With 86% of the 47 million LTE cellphone modems shipped last year, Qualcomm will certainly continue its domination in 2013, says Forward Concepts. "Samsung followed with 9% of the shipments, while tiny GCT Semiconductor managed to grab 3% ...
Samsung was by far the 300mm capacity leader in 2012 having about 61% more 300mm capacity than second-place SK Hynix, says IC Insights. Intel was the only other company that held a double-digit share of 300mm capacity at the end of 2012. ...
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Godson-3B1500 is a two-node eight-core 172.8Gflop/s MIPS64-compatible processor from Loongson in Beijing - a company whose processors have been adopted in several tablets. Fabricated in 32nm 10 Cu-layer high-k metal-gate bulk CMOS, it ...
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SABIC is all set to add new Bimodal high density polyethylene (HDPE) grades to its portfolio, targeted primarily for the producers of blow molded bottles for household and industrial chemicals and for personal care. The Saudi Arabian ...
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ST-Ericsson has cranked its forthcoming smartphone processor up to 3GHz. The quad-core NovaThor L8580 will include a PowerVR graphics processor and an LTE modem with support VoLTE (Voice over LTE) and next-generation LTE technology carrier ...
At Cervia, central Italy, a Heidelberg Speedmaster SM52-6-LX Anicolor six-colour press together with Kama Pro Cut 53 Die Cutter have been installed. The anilox technology enables Contego to respond rapidly to the market demand for small ...
For full-year 2012, GaAs-based broadband wireless and wireline communications component maker Anadigics Inc of Warren, NJ, USA has reported revenue of $112.6m, down 26.3% on 2011’s $152.8m. However, although down 16.5% on $36.5m a ...
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We won't be discussing cloud computing in two years' time, not because the service has become obsolete, but because it will have become so ingrained in IT there will not be a need to talk about it as a concept. That's the consensus to ...
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The basic mechanics of the pop-up toaster haven't changed much since its invention nearly a century ago. Most models feature the same vertical slots with heating elements on either side that slowly toast the bread. In the absence of any ...
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PulpWorks, Inc. (San Rafael, CA), designers and manufacturers of molded pulp packaging, and EO Products (San Rafael, CA), makers of essential oil-based natural and organic bath, skin and hair care products, have co-developed a 100% ...
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IBM revealed details of its 5.5GHz System z microprocessor chip in 32nm high-k CMOS at ISSCC this year. Each chip has six processor cores, compared with four in its 45nm predecessor and, to form a plug-in processing element, six chips are ...
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Chipmaker LSI is taking ARM-based processors to new frontiers with its upcoming AXM5500 family, which will be used in mobile base stations of all sizes. From today's smartphones, tablets and thin clients to tomorrow's servers, ARM-based ...
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Retailer requires three specialist buyers to join its team. The UK's largest model retailer Modelzone is on the hunt for three specialist buyers. It's seeking a buyer for trains, a buyer for kits and accessories, and a buyer for die ...
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When TV viewers in Austria tune into ORF 1 to watch weekly TV talent show Die Grosse Chance, one of the first things they notice is 1500 strings of SGM's LB-100 LED Balls festooned across the set. This large display forms the centrepiece of ...
During a keynote address at Strategies in Light, Norbert Hiller of Cree announced that the company had achieved a new LED efficacy milestone of 276 lm/W in a research & development environment. In the opening Plenary Session at the ...
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