Researchers in Taiwan claim to be the first to use bumping technology to create piezoelectric-induced performance enhancement in flip-chip packaged aluminium gallium nitride (AlGaN) high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) [Szu-Ping Tsai ...
By including so many healthcare-related features in its much-anticipated iWatch, Apple is apparently discovering what established medical device companies have known for a long time: The FDA’s ways make the timetable for releasing a ...
Tags: Apple's iWatch, FDA
European semiconductor sales amounted US$ 3.125 billion in May 2014, an increase of 10.1% versus the same month one year ago, the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics WSTS reported on July 3. European semiconductor sales for the first 5 ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics, semiconductor
PPG Industries has announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Consorcio Comex, S.A. de C.V. ("Comex"), an architectural and industrial coatings company with headquarters in Mexico City, Mexico. The transaction is valued ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Coating
Lift has been driven by seasonal products, electrical, video gaming and TV sales. Argos has seen a rise of 4.9 percent in like-for-like sales in its first quarter of 2014, driven by seasonal products and continued growth in electricals. ...
MamaMancini's Holdings, an emerging manufacturer and marketer of specialty pre-prepared, frozen and refrigerated "all natural" food products (as defined by the United States Department of Agriculture), announced first quarter financial ...
Color preferences are changing in the American kitchen, according to a new release of the on-going The American Living Survey (TALS). While neutral whites and beiges continue to be dominant, yellow is growing fastest as a primary kitchen ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing, Kitchen
European styrene production margins, which appeared to be rising after an explosion June 3 during maintenance at Shell-BASF's Ellba joint venture in Moerdijk, the Netherlands, are falling again, Platts data shows. Styrene's premium over ...
Tags: Styrene, styrene production
FMC Corporation announced that, as a result of weaker than expected performance in FMC Agricultural Solutions, the company expects second quarter adjusted earnings to be in the range of $0.95 to $1.05 per share. Additionally, the company ...
European refining margins have recovered from their lows of last month, driven by a pick-up in products markets, especially jet fuel and gasoline, following run cuts throughout the region, according to traders. "Demand for products ...
Tags: Gasoline, pick-up in products, jet fuel
Kazakhstan's CPC Blend crude has fallen to a 23-month low versus Dated Brent, as weak end-user demand has continued to weigh on values for prompt supplies. CIF Augusta CPC Aframax cargoes were assessed at a $1.73/barrel discount to the ...
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An international team of researchers has been exploring nanomembranes of beta-phase gallium oxide (β-Ga2O3) as a channel material for high-voltage field-effect transistors (FETs) [Wan Sik Hwang et al, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol104, ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics, Transistor
UK retail sales were up 0.5% on a like-for-like basis from May 2013, when they had increased 1.8% on the preceding year. On a total basis, sales were up 2.0%, against a 3.4% rise in May 2013. Clothing was the best performing category, ...
Tags: Clothing, UK retail sales
The first half of 2014 is drawing to a close but the wait continues for a strong economic upturn that would globally spark sustainable sales growth in the high-tech industry. So far, what many industry observers and economists can point ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics, High-Tech Industry
At the 2014 Symposium on VLSI Technology, University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) has reported what are claimed to be the highest-performing III-V metal-oxide semiconductor (MOS) field-effect transistors (FETs). The research ...