Asia
Avnet Acquires Taiwanese Semiconductor Distributor Prospect Technology
August 1, 2011 7:33 am | News | CommentsAvnet, Inc. announced that it has acquired Prospect Technology Corp. (Prospect Technology), an electronic components distributor with operations in Taiwan. Prospect Technology provides technical support, module solutions and circuit design support to help customers expedite product development. Prospect Technology generated revenue of approximately
C & K Expands Product Offering with Acquisition of Comax Industrial Co. Ltd
July 26, 2011 8:07 am | News | CommentsC&K Components, a leading international supplier of pushbutton switches, tact switches, toggle and rocker switches, and smart card interconnect devices, has expanded its switch product offering with the acquisition of Comax Industrial Co. Ltd.
Edward Wassall Ph.D. to Direct Samsung's IP Business Development
July 21, 2011 11:12 am | News | CommentsSamsung Techwin America announces the appointment of Edward Wassall Ph.D. as Director of IP Product and Business Development. He will report to Frank DeFina, Samsung's Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, North America.
Network Video Surveillance Equipment Sales to Surpass Analogue in 2014
July 21, 2011 5:30 am | News | CommentsIMS Research’s latest report, “The World Market for CCTV and Video Surveillance Equipment – 2011 Edition”, estimates that the world market for video surveillance equipment continued to achieve strong growth in 2010, in excess of 10% on the previous year, despite the persistent after-effects of the global economic downturn. This growth was predominantly driven by
Energy harvesting at Techno Frontier in Tokyo
July 20, 2011 1:20 pm | by PowerPulse.net | News | CommentsThe Energy Harvesting (EH) Zone at Techno Frontier was busy with announcements again this year. In addition to numerous university research projects, Murata, Komatsu, and Altima demonstrated three distinct commercial approaches to this emerging...
u-blox opens second office in China
July 14, 2011 11:03 am | News | CommentsSwiss-based u-blox announces the opening of a second office in China located in Shenzhen, a vibrant manufacturing and high-tech hub serving the global markets.
Toshiba and SanDisk Celebrate the Opening of Fab 5 Fabrication Facility in Japan
July 13, 2011 10:08 am | News | CommentsToshiba Corporation and SanDisk Corporation oday celebrated the opening of Fab 5, the third 300mm wafer NAND fabrication facility at Toshiba’s Yokkaichi Operations in Mie Prefecture, Japan.
China SSL 2011 Moves to Guangzhou to Accelerate Development Prospects
July 13, 2011 5:05 am | News | CommentsThe China Solid State Lighting Alliance (CSA) recently announced that the China International Exhibition and Forum on Solid State Lighting (China SSL), a highly influential industry event with strong support from the Ministry of Science and Technology...
MaxLinear Extends China Cable Market Presence With Skyworth Set Top Box Design Win
July 12, 2011 7:39 am | News | CommentsMaxLinear Inc. announced a major Chinese cable video set-top box design win with market leader Shenzhen Skyworth Digital Technology Co. Ltd. Skyworth will use the MxL203RF in a new
Social gaming firm DeNA to seek acquisitions in Europe, Asia
July 11, 2011 6:59 am | News | CommentsJapanese mobile social gaming firm DeNA will seek to expand by buying more game developers, its new chief executive, Isao Moriyasu, said in an interview on Monday.
Samsung Techwin America Appoints Mr. Soon Hong Ahn as President
July 11, 2011 6:52 am | News | CommentsSamsung Techwin America announces the appointment of Mr. Soon Hong Ahn as president of the video surveillance and security products supplier. Formerly Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing for the security division of Samsung Techwin Co. Ltd. in Korea...
5000-km Information Super-highway for China
July 8, 2011 6:13 am | News | CommentsChina Unicom subscribers can look forward to a ten-fold increase in their access data rates thanks to a faster information highway across the country. Nokia Siemens Networks is deploying a 5000 kilometer, 40 Gigabits per second, per channel, dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) optical network for the operator. The technology paves the way for
Japanese liquid picker upper
June 22, 2011 10:41 am | Videos | CommentsCheck out this fascinating new technology from Japan that enables one to pick up materials in a solid or gel shape without the material losing its shape.
