Researchers in Russia claim “the first demonstration of an injection quantum well microdisk laser fabricated of III-V materials monolithically grown on silicon (001) substrate” [N. V. Kryzhanovskaya et al, Optics Express, vol. ...
Tags: silicon photonics, Lasers
China has targeted installing 86.5GW PV capacity during 2017-2020 under the 13th Five-Year National Development Plan, including 54.5GW for ground-mounted PV projects and 32GW, or 8GW a year, for PV projects under the "Top Runner Program," ...
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Self-driving vehicle technology developer Nauto has closed a $159m series B financing round for its growth and global expansion. A subsidiary of SoftBank and Greylock Partners led the round. Others participating in the round were ...
Epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK says that, for first-half 2017, it expects revenue of about £70m, reflecting increased sales in each of its three primary markets. “All business units have ...
Continental has showcased its Cruising Chauffeur, a self-driving car platform which provides an insight into the company’s vision of the future of what it calls “highly automated driving” on highways. Highly automated ...
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In a surprise announcement, Ubisoft has pledged to unveil new games for the Nintendo Switch in the near future. During Ubisoft’s recent earnings call with corporate investors, CEO Yves Guillemot revealed the the firm would be ...
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San Diego-based craft brewery Coronado Brewing is acquiring a majority interest in Monkey Paw Brewing. The move allows Monkey Paw to share in Coronado’s resources, further developing the brand, while simultaneously maintaining the ...
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America (MHIA) has completed the construction of a two-train polyethylene facility in the US for ExxonMobil Chemical. MHIA, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), secured the construction order from ...
ZEISS Group of Oberkochen, Germany is fueling its growth strategy by expanding into the process control market. Through its new Process Control Solutions (PCS) business unit - part of the ZEISS Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology (SMT) ...
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Jakob Mosser is to leave the Schur Flexibles Group, who founded the company in 2012 and has managed the company as CEO since that time. Following the company’s successful expansion, he provided support last year in the sale of the ...
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The OnePlus 5 is here, and it brings with it a load of top-end features at the usual affordable price the company is known for. And while the latest OnePlus handset manages to impress overall, it seems some users are experiencing a ...
Smartphones launched as soon as next year could feature a bezel-free design thanks to new fingerprint scanning technology announced by Qualcomm. The US chipmaker has long supplied components to major phone makers like Apple and Samsung, ...
Tags: Fingerprint Scanner, Smartphones
Stephens & George has invested in saddle stitching and perfect binding systems, in a bid to expand its operations. As the installation of our second Bolero B9 gathers pace, we reflect on the reasons behind our investment within our ...
For full-year fiscal 2017 (to end-April), fiber-optic communications component and subsystem maker Finisar Corp of Sunnyvale, CA, USA has reported record revenue of $1449.3m, up 14.7% on fiscal 2016’s $1263.2m. However, for fiscal ...
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Ireland's Reprographic Systems installed the first Crystal 5080 XPS exposure units in the UK. XPS Crystal is claimed to produce LED UV Exposure that is digitally controlled to result in high quality and highly consistent flexo plate ...
Tags: XPS Crystal, LED UV