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Bticino Has Updated Its Popular Modular AV Door Entry Panels
Feb 17, 2013Bticino, part of Legrand, has updated its popular modular AV door entry panels to deliver an enhanced combination of style, market leading technology and advanced security options. The new Bticino Sfera range is available in three stylish ...
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Trade War Is Likely to Affect Taiwan-Based Solar Cell Makers
Feb 17, 2013The Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing (CASM) recently appealed to the US Department of Commerce that China-based firms may assemble solar modules with solar cells produced outside of China for the US market. This is likely to ...
Tags: CASM, solar modules, solar makers
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250W Solar Modules with 60 Solar Cells Are Expected to Become The Mainstream
Feb 17, 2013Due to rising demand for rooftop solar PV systems, 250W solar modules with 60 solar cells are expected to become the mainstream. Demand for rooftop solar PV systems in Europe and Japan is expected to grow because government subsidies have ...
Tags: solar PV systems, solar modules, solar cells
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The Price of 60W Retrofit LED Light Bulbs Is Likely to Drop Below US$10/Unit in 2013
Feb 17, 2013Due to rapid price drops, market observers believe the price of 60W retrofit LED light bulbs is likely to drop below US$10/unit in 2013. According to studies, LED light bulb penetration reached 17% of the entire light bulb market in 2012. ...
Tags: LED light bulb, LED, price
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Solar Firms Plan to Increase Capacity Utilization Rates to Full After Lunar New Year
Feb 17, 2013Solar wafer and cell makers in Greater China plan to increase capacity utilization rates to full after the Lunar New Year holidays and hope product prices will increase as well. Solar firms believe that solar module price trends will show ...
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TI Has off-Line, Phase-Dimmable, Constant-Current Lighting Controllers
Feb 16, 2013Texas Instruments has off-line, phase-dimmable, constant-current lighting controllers which can be retrofitted to a range of LED bulb types, including E14, GU10, A19, PAR20/30/38, MR16 and AR111. The TPS92075 is available in a 6-pin ...
Tags: lighting controllers, LED bulb types, LED
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A Self-Drive System for Cars Has Been Developed by a Team at Oxford University
Feb 16, 2013A self-drive system for cars which could be sold for as little as £100 has been developed by a team at Oxford University. The Oxford RobotCar UK Project is led by Professor Paul Newmanfrom the university's department of engineering ...
Tags: self-drive system, engineering science, car
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Ubiquisys Is Working with Quortus to Demonstrate a Small-Cell-Based Mobile PBX
Feb 16, 2013Ubiquisys is working with Guildford-based networks company Quortus to demonstrate a small-cell-based mobile PBX at Mobile World Congress, which takes place in Barcelona later this month. According to the companies, the all-mobile PBX ...
Tags: Ubiquisys, mobile PBX, Mobile World Congress
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The Hybrid Model Offers Customers Access to a Large Database of Searchable Content
Feb 16, 2013What will be the trend of the distribution market in 2013? The lines between engineering and purchasing will continue to blur, validating the importance of a next generation distribution model. This next generation approach is less ...
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ST-Ericsson Is Planning a Jobs Fair in Nijmegen to Find Posts for Its Engineers
Feb 16, 2013ST-Ericsson is planning a Jobs Fair in Nijmegen, Holland on February 20th to find posts for its engineers. The move suggest that STMicroelectronics and Ericsson have failed to find a buyer for the company as a going concern.
Tags: ST-Ericsson, Jobs Fair, STMicroelectronics
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China's LED industry has formed four major regions
Feb 16, 2013In 2012, the total output value of China's LED industry was CNY 205.9 billion with the year-on-year growth of 34%. Of which, the output value of upstream epitaxial wafer and chip industry, midstream packaging industry and downstream ...
Tags: LED, xiamen, LED Industry
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The Landsat Data Continuity Mission Blasted Into Orbit Atop This Atlas V Rocket Yesterday
Feb 16, 2013The Landsat Data Continuity Mission, the newest addition to NASA's 40-year mission monitoring Earth from space, blasted into orbit atop this Atlas V rocket yesterday. The successful launch ensures observations will continue uninterrupted ...
Tags: Landsat Data Continuity Mission, orbit atop, predecessor
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Southern Manufacturing Show Was Presented Mood for Growth
Feb 16, 2013The UK's largest manufacturing exhibition opened its doors this week attracting a record number of visitors, demonstrating the continuing importance of the manufacturing sector to the UK's economy. "The last twelve months has been ...
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in 2013 Presented IC Winners and IC Losers
Feb 16, 2013Eight IC product types will grow more than the market this year, says IC Insights, eleven product types will grow less than the market and ten product types will decline. Top of the pops are tablet MPUs and cellphone application MPUs ...
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Foundries Booming
Feb 16, 2013Despite a gloomy industry-wide expectation for Q1, the foundries appear to be flourshing. TSMC’s January sales were 37% up on January 2012 at $1.6bn. UMC’s were up 6.87% on January 2012 at $316m. TSMC’s December sales ...
Tags: TSMC, January sales, UMC
