Qualcomm is building fingerprint sensors that will work via our phone screens and arrive as early as Summer 2018, the company announced at MWC Shanghai today. The series of next-gen sensors will adopt ultrasonic technology to scan ...
Tags: Qualcomm, Fingerprint Sensors
The number of iPhone 8 handsets available for purchase at launch may be more limited than usual, according to a new report. Every year, Apple announces an iPhone in September, and then proceeds to sell them by the bucketload. But this ...
Tags: iPhone 8, handsets, OLED panels
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 ...
In stand #320 (hall A2) at Laser World of Photonics 2017 in Munich, Germany (26-29 June), optical and photonic optical component and subsystem maker Lumentum Holdings Inc of Milpitas, CA, USA is showcasing its latest products addressing the ...
Tags: Pump lasers, 3D sensing
The Optoelectronics group of Vishay Intertechnology Inc of Malvern, PA, USA has launched a new series of true green LEDs in a compact surface-mount 0603 ChipLED package. Measuring 1.6mm by 0.8mm with an ultra-thin 0.55mm profile, the ...
Tags: ChipLED Package, package
US corrugated packaging firm WestRock has agreed to acquire all the assets of New York-based Island Container and an affiliate named Combined Container Industries. Island Container and Combined Container are independent producers of ...
Quality OLED televisions are still priced prohibitively highly, setting UK customers back thousands of pounds per set – but is that about to change? When it comes to television panels, the industry gold standard is OLED, or organic ...
Tags: OLED Televisions, LCD display
After its Topled became the first surface-mountable LED more than 25 years ago, Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg, Germany has now launched the latest generation, the Topled E1608, with a package smaller than its predecessor ...
Tags: Osram LEDs, LED Shrinks Package
Graphic Packaging International has agreed to acquire Carton Craft and its affiliate Lithocraft for an undisclosed sum. Under the deal, Graphic Packaging will purchase all the assets of both firms, helping to expand the operations of ...
Tags: Graphic Packaging, Packaging
US-based corrugated packaging firm WestRock has completed the acquisition of Multi Packaging Solutions International (MPS) for a total enterprise value of $2.28bn. Under the deal, WestRock purchased all of the outstanding shares of MPS ...
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New MacBook Pro 2017: All the release date, price, specs, and rumour news about Apple's next MacBook update. Apple's big developer conference, WWDC 2017, is underway, and we've had several new announcements including a MacBook Pro ...
Samsung will supply OLED displays for the iPhone 9 in 2018, according to a new report. The South Korean tech giant is already thought to be producing some 80 million OLED panels for the upcoming iPhone 8, which is widely expected to be ...
Tags: Samsung, OLED Display, iPhone 9
While not quite as rare as rocking hose poop, snagging a Nintendo Switch is currently challenging to say the least. According to the Wall Street Journal’s Tokyo based tech correspondent Takashi Mochizuki, the competition for ...
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Samsung has registered a patent that points to a wearable featuring a camera with an optical zoom and a digital watch strap. Russian news outfit 3D News reports that the filing was made with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in ...
WestRock has agreed to acquire five corrugated converting facilities from U.S. Corrugated for about $192m. The deal includes facilities located in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Louisiana. The facilities are used to offer a suite of products ...
Tags: WestRock, corrugated converting