As demand for LED end devices has resumed growth amid shortages of LED chip supply, China's LED makers have recently begun expanding their capacities and local governments are also planning new subsidy and investment programs to assist the ...
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US-based Prinova has agreed to acquire the China and UK premix operations of Israeli-based Lycored. Prinova is a global supplier of ingredients, flavors, blending and contract manufacturing solutions for the food, beverage and nutrition ...
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Navitas Semiconductor Inc of El Segundo, CA, USA has expanded its support in Asia by entering two new distribution partnerships for its gallium nitride (GaN) power ICs. By partnering with Myland Technologies Inc and Allied Group (HK) Ltd, ...
Tags: GaN Power, IC Adoption
The global compound semiconductor market will rise at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.47% during 2017-2021, forecasts market research firm Technavio. The report ‘Global Compound Semiconductor Market 2017-2021’ ...
The National Development and Reform Commission, China's top economic planner, and the State Oceanic Administration (SOA) jointly issued a document entitled "The Vision for Maritime Cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative" on June 20, ...
Tags: OBOR, ocean cooperation
Avery Dennison announced that it has completed the acquisition of Yongle Tape Company, a manufacturer of specialty tapes and related products in a variety of industrial markets, from its management and private equity firm ShawKwei & ...
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Sonoco has agreed to acquire Clear Lam Packaging for about $170m to expand its global flexible packaging and thermoforming plastics operations. Clear Lam Packaging, which was established in 1969, develops and manufactures flexible and ...
The Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) has told the US Commerce Department that aluminum can sheets and aluminum ingot, which are used to make beverage cans, are not a security risk that requires intervention in the form of tariffs or trade ...
Tags: Can, Beverage Can
We’re now almost certain about regional European pricing for Huawei’s next budget smartphone, the Honor 9. Huawei launched the Honor sub-brand back in 2013, in a bid to better compete with China’s online phone brands ...
Volvo has said that its Polestar performance division is set to become a standalone high-performance electric car brand. Volvo acquired 100% stake in Polestar Performance in July 2015 and both the companies have been working together in ...
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German automotive manufacturing firm Continental has become a development partner and system integrator of the collaboration between BMW Group, Intel and Mobileye for automated driving. It is the goal of the BMW Group, Intel and Mobileye ...
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Ford said it will start importing Focus compact cars from China in the second half of 2019, cancelling earlier plans to build the small-car model in Mexico. Models will come from the company’s existing Focus plants globally. ...
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Cartridge-based metering, mixing and dispensing systems manufacturer Sulzer Mixpac has filed lawsuits against F-System cartridge copiers and secured key judgments. The MIXPAC F-System provides a compatible system with cartridges of 200 mL ...
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At the 2017 Symposia on VLSI Technology and Circuits in Kyoto, Japan (5-8 June), nanoelectronics and photovoltaics research centre Imec of Leuven, Belgium reported record values below 10-9Ω.cm2 for PMOS source/drain contact ...
Tags: PMOS Transistors, wafers
Epson America has achieved record sales of the SurePress L-4033AW and L-6034VW digital label presses for the fiscal year ending 30 April. Epson America and its global affiliates continued its record-breaking momentum with over 250 ...
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