Epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK says that its strategic partner Solar Junction Corp of San Jose, CA, USA, which makes III-V multi-junction solar cells for concentrated photovoltaics (CPV) based on ...
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Following declines of 45% in 2011 and 30% in 2013, LED wafer fab equipment spending will rise 17% to nearly $1.2bn in 2014 as the LED industry is working through its over-capacity problems and will renew capital spending and capacity ...
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Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments increased during the second quarter 2013 when compared to first quarter 2013 area shipments, according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) in its quarterly analysis of the silicon wafer ...
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Researchers in China have used laser micromachining to boost light extraction efficiencies of nitride semiconductor light-emitting diodes (LEDs) by up to 46% [Bo Sun et al, J. Appl. Phys., vol113, p243104, 2013]. The team was based at ...
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It is reported that Peterson Manufacturing applied Osram Ostar Headlamp Pro LED in its new 7-inch headlight. Osram Opto Semiconductor stated that the Ostar Headlamp Pro LED offers a compact light source measuring 20mm by 20mm with multichip ...
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Xu Zhong, general manager, GD Solar and Walt Cheng, managing director, Greater China, DuPont Electronics & Communications signed a strategic cooperation agreement during the The Renewable Energy Industries Forum (REIF), organized by the ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,28 commodities increased in prices, 19 fell and 53 remained unchanged on 02/08/2013.The largest rises were Propylene oxide (2.02%),PP (1.51%),LLDPE (1.43%),while the ...
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Saelig Company is now distributing samples of Plessey Semiconductors' GaN-on-Silicon MAGIC PLW111010 PLCC-2 SMT white light LEDs. These LEDs are claimed to be the first commercially available solid state illuminators manufactured on 6" ...
Computerworld - Starbucks has dropped AT&T as its in-store Wi-Fi provider, teaming up instead with Google and Level 3 Communications to offer 10 times faster network speeds. The coffee shop chain said the changeover will start in August ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,18 commodities increased in prices, 35 fell and 47 remained unchanged on 31/07/2013.The largest rises were Methanol (0.84%),Polyester yarn (0.69%),PTA (0.65%),while the ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,30 commodities increased in prices, 21 fell and 49 remained unchanged on 01/08/2013.The largest rises were BR (2.66%),Copper (1.80%),Nickel (1.44%),while the largest falls ...
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China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) has issued its final decision to impose formal antidumping (AD) duties and countervailing duties (CVDs) on grain-oriented (GO) silicon steel imported from the US effective from August 1, 2013. On June 14 ...
Most of the fully automatic swing doors can be found in shopping centers, hospitals, offices, and supermarkets. Homeowners usually use these doors in their garage. The door will automatically open and it is very applicable to accommodate ...
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When a molten material cools quickly, parts of it may have enough time to grow into orderly crystals. But if the cooling rate is too fast for the entire melt to crystallize, the remaining material ends up in a non-crystalline state known as ...
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Researchers in China have been developing nanopatterned-sapphire substrates (NPSS), achieved with nano-sphere lithography (NSL), as a basis for the production of superior aluminium gallium nitride (AlGaN) semiconductor material for deep ...
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