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News of the week

WEEE statement by Commissioner Potocnik
Environment Commissioner Janez Potocnik (pictured) has welcomed the overwhelming support given by the European Parliament to an updated Directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment. A vast majority of MEPs recently voted in favour of a... ...FULL STORY

23 January 2012

This weeks releases...

Corintech launch new creative website with e-commerce capability (31 January 2012)
After months of design, development and user testing Corintech Ltd. is pleased to be able to announce the official unveiling of the new Corintech website! Corintech started life in 1977 as a thick film hybrid and microelectronics manufacturer. Over......FULL STORY

Developing electronics manufacturing professionals (23 January 2012)
The Paragon Electronics Group is continuing with its commitment to develop its own electronics manufacturing professionals by investing in two schemes to ensure young engineers are attracted to a career in this sector. JJS electronics Ltd, a Paragon......FULL STORY

‘PCB chat’ (23 January 2012)
UP Media Group has announced that Dr. Eric Bogatin (pictured) will moderate the industry’s first ‘chat’; an open question/answer session using new software developed by UPMG. The premiere event will be held on 26 January 2012, from 2pm to 4 pm......FULL STORY

Research programme on flexible OLED displays (23 January 2012)
Holst Centre and imec have launched a new research programme on next-generation flexible OLED (organic light emitting diode) displays. It builds on their track record and solid base of existing research partners in related fields such as Organic and......FULL STORY

Free XJTAG boundary scan workshops (23 January 2012)
XJTAG's free boundary scan training workshops have proved so popular that the company intends to run them again throughout 2012. XJTAG started its free 'Introduction to boundary scan' workshops in 2008. Since then, almost 150 board designers and......FULL STORY

IPC APEX EXPO ramps up preparations for pending regulation (23 January 2012)
To assist the industry in understanding the conflict minerals legislation set forth in Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act and, more importantly, preparing to comply with the pending regulation, IPC APEX EXPO, will offer updates for the electronics......FULL STORY

Also this month...

New technique makes it easier to etch semiconductors (16 January 2012)
Creating semiconductor structures for high-end optoelectronic devices just got easier, thanks to researchers at the University of Illinois. The team, led by electrical and computer engineering professor Xiuling Li, developed a method to chemically......FULL STORY

Nanotechnology expert Paul Alivisatos wins Wolf Prize in Chemistry (16 January 2012)
Director of the US Department of Energy (DOE)'s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California (UC) Berkeley's Larry and Diane Bock Professor of Nanotechnology, Paul Alivisatos, has won the prestigious Wolf......FULL STORY

Packaged GaN LED revenues to decline 6% (16 January 2012)
After 60% growth in 2010, the gallium nitride (GaN) LED market is now expected to fall 6% in 2011 to $8.0B as shown in the graph and reported in IMS Research’s latest Quarterly GaN LED Supply/Demand Report which tracks and forecasts all aspects of......FULL STORY

Excelsys Technologies achieves Deloitte FAST 50 Technology Award (16 January 2012)
Cork based Excelsys Technologies Ltd, a designer and manufacturer of high efficiency, low profile power supplies, has been recognised by Deloitte as one of the top Irish Technology companies in Ireland today. The Deloitte Technology Fast 50, now in......FULL STORY

Juki announces strong new partnership in Hungary and Romania (16 January 2012)
Juki Europe has announced a strong new partnership for the distributor channel in Hungary and Romania now that Etek Europe has joined the Juki family. The company now distributes the complete range of Juki Pick and Place solutions in Hungary and......FULL STORY

2012 CES grows, excites and catalyses (16 January 2012)
Executives from business, government, entertainment, automotive, consumer electronics and every major industry converged on the 2012 International CES to experience new ways of doing business at the world's largest consumer technology tradeshow. The......FULL STORY

Electrolube Expands R&D Department (13 January 2012)
Electrolube is set to expand its Research & Development Department in 2012 as part of the company’s commitment to increasing product innovation and maintaining a strong R&D team. Three new R&D roles have been created and......FULL STORY

IPC releases IPC-9850A, surface mount placement characterisation (09 January 2012)
As EMS companies have ramped up speeds to meet the high demand for electronics, equipment manufacturers have responded by developing machines that quickly shift from handling one package style to another with fewer sacrifices in precision. To help......FULL STORY

High-performance thin film boost for electronics research (09 January 2012)
MANA researchers have developed the world's highest performance thin-film capacitors using a new high-permittivity (high-k) dielectric sheet with molecular-level thickness (~1 nm). This technology may revolutionise the next-generation electronics.......FULL STORY

Celebrity guests will promote latest trends at world's largest technology tradeshow (09 January 2012)
Hollywood stars, sports legends, musical icons and entertainers will attend the 2012 International CES – taking place from 10-13 January in Las Vegas – to showcase and promote the products and technologies shaping consumer technology. Actress Eliza......FULL STORY

OLED display technology moving to compete in the TV market (09 January 2012)
According to the recently-released NPD DisplaySearch OLED Technology Report, organic light emitting diodes (OLED) technology advanced rapidly in 2011, a trend that NPD DisplaySearch forecasts will continue through this decade. OLED technology has......FULL STORY

EMS and ODM industry turns full circle (09 January 2012)
The next five years will witness a significant change in original equipment manufacturers´ (OEMs´) perception of their contract manufacturers. That’s according to Companies and Markets who go on to say that the market is expected to witness......FULL STORY

Pension funds to sue Canadian electronics firm for securities fraud (09 January 2012)
Electronics company Celestica Inc. has been ordered by the US Appeals Court to face a shareholder lawsuit for misleading investors about its financial health and restructuring costs. This decision follows an October 2010 lower court ruling that......FULL STORY

Embracing the green revolution (03 January 2012)
From next month, Illinois Central College will be one of a handful of community colleges in the state to offer courses in solar-voltaic and solar-thermal technology as part of a programme on energy efficiency and renewable energy. Those courses on......FULL STORY

Self-healing electronics could work longer and reduce waste (03 January 2012)
A team of University of Illinois engineers has developed a self-healing system that restores electrical conductivity to a cracked circuit in less time than it takes to blink. Led by aerospace engineering professor Scott White and materials science......FULL STORY

‘North American PCB sales in November were up on October’ (03 January 2012)
IPC has announced the latest findings from its monthly North American Printed Circuit Board Statistical Programme and reveals that rigid PCB shipments were down 5.9% and bookings were down 7.2% in November 2011 from November 2010. Year to date,......FULL STORY

Import tariff cuts are not significant (03 January 2012)
In principle, import tariff reductions for consumer electrics, electronics and information technology products would make products cheaper and more saleable. However, distributors say the import tariff cuts will not have big effects. Since 1 January......FULL STORY