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Renesas passes automotive semiconductor competitors
Renesas passes automotive semiconductor competitors
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According to a current study from British market research firm Semicast Research, Renesas Electronics was the leading vendor of semiconductors…
Broadcom tops wireless connectivity IC competitive assessments
Broadcom tops wireless connectivity IC competitive assessments
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​Broadcom has been ranked number one vendor in three recent Competitive Assessments released by ABI Research on wireless connectivity IC…
Renesas passes automotive semiconductor competitors, Semicast reckons
Renesas passes automotive semiconductor competitors, Semicast reckons
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According to a current study from British market research firm Semicast Research, Renesas Electronics was the leading vendor of semiconductors…
Market for UV LEDs in hypersonic mode
Market for UV LEDs in hypersonic mode
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If consulting company Yole Développement is right, manufacturers of ultraviolet LEDs can open a bottle of Champaign: For the period…

Market for Hi-brightness LEDs continues to show double-digit growth
Market for Hi-brightness LEDs continues to show double-digit growth
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Market researcher Digitimes predicts that the inexorable victory run of high-brightness LED will continue - at least for the time being. According to Dgitimes, the global output value of high-brightness…
Cellphone memory capacity declines as online storage and cloud services increase
Cellphone memory capacity declines as online storage and cloud services increase
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Growth in the average amount of NAND flash memory in each smartphone and tablet shipped is slowing this year, as the rising availability of cloud storage and streaming services reduces…
Microsoft fined $730 million over browser
Microsoft fined $730 million over browser
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The European Commission has imposed a 561 million euro fine (about $730 million) on Microsoft Corp. for failing to implement browser choice commitments it had previously made as part of…
Short-range wireless IC market to reach almost 5 Billion units shipped in 2013
Short-range wireless IC market to reach almost 5 Billion units shipped in 2013
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​The total market for open short-range wireless (SRW) technology based ICs, such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, ZigBee, NFC, and GPS, is expected to reach almost 5 billion units in 2013 and…
Do commodity prices drive innovation in printed electronics?
Do commodity prices drive innovation in printed electronics?
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The once rising price of indium generated an emerging TCF (Transparent Conductive Film) industry offering alternatives to ITO (indium tin oxide). The same is now happening with silver.
Energy efficiency, demographic change drive the “Smart Home”
Energy efficiency, demographic change drive the “Smart Home”
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Over the next decade, the "Smart Home" will become affordable. This term embraces lighting controls as well as sweeping energy management systems for homes, energy efficient appliances and other aspects…
Chinese battery manufacturer TWS ramps up investment in European engineering
Chinese battery manufacturer TWS ramps up investment in European engineering
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TWS, the world's third largest manufacturer of lithium battery packs, is investing to expand its European engineering design centre in Stirling, near Edinburgh in Scotland.
Flip-chip platform and 3D IC design to boost wafer shipments
Flip-chip platform and 3D IC design to boost wafer shipments
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In its Flip Chip Market and Technology Trends report, Yole Développement highlight trends in the Flip-Chip market, with data for TIM, underfills, substrates and Flip-Chip bonders.
Chip market starts year brightly
Chip market starts year brightly
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The three-month average for global chip sales in January was $24.05 billion, an increase of 3.8 percent from January 2012 when sales were $23.16 billion, according to the Semiconductor Industry…
Cars keep driving demand of the chip industry
Cars keep driving demand of the chip industry
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The past two decades saw the semiconductor content in cars rise constantly. There is no end in this hike in sight. But after engine control units, driver assistance systems and…
Richardson RFPD launches new Gallium Nitride website resource
Richardson RFPD launches new Gallium Nitride website resource
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Electronic components distributor Richardson RFPD has launched a new website resource focused exclusively on Gallium Nitride (GaN).
Mobile phone sales fell in 2012
Mobile phone sales fell in 2012
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We are used to the idea that tablet computers and smartphones are driving semiconductor sales right now, but here is another statistic to put alongside the fall in desktop and…
American Sensor Technologies opens a blog for pressure instrumentation
American Sensor Technologies opens a blog for pressure instrumentation
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American Sensor Technologies has launched a new blog for pressure instrumentation and related items. The company hopes to keep customers up to date with the latest product updates, inform visitors…
Machine vision market to grow 50% from 2012 to 2016 to reach $6.75 billion says Frost & Sullivan
Machine vision market to grow 50% from 2012 to 2016 to reach $6.75 billion says Frost & Sullivan
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Previously considered bulky, expensive and complex to interpret, machine vision technology has undergone continuous improvements to become an integral part of quality control for industrial or manufacturing production lines.
Forecast predicts Increase to 18 million base station transceiver shipments by 2017
Forecast predicts Increase to 18 million base station transceiver shipments by 2017
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Mobile Experts has released a new Base Station Transceiver Forecast, including exclusive, in-depth Carrier Aggregation predictions, as well as comprehensive analysis of MIMO and Active Antenna System adoption in macrocells.
Wireless packet core revenues to exceed $6 billion in 2017
Wireless packet core revenues to exceed $6 billion in 2017
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Dell'Oro Group has announced that the Wireless Packet Core Equipment market is forecast to nearly double in size, exceeding $6 billion by 2017. Evolved Packet Core, the emerging segment of…
General lighting surpasses displays backlighting market
General lighting surpasses displays backlighting market
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LED component revenue for lighting applications for the first time exceeded the display backlight segment in 2012: Sales for lighting components reached $3.11 billion while LED backlight components added up…
Varitronix to increase LCD production capacity with US$25m design & manufacturing line
Varitronix to increase LCD production capacity with US$25m design & manufacturing line
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LCD manufacturer Varitronix has announced a US$25m investment in a new LCD design and manufacturing facility in Heyuan, Guangdong, PRC. The four-floor 31,200m² plant will support design and development, display…
Range extender vehicles move to the fast lane, market researcher believes
Range extender vehicles move to the fast lane, market researcher believes
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Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) hitherto have not experienced very high acceptance among customers - for a number of reasons. Of these, the inability to cover long distances is one of…
Chip engineers prepare for 450mm wafer transition
Chip engineers prepare for 450mm wafer transition
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At the 10th Innovation Forum on Fab Automation in Dresden, participants and presenters discussed technology trends in manufacturing automation.
UKH2Mobility project maps out future of hydrogen fuel cell cars in the UK
UKH2Mobility project maps out future of hydrogen fuel cell cars in the UK
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The UKH2Mobility project has released the results of its Phase 1 interim report, evaluating the benefits of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) and paving the way for commercial rollout…
Inverter market set to reach $71 billion by 2020 reports Yole
Inverter market set to reach $71 billion by 2020 reports Yole
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The inverter market was estimated to be $45 billion in 2012 and will reach $71 billion by 2020, according to a new report released by market analyst, Yole Développement.
World’s solar photovoltaic capacity passes 100-GW landmark following strong year of growth
World’s solar photovoltaic capacity passes 100-GW landmark following strong year of growth
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The world's cumulative solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity capacity surpassed 100 GW in 2012, achieving just over 101 GW, according to new market figures released by the European Photovoltaic Industry Association…
Phosphors, Rare Earths supply remains crucial for LED production
Phosphors, Rare Earths supply remains crucial for LED production
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In the LED industry, the availability of phosphors is a critical and potentially limiting factor - phosphors are needed to build white LEDs. In the beginning of the millennium, the…


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