Google, Apple, or a smart startup could disrupt Intel, which increasingly looks awkwardly poised as the world’s largest maker of microprocessors. That’s the view of Dave Ditzel, a veteran microprocessor designer. I talked to ...
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The rapid development of miniaturized portable electronic devices, such as micro-electromechanical systems, microrobots and implantable medical devices, has stimulated intense demand for micro-scale power sources. Although miniaturized ...
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TTI is offering four series of high-voltage chip capacitors from Nichicon, which are designed specifically to provide reliable performance in applications such as automotive HID/LED ballasts, power supply equipment and battery monitoring ...
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Law360, New York July 22, 2014, 7:26 PM ET — Panasonic Corp. and a slew of other companies were hit with yet another class action in California federal court on Tuesday accusing them of conspiring to fix prices on a key component of ...
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SAN FRANCISCO — Bay Area plaintiffs attorney Joseph Saveri has launched price-fixing allegations against more than a dozen electronics manufacturers over tiny electrical components found in nearly all household technology. Among the ...
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Global DRAM module sales totaled US$7.3 billion in 2013, up 32% from US$5.5 billion a year earlier, buoyed by rising standard DRAM chip prices, a booming spot market, and rising ratio of contract sales, according to DRAMeXchange. The ...
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North Castle Partners and its co-investors have agreed to sell Ignite USA, LLC, which makes thermal mugs and hydration bottles under the Contigo and Avex brands, to Newell Rubbermaid for a purchase price of $308 million. ADVERTISEMENT ...
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Worldwide semiconductor revenue is on pace to reach $336 billion in 2014, a 6.7 percent increase from 2013, and up from the previous quarter’s forecast of 5.4 percent growth, according to Gartner, Inc. Sequential growth in the ...
SAN FRANCISCO – Panasonic, Sanyo, Hitachi et al. fixed prices on “aluminum and tantalum electrolytic capacitors” for circuit boards for nearly a decade, Chip-Tech claims in Federal Court; click headline for defendants. ...
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The global chip market will be worth $336 billion in 2014, up 6.7 percent from 2013, according to market analysis company Gartner Inc. This is higher than the forecast of 5.4 percent growth Gartner gave three months before. The sequential ...
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South Korean LED maker Seoul Semiconductor has launched a new Acrich module optimized for omnidirectional lamps to meet ENERGY STAR requirements. This new module consists of the Acrich MJT 2525 series LED along with Seoul Semiconductor's ...
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Cramer Products, a leader in sports medicine and physical education products, announced the retirement of Thomas K. Rogge, president and chief executive officer, effective Sept. 30, 2014, and the appointment of Robert Mogolov to the ...
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Lululemon Athletica inc. Founder Dennis J. (Chip) Wilson has agreed to sell half his shares in the apparel maker equal to a 13.85 percent stake of the company to Advent International for approximately $845 million. The transaction has ...
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LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan has announced sampling and volume availability of a complete line of 80 mil x 80mil rugged metal LED chips, including white, blue, and ultraviolet (UV) variants. The EV-80mil ...
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LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan has announced sampling and volume availability of a complete line of 80 mil x 80mil rugged metal LED chips, including white, blue, and ultraviolet (UV) variants. The EV-80mil ...
Tags: SemiLEDs, UV, LEDs, Electrical, Electronics