University of Glasgow and University of Cambridge in the UK have claimed the highest frequency performance to date for gallium nitride (GaN) high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) on low-resistivity (LR) silicon (Si) [A. Eblabla et al, ...
China-based touch panel makers will ship 179.54 million units during the third quarter of 2015, increasing 15.5% on quarter. Shipments will consist of 153.06 million smartphone-use units up 15.6% on quarter, 25.26 million tablet-use units, ...
Tags: touch panel, smartphone, tablet touch panel
Combined handset shipments by Taiwan-based handset vendors and ODMs in the third and fourth quarters are likely to be lower than the amount they shipped in the second quarter, reflecting slackening demand, according to Digitimes Research. ...
Tags: handset shipments, TCL, LG Electronics
Sony’s latest mid-range smartphone has made a splash at MWC 2015, with the Sony Xperia M4 Aqua landing as a waterproof Android offering. Featuring IP65 and IP68 certification, the M4 Aqua can be submerged in 1 metre of water for up ...
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Following the phone’s CES 2015 unveiling, LG has confirmed that its innovative new LG G Flex 2 handset is heading to the UK. A direct follow-on to the 2013-released original G Flex, the new model pairs LG’s innovative, ...
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The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 LTE-A has been officially unveiled as the first smartphone to come running Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 810 processor. A reworking of the popular Galaxy Note 4, the new LTE-A edition packs far more than the ...
The market for connected street lighting is currently worth around US$104 million, but with global shipments of connected street lights expected to increase four-fold over the next five years, the market is estimated to reach almost US$450 ...
Tags: Lighting Market, Lights
SoftBank Internet and Media Inc., one of the leading providers of comprehensive range of mobile communications, fixed-line communications, and Internet services around the world, is set to invest US$ 627 million in Snapdeal, one of the ...
Tags: Softbank Group, digital future, Apparel
Specialty foundry TowerJazz (which has fabrication plants at Tower Semiconductor Ltd in Migdal Haemek, Israel, and at its subsidiaries Jazz Semiconductor Inc in Newport Beach, CA, USA and TowerJazz Japan Ltd) has qualified Migdal Haemek ...
Tags: TowerJazz, RF Front-End Modules, Electrical
Samsung Electro-Mechanics announced on July 29 that it reported an operating profit of 8.5 trillion won (US$8.3 billion) in the second quarter of this year, a year-year decrease of 90.5 percent. The company turned over 1.8607 trillion won ...
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THe Samsung Group’s move aimed at spurring management innovation to overcome limits to growth has put Samsung subsidiaries on edge. As business restructuring and reorganization is scheduled in August, subsidiaries are keeping their ...
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MEI Wet Processing Systems and Services (a subsidiary of MEI LLC) of Albany, OR, USA has launched the FluidJet batch wet processing system for metal lift-off in MEMS (micro-electromechanical system) and compound semiconductor manufacturing, ...
Tags: metal lift-off system, semiconductor, metal
I typically have headphones on when I'm home in New York, whether it's during a jog or a commute. I often crank the volume up, at the risk of hearing loss, so that I could hear my favorite podcasts over loud subways and honking cars. I ...
Tags: noise-cancelling technology, WATERPROOF, in-ear headphones
The major Telcos have launched dedicated web pages for consumers to pre-register interest for the Galaxy S5, including Optus, Telstra and Vodafone. Samsung took to the stage in Barcelona for its Mobile World Congress launch event this ...
(AP)—Sony is borrowing innovations from its audio and camcorder businesses and incorporating its new Xperia Z2 smartphone with noise-cancelling technology and ultra-high-definition video recording. Noise cancellation works with an ...