A glut of manufacturing capacity and near-collapse in rare earth metal prices is driving down the cost and hence encouraging the rapid take-up of light-emitting diode (LED) lighting. LED lights are based on semiconductors and therefore do ...
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Qualcomm saw a double-digit increase in sales this year and is now the world's third-largest chip maker, according to research firm IHS iSuppli. With a 27.2% growth in semiconductor revenue, Qualcomm is booming while seven of the top 10 ...
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Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has grown high-performance indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) metal–oxide–semiconductor high-electron-mobility transistors (MOSHEMTs) directly on silicon [Xiuju Zhou et al, ...
Dynex Semiconductor has officially opened a new Lincoln-based £1.8m R&D centre as part of an £11.25m investment which will create up to 40 engineering jobs and safeguard its 315-strong workforce in the city. Dynex designs ...
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Osram has ended its patent litigation against rival LED maker LG, and the companies will enter into a cross-licensing agreement. Osram, LG Electronics Inc. and LG Innotek Co. Ltd. have agreed to settle all the LED patent lawsuits and ...
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Joint Press Release by Osram, LG Electronics and LG Innotek Osram, LG Electronics Inc. and LG Innotek Co. Ltd. have agreed to settle all LED patent litigations between them worldwide. Under the agreement, executed October 31, 2012, the ...
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A hot ticket at the annual Vision show is the AIA Networking Reception which includes presentations on machine vision market performance, with a focus on North America, a multinational panel discussion, and an opportunity to eat, drink and ...
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A meeting organized by the Singapore MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) Center, has taken place to initiate the research project Low Energy Electronics Systems (LEES), which aims to develop cutting-edge technology to increase ...
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Lake Shore Cryotronics Inc of Westerville OH, USA, which makes scientific sensors, instruments and systems for precise measurement and control, has introduced updated specifications for its Model CRX-VF cryogen-free micro-manipulated probe ...
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Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has launched a family of highly efficient front-end solutions for smart water and gas metering applications. The front-end solutions ...
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GT Advanced Technologies Inc of Merrimack, NH, USA (a provider of polysilicon production technology as well as sapphire and silicon crystalline growth systems and materials for the solar, LED and electronics markets) has acquired certain ...
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M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which makes analog semiconductors, components and subassemblies for RF, microwave and millimeter-wave applications), has introduced a new digital phase shifter for C-Band Radar ...
Tags: M/A COM, Digital Phase Shifter, microwave, array radars, weather radars
Brolis Semiconductors Ltd of Vilnius,Lithuania has won the Young Entrepreneur of the Year category at the Swedish Business Awards 2012.Established by brothers Augustinas Vizbaras,Kristijonas Vizbaras and Dominykas Vizbaras in 2011,the firm ...
Tags: MBE, Epitaxial wafers, Laser diodes, Semiconductors
The LEDiL Strada 1×6 reflector optic module targets SSL street-light applications using Osram Oslon Square LEDs and delivers a Type III beam pattern. Finnish optics specialist LEDiL Oy has announced the C13140_STRADA-T-6X1-DWC lens ...
Plessey Semiconductors Ltd of Plymouth, UK says that its new MAGIC (MAnufactured on GaN ICs) High Brightness LEDs (HB-LEDs) have won the Solid-State Lighting Application Category of the Elektra Awards 2012. The winners were announced at the ...