Following the use of sapphire to make covers for the home button and camera of the iPhone 5, China- and South Korea-based smartphone vendors are considering the adoption of sapphire, and therefore the application in smartphones is likely to ...
Tags: Use of Sapphire, Take off, Lights
Analysts predict that by the end of 2015 that 15 billion devices will form the framework for the IoT, and this will increase by 235% to 50 billion devices by 2020. In the near-term, the majority of these connected devices will be wireless ...
Tags: IoT, Capacitor, Electrical
The 2015 Kia Forte takes precedence in the compact car segment this year, taking over and setting the trend for the competition to follow. Evidence of the 2015 Kia Cadenza and Optima are apparent in the face and body of the now-sportier ...
Tags: Two New Vehicles, Kia Arrive, Auto Parts
Skoda has released details about the interior of its upcoming Skoda Fabia, which offers more space despite being 8mm shorter than its predecessor. The new vehicle will offer ample space for five people and their luggage, as Skoda has ...
Tags: Skoda, More Spacious, Auto Parts
Sapphire maker Tera Xtal Technology will expand its PSS (patterned sapphire substrate) monthly production capacity from 100,000 units currently to 200,000 units by the end of 2014 due to fast growing demand for LED lighting, according to a ...
LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan has announced sampling and volume availability of the first in its new Enhanced FlipChip (EF) LED series. The series launches with the EF-B40, a blue 40-mil flip chip that ...
Tags: SemiLEDs, LED series
Renault has started taking orders for its city car, Renault Twingo in the UK with a starting price of £9,495. The car will be available in two engine option, a 1.0-litre Twingo 'Expression that is capable of producing 70 HP and the ...
Tags: Renault, City Car, Auto Parts
Flying Toys will distribute the new Bebop Drone this September. Parrot’s new Bebop Drone – dubbed the Flying Camera – has landed on UK shores. Flying Toys, gadget specialists and distributors of Parrot’s popular ...
Tags: Bebop Drone, Parrot, Toys
The “Xiami Effect” of China is strongly blowing the sails of the Korean smartphone component industry. Component supplies to local smartphone manufacturers in China are surging, especially from Samsung Electro-Mechanics and LG ...
Tags: Xiaomi Effect, Component Industry
Listed companies in Japan saw average pretax profits rise 2% on the year in the April-June quarter, despite April’s consumption tax hike. Automakers and consumer electronics companies were among the top performers in a Nikkei pretax ...
Tags: Automakers, Electronics
For its fiscal first-quarter 2015 (to 28 June 2014), RF Micro Devices Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA has reported record revenue of $316.3m, up 23.6% on $256m last quarter and up 8% on $293m a year ago (and well above the $305m forecast at the ...
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For fiscal third-quarter 2014 (ended 27 June), Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has reported revenue of $587m, up 22% on $481m last quarter and 34.6% on $436.1m a year ...
Tags: Skyworks, semiconductors
Animin will be backed by an expansive online, print, TV and social marketing campaign. Animin, a digital pet that uses the latest augmented reality technology, will be available in all major UK games, toy and supermarket retail outlets ...
July average retail price for 7W LED light bulbs (equivalent to 40W incandescent ones) in the China market increased by 5.2% sequentially to CNY36.3 (US$5.9), while the 9W segment (equivalent to 60W incandescent) also saw a 8.3% increase to ...
Tags: China, Light Bulbs, Lights
TOKYO — The nation’s biggest electronics manufacturers are enjoying an earnings recovery, with Hitachi, Panasonic and Toshiba all posting sharp gains in April-June operating profits Thursday. More than 400 corporations listed ...
Tags: Japan, Electrical, Electronics