Polished and epitaxial silicon shipments totaling 10,444 million square inches (MSI) were shipped in 2016, says SEMI.

Read full article: Record-breaking wafer shipments set to continue, says SEMI

Wireless light switch firm EnOcean has introduced a Bluetooth LE version of its battery-free wireless light switch technology.

Read full article: EnOcean adds Bluetooth LE wireless light switches

Murata Electronics Europe plans to acquire French 3D silicon capacitor maker IPDiA.

Read full article: Murata buys French capacitor tech firm

The University of Southampton is to look into novel chalcogenide glass made from gallium, lanthanum and sulphur (GLS) which have excellent IR transparency .

Read full article: Novel glass improves aerospace, defence and memory in UK research

46 years ago an entrepreneur told his engineers he wanted them to produce a product which you could “put in your pocket and attend a meeting without having to haul out some damn thing that isn’t convenient.” The engineers turned out a design about the size of a cigarette pack which fitted into the entrepreneur’s …

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Knowles is to promote capacitors for electric vehicles at Electronics in Munich, as well as some for 5G telecoms.

Read full article: Electronica: Safety-certified capacitors from Knowles

Osram Opto Semi will show products at Electronica in Munich including a new surface mountable Oslon Black Flat S multi-chip led for pixelated headlights, and a laser diode specifically for lidar. Also, “results from current research projects will provide insights into the future of light,” said the firm. See it at booth 107 hall A3 …

Read full article: Electronica: Osram will release matrix headlamp led

Potentially life-saving sensor technology for the army has been developed in the UK. Design firm Plextek has developed a sensor technology which can identify damage to a soldier’s body armour on the battlefield, saving both lives and money for the UK military. Even hairline fractures to a soldier’s ceramic armour plate will mean they’re not …

Read full article: Car sensor technology can save lives of solders

Germany is about to implement a new EMC Directive. This will incorporate Directive 2014/30/EU regarding the electromagnetic compatibility of equipment into German law.

Read full article: Germany gets new EMC rules

Vishay expands its Powertron S-Line of precision current sense resistors, aiming at industrial and energy applications.

Read full article: Electronica: Sense resistors look to industrial and energy applications