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Rubicon's Revenue Halves In Q4 Due Weak Demand And Delayed Ramp-up At PSS Wafer Customer
Mar 9, 2016For fourth-quarter 2015, Rubicon Technology Inc of Bensenville, IL, USA (which makes monocrystalline sapphire substrates and products for the LED, semiconductor and optical industries) has reported revenue of $2.45m, more than halving from ...
Tags: Rubicon, Sapphire substrates
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Taiwan PC Vendors Acer and Asus Develop Smartphone
Sep 17, 2015Two of the best known Taiwanese personal computer (PC) vendors, Acer Inc. and Asustek Computer Inc. (Asus), are aggressively targeting the mobile-device market, especially the smartphone segment, by launching several new cellphone models in ...
Tags: PC Vendors, Smartphone
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Rubicon Reports Revenue of $8m of Q314, Down by $6.5m on $14.5m Last Quarter
Nov 13, 2014For third-quarter 2014, Rubicon Technology Inc of Bensenville, IL, USA (which makes monocrystalline sapphire substrates and products for the LED, semiconductor and optical industries) has reported revenue of $8m (at the bottom of the $8-12m ...
Tags: 2-Inch Sapphire, Electronics
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They Believe The General Pricing Trend for Sapphire Will Continue to Improve for Some Time
Aug 12, 2014For second-quarter 2014, Rubicon Technology Inc of Bensenville, IL, USA (which makes monocrystalline sapphire substrates and products for the LED, semiconductor and optical industries) has reported revenue of $14.5m, up slightly on $14.3m ...
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The Global Semiconductor Industry Will Remain Promising
Mar 31, 2014The global semiconductor industry will remain promising in the second and third quarters of 2014, according to Morris Chang, chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). The production value of Taiwan’s ...
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Rubicon Technology Reported Revenue of $41.5m for Full-Year 2013
Feb 27, 2014Rubicon Technology Inc of Bensenville, IL, USA (which makes monocrystalline sapphire substrates and products for the LED, semiconductor and optical industries) has reported revenue of $41.5m for full-year 2013, down 38% on $67.2m for 2012. ...
Tags: optical products, increasing utilization, competitive landscape
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Asustek Computer Has Been Seeking Partnerships with China Component Makers
Feb 21, 2014With Acer rumored to be planning to outsource its tablet OEM orders to China-based makers, Asustek Computer has reportedly also been seeking partnerships with China component makers to strengthen its competitiveness in the mobile device ...
Tags: Intel, OEM orders
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Intel Expects That Its Workforce Will Decline by 5 Percent as It Heads Into a Year
Jan 21, 2014Intel expects that its workforce will decline by 5 percent as it heads into a year in which revenue is likely to be flat. Intel announced its expectations for a decline in its workforce in the wake of its fourth quarter earnings report. ...
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BlackBerry Has Filed a Copyright Infringement Suit Against a Company Co-Founded
Jan 7, 2014BlackBerry has filed a copyright infringement suit against a company co-founded by Ryan Seacrest that makes a keyboard case for the iPhone. On Friday the struggling smartphone maker filed a lawsuit against Typo Products LLC, a company ...
Tags: Blackberry, Keyboard Design
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Mobile Device Demands Will Be The Main Drivers for The Industry in The Upcoming Year
Sep 24, 2013Apple has yet again swept the market with the launch of the new iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C. The new cell phones have acted as a propeller for sapphire substrate manufacturers and LED manufacturers with the introduction of new fingerprint ...
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Corning Has Introduced Gorilla Glass NBT
Aug 6, 2013Corning has introduced Gorilla Glass NBT, a new cover glass designed to protect the screens of touch-enabled notebooks. The company said this new solution provides enhanced scratch resistance, reduced scratch visibility, and better retained ...
Tags: Gorilla Glass, Glass, Construction
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A Row Is Brewing Over Benchmarks Used to Assess The Performance
Jul 16, 2013A row is brewing over benchmarks used to assess the performance of smartphone semiconductors after one of the tools had to be revised following claims of discrepancies over its results. The AnTuTu benchmark, which is used on Android ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Globalfoundries Has Unveiled The New POP Technology Offerings
Jun 4, 2013The collaboration will combine ARM's next-generation mobile processor and POP IP with GLOBALFOUNDRIES 28nm-SLP HKMG process application. Globalfoundries has unveiled the new POP technology offerings to optimise the ARM Cortex-A12 and ...
Tags: Globalfoundries, Mobile Processors, ARM
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ARM and Intel Continued at Computex, with ARM Claiming It Offered Better Performance
Jun 3, 2013The seesaw mobile processor battle between ARM and Intel continued at Computex, with ARM claiming it offered better performance per watt for mobile devices than Intel's upcoming chips. ARM's processors go into most smartphones and ...
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Microsoft Is Retooling The Latest Version of Its Windows Operating System
May 9, 2013Microsoft is retooling the latest version of its Windows operating system to address complaints and confusion that have been blamed for deepening a slump in personal computer sales. The tune up won't be released to consumers and ...
Tags: Home Button, Microsoft, Computer Products
