Thanks to the fast-growing use of accelerometers in mobile phones, one sector of the semiconductor industry which will show decent growth this year is the MEMS

Bob Noyce, founding CEO of Fairchild Semiconductor, Intel and Sematech, was closely involved for many years with another company, originally called Typereader and later called Caere. The company tried to invent a scanner for reading type.

TDK-Lambda has extended its EFE300M range of digitally controlled medical power supplies with three models: 28V (10.71A), 40V (7.5A) and 48V (6.25A).

I think I have seen the future on online audio when I see that Apple has agreed to offering the Spotify music-streaming application for the iPhone in its app store. But when will I see the future of online voice telephony?

The University of Southampton is developing a blood cell analyser based on microfluidics and cell-by-cell impedance analysis. The fluid passages and electrodes are inside a stamp-sized glass-epoxy assembly that could one day be part of a hand-held analyser, replacing lab-based tests.

The Korea Trade & Investment Agency (KOTRA, a Korean government organization) is highlighting the KES expo, the Korea Electronics Show 2009, and the subsidies for attendance available to UK companies. It runs from 13-16 October at the KINTEX, exhibition centre in Seoul.

A single world standard for 4G cellular networks would be a fine thing. It would produce economies of scale for equipment suppliers, and it would simplify roaming. But it’s not, of course, going to happen.

Initial Transguard 0201 MLV availability includes 15pF and 33pF capacitance devices with a 5.6V rating

Toshiba has developed a range of active-matrix colour TFT LCDs for the industrial market, which incorporate LED backlights with 100,000 hours mean time between

See also: Our LED Lighting blog – LED Luminaries I have praised Germany’s proactive stance on more energy-efficient LED street-lighting on more than one occasion in this blog. So I more than a little surprised to read over a breakfast a story in the Financial Times which said that German consumers were hoarding conventional incandescent lights bulbs in advance of an EU ...