The trusty old laptop is being kicked to the curb, with PC makers trying to spice up their offerings by pushing a variety of hybrids, tablets and smaller-screen devices at the Computex trade show in Taipei this week. Asustek Computer, ...
Earlier in May, Panasonic Corp announced that it has developed a white OLED with the world's highest luminous efficiency of 114 lm/W. Improvements in the efficiency of this OLED device were due to the company's focus on optimizing light ...
Tags: OLED Lighting, Lighting
When it comes to tablets, Microsoft and its OEMs don't know where they're going, an analyst said today. "There's still the idea that they don't quite get it," said Carolina Milanesi of Gartner in an interview. "And I don't think the ...
Tags: Microsoft, Tablet Strategy
PCs that are cooler, smaller and faster were announced by computer makers Sunday in advance of Computex, with the new machines featuring Intel's speedier fourth-generation Core processors code-named Haswell. Asus, Cyberpower and ...
Tags: Intel, Haswell Chips, Computer Products
For first-quarter 2013, Rubicon Technology Inc of Bensenville, IL, USA (which makes monocrystalline sapphire substrates and products for the LED, RFIC, semiconductor and optical industries) has reported revenue of $8.3m, down 18.6% on ...
Osaka-based Panasonic Corp has developed a semiconductor white light source capable of outputting luminous flux in the 10,000-lumen class. The new technology will enable wider variation in design, higher brightness and a smaller form factor ...
Tags: Panasonic, UV laser Projectors
AMD today launched three new additions to its 2013 A-Series and E-Series Mobile Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) lineup – delivering solutions ideally positioned to address today’s evolving PC market with dramatically increased ...
Tags: AMD Amplifies, Graphics
Western Digital's HGST subsidiary today announced what it is calling the industry's densest mobile hard-disk drive, with capacities of up to 1.5TB in a 9.5mm (.37-in.) high form factor. The 2.5-in. wide disk drive contains three platters ...
Microsoft has gotten next to nothing from its $300 million investment in Barnes & Noble, analysts said, but it may reap some rewards as it prepares to ship smaller tablets. In April 2012, Microsoft and the bookseller announced a new, ...
For first-quarter 2013, GigOptix Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (a fabless supplier of analog semiconductor and optical communications components enabling high-speed end-to-end information streaming over optical fiber and wireless networks) has ...
Tags: GigOptix, Electrical, Electronics
Global revenues for LED driver ICs used in general lighting applications will more than triple from 2012 to 2015, as the market for solid-state illumination booms, according to IMS Research. The market governing LED driver ICs for ...
Tags: LED General Lighting, IMS Research
Rubicon Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:RBCN) a leading provider of sapphire substrates and products to the LED, semiconductor, and optical markets, today announced that it has relaunched its website to reflect the company's focus on market ...
Soraa Inc of Fremont, CA, USA, which develops solid-state lighting technology built on ‘GaN on GaN’ (gallium nitride on gallium nitride) substrates, has launched 230V GU10 and 100V E11 versions of its new full-spectrum VIVID 2 ...
Tags: Soraa, LED MR16 Lamps
Soraa has garnered much attention since founder Japanese LED scientist Shuji Nakamura has been helping drive the company towards success. Soraa was able to leverage funding from the US Department of Energy (DOE), and now the company has ...
UK-based LED lighting company, PhotonStar was awarded a grant by the UK Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) for up to £372,269. The grant from the DECC Energy Entrepreneurs Fund and will be used to develop further ...
Tags: LED photonstar, LED