Electronics Today

EXECUTIVE FORUM
O.P. Bhatt elected IBA Chairman
Sanjiv Loomba is Director ECIL
New appointments at Hitachi Data Systems
Navin Vohra VP Andrew Solutions
Frank Khoshnoud to head Patni's Mfg business
Jayant Khosla heads Bharti, gets Essar CEO to head Africa
Obopay elevates Deepak Chandnani as President
Rahul Agarwal is ED, Lenovo India

TRENDS
Organic light-emitting transistors developed
Hot new material can keep electronics cool
Scientists develop room-temperature microlasers
Autonomous molecular robot made out of DNA
Self-assembling protein for computing
Structure of nature’s light switch deciphered
Silk-based electronics for brain implants
Molecular computer mimics human brain
Nanotube fuzz boosts optical performance
Building blocks for new class of optical circuits
Optical system for undersea communications
Photonic material for all-optical switching
Fibre nanogenerators lead to electric clothing
KU radar system provides 3D image of earth
Research Team ‘Virtualises’ supercomputer
Nanowires key to future transistors, electronics


                                      

TECHMARCH
Advancements in Light-emitting diode — Technology

SPECIAL REPORT
Developments in Internet Protocol TV

SPECIAL ARTICLE
Guidelines for off-grid and decentralised solar applications

ARTICLE
Solar cell efficiency improvements — Global and Indian perspectives

TECHNEWS
Data transmission through LEDs planned
Flexible glass for brighter, lighter displays
Delivering text-based news to automotive and mobile devices
Alliance pushes tighter RoHS in consumer electronics
Eye tracking for mobile control
Shift to 450mm is inevitable, says Semico report
Intel gears 50-core processor for high-end computing
60GHz chipset developed for WPAN standard
IBM ‘fab club’ joins high-k bandwagon
WiGig gains turf in next gen wireless for now
Engineers push smart grid spec by next year
Wireless Controlled from the Cloud
Power strip to monitor power consumption
Redesigning the Web for touch screens
RFID enjoys widespread industry adoption
Why electronics industry needs 3D shift
In-Stat: Web-enabled CE apps spur TV widgets
Writing circuits on graphene
Graphene: a hot new material for keeping electronics cool

PVSOLAR NEWS
Govt. offers sops for off-grid solar projects
FICCI's solar energy task force pushes for performance clause
Gujarat finalizes 17 solar Power PPAs
MERC mandates distributors to buy 6% green energy
New techniques evolved for low-cost solar cells
India set to add 1,100 MW solar power by next year
Major hurdle in road to high-efficiency solar cells cleared
Shree cement forays into solar power sector
Solar powered ACs to beat the sun
India's renewable energy capacity soars
Chinese firm interested in 50-MW solar plant in TN
Jindal Power to work on its solar power project
Astonfield taps Belectric for 5MW solar plant in Rajasthan
XL Telecom bags two export orders
Solar PV rooftop power generation systems in auto industry
US firms to setup solar venture in India
Japan deploy’s space solar sail

DESIGNERS CORNER
High-capacitance MLCCs suit automotives apps
WLAN module supports multiple host interface ports
5V power 32bit MCU ups immunity to system noise
Hardware encrypted eMPUs target industrial systems
Coax cable’s open pin field config eases design
PMIC’s 4MHz frequency cuts output ripple
32bit MCU from NXP
Touch sensor controller packs proximity sensor
Flat wire tech power inductors lower DC resistance
TD-SCDMA measurement suite offers speed, modularity
Single-core 1GHz processor targets NAS apps
Tiny PIFA antenna supports 1.575GHz frequency
TI Class-D amp with boost converter extends battery life

Corporate briefings
Sistema Shyam hopes Russian investment soon
IDRBT award for Karur Vysya Bank
3i Infotech solution for Corp Bank
BSNL unveils rural broadband plans
Hyderabad’s Pyro gets BSNL contract
Wipro selected for IRDA project
TCS bags contract from Telenor Norway
130-member team driving IT systems at FIFA World Cup
NTT DATA to buy Intelligroup for $199 million
HCL Tech bags Rs 506-cr deal from Singapore Exchange
Check Point buys US company Liquid machines
Seer Akademi, JNTU partner on MS programme
MIC Electronics gets Commonwealth Games contract
DishTV offers HD service
DishTV to launch Conditional Access Module
IBM bags ECS’s business continuity service contract
Panasonic sets up 3D innovation centre
Texas Instruments eyeing opportunity in 3G, WiMax
ITU guidelines on transition to digital broadcasting
Coolpad plans R&D centre in India
HP, Sify enter cloud services agreement
Tieto’s new centre in Bangalore
Greater computing speed for Garuda grid
Reliance Media Works expands UK facilities
ESI scheme set to enter electronic era
Tektronix acquires Mixed Signals, Inc.

SMARTCARDS TODAY

Mobile banking to speed up Financial Inclusion in India
Biometric sensors market set to grow
Biometric cards for all medical colleges
PaisaGate launches mobile expense tracker
E-Passport system will revolutionise the system
HDFC Bank introduces EMV based credit cards
SMARTRAC obtains AIT certification for RFID/white card products
TRAI issues paper on ‘National Broadband Plan’
SMARTRAC obtains AIT certification for RFID/white card products
Over 125m Zebra’s patient ID wristbands sold
Monitise and Visa to launch JV in India

Smart Briefings
State Bank of Hyderabad to issue 14 lakh biometric cards
Kochi offers digital security engineering courses
Swipe smart card get medicine anywhere in India
High capacity smart cards get Road Ministry approval
ANSI ID standard verification meeting set
Fingerprints to be mandatory for foreigners by 2014
Germany's payback acquires i-Mint
Biometric cards for MGNREGA beneficiaries
BEST loses Rs 10L a day to faulty smartcard machines
Chandigarh implements PDS Smart Cards
Sagem Sécurité rated No. 1 in fingerprint-based authentification
Himachal extends date for making BPL smart cards
Banks cancel 6 million credit cards in 2009-10
AP Ration cards: 1.1 crore biometric samples found to be duplicate
Smart driving licences launch in Surat


       

Smart Products
C-True launches its new face recognition biometric solution
Zebra ZXP Series 8
Fargo introduces Advanced Generation direct-to-card printers
Panasonic releases mobile identity checking solution
MaxID Corp announces the MaxIDentity Suite, a powerful software application suite for identity verification
eToken: The world’s leading USB-based strong authentication and password management solution
PACT from SCM Microsystems
ACS eH880 Secure Smart Card Terminal
CHIPDRIVE® SmartFold Portable & compact smart card reader
Dekart SIM Manager 2.8

RFID Briefings

NXP powers Turkey contactless highway toll system
Gemalto, Mastercard to pilot new NFC mobile payment device
Health IT used to track assets, improve patient care
Outpatient tracking application at India's Apollo Hospital
RFID solution improves lumber distribution processes
Cold Chain monitoring enabled by sensing alliance
Imation and RFID Global Solution in partnership
IDTechEx RFID knowledgebase passes 4000 RFID projects
Canada advances system for cattle traceability
Vein-To-Vein blood bag tracking efficiency solution

RFID Products

New contactless terminal introduced
New NFC tag launched by Innovision Research & Technology
ASK expands contactless handheld reader portfolio
TagMaster begins XT Series UHF Readers and ID-Tags
Personal tracking solution using u-blox GPS technology
SensorLogic announces one-step asset tracking
Ease of wireless communication between GPS and RFID