Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA (which makes analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has signed a definitive agreement to buy private fabless semiconductor supplier Avnera Corp of Beaverton, OR, USA, a developer of analog system ...
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For second-quarter 2018, epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has reported revenue of $157.8m, down slightly on $158.6m last quarter but up 40.6% on $112.2m a year ago. ...
Ford has upgraded the 2019 F-150 Limited with a high-output 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 engine. The automaker cliams that rated at 450 horsepower and 510 lb.-ft. of torque, the new Ford F-150 Limited offers more power than any light-duty pickup ...
Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany is supplying several more AIX 2800G4-TM cluster metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) systems (for delivery between third-quarter 2018 and first-quarter ...
Tags: Aixtron, MOCVD Changelight, LED
Akoustis Technologies Inc of Charlotte, NC, USA - which designs and manufactures patented BulkONE single-crystal piezoelectric bulk acoustic wave (BAW) high-band RF filters for mobile and other wireless applications - has completed ...
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Analog Devices Inc of Norwood, MA, USA (which provides mixed-signal ICs for cable access) has officially broken ground on its new global headquarters in Wilmington, MA, in a ceremony attended by Jay Ash (Secretary of Housing and Economic ...
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After beginning volume production of its first bulk-CMOS radio frequency (RF) switch in 2008, Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has now reached an annual run-rate far exceeding 1 billion and a cumulative shipments of 5 billion RF ...
Results have been announced for the research project ‘Integrated High-Volume Production along the LED Value-Added Chain for Large Wafers and Panels’ (InteGreat), which ran between December 2014 and February 2018 supported by the ...
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SLD Laser of Goleta, CA, USA (a spin-off from LED lighting firm Soraa Inc that is commercializing visible laser light sources for automotive, specialty lighting and display applications) says that its LaserLight SMD product line has ...
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Daimler has inaugurated Lab1886 in Atlanta, Georgia, a new location for the company's innovation hub. Guests at the event included Nathan Deal, Governor of Georgia, as well as Silicon Valley icon and investor Guy Kawasaki. Lab1886 ...
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US-based Terrafugia said that the latest features and systems will be incorporated into the Transition flying car, which is due to come to market in 2019. The new features in the Transition production vehicle, a two-seat auto and ...
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BMW has started production of 8 Series Coupé sportscar at Dingolfing plant on Germany. The company invested an investment in the low three-digit-million into the site in Lower Bavaria in preparation for the 8 Series, with BMW ...
The UK Government has unveiled a strategy, which sets out ambition for about 50%, and as many as 70%, of new car sales to be ultra low emission by 2030. The Road to Zero Strategy is claimed to set the stage for the largest technology ...
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Bosch and Daimler have selected and signed an agreement with the US AI computing firm Nvidia as a supplier for the artificial intelligence (AI) platform they need. AI is an important building block in fully automated and driverless ...
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Japanese automaker Nissan has abandoned the deal to sell its EV battery manufacturing unit to Chinese private equity firm GSR Capital. The deal, valued at nearly $1bn, was cancelled by Nissan stating that the Chinese firm lacked the ...
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