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  • Microcontroller software interface standard yields new framework
    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.
  • Taiwan's electronics industry continues buoyant growth
    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:
  • IT spending set to grow by 5.3%
    Worldwide IT spending is forecast to reach $3.4 trillion in 2010, a 5.3% increase from IT spending of $3.2 trillion in 2009, according to Gartner.
  • RAST - the old/new appliance standard
    The global market for connectors used in consumer applications is expected to top $2.8 billion by 2013. A key segment of the consumer market is the household appliance, or whitegoods, industry.
  • GigE transceivers set to grow
    According to a report from CIR, US market analysts, the market for 40/100 GigE transceivers will reach $640 million in revenue by 2014, with about two-thirds coming from 40 GigE products.
  • Opportunities for nanomaterials as conductive coatings
    Recently completed market analysis conducted by NanoMarkets and published in its recent study ‘Conductive Coatings Markets: 2009 and Beyond’ indicate that the fastest growing opportunity in the conductive coatings market is in the area of nanomaterials.
  • MEMS being driven by innovation
    The MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) business continues to be driven by innovation. Following the demand for MEMS devices for mobile phones, users want to have smaller, higher performance and less costly dies.
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  • Packaging and 3D come under scrutiny
    The continuation of Moore’s law by conventional CMOS scaling is becoming more and more challenging, requiring huge capital investments. 3D packaging with 3D TSV interconnects provides another path towards the 'More than Moore', with relatively smaller capital investments.
  • Doing more with less – driving connector changes
    Constant innovation and product development underpin a rosy future for the connector industry, says Peter Davis, Australia New Zealand regional director for electronics distribution company Farnell.
  • Crunch time for convention refocuses design tools
    The electronics design industry, while always in a state of evolution, is currently undergoing a fundamental change that's profoundly affecting what products we can create and how they are created.
  • Skills shortage: holding Australia back
    Australia must develop a national strategy to address current skills shortages in the high technology industry, according to the Australian Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (AEEMA)
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  • China takes more PV sales
    Chinese PV equipment suppliers gain further market share.
  • AMOLED revenues surge in 2011
    With strong growth in smartphones, AMOLED shipments are estimated to have reached 90 million units in 2011.
  • Tablet growth alters LCD strategies
    In response to falling large-area TFT LCD panel prices in 2011, panel makers have minimised their production.
  • Solar photovoltaic firms seeking profitability
    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.
  • Tablet PC resolution set to improve
    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.
  • North American PV market may double
    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.
  • TV panel shipments decline in 2011
    Panel makers are targeting a 2% growth in shipments for Q4’11, as downstream manufacturers and brands are expected to prepare for the holiday season.
  • China’s PV installations forecast to surpass Japanese markets
    The photovoltaic market is forecast to grow 39% Q/Q and 130% Y/Y in Q4’11.
  • LCD TV panel shipments expected to slide
    A report shows that although an increase in loading rates from 68 to 75% has been recorded in October, shipments are set to decline from November until the end of the year.
  • Chinese photovoltaics reach US levels
    The non-residential PV project pipeline in China grew to 16 GW at the end of October.
  • OLED market set to boom
    OLED lighting will generate significant revenues for suppliers in 2014, according to a report.
  • Networking a key factor in latest TVs
    It is expected that 155 million TVs shipped worldwide will be able to connect to a network by 2015.
  • Sapphire market back in check
    Sapphire and finished wafer prices have remained high through early 2011.
  • Simpler sensors coming to touch screens
    According to DisplaySearch, touch-screen technology will be simplified, becoming thinner and lighter.
  • EUV sensors for lithography
    Imec has qualified a chipset consisting of custom high-quality EUV sensor dies.
  • Display resolution continues to rise
    Flat panel display resolution is forced to higher levels of pixel density because of increasing demand for multimedia capability on mobile devices.
  • Solar inventory still building
    Solar module overproduction is said to lead to sustained price pressure across global PV markets.
  • TCO market forecast to rise
    NanoMarkets predicts that the market for non-ITO alternative TCOs will reach US$925 million by 2016.
  • Panel makers cut glass input
    Panel makers have to adjust their production strategies because of falling prices and weak demand expectations.
