Fiber-optic communications component and subsystem maker Finisar Corp of Sunnyvale, CA, USA says that, during the Optical Fiber Communication Conference & Exposition/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC 2013) in Anaheim ...
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As sapphire substrate makers brace for a year of consolidation, 2013 could deliver the killer application, reports Compound Semiconductor. Will 2013 be a year of two halves for manufacturers of sapphire substrates? Overcapacity and falling ...
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Samsung on Thursday highlighted many new features in its latest Galaxy S4 smartphone during a Broadway-style presentation, but was surprisingly quiet about the technology that tracks facial and eye movement, which could enhance the video ...
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Staying on the theme of summer time, comes the desire to spend more time outdoors as we can. Terraces, balconies, gardens, carefully decorated and equipped, can give relief to the office day and night even the summer heat. Full program ...
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They are useful when space is limited, or when you receive a guest for a few days. Designed with quality materials and workmanship excellent, the sofas have nothing to envy to the traditional models even from the aesthetic point of view. ...
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Cyberattacks are near the top of the list of most serious threats facing the U.S., with the rivaling concerns about terrorism and North Korea, intelligence officials with President Barack Obama's administration said. James Clapper, the ...
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An Audi RS6 has set a new world record to become the fastest car on ice, reaching speeds of nearly 340km/h. Completed on a 12km ice track in the Gulf of Bothnia between Finland and Sweden, driver Janne Laitinen pushed the ...
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For those of us fortunate enough to have both lots of wall space and deep pockets, a new wave of pricey Ultra HD TVs—with four times the resolution of a regular 1080p sets—promise ever bigger screens and more detailed pictures ...
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Is it time for high-brightness LED manufacturing to get serious about process control? If so, what lessons can be learned from traditional, silicon-based integrated circuit manufacturing? The answer to the first question can be ...
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In an IC fab, cycle time is the time interval between when a lot is started and when it is completed. The benefits of shorter cycle time during volume production are well known: reduced capital costs associated with having less work in ...
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Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, part of Avnet Inc. (NYSE:AVT) opened a lighting lab in Chandler, AZ, to measure light-emitting diode (LED) properties for various applications. Avnet LightLab’s 900sq.ft. facility is equipped ...
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The UK market was at its seasonal low in February, although one should avoid any undue gloom…demand was entirely in line with expectations. Indeed, it may surprise you to note that January was actually up some 8% up on the same month ...
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Philips' Fortimo LED Integrated Spot Gen2 has been upgraded so that it is now dimmable, allowing users to change the desired ambience of this SSL product depending on the situation. Philips' Fortimo LED Integrated Spot Gen2, an all-in-one ...
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New ways in which people can use their voices, hand gestures and head-and-eye movements to operate computers are being developed by software engineers using Intel tools, it was reported last week. In coming years, their research is ...
From 8-13 January, this season's Biathlon World Cup was contested in the Chiemgau Arena in Ruhpolding, Germany. During the five days of competition, some 70,000 spectators visited the village in Upper Bavaria to watch the world's elite ...