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Crosspoint switches are poised to achieve significant growth as units become more able to achieve power conservation. Less expensive crosspoint switches allow proliferation of devices into a wide range of broadband and multimedia applications.

According to a new report available at Electronics.ca Publications, worldwide nanotechnology lithium-ion batteries are poised to achieve significant growth as units become smaller and less expensive broadening the types of energy applications

In a new study, Manufacturing Insights spoke with technology vendors, consultants, and buyers about what the coming year will hold for supply chains in the manufacturing industry.

Following two years of double-digit revenue growth - 20% in 2006 and 16% in 2007 - it is expected the worldwide electronics manufacturing services (EMS) industry (including ODMs) will end 2008 with growth of 9.3%, reaching $291 billion in revenues.

Despite the global economic slow down, in 2009, the Asia/Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ) region still presents great opportunities as both emerging economies and emerging technologies continue to chart advancements.

With the burgeoning demand for portable devices, demand for advanced electronic packaging for accommodating the integrated circuits that support the aforesaid devices is on rise.

As medical, diagnostic and consumer handheld applications (micro-fuel cell) expect low cost disposable solutions, the challenge is to integrate sensors and valves at the chip manufacturing level.

If people do not adopt solar energy, the planet will become unfit for human habitation. The fossil fuels are warming the planet at an exponentially increasing rate that makes life unsustainable if something does not change.

India now has significant potential to impact the global markets. The country, in fact, currently boasts a GDP growth rate that is second only to China.

While many often think of Europe and Japan as powerhouses in the industrial and medical electronics sector, European and Japanese OEMs account for under 30% and 20% of the total market respectively.