For its fiscal second-quarter 2015 (to 27 September 2014), RF Micro Devices Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA has reported record revenue of $362.7m, up 14.7% on $316.3m last quarter and 16.7% on $310.7m a year ago. Fiscal Q2/2014 Q3/2014 ...
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For third-quarter 2014, RF front-end component maker and foundry services provider TriQuint Semiconductor Inc of Hillsboro, OR, USA has reported record revenue of $272.1m, up 18% on $230.8m last quarter and up 8% on $250.8m a year ago. This ...
Microsoft has joined the wearable health-monitoring fray with its new “Microsoft Band,” a wrist-worn device that will allow users to monitor their fitness and exercise regimens. The Microsoft Band, as shown on the company's ...
China makers' shipments of touch panels used in smartphone, tablet and notebook applications are expected to grow 7.1%, 3.6% and 10% respectively on quarter during the third quarter of 2014, according to Digitimes Research. Tablet ...
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Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723), a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, is enhancing the driving experience with robust new solutions for the integrated car cockpit. As the newest member of Renesas ...
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Total search volumes for home and garden grew by 15% in the third quarter of 2014 compared with the same quarter a year earlier, reports the BRC. Search volumes on smartphones outpaced search volumes on tablets, with growth of 41% compared ...
Tags: Housing Market, Garden Searches
Electronics purchases are a popular choice among American buyers, with three out of four reporting plans for spending in the coming year. Online outlets and brick-and-mortar sellers both remain popular choices, but those that flock to ...
Tags: Apple iPhone, Android devices, Electronics
China's air pollution problems are more severe and widespread and it has caused a jump in chronic lung diseases usually associated with the elderly among people in their 30s, state media said. However, there are tips for coping with ...
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OSAKA — Japan’s major electronic components producers, such as Murata Manufacturing and TDK, have been handling record-high order volumes, propelled by Apple’s new iPhone. Orders at six major Japanese manufacturers ...
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Japanese consumer electronics giants may be struggling, but many of the country’s parts makers are thriving. While some of them have long-standing relationships with Apple Inc.AAPL+2.64% and other well-known names, they are also ...
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Rohm upgraded its earnings forecast for the April-September half, raising guidance for net profit to 19 billion yen ($178 million), up 55% on the year and some 9 billion yen higher than previously predicted. Sales of the Japanese ...
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According to IHS, approximately 880,000 connected LED smart bulbs were shipped globally in 2013. With new lighting products entering the market seemingly every week, sales are forecast to ramp up very quickly in the next few years, with ...
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It used to be that we adults just had to worry about keeping up with our children in the smarts department. (Remember the first time you had to ask your offspring to show you how to use email or Facebook?) Now, as the technological ...
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U.S. consumers who purchase gifts during the 2014 Christmas season anticipate spending an average of $596.53, according to the National Retail Federation's (NRF) annual holiday intentions survey. The anticipated figure represented an ...
Tags: Jewelry, Precious Metals
Audi is making a personalized world of music available inside the cars of its customers. The revised model lines of the Audi A6* and Audi A7 Sportback* as well as the new Audi TT* have an optional new connect service on board that customers ...
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