Full membership
12 September, 2010
Belden has been granted full membership by the Association of the European Rail Industry UNIFE (formerly Union des Industries Ferroviaires Européennes), which represents over 90 manufacturers of trains, control technology, safety equipment and infrastructure.
Demand for displays still climbing
11 September, 2010
Shipments of small and medium displays continued to climb in Q2 10, with US$5.4 billion in revenue, up 31% Y/Y. According to the latest Quarterly Small/Medium Shipment and Forecast Report, this segment is forecast to experience continued growth, reaching US$6.7 billion in Q3 10.
Centre of innovation opens in Rahden
10 September, 2010 | Supplied by: HARTING Pty Ltd
Harting has opened its new centre of innovation in Rahden, Germany. The seventh plant in east Westphalia will go into operation with a workforce of some 120, about one and a half years after the building on the Rahden industrial estate was originally acquired.
Distributor appointment
08 September, 2010
EVS International, a company involved in solder recovery, has appointed Upton Australia as its distributor in Australia. Upton serves a national user base from its headquarters in Bayswater, Victoria, and is a supplier of PCB manufacturing, rework and repair equipment and services, serving a broad range of industries including communications, computer, industrial, motor vehicles, avionics and military.
Embedded event
07 September, 2010 | Supplied by: Advantech Australia Pty Ltd
Advantech is holding two free embedded solution days in November - one in Melbourne and the other in Sydney.
Vertically stacked flash memory enhances performance
03 September, 2010
Imec is a non-profit European research organisation specialising in the study of nano electronics, using the expertise of its global partners in ICT, healthcare and energy. Founded in 1984, its headquarters are in Leuven in Belgium with offices in the Netherlands, Taiwan, the US, China and Japan. Its staff of more that 1750 includes over 550 industrial residents and guest researchers. Here are some highlights from recent research projects.
Business reshuffle for chip group
03 September, 2010
Renesas has introduced a three-pronged business strategy including (1) formulation of growth strategies by optimising business portfolios, (2) realisation of merger synergies, such as the integration of development environments, technology platforms and various infrastructures and (3) implementation of structural reforms to create a business structure with stable profitability and resistance to changing market conditions.
Electronex show headed for sellout
20 August, 2010
The new electronics industry expo ‘Electronex’, which is being held at the Australian Technology Park in Sydney from 8-9 September, has been welcomed by electronics suppliers that are excited about the opportunity to have their own dedicated trade event in Australia.
Taiwan's electronics industry continues buoyant growth
20 August, 2010 by Elizabeth Latham
At the invitation of the Taiwanese government, the assistant editor of What's New in Electronics, Elizabeth Latham, joined a party of international journalists to visit factories where some of the latest technical advances were being made by some of the companies in this highly developed industry. Here is what she found:
European photovoltaic market unstable
20 August, 2010
The pace of the European solar photovoltaic market in the first half of 2010 was dominated by the impending mid-year incentive tariff reductions in Germany and conditioned by the lower module pricing that emerged through 2009, according to the latest from Solarbuzz in Europe PV Markets 2010.
Studio speaker deal
20 August, 2010
Amber Technology has taken over the distribution of Tannoy studio monitors in Australia. Tannoy is part of the TC Group International for which Amber is a distributor.
PC shipments set to grow 20%
20 August, 2010
The Asia Pacific personal computer market is forecast to grow 20.3% in 2010, reaching 114.6 million unit shipments, according to Gartner’s latest forecast.
E-commerce site for Asia
20 August, 2010
Avnet Express, part of Avnet, has launched a comprehensive e-commerce website in Asia. The site www.avnetexpress.com/asia is said to represent the first distributor website in Asia to offer a China payment capability.
Process control lab at Sydney Uni
20 August, 2010
Schneider Electric has opened an electric process control laboratory at the University of Sydney that will teach and train process engineering, dynamics and control.
Bipolar process launched
19 August, 2010
Plessey Semiconductors says it has transferred its first bipolar process, the W-series process, onto its 8″ line in Plymouth, England.
