element14 has made improvements to its website. Read more »
Mouser has signed a global distribution agreement with Micrium. Read more »
National Instruments has opened registration for the 2012 NI Technical Symposiums. Read more »
Plessey has agreed to a product licensing agreement with Intel. Read more »
Trio Smartcal is holding a training workshop on thermography in February. Read more »
Four companies have formed a partnership to evaluate the re-use of lithium-ion battery packs that power the Nissan LEAF electric car. Read more »
With strong growth in smartphones, AMOLED shipments are estimated to have reached 90 million units in 2011. Read more »
Imec is working together with Flamac to develop new materials for solar cell applications. Read more »
In response to falling large-area TFT LCD panel prices in 2011, panel makers have minimised their production. Read more »
Solar companies will face the challenge of rebuilding margins during a period of increasing diversity as global demand is projected to grow 6% in 2012. Read more »
A multirobotic study at an Auckland retirement village has been launched. Read more »
Richardson has entered into a global distribution agreement with RECOM. Read more »
The Telecommunication Labelling Notice has recognised the IECEE Certification Body Scheme. Read more »
Three companies have made what they claim is a crucial step towards successful commercialisation of organic photovoltaic cells. Read more »
A micromachined harvester for vibration energy with a record output of 489 µW has been created. Read more »
According to a survey of over 300 engineers, the most influential factor in choosing engineering as a career is “a talent for mathematics/science”. Universities in Australia have produced 61% more domestic graduate scientists than engineers, yet there are 10 times the number of engineering jobs listed than scientific roles. Read more »
Silver-free heterojunction silicon solar cells have been created by applying copper electroplating, which was developed by Kaneka, based on imec’s existing copper electroplating technology. Read more »
The NPD DisplaySearch shipment forecast indicates that the average resolution of tablet PC displays will grow to more than 200 pixels per inch in the second quarter of 2012. Read more »
According to a report, in Q3’11, the US PV market grew by 32% from Q2’11 and could reach 1.9 GW for the year, which would mean that the market has doubled in size for the second consecutive year. Read more »
The photovoltaic market is forecast to grow 39% Q/Q and 130% Y/Y in Q4’11. Read more »