The first IEEE International Electric Vehicle Conference (IEVC) is scheduled for 4-8 March 2012 at the TD Convention Center in Greenville, SC. IEVC 2012 is designed to facilitate the exchange of information on global trends in technology, engineering, standards and deployment aspects among industrial, academic and regulatory thought leaders for the rapidly-growing worldwide electric vehicle […]
STMicroelectronics Demonstrates Connected Home Platform
STMicroelectronics is showcasing its latest-generation connected home platform in Las Vegas during the worlds largest Consumer Electronics Show. Codenamed Orly when first revealed to the market in September 2011, the worlds most powerful connected home system on chip, now designated STiH416, is implemented in a 28 nm manufacturing process and provides the extreme performance needed […]
Wilocity Puts WiGig In Action at CES 2012
Wilocity, the leading developer of 60 GHz multi-gigabit wireless chipsets for the mobile computing, consumer electronics and peripheral markets, announced today at the Consumer Electronics Show that they are delivering the worlds first multi-gigabit wireless system based on newly completed and ratified WiGig 60 GHz standard, in mid-2012. At the conference, Wilocity will be the […]
Micro Power Executive to Speak at CES
Micro Power Electronics, Inc., a subsidiary of Electrochem Solutions, Inc., announced that Jeffrey VanZwol, Vice President of Marketing for Micro Power, will speak about battery power innovations at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this week in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mr. Seth Fletcher, editor for Popular Science magazine, is moderating the panel titled “Portable Power: The […]
Agilent Electronic Test Products to be Used by NXP in WiGig RFIC Demo at CES
Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that its electronic test equipment will be used by NXP Semiconductors N.V. in a demonstration of its beam-forming technology for the next generation of communication and radar products at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Jan. 10-13. NXP will demonstrate a multi-Gbps wireless link based onthe Wireless Gigabit Alliance […]
Lumiotec and Universal Display Announce Technology License Agreement for OLED Lighting
Lumiotec Inc., founded by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Rohm Co., Ltd., Toppan Printing Co., Ltd., and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. in 2008 to develop, manufacture and sell OLED lighting panels, and Universal Display Corporation (NASDAQ: PANL), enabling energy-efficient displays and lighting with its UniversalPHOLED technology and materials, today announced that the companies have entered into an […]
Belkin and Siano Collaborate To Promote Mobile DTV via New Products
Belkin, a world leader in consumer electronics accessories and Siano, the worlds leading supplier of mobile broadcast DTV solutions, announced a collaborative partnership that will enable both companies to design, develop and market high-quality mobile digital TV solutions. Belkin products, powered by Siano receiver chipsets, will enable high-quality TV viewing from a host of popular […]
Anaren-Tesla Alliance Aims to Streamline Wireless Apps Using ZigBee
Anaren, Inc. announced that it has formed a strategic alliance with Tesla Controls (San Diego, CA) to develop and market a unique, streamlined approach to the typical familiarization routine, basic programming, and development process of wireless applications for the ZigBee Standard. The new solution will premiere at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), at the […]
Chinese Tier 2 PV Module Utilization Fell To Record Low in Q4 of 2011
The average production capacity utilization rate of Chinese Tier 2 crystalline PV module manufacturers fell to just 35 percent in Q411 according to the latest quarterly report from IMS Research and is forecast to fall even lower in Q112. As a result of high inventory levels and a weak outlook for demand in 2012, many […]
GSE of Italy Approves TUV Rheinland PTL to Perform Design Qualification Testing of PV Products
TÃœV Rheinland PTL, North Americas largest solar and photovoltaic (PV) testing company, is approved by Gestore dei Servizi Energetici (GSE) of Italy to perform design qualification and type approval testing of PV modules and systems. Specifically, the company will test crystalline silicon flat-plate PV modules according to the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 61215 standard; thin-film […]