The global semiconductor industry is likely to have hit its bottom in the fourth quarter of last year, the chief executive of South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor said Thursday.

Environmental campaigners say they are astonished at the government's decision to suspend a scheme which gave grants to schools, hospitals and other public buildings to switch to renewable energy. Renewable energy experts say it has all been disastrous and could leave the UK at a competitive disadvantage in the future.

When Toshiba's fuel cell-powered phone was announced last October of 2008, the purported release date was March of this year. Unfortunately, the month is coming to a close, but we are yet to see any telltale signs of the phone's release whatsoever. But even if the phone in question is nowhere in sight, Toshiba is commencing the mass production of its fuel cell products.

Japan's exports saw a record plunge in February, falling by nearly half compared with a year earlier, according to the country's finance ministry.

"We'll recover from this recession, but it will take time, it will take patience, and it will take an understanding that, when we all work together, when each of us looks beyond our own short-term interest to the wider set of obligations we have towards each other, that's when we succeed..."

Sony Ericsson has announced that Najmi Jarwala, President of Sony Ericsson USA and Head of Region North America (comprising the US and Canada markets), has chosen to leave the company at the end of March to pursue other career opportunities.

Moody's Investors Service downgraded Corning's credit outlook to "Negative" from "Stable" on Tuesday, citing a falloff in demand that began late last year.

The partnership between Samsung Electronics and Sony is facing a serious test, with Sony drawing first blood, testing samples of LCD panels manufactured by LG Display.

Novaled AG announces that it will work together with Holst Centre on Organic Thin Film Transistors (OTFT) using the Novaled PIN OLED technology and materials.

Seoul Semiconductor will supply 300 thousand pieces of LED for ‘LED Farming Demonstration Project’ of Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry of Japan. LED light source for farming is getting popular for energy saving and improvement of product quality. Competitive power of Seoul Semiconductor and possibility of its market expansion with diversified items in the Japanese market have been confirmed.

Khatod expects to add more than 50 new products to its current 690-SKU catalog this year, in part with Future’s assistance.

Samsung has told European journalists at its 2009 European Forum that consumers expecting an OLED television from the company anytime soon shouldn't hold their breath.

Daiwa House Industry developed an LED lighting system dubbed "Grace Lumino" in collaboration with Nabesho and Kyocera.

Seeking to boost the US clean-energy industry, President Obama on Monday announced US$1.2 billion for science research at national labs and a proposal to extend a business tax credit for investments in research and development. Obama told researchers and green-technology business people that their work was vital to revitalizing the US economy and cutting the country's dependence on foreign oil.

The European Commission and Japan are going to deepen their collaboration in energy research. The primal areas for cooperation are photovoltaics, power storage and carbon capture and storage.

Lam Research is cutting 375 jobs or 10% of its workforce as part of a restructuring effort the company estimates will save it up to US$95 million a year.

A startup called Zeebo is betting that people in emerging markets want to play good video games just as much as people in the US, Western Europe and Japan do. Zeebo plans to launch its "video game console for the next billion" in Brazil next month for US$199 and other countries later in the year for US$179. It was developed using the cell phone technology of Qualcomm.

Germany's Siemens AG (SI) Tuesday said that Siemens Energy is to acquire a 28% stake in Italian solar company Archimede Solar Energy S.p.A. and thus expand its competencies for solar thermal power plants.