  • Silver lining for conductors
    Revenues from the sale of silver-based transparent conductors could reach more than AU$513 million by 2016.
  • ZigBee the leader for smart meters
    Smart meter revenues are forecast to eclipse US$12 billion by 2016.
  • Transparent market grows
    The market opportunities for the transparent conducting oxides, polymers and nanomaterials used in display, photovoltaics and other applications will exceed US$6.9 billion in revenues by 2016, says NanoMarkets.
  • Mobile PCs outpace desktops in China
    Total China PC market shipments, which include desktop PCs, all-in-one PCs and mobile PCs, are growing at a faster pace than any other region of the world.
  • Sharp declines in PV equipment bookings
    PV equipment spending is forecast to decline in 2012, according to a report.
  • China to pass Japan LCD panels
    Chinese TFT LCD suppliers are indicating expanded production plans.
  • Incentive cuts initiate PV market shift
    Policy adjustments are causing major shifts in the sizes, growth rates and customer segment mix of photovoltaic markets in 2011.
  • MEMs foundries’ capacities falter
    MEMS foundries shared unequally in their market’s robust 25% growth in 2010. Total combined revenues of Yole Développement’s annual ranking of the Top 20 MEMS foundries - which account for the vast majority of the world’s total MEMS foundry capacity - climbed only about 10% last year, as companies doing their own internal production instead grabbed most of the big growth in consumer and motor vehicle markets.
  • PV equipment spending at risk from market downturn
    PV cell manufacturers are working on plans to expand in 2011.
  • PC shipments decline
    Worldwide PC shipments have declined in 2011 by 1.1%.
  • Photovoltaics grow but forecast to shrink
    Worldwide solar PV market installations reached a record high in 2010.
  • Coatings could enhance PVs
    NanoMarkets claims that smart coatings offer solar panel makers ways to increase efficiency.
  • Tablets threaten PC growth
    Gartner is lowering its PC unit forecast based on expectations of weaker demand for mobile consumer PCs.
  • Large-area TFT LCD shipments surge
    Large-area TFT LCD panel shipments reached a record high last year around the globe.
  • Touch screen shipments up by 30%
    In its Q4’10 Touch Panel Market Analysis update, DisplaySearch indicates that the worldwide touch screen industry is on track for more than 30% Y/Y growth in 2010.
  • Transparent conductors
    Consumption of transparent conductors by the photovoltaics industry is expected to reach $548 million by 2017, according to a new study by industry analyst firm NanoMarkets.
  • Transparent conductor sales on the way up
    Consumption of transparent conductors by the photovoltaics industry is expected to reach $548 million by 2017, according to a new study by industry analyst firm NanoMarkets. The report, Transparent Conductors in Photovoltaics: Market Opportunities 2011, states that photovoltaics is so far the only application for transparent conductors that has made a wholesale shift away from ITO, thus creating a substantial opportunity for suppliers of other transparent conductive oxides.
  • IT spending forecast to grow 5%
    Worldwide IT spending is forecast to total US$3.6 trillion in 2011, a 5.1% increase from 2010, according to the latest outlook by Gartner.
  • Panel expansion using Gen 8 fabs
    As panel makers expand, they are increasingly using Gen 8 fabs for LCD TV panel production. According to the latest Quarterly Large-Area Production Strategy Report, 41% of LCD TV panels were produced on Gen 8 lines in Q3’10, a leap from 35% in Q2’10. The share is expected to grow to 42% based on panel makers’ plans. Meanwhile, 6% of notebook PC panels were made on Gen 6 lines in Q3’10, and will increase to 9%.
  • NanoMarkets releases report on transparent conductor materials
    Manufacturers of transparent conductors have good reason to view the emerging OLED industry as a viable business opportunity, according to a new report from industry firm NanoMarkets.
  • TFT LCD shipments rebound
    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.
  • Australian rep for Chinese company
    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.
  • Phone touch displays spur larger screens
    After only a 4% growth in 2009, the mobile phone display market is set to grow by 14% in 2010, with shipments forecast to reach 1.68 billion units, according to the latest DisplaySearch Quarterly Mobile Phone Shipment and Forecast Report.
