Globalfoundries is to build an R&D facility at its Fab 8 campus in Saratoga County,N.Y which it calls its Technology Development Center(TDC). The TDC will cost nearly$2bn,increasing the total capital investment for the Fab 8 campus to ...
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Fabless semiconductor firm RFaxis Inc of Irvine, CA, USA, which designs RF semiconductors and embedded antenna solutions for the wireless connectivity and cellular mobility markets, says that its CMOS RF (radiofFrequency) front-end ...
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Latest Cree Innovation Uses Single LED Source to Deliver Precise Optical Control,Glare-Free Lighting and Lower Energy Cost DURHAM,NC--Using up to 80 percent less energy and designed to last up to eight times longer than traditional 50-watt ...
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TSMC to make the A6X chip used in iPad4 Apple has entered into a contract with the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for the microchips used in various iPads. The contract is said to be a part of the company's strategy ...
Samsung Electronics said its operating profit nearly doubled in the fourth quarter,on strong sales of high-end smartphones and the growth of its processor business for mobile devices. The world's largest handset,memory chip and TV maker ...
QuantumClean of Dublin,CA,USA,which provides high-purity outsourced process tool parts cleaning,surface treatment,refurbishment,analytical and engineering services to the semiconductor,solar and LED industries,has acquired semiconductor ...
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IDG News Service - Nvidia has unveiled its Tegra 4 processor, a chip that will bring consumers more power in mobile devices and help Nvidia remain competitive in the fast moving mobile market. The Tegra 4 is based on ARM's quad-core ...
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RF Micro Devices Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA has launched the highly integrated RFFM4501E front-end module (FEM) for 802.11ac notebook and mobile equipment applications. The firm says that its newest WiFi FEM meets or exceeds the system ...
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Researchers in Singapore claim the first DC and microwave performance measurements for 0.15μm-gate aluminium gallium nitride(AlGaN)on gallium nitride high-electron-mobility transistors(HEMTs)on silicon substrates with gold-free ...
The PC market was once the engine room of the global semiconductor market.But no longer. The two largest microprocessor suppliers to the PC market,Intel and AMD,see sales under pressure as smartphones and tablets take over as the chip ...
Kopin Corp of Taunton, MA, USA, a supplier of III-V semiconductor products and microdisplays for mobile applications (including smartphones, tablet PCs, military thermal weapons sights and wearable computers), says that, as required by ...
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Rubicon Technology Inc of Bensenville, IL, USA, which makes monocrystalline sapphire substrates and products for the LED, RFIC, semiconductor and optical industries, has closed a three-year $25m secured revolving credit facility with ...
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Simpler and more cost-effective methods are needed in LED lamp manufacture.VTT Ventures Ltd and Lumichip Ltd are pleased to announce a joint investment in Finnish LED technology company LightTherm Ltd that uses its innovative materials and ...
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Miniature LEDs Miniature LEDs are some of the most common types of LED lights and can be found in an array of devices with surface-mount or through-hole designs. Miniature LED lights are used mostly as indicator ...
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Digital Mass Flow Controllers (MFC’s), as typically used in the semiconductor, chemical processing, food and pharmaceutical industries, are designed to both measure and control the flow of various gases and liquids. Applications also ...
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