For its fiscal second-quarter 2013 (to 29 March), analog semiconductor maker Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has reported revenue of $425.2m (split 40% in linear products ...
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Plasma etch, deposition and thermal processing equipment maker SPTS Technologies Ltd of Newport, Wales, UK (a Bridgepoint portfolio company) has reached a milestone in shipping its 1000th deep reactive ion etch (DRIE) module. Fundamental ...
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Solar wafer maker Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) on May 7 announced a merger with Sino Solar, its joint venture which makes crystalline silicon solar cells, through the acquisition of a 58.12% stake at NT$7.05 per share for NT$810 ...
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In a move that it hopes will help usher in an age of low-cost solar power, Harvard University's Clean Energy Project (CEP) in June plans to release a list of 20,000 organic compounds that could be used to make cheap, printable photovoltaic ...
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Yahoo's Flickr mobile app may be getting a completely new look in the months to come, as the company seeks to hire multiple iOS engineers to "radically improve" the photo-sharing site's app and attract new users, the company said in a ...
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The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has approved the application for ferroalloy futures trading made by Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (ZCE), according to Chinese media reports. ZCE stated that the launch of ferroalloy futures ...
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Peregrine Semiconductor Corp of San Diego, CA, USA, a fabless provider of radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) based on silicon-on-sapphire (SOS), says that Judge Irma Gonzalez has consolidated its two lawsuits pending in US District ...
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Peregrine Semiconductor Corp of San Diego, CA, USA, a fabless provider of radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) based on silicon-on-sapphire (SOS), has announced availability of what it claimns is the industry’s ...
Tags: Peregrine, SPDT RF Switch, Electronics
Uncertainty hangs over the market for power devices made with the wide-bandgap semiconductor silicon carbide (SiC), due to a lack of clarity over whether and when electric vehicles will adopt them, according to the latest study on the SiC ...
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Many tech companies have called for Congress to ease restrictions on high-skill immigration because they can't find qualified tech workers to fill open positions. Yet, many veteran IT tech workers say they can't find jobs. More than a ...
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A one-of-a-kind aircraft powered solely by solar energy took to the skies above Silicon Valley early Friday morning on the first leg of a planned trip across the U.S. The aircraft, called Solar Impulse, has the wingspan of a jumbo jet but ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,14 commodities increased in prices, 39 fell and 47 remained unchanged on 02/05/2013.The largest rises were Nitric acid (1.55%),Lead ingot (0.94%),Cotton yarn (0.82%),while ...
M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which makes analog semiconductors, components and subassemblies for RF, microwave and millimeter-wave applications) has launched a gallium nitride on silicon carbide (GaN-on-SiC) ...
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The University of Pennsylvania, MIT and the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana are in the process of creating a surreal design involving LEDs, implants and tattoos. Researchers are working to create an implant that uses ...
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A new semiconductor device capable of emitting two distinct colours has been created by a group of researchers in the US, potentially opening up the possibility of using LEDs universally for cheap and efficient lighting. The ...
Tags: LED Dual-color Lasers, LED Lightin, LED