Richardson RFPD to Feature Design Engineering Capabilities for Renewable Energy Applications at PCIM Asia 2011
June 16, 2011 9:15 am | News | CommentsRichardson RFPD announced today its Energy Management team will be showcasing their engineered assembly capabilities at PCIM Asia 2011, June 21-23 in Shanghai, China.
Mouser Electronics sponsors first Chinese driver in Indy 500
June 1, 2011 7:42 am | News | CommentsMouser Electronics, Inc. is gearing up to sponsor Chinese race car driver Ho-Pin Tung in his attempt to qualify for the Indianapolis 500. If Tung succeeds this weekend in making the 33-car line up, he will be the first driver from the People’s Republic of China to start in “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” on May 29.
China's electric car tactics rattle automakers
April 20, 2011 4:58 am | News | CommentsThe toylike electric cars at the Shanghai Auto Show are a glimpse of the high-tech automotive future China's leaders are pursuing - and a harbinger of possible disputes with its trading partners.
China court hears more intellectual property cases
April 19, 2011 5:24 am | by Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press | News | CommentsChina says its campaign to tackle fakes and copyright theft is gaining ground, with courts accepting 40 percent more intellectual property cases last year.
LG Display flags sector recovery on steadier prices
April 18, 2011 7:25 am | News | CommentsLG Display, the world's No.2 flat-screen maker, is starting to see signs of recovery in depressed TV panel prices as it forecast a return to profitability in the current quarter after reporting its second consecutive quarterly loss.
3M to Expand Capabilities in Flexible Circuit Markets
April 13, 2011 4:42 am | News | Comments3M announces the launch of its newly formed company 3M AST Ltd., based in Cheonan, Korea, which will provide advanced sputtering and plating services, materials and manufacturing capabilities for flexible circuits for the mobile hand-held, touch-screen panel and display markets.
ECIA Statement Regarding Radiation from the Recent Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan
April 4, 2011 6:37 am | News | CommentsThe Electronic Components Industry Association (ECIA) extends our heartfelt condolences to all those affected by the disaster in Japan. In an effort to update the industry on disruptions in the supply chain due to materials and production availability as well as infrastructure conditions...
10th Anniversary of electronica & Productronica China Sets a New Milestone
March 28, 2011 12:41 pm | News | Commentselectronica & Productronica China 2011 closed this year’s show successfully with the best figures in its 10-year history. A total of 480 Chinese and international exhibitors presented their products on 23,000sqm exhibition space.
element14 provides real-time updates on supply chain impact of the Japanese emergency
March 16, 2011 6:59 am | News | CommentsFollowing the recent terrible events in Japan, and the uncertain impact on the electronics supply chain, element14 has created a dedicated online space at www.element14.com/japanemergency. By creating this area of the community, element14 hopes that it will fulfil a clear need by acting as a central repository for the whole electronics industry on the Japanese situation...
Impact of the Japanese Disaster on the PV Industry
March 15, 2011 8:02 am | by Charles Annis – Vice President, Manufacturing Research | Blogs | CommentsThe magnitude 9.0 earthquake that struck Northeast Japan on March 11 and the tsunami that followed later killed thousands and devastated huge parts of the country. In the process, multiple nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station were damaged...
Memory chip prices could jump after Japan quake
March 11, 2011 8:23 am | News | CommentsSpot prices for flash memory chips used in smartphones and tablets could jump after the Japanese earthquake, although it would likely have only a limited impact on global supplies, an analyst said. Toshiba, the world's second biggest supplier of NAND flash memory after Samsung, closed its factories after the devastating earthquake and tsunami on Friday.
Japan announces domestic stealth fighter
March 8, 2011 12:18 pm | by Jason Lomberg, Technical Editor | Blogs | CommentsResponding to regional threats and the United States’ refusal to share F-22 technology, Japan is developing its own stealth fighter. The “land of the rising sun” intends to fly its first stealth fighter prototype by 2014. Japan and Israel have both expressed interest in the “air supremacy weapon”, the F-22 Raptor.
