is now a designated test laboratory under the China-New Zealand Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA).
Rockwell Automation on the Move returns to Melbourne
16 January, 2014Rockwell Automation on the Move (RAOTM) will return to Melbourne Park Function Centre on 25-26 March 2014. This event will demonstrate how the latest industry practices are turning marketplace challenges into advantages.
Mirtec celebrates 15th anniversary
07 January, 2014Mirtec, a supplier of automated inspection systems to the electronics manufacturing industry, has announced its 15-year anniversary.
Mouser launches TE Connectivity Material Handling Solutions site
06 January, 2014Mouser Electronics has launched a site covering TE Connectivity Material Handling Solutions. The site helps design engineers build innovative solutions whether they are developing a new MHS system or retrofitting an existing one.
What's that noise?
16 December, 2013 by Mike Smyth, specialist technical writerWhere has all the silence gone? Is it just me or has the world become an increasingly noisy place and electronics are to blame for some of it? We are daily bombarded with noise.
Medical electronics sales forecast to grow
16 December, 2013According to IC Insights, worldwide growth in medical electronics is expected to regain strength in the next three years after slowing since 2010 due to the weak global economy and efforts to curb healthcare costs in the US and Europe.
Harvesting mechanical energy from the triboelectric effect
11 December, 2013Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) have discovered how to create significant amounts of electric power by rubbing or touching two different materials together - a phenomenon known as the triboelectric effect.
SEMI forecasts semiconductor equipment sales
06 December, 2013SEMI, the global industry association serving the nano- and microelectronics manufacturing supply chains, this week released the SEMI Year-end Forecast at the annual SEMICON Japan exposition. The forecast predicts that worldwide sales of new semiconductor manufacturing equipment will contract 13.3% to $32 billion in 2013.
Mobiles pass PCs as biggest systems market and IC user
05 December, 2013Total worldwide production value of electronic systems is projected to increase 4% in 2013 to $1.41 trillion and climb to about $1.74 trillion in 2017, which represents a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5% from $1.36 billion in 2012, according to IC Insights' 2014 edition of 'IC Market Drivers - A Study of Emerging and Major End-Use Applications Fueling Demand for Integrated Circuits'.
Kore Wireless partners with Immarsat
02 December, 2013Kore Wireless has added broadband satellite network services from Inmarsat, the provider of global mobile satellite communications services, to the Kore Global Connect network portfolio.
