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 ...
The SIA and SRC are trying to persuade the US Congress not to cut funds for basic semiconductor R&D. SIA president Rich Templeton argues that funding for bodies like the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institute of ...
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An all-new Honda Accord may be headed our way in mid 2013, but the outgoing Japanese full-size sedan remains a hugely capable contender in the segment dominated by Australia’s locally made Toyota Camry. Since its launch in 2008, the ...
Sulzer achieved order intake and sales of over CHF 4 billion in 2012. Profitability remained stable in the double-digit range. The company continued to focus on customer partnership and profitable growth. Driven by the major pump ...
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Following its latest threat report, security firm AVG has noted a “disturbing” new trend in the world of cybercrime – children with enough programming skills to code and distribute their own malware. The company said it ...
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Today’s mobile spam and phishing attacks will increasingly delivered by mobile malware networks, despite mobile device operating systems being more secure than those of desktop or laptop computers, a report has found. Blue Coat ...
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Nest-based manufacturing is the discipline of producing the most useable material out of any amount of flat raw material. For example, an industrial panel saw that can create 200 units out of a certain amount of stock would be better than a ...
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It is becoming more common for industrial woodworking machines in a woodworking shop to be computer numerically controlled (CNC). These machines provide greater precision because they automate all cuts using a design created with a ...
According to new research from Cisco, worldwide mobile data traffic will increase 13-fold over the next four years, exceeding the amount of data initiated over fixed lines by three to one by 2017. Cisco estimates that mobile data traffic ...
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According to the preliminary data released by Statistics South Africa, in 2012 the country's manufacturing output rose by two percent compared to 2011, while the seasonally adjusted manufacturing production in the fourth quarter of the year ...
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In Sweden, seasonally adjusted industrial production increased by 1.3 percent in December last year compared to November, and was down 2.2 percent year on year in working day-adjusted figures, according to Statistics Sweden (SCB). According ...
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According to the statistics released by the Turkish Statistics Institute (TUIK), Turkey's monthly industrial turnover index in December 2012 increased by three percent compared to the same month of the previous year. The industrial turnover ...
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According to the statistics released by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, in 2012 France's basic steel product and ferroalloy exports amounted to a value of €10 billion, recording a decrease of 3.75 percent compared ...
Buying Bunk Beds: When choosing a bunk bed for kids, how do you know which type is best for you? Before setting out to buy your kid's bunk bed, remember the three most important rules of furniture buying: Determine your needs. Get some ...
Bathroom vanities are extremely useful and best addition to the bathroom decor. These are perfect storage units and also work as a decorative piece. The cabinet below the bathroom sink and A countertop gives it a finishing touch. There are ...