Microsoft and the China Electronics Technology Group, or CETG, have announced a new joint venture. The new company is provisionally named C&M Information Technologies, and will provide Windows 10 related services to Chinese government ...
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The global market for application processors (AP) will rise 8.54% in 2016, according to Digitimes Research. Growth of demand for applications such as automotive electronics and smartwatches will outperform that for smartphones. The global ...
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Hard disk drive (HDD) makers Western Digital and Seagate have announced their financial results for the third quarter and both makers are seeing their PC business revenue contributions weaken. PC HDDs only contributed about 34% of Western ...
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Financial results posted by leading chip manufacturer Intel and key lithography system supplier ASML suggest that demand in the microelectronics industry – a key sector for laser companies – is to remain strong. Following ...
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The global market for laser materials processing systems reached a new record high of €7.9 billion in 2012. Measured in euros the market grew 9 % over 2011, while measured in US-dollars the market grew only by 1 %. These observations ...
Dialog Semiconductor (XTRA: DLG) and Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML) announced today that Dialog has agreed to acquire Atmel in a cash and stock transaction for total consideration of approximately $4.6 billion. The acquisition creates a ...
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Tridonic Jennersdorf GmbH, a subsidiary of Tridonic GmbH & Co KG, Dornbirn and therefore part of the Zumtobel Group, has signed a licence agreement with Medion AG, Germany covering the use of silicate-based white LEDs. Medion is a ...
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MLS INDIA, The LED package major has secured supplying LED chips worth one million USD to one of the most trusted brand in India. The products made of using MLS LEDs will be illuminating Indian homes very soon. The 7th Largest LED package ...
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HC Semitek board approved the acquisition of Chinese sapphire substrate manufacturer Crystaland during a recent shareholder meeting. The acquisition deal signals the company is extending its reach into the upstream LED market sector, and ...
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IC demand for tablet PCs has been weak prompting more chip suppliers to phase out their tablet-IC businesses, according to sources at Taiwan-based IC design houses. The rising popularity of large-size smartphones has had an adverse impact ...
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Two of the best known Taiwanese personal computer (PC) vendors, Acer Inc. and Asustek Computer Inc. (Asus), are aggressively targeting the mobile-device market, especially the smartphone segment, by launching several new cellphone models in ...
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Raging price wars in the LED industry urged many manufacturers to veer away from low entry level products, and invest their resources in more profitable niche markets. Some of these markets include IR LED, UV LED, automotive lighting, grow ...
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Daimler FleetBoard, a provider of telematics for trucks, vans and buses in the European market, offers its customers a comprehensive portfolio of apps for Android and iOS-based end devices. Because the apps can be used via smartphone or ...
Lexus, the luxury vehicle arm of Toyota, has introduced 2016 Lexus LX 570, armed with V8 engine, 4WD chassis and seating arrangement for eight. While eight-speed automatic transmission has substituted the former six-speed for enhanced ...
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As flash LEDs became a standard spec in smartphones instead of a market gimmick to sell phones, many LED manufacturers are vying after this potential market. The earliest players in the market was Lumileds, followed by Osram and later ...
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