Eating one avocado a day as part of a heart healthy, cholesterol-lowering moderate-fat diet can help improve bad cholesterol levels in overweight and obese individuals, according to new research published in the Journal of the American ...
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The board of directors of Hsinchu-based Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, the world’s biggest silicon wafer foundry) has approved the sale of its stake in TSMC Solid State Lighting (TSMC SSL). Taiwan’s Epistar Corp ...
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MediaTek is working on mobile central processing units that run off 10 and 12 cores, at least according to a new report. Chinese site MyDrivers reckons the Taiwanese chip-making firm is working on CPUs with chip counts that trump the ...
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Apple has reportedly signed up rival tech firm Samsung as the lead manufacturer for its Apple Watch processor chips. According to Digitimes, Samsung is setting up to build several thousand 12-inch wafers per month using a 28nm ...
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As we move into 2015, Apple has cast a quick glance back at the performance of its App Store in 2014 - and it likes what it sees. Apple has announced that 2014 was by far the biggest year for the App Store, with sales rising a massive 50 ...
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Talk of the Snapdragon 810 chipset being delayed has emerged yet again, just one month after Qualcomm flat out refuted the rumours. What’s more odd is that LG already revealed its newly announced LG G Flex 2 would be carrying the ...
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There will be an estimated 186.017 billion high-brightness LED chips shipped globally in 2015, increasing on year by 32.6%, and the corresponding production value will grow much less by 7.5% to US$13.699 billion due to continued drops in ...
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Privately held laser and photonics company Sheaumann Laser Inc of Marlborough, MA, USA has acquired Axcel Photonics Inc in a stock and cash transaction, effective from 1 January. Axcel is a multidisciplinary semiconductor laser ...
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Researchers at Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Semiconductors have achieved a 42% enhancement in light output from flip-chip indium gallium nitride (InGaN) light-emitting diodes (LEDs) by incorporating a photonic crystal ...
Tags: photonic crystal(PHC)structure, light-emitting diodes, Electrical
Lundberg Family Farms, a provider of organic rice and rice products, has introduced two new flavors to its all-star lineup of savory whole grain snacks: Sriracha Rice Chips and Smoky Maple Rice Chips. "We've seen a huge increase in demand ...
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Global LED backlighting production value will drop about 10% in 2015 as production value for TV and tablet applications continue to fall, according to Taiwan-based LED makers. Smartphone applications will account for more than 30% of ...
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In view of fast growing global demand for LED lighting, China-based LED packaging houses Shenzhen Refound Optoelectronics, Guangzhou Hongli Opto-Electronic, MLS, Foshan Nationstar Optoelectronics and Shenzhen Jufei Optoelectronics are ...
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Everything you need to know about the Samsung Galaxy S6 The Samsung Galaxy S6 release date is fast approaching, and with 2015 now upon us, a flurry of Galaxy S6 leaks and rumours have started to surface. With the Galaxy S6 release date ...
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Everything you need to know about the LG G4 LG has been stepping on Samsung and Apple's toes in the smartphone space in recent years and 2015 looks set to be all about the eagerly awaited LG G4 release date. Having re-established itself ...
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LED epitaxial wafer and chipmaker as well as LED packaging service provider Lextar Electronics have received orders for LED light tubes with urgent shipments, according to the company. LED chip prices began to slip in the third quarter of ...