According to upstream providers of touch panels, developments in the processing of on-cell TFT LCD panels is allowing makers to reduce their costs, which has caught the attention of notebook vendors and may lead to an increased variety of ...
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GREENVILLE, S.C., March 18, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has introduced the highest Q 01005 MLCCMultiple-layer capacitors interleave dielectric and ...
Tags: design, AC current, Electronics
China-based sapphire makers Biel Crystal Manufactory and Lens Technology, in view of growing adoption of sapphire optical applications in wearable devices and smartphones, have expanded production capacities, according to industry sources ...
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There will be 1.401 billion smartphones shipped globally in 2015, increasing on year by 16.4%, according to Digitimes Research. The shipment growth is mainly because of high growth in demand in emerging markets including India, Southeast ...
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This means that handsets of the future will be able to offer improved processor clock speeds and better battery life thanks to the new cooling system. It’s currently very difficult to keep smartphones cool, particularly as ...
Tags: smartphone, Consumer Electronics
It’s financing a University of Michigan spin-off called Sakti3, whose ‘next generation’ battery technology can reportedly hold twice the energy of existing rechargeable batteries, as reported by The Guardian. This ...
Tags: Dyson, Smartphone, Battery
28nm is still the last node of Moore’s Law, says Zvi Or-Bach of MonolithiC 3D Inc., who beats the drum for monolithic 3D. “Samsung and smartphones in general look to be in trouble and that’s bad news for the electronics ...
Tags: Moore's Law, monolithic 3D, smartphones
Beijing-based Xiaomi Inc has set a more ambitious goal for smartphone sales in 2015, the company's founder and CEO revealed on Friday. Xiaomi is expected to sell between 80 million and 100 million smartphones for the whole of 2015, Lei ...
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Tencent Holdings Ltd, one of China's largest Internet firms based on market value, is working on a barrier-free technology standard that will allow its Internet-related products on mobile devices to benefit disabled people and the elderly, ...
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Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) says that its SkyOne Mini front-end solution is enabling several new smartphone launches. SkyOne Mini, a derivative of the SkyOne ...
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BMW Group along with electronic automotive supplier peiker acustic and network provider Nash Technologies are working on a research project dubbed “Vehicular Small Cell” to improve mobile reception within vehicles. The ...
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Samsung might be springing for MediaTek chips to power future smartphones, a new report reveals. According to CTimes, Taiwanese media has reported MediaTek is seeing some success in courting Samsung as a potential chip buyer. Zhu ...
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The HTC One M9 landed earlier this week with a mass of improvements in tow. There was, however, one glaring omission from its specs sheet – a better screen than its predecessor. Now we’re not saying this a drawback for the ...
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Apple has taken three years to regain the crown as the world's top smartphone maker. The latest market data show that the iPhone maker beat Samsung for the first time since 2011. Leading market research firm Gartner has released a ...
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The production value of Taiwan's IC design industry will rise 13.1% in 2015, thanks mainly to continued-strong demand coming from the smartphone sector, according to Digitimes Research. The output from MediaTek, Taiwan's largest IC design ...
Tags: LCD Driver, IC