Peregrine Semiconductor Corp of San Diego, CA, USA – a fabless provider of radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) based on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) – has launched the UltraCMOS PE42723, an RF switch with what is claimed ...
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Formula 1 driver Max Chilton has also created an exclusive Skylanders toy for Make-A-Wish. Ben Collins (former The Stig) and Formula 1 driver Max Chilton have designed special Skylanders SuperChargers toys to raise money for the ...
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The line includes popular characters from the American Girl's Girl of the Year range including Grace, Isabelle, Saige, McKenna and Nicki. Mattel’s leading American Girl brand has made its first move into the construction toy ...
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GlobalFoundries of Santa Clara, CA, USA (one of the world's largest semiconductor foundries, with more than 250 customers and operations in Singapore, Germany and the USA) has announced new radio-frequency silicon solutions, further ...
Tags: Wireless Devices, semiconductor
This Easter, Kmart is teaming up with PEEPS, the marshmallow candy brand, to introduce goodies. Sure, everyone has Facebook friends, but it's time to figure out once and for all who your 'peeps' really are. Thanks to the Kmart 'My PEEPS' ...
The range is aimed at kids aged seven to ten years old and are available to retailers this year. LEGO has detailed the launch of six new building sets to join its popular fantasy range, LEGO Elves. The new line up will take the ...
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Uber has apparently been on an epic shopping spree in Germany, with self-driving cars and high-end Mercedes-Benz vehicles at the top of the list. A report from Reuters have revealed the ride-sharing firm was seeking to place a large order ...
Tags: Uber, Self-driving cars, High-end Mercedes-Benz vehicles
TARGETTI USA, the North American operations for the TARGETTI Group, has appointed Kaitlin LeSage Crawford, IESNA | LC, as Customer Service and Marketing Manager. “Since our official North American operations launch in September, our ...
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South China University of Technology has shown improved power and efficiency performance for indium gallium nitride (InGaN) light-emitting diodes (LEDs) with 1.2% indium-content multiple-quantum-well (MQW) barriers [Zhiting Lin et al, J. ...
The universities of Virginia and of Texas in the USA have been developing avalanche photodiodes (APDs) based on aluminium indium arsenide antimonide (AlInAsSb) alloys. Two papers from the group detail the implementation of a staircase ...
Researchers in the UK have claimed the first demonstration of laser diodes grown directly on silicon that perform up to 75°C and 120°C under continuous wave (cw) and pulsed operation, respectively [Siming Chen et al, Nature ...
Tags: Quantum dot lasers, GaAs, Silicon substrate, MBE
"Across the year, we estimate that 100 million children had a LEGO experience." The LEGO Group has revealed that revenue growth in 2015, excluding foreign exchange impacts, was 19 per cent year over year on a local currency basis. ...
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The recovery in air freight volumes from a weak first half of last year continued into 2016, although subdued underlying global trade conditions suggest another modest year for volumes growth, reports the IATA. Ongoing strong capacity ...
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Koov is a kit made up of blocks and a microcontroller, which can be built into any shape, with the final figure capable of being controlled as a robot. Sony Global Education has announced its new educational kit known as Koov. The ...
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The figure, limited to 3,000 pieces worldwide, sees the writer/director dressed in The Hateful Eight garb. NECA has launched a limited edition Quentin Tarantino action figure, dressed in an outfit inspired by his latest movie, The Hateful ...
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