For the second-quarter 2014, epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has reported revenue of $95.1m, up 5% on $90.8m last quarter but down 2.5% on $97.4m a year ago. Data Storage ...
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PUMA's consolidated sales in the second quarter of 2014 were in line with expectations, rising by 0.6% currency adjusted to € 652 million. However, due to continued currency weakness in Turkey, Russia, South Africa, India, Japan and ...
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U.S. cotton demand for 2014/15 was revised upward in July to 14.0 million bales, nearly matching the latest 2013/14 estimate of 14.1 million bales. The export forecast was increased to 10.2 million bales as a larger available supply was ...
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Ford has unveiled new 2.7-liter EcoBoost and 3.5-liter V6 engines for 2015 Ford F-150 light-duty pickup trucks. The 2.7-liter EcoBoost, which is rated 325hp and 375lbs, is a substitute to the V-8 and can haul about 1,900lbs in the Lariat ...
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The S 65 AMG Coupé is the new twelve-cylinder top-of-the-range model in the S-Class Coupé series. Unique drive comfort, benchmark performance and exquisite appointments are all hallmarks of this two-door vehicle. The ...
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Turkey's Bilkent University has used hollow-cathode plasma-assisted atomic layer deposition (HCPA-ALD) to make gallium nitride (GaN) thin-film transistors (TFTs) at temperatures below 250°C [S. Bolat et al, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol104, ...
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As tracked by market research company IDTechEx and further explained in the recently updated report “Electrochemical Double Layer Capacitors: SupercapacitorsUnconventional internal design yields a larger capacitanceThat property of a ...
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Kyocera Corp. aims to boost pretax profit by around 40% over the fiscal 2013 figure to more than 200 billion yen ($1.94 billion) in fiscal 2017, says President Goro Yamaguchi. The Japanese ceramics maker will work to sell more components ...
Chongqing Qingling Auto told our journalist that Isuzu new heavy trucks VC46 will be launched in August, and this is the only Isuzu vehicle model that is produced in Chongqing and only produced there, the trucks will be sold to global ...
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Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. NYSE: VSH today announced its technology lineup for PCIM Power Conversion Intelligent Motion Europe 2014, taking place May 20-22 in Nuremberg, Germany. In booth 9-212 at the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg, the ...
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One of the fundamental challenges of battery technology is that lithium-ion batteries — by far the best general option for energy storage currently in wide commercial use — are intrinsically bulky and heavy. A new research ...
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The two important key phrases in describing the history behind the widespread use of monolithic ceramic capacitorsThe main differences between ceramic dielectricThe insulating material between the plates of the capacitor. The material is ...
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A new series of high-temperature MLCCs rated for an industry-leading 250C have been introduced by AVX. Designed to accommodate the rapidly emerging defense and commercial market demands for capacitors capable of high-reliability, long ...
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In a development that is being hailed as a significant milestone in the field of in vitro fertilization, Auxogyn Inc. (Menlo Park, CA) has announced that its Eeva System test has received clearance from the FDA. The test is the first ...
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