The UK Government has issued its final guidelines implementing the European Commission’s Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS), and it looks as though the country has been more friendly to industry than some other jurisdictions in the European Union.

Plastic Logic has added to its latest funding round with a multi-million dollar investment by Silicon Valley venture firm Oak Investment Partners

Digital video imaging (DVI) is fast replacing the traditional analogue VGA standard, and is becoming the de facto standard interface for the high-speed transfer of high volumes of digital image data. DVI uses a technique called transmission minimised differential signalling (TMDS) which allows for faster communication with less likelihood of image degradation. As a result, DVI is starting to be ...

STMicroelectronics has joined the Enhanced Wireless Consortium (EWC), a coalition of Wi-Fi industry leaders formed in October. The group, which includes such powerhouses as Intel, Broadcom and Atheros, aims to accelerate and promote development of the IEEE 802.11n. ST is no stranger to 802.11n, a next-generation Wi-Fi standard based on Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output (MIMO) technology that is expected to be capable ...

A merger between Philips Semiconductors and one of its industry peers could create the world’s fourth largest semiconductor company, according to Nomura. “By indicating a shift in legal status for its beleagured semiconductor division, Philips is openly drawing attention to a willingness to consider merger and acquisition possibilities,” said Sean Murphy, global semiconductor analyst at Nomura. “Our analysis concludes that ...

The 0.3mm thick battery uses a type of plastic called organic radical polymer as its cathode.

Microchip is offering two delta-sigma, analogue-to-digital converters (ADCs) with 22-bit resolution

Green Hills Software is offering a software development and deployment environment for safety-critical industrial devices

The Research Councils UK have proposed a nanoelectronics mini-fab for the UK, costing £50m with a budget of £5m a year.

Spirent said it plans to focus on its communications group and use the money raised from the sale to buy back £50m of shares. A further £70.4m will be used to repay outstanding loan notes and £47m will go the firm’s pension scheme. This will leave Spirent £82.1m to invest in the remaining business. The firm said the sale will ...