A 300-billion-digit number is the biggest known pseudoprime, a number which looks like a prime but isn't. The techniques used to find this behemoth could help keep online transactions secure. The first 10 digits are 1512269972 - but we ...
Intel intends to sell set top boxes which can see what you're doing in your home. It will be able to identify each individual watcher of a domestic TV. The information gathered will allow companies to target advertising at specific ...
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A new not-for-profit company called Digital Mobile Spectrum Ltd (DMSL) has been established to tackle the problem of 4G interfering with Freeview broadcasts. A former Nokia-Siemens Networks CEO has been tapped to handle the roll-out of 4G ...
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LT8705 from Linear Technology operates over 2.8 to 80V input range and can produce a 1.3 to 80V at up to 250W, with up to 98% efficiency. The topology is four switch (external n-fets), single inductor; and over 1kW can be delivered by ...
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Thank you to all who participated in the tenth annual DOE Solid-State Lighting R&D Workshop, held January 29–31 in Long Beach, California. With passion, enthusiasm, and lots of new ideas, nearly 250 attendees explored such questions ...
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Dublin-based fab-less chip company Ikon Semiconductor has jumped into the competitive LED light bulb market with its first product: a dimmable single-stage ac-dc converter. Like iWatt's new chip for non-dimmable bulbs (see page??), Ikon ...
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John Lewis, the UK department store retailer, is running a trial of graphic epaper display systems at its Exeter store. Manufacturer ZBD has supplied the epaper displays and Pierhouse has provided the retail information and pricing ...
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Fluke (UK) has introduced a ‘Try & Buy’ scheme, for a limited period, for customers who are keen to test the potential of a thermal imaging camera in their everyday work, but who are not certain of the many benefits it can ...
The merger of Delta's solar subsidiary, DelSolar, and Neo Solar Power (NSP) is expected to be completed in May-June, according to Yancey Hai, chairman of Delta Electronics. The industry is optimistic about 2013 and Delta predicts the firm ...
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Market observers believe Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar is likely to report 2012 net losses due to losses incurred from investments. However, the benefits Epistar's acquisition of Huga Optotech are expected to show in 2013. Epistar is ...
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AU Optronics (AUO) has announced that its consolidated revenues in the fourth quarter of 2012 were NT$99.4 billion (US$3.42 billion), down 3.3% from the previous quarter. Gross profit was US$97 million, with a gross margin of 2.8% while ...
Germany-based Azzurro Semiconductor AG has turned out sample 8-inch Ga-on-Si (gallium on silicon substrates) LED epitaxial wafers and plans to begin volume production as soon as the end of the second quarter of 2013, according to company ...
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Taiwan-based LED chip packaging house Unity Opto Technology saw its revenues of NT$514 million (US$17.6 million) for January 2013 decrease on month by 8.76% but increase 74.91% on year, while fellow maker Lextar Electronics had January ...
Former AMD CEO Hector Ruiz has written a book about the chip wars between Intel and AMD. 'Slingshot: AMD's Fight to Free An Industry From The Ruthless Grip of Intel' - is the title of a book written by former AMD CEO Hector Ruiz to be ...
Micron Technology has introduced its smallest 128Gbit NAND flash memory fabbed on a 20nm process. The memory device uses a triple-level-cell (TLC) design which stores three bits of information per cell. This means the device is ...