Bioelectronics brings aged healthcare to the home
30 November, 2010
Smart technologies will eventually reduce doctors’ visits and hospital admissions among Australia’s ageing population, according to the academic behind a new bioelectronics degree at the University of Sydney.
TFT LCD shipments rebound
12 November, 2010
Shipments of TFT LCDs for portable navigation devices and motor vehicle monitors (used in car navigation and in-console monitors) increased in the second half of 2009 and the first half of 2010.
Digicom changes name
11 November, 2010
Digicom has changed its name to Arrayware. The company decided on the change to complement its tagline 'Specialists in Field Programmable Gate Array firmware and design'.
Digi-Key distributes energy-friendly devices
11 November, 2010
Digi-Key Corporation has signed a worldwide agreement with Energy Micro to distribute its ultra-low-power EFM32 Gecko microcontroller products.
RF Micro Devices awarded navy contract for GaN RF power
11 November, 2010
RF Micro Devices has been awarded a US$1.5 million R&D contract by the US Office of Naval Research to include the development of materials, device fabrication and high-power circuits, using gallium nitride (GaN) microelectronics.
Microcontroller software interface standard yields new framework
08 November, 2010 by Reinhard Keil
Microcontrollers based on the ARM Cortex-M3 processor are becoming very popular in industry. The recent introduction of the Cortex-M0 processor allows even more power- and cost-effective devices as these processors are software compatible and, together with the Cortex Microcontroller Software Interface Standard (CMSIS), porting of software is simplified.
RF system gives a lift to high-rise warehouses company
08 November, 2010
Materials handling turnkey company Industrial Conveying has developed a technology for high-rise warehouses to allow each crane to communicate with every stationary object on its racks.
RS Components becomes distributor for Crydom
05 November, 2010
RS Components will distribute Crydom products in Asia and will become Crydom’s first strategic partner in the Asia-Pacific.
New equation could advance research in solar cell materials
05 November, 2010
A new equation developed, in part, by researchers at the University of Michigan could help to enable a wider adoption of organic semiconductors.
Tiny magnets may advance microelectronics
05 November, 2010
Researchers at Shanxi University in China have made progress in understanding the single-molecule magnet, which combines the classical macroscale properties of a magnet with the quantum properties of a nanoscale entity.
Plasma treatment improves organic memory performance
04 November, 2010
A group, led by Takhee Lee from Korea’s Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, has demonstrated a combination of materials and processing for a resistive memory circuit design.
Australian rep for Chinese company
27 October, 2010
Building and home automation are two of the biggest potential areas for expanding embedded technology, according to Andrew Tuft, managing director of Backplane Systems Technology.
Gresham Power Electronics wins defence contract
26 October, 2010
Gresham Power Electronics has been awarded a major contract to supply specialist battery-charging equipment and batteries for new submarines for India. The contract will last until 2016 and is valued at approx $867,000.
Global distribution
26 October, 2010
Digi-Key and Bridgelux have signed an agreement that allows Digi-Key to distribute Bridgelux products to users worldwide.
Video watching on 'own terms'
26 October, 2010
A report by the Australian Communications and Media Authority confirms that Australians are increasingly able to view video content on their own terms, including when, where and how they want it.
