Business reshuffle for chip group
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. Read more »
University upgrades oscilloscope
The University of Sydney has selected Agilent’s DSO1002A oscilloscope for its physics labs that are focused on quantum science research. Read more »
European photovoltaic market unstable
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. Read more »
Studio speaker deal
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. Read more »
PC shipments set to grow 20%
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. Read more »
E-commerce site for Asia
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. Read more »
Process control lab at Sydney Uni
Schneider Electric has opened an electric process control laboratory at the University of Sydney that will teach and train process engineering, dynamics and control. Read more »
Network restructure in Indonesia
Datacraft will extensively restructure the backbone network that connects 14 sites across the Indonesian islands. Read more »
Bipolar process launched
Plessey Semiconductors says it has transferred its first bipolar process, the W-series process, onto its 8″ line in Plymouth, England. Read more »
On the move
Celemetrix is moving into a bigger facility and from Monday 30 August the company will be at 20 Joseph Street, Blackburn North, 3130. Read more »
ComGroup invests $10m in new technology
ComGroup has made a $10m investment in new technologies and R&D to strengthen its market position and deliver communications solutions in sectors ranging from oil and gas to emergency services. Read more »
Cabling system for Indian airport
New Delhi International Airport Private (DIAL) has chosen Belden to build one of the most extensive structured cabling systems ever deployed by an international airport in India. Read more »
TFT LCD shipments reach records
May 2010 shipments of large-area TFT LCD panels were 58.8 million units, up 9% from April, and revenues were 7.5 billion, up 7% M/M, according to the DisplaySearch Monthly TFT LCD Shipment Database. Read more »
We talk embedded with Evoc
What's New in Electronics caught up with Xavier from Evoc Technology and Andrew Tuft from its Australian distributor, Backplane Systems Technology, at the 2010 CeBIT show in Sydney. Read more »
Data centre forum
In recognition of rapid changes in data centre technology and the ongoing rise in demand for energy efficiency, availability and flexibility, Emerson Network Power is bringing its NextGen ICT Infrastructure Forum to three key cities at the end of July. Read more »
New lab will develop exascale computers
Intel, imec and five Flemish universities have opened the Flanders ExaScience Lab at the imec research facilities in Leuven, Belgium. Read more »
Mobile PC shipments grow by 43%
Worldwide mobile PC shipments totalled 49.4 million units in the first quarter of 2010, a 43.4% increase from the first quarter of 2009, according to final results by Gartner. Read more »
Viewing angle technologies and LED backlit notebooks
According to the latest DisplaySearch Quarterly Wide Viewing Angle Technology Report, vertical alignment viewing angle technology continues to lead in wide viewing angle technologies. Read more »
All-in-one PCs show strong growth
All-in-one PCs enjoyed a 57% growth in sales from 2008 to 2009, led by Apple and its continued strong iMac sales. HP, Dell, Lenovo, Acer (including its Gateway and Packard Bell brands) contributed to this growth, as well as second-tier brands such as MSI. Read more »
DECT specification
The DECT Forum, the international association of the wireless home and enterprise communication industry; ETSI, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute; and the Home Gateway Initiative have completed the ETSI Technical Specification TS 102 527-3 which completes the CAT-iq 2.0 related standards that provide full interoperability between devices from different vendors, a key requirement of the network operators represented by HGI. Read more »