Optical lens module maker Genius Electronic Optical has extended development and production to LED lighting and has offered LED fishing lights for Pacific saury fishing boats, according to the company. Conventional fishing lights on ...
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Patterned sapphire substrate (PSS) maker Rigidtech Microelectronics is seeing strong orders in March and expects continued growth into April, with 4-inch units expected to be at the forefront, according to company president Hung Wen-ching. ...
Tags: Sapphire, LED Chip, epitaxial wafer
US based tire maker Goodyear has set up its first development center at its manufacturing facility in Pulandian, China. With the new development center, the company aims to increase the speed and efficiency of high-value-added tire ...
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The lowest price for an LED light bulb will drop from US$8 in 2014 to US$5 in 2015 and ex-factory prices will slip to US$2-3 in 2015, according to chairman Lee Biing-jye for Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar. The ...
LED chip, lamp and lighting maker Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has introduced the LED Rural Utility Light (RUL) Series, designed to deliver a combination of price, performance and quality to accelerate adoption of LED lighting across rural ...
Tags: LED Luminaire, Utility Lighting
Automotive and industrial component maker ITT has planned to invest $20m in its plant in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province of China for the expansion of braking technology production. According to the company, the recent investment has brought the ...
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Truck manufacturer Kenworth has unveiled a new technology dubbed, Engine Start Module (ESM) for trucks, which will protect the vehicle against battery drainage. The company has also introduced a new inverter/charger option, which will ...
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US based Ketchup maker Heinz has signed a definitive merger agreement with Kraft Foods to form a new company, Kraft Heinz, to become the third largest food and beverage firm in North America and potentially fifth largest in the world. ...
During the developer event (via NYT), Facebook showcased the latest design for its Aquila unmanned aerial vehicle which it hopes to use to connect the estimated 5 billion people on earth without reliable web access. The new V-shaped ...
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The UK Government's Universities Minister Greg Clark MP has unveiled a £17.3m funding award that will underpin the Compound Semiconductor Research Foundation - the first of its kind in the UK, with potential to become one of the ...
US-based private investment firm Highlander Partners has acquired Lemon-X, a manufacturer and supplier of juices, juice blends, lemonades, teas and cocktail mixes. The financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Lemon-X has ...
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Chinese chemical company ChemChina has acquired Italian tire company Pirelli for $7.7 bn. ChemChina makes all steel radial tires and off-the-road tires, and is reportedly one of the largest producers of high strength conveyor belt and ...
As PSS (patterned sapphire substrate) makers have been expanding production capacities, PSS supply has significantly increased and therefore Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip makers have asked PSS makers to lower quotes for a 4-inch ...
Crystalline silicon solar cell maker Gintech Energy has reported revenues of NT$15.567 billion (US$493 million), gross margin of 3.78%, net operating loss of NT$108 million, net loss of NT$378 million and net loss per share of NT$0.93 for ...
Tags: Crystalline silicon, solar cell
Advanced sealing technology maker Freudenberg-NOK is planning to install four (PEV) charging stations at its headquarters in Michigan, as a part of the Workplace Charging Challenge Pledge program created by the US Department of Energy ...
Tags: sealing technology, charging stations, electric vehicle