  • US solar market may grow tenfold
    Despite a challenging domestic economic environment, the US solar market grew 36% in 2009, according to the United States PV Market 2010 from Solarbuzz, part of the NPD Group.
  • OLED lighting may reach US$6b
    According to NanoMarkets, OLED lighting will generate US$6.0 billion in revenues by 2015 driven by the need for cost-efficient lighting in a number of different applications, including general illumination, architectural lighting, backlighting, vehicle lighting and signage.
  • Demand for displays still climbing
    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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Chinese IT spending will reach $259 billion
    Spending on information technology by consumers and enterprises in China is expected to reach $259 billion this year, offering substantial opportunities for technology and service providers, according to Gartner.
  • Slow but steady demand for personnel
    There is a slow but steady, with many bumps along the way, upturn in demand for people in the electronic industry, says Roy Dickson, senior consultant, Technology Australia Wide Personnel Engineering, Manufacturing and Technical Recruiters.
  • E-readers booked for boost
    The year 2009 is likely to be remembered as a watershed year in the evolution of e-books and e-readers with several milestones and product launches standing out as catalysts for change in the market, according to Gartner.
  • LEDs to dominate TFT LCD backlights by 2011
    Light-emitting diodes will become the dominant large-area TFT LCD backlight unit light source by 2011 with a 56% share, according to a DisplaySearch report.
  • Notebook market revenue declines
    In the second quarter of 2009, the value of the total notebook PC market was $30.0 billion, up 10% but down 5% over the year, according to a new report by DisplaySearch.
  • Taiwan ranks three in connectors
    Taiwan is being recognised as the key manufacturer of ICT products, including personal computers, notebooks, monitors and motherboards, and has cultivated a strong connector industry, ranked at three in global production value.
  • Server shipments still down
    In the second quarter of 2009, Asia Pacific continued its downward trend in server shipments with a 17.2% year on year decline, with shipments totaling 323,388 units.
  • Tantalum production takes a dive
    Demand for tantalum, of which some 75% goes into electronics and aerospace, is, this year, likely to be 40% lower than 2008, according to a report from Roskill Information Services in London.
  • Production up in 240 Hz panels
    Double-frame rate (100 and 120 Hz) and quadruple-frame rate (200 and 240 Hz) LCD TV panels have quickly become integral to LCD TV panel makers' product roadmaps and shipment plans.
  • Solar cells achieve new energy record
    A team of Australian and US researchers has set a record for solar-cell efficiency.
  • Solar cells reach 18% efficiency
    IMEC has unveiled a large-area solar system with a conversion efficiency of 18.4%.
  • Software budgets expected to grow
    Although organisations in Asia Pacific expect to continue to be conservative with their total IT budgets in 2010, software budgets are expected to increase, according to a survey by Gartner.
  • LED backlights to grow 40% by 2013
    The LED backlight market has rapidly emerged in the TFT LCD industry and is expected to continue growing for the next five years, according to DisplaySearch’s latest Quarterly LED & CCFL Backlight Report.
  • OLED revenue forecast to grow
    In its latest Quarterly OLED Shipment and Forecast Report, DisplaySearch has forecast that the total OLED display market will grow to $8.8bn by 2016.
  • Silver inks market to recover by 2015
    NanoMarkets analysts have released an updated report of the conductive silver inks market.
  • Taiwan sales rise 15%
    Taiwan's electronic manufacturing services companies saw a large increase in revenues during the third quarter of last year as demand rose from the same period in 2007.
  • Printable dielectrics set to boom
    A NanoMarkets report predicts that the boom in TOP electronics will drive a similar boom in printable dielectrics.
  • Planar CMOS gets a boost
    IMEC reports an improved performance for its planar CMOS using hafnium-based high-k dielectrics and tantalum-based metal gates for the 32 nm CMOS node.
  • High growth predicted for microsensors
    According to a technical market research report, 'Microsensors: MEMs, Biosensors and Nanosensors (IAS027A)' from BCC Research, the market for microsensors is expected to be worth US$3.2 billion in 2008. This will increase to over US$8.4 billion by the end of 2013, a compound annual growth rate of 21.3%.
  • Awareness and interest high, take-up low
    While there is a high level of awareness of and interest in VoIP services among Australian consumers, take-up is still comparatively low, according to research released by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).
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