Asia
Top gear: China's Huawei outmuscles Swedish rival
February 3, 2012 6:38 am | by Lee Chyen Yee, Reuters | News | CommentsWhen Huawei Technologies posts its annual results in April, they will likely show the unlisted Chinese firm has overtaken Sweden's Ericsson as the world's top-selling telecoms equipment maker.
Canon earnings outlook falters, president steps down
January 30, 2012 5:59 am | by Isabel Reynolds, Reuters | News | CommentsCanon Inc's 76-year-old chairman and CEO will take on the additional role of president after the $60 billion Japanese camera and printer maker forecast weak earnings growth and said its current president was stepping down.
Analysis: Asia may not be such easy pickings for Apple
January 27, 2012 8:34 am | by Harichandan Arakali and Farah Master, Reuters | News | CommentsInvestors in Apple Inc have a one-word answer for those who wonder whether this corporate juggernaut can maintain its phenomenal momentum in the years ahead: Asia.
Uncertain Economic Conditions Spur Decline in Electronics Contract Manufacturing in 2012
January 26, 2012 6:37 am | by Posted by Chris Warner | News | CommentsFollowing a year of expansion in 2011, the global electronics contract manufacturing business is expected to decline slightly in 2012, as continuing economic uncertainty in Europe and the United States constricts growth, according to an IHS iSuppli EMS & ODM Market Brief report from information and analysis provider IHS (NYSE: IHS). Total contract manufacturing revenue this year is
Soitec and Sumitomo Electric announce major milestone in strategic joint development of engineered gallium nitride substrates
January 24, 2012 5:59 am | News | CommentsSoitec (Euronext) and Sumitomo Electric Industries have reached a major milestone in their strategic joint development program started in December 2010 by demonstrating four- and six-inch engineered gallium nitride (GaN) substrates...
Korean research a first step toward Dr. Smartphone?
January 23, 2012 11:05 am | News | CommentsTired of long waits at the hospital for medical tests? If Korean researchers have their way, your smartphone could one day eliminate that -- and perhaps even tell you that you have cancer.
Sony, Panasonic debt ratings cut on TV losses
January 20, 2012 8:57 am | by Isabel Reynolds, Reuters | News | CommentsJapan's Sony and Panasonic both had their debt ratings downgraded on Friday by Moody's Investors Service, which cited concerns about continued losses in their TV divisions, two weeks ahead of their earnings announcements.
China's challenge to the iPad raises a red flag
January 19, 2012 9:54 am | Product Releases | CommentsChina Communist Party members can now carry a tablet PC to verify identification cards, read the blogs of cadres and manage state-owned firms without fretting that using a bourgeois Apple Inc iPad will ruin their street cred.
Emerging Smart Gas Meter Markets in Europe and Asia Expected to Drive the Global Market to over 1 Billion Dollars by 2016
January 11, 2012 1:00 pm | by Posted by Chris Warner | News | CommentsIMS Research predicts that by 2016 annual revenues from the smart gas meter market will reach over $1 billion, roughly four times the 2011 market estimate. This is a key finding from the recently published report, “The World Market for Gas Meters – 2011 Editionâ€. Growth is anticipated to be strong mainly due to the emergence of new markets for advanced gas meters in Europe and Asia.Â
ZLG Partners with Energy Micro in China
January 11, 2012 12:55 pm | by Posted by Chris Warner | News | CommentsEnergy Micro, the energy friendly microcontroller and radio company, has today announced the appointment of ZLG as an approved distributor of its ultra low power ARM Cortex based Gecko MCU and EFR4 Draco radio devices in China.Â
Lumiotec and Universal Display Announce Technology License Agreement for OLED Lighting
January 10, 2012 1:29 pm | by Posted by Chris Warner | News | CommentsLumiotec Inc., founded by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Rohm Co., Ltd., Toppan Printing Co., Ltd., and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. in 2008 to develop, manufacture and sell OLED lighting panels, and Universal Display Corporation (NASDAQ: PANL), enabling energy-efficient displays and lighting with its UniversalPHOLED technology and materials, today announced that the companies have
Chinese Tier 2 PV Module Utilization Fell To Record Low in Q4 of 2011
January 10, 2012 4:59 am | by Posted by Chris Warner | News | CommentsThe average production capacity utilization rate of Chinese Tier 2 crystalline PV module manufacturers fell to just 35 percent in Q4'11 according to the latest quarterly report from IMS Research and is forecast to fall even lower in Q1'12. As a result of high inventory levels and a weak outlook for demand in 2012, many suppliers closed down production lines, or suspended production entirely, resulting in
Industry Leaders Aim to Redefine Power as Smart and Wireless, Form Power Matters Alliance
January 9, 2012 12:00 pm | by Posted by Chris Warner | News | CommentsIEEE, the world's largest professional association for advancing technology for humanity, today announced a community of global industry leaders are joining forces with the intention to form the Power Matters Alliance (PMA) under the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) Industry Connections Program. The PMA is dedicated to remaking consumers' daily interaction with power as wireless, environmentally sound, and smart.Â
Smartphones power Samsung to record quarterly profit
January 6, 2012 7:34 am | by Miyoung Kim, Reuters | News | CommentsSamsung Electronics, the world's top maker of memory chips and smartphones, reported a record quarterly profit on Friday, aided by one-off gains and best-ever sales of high-end phones.
MANA Research Highlight: High-performance thin film boost for electronics research
January 4, 2012 4:35 am | News | CommentsMANA researchers have developed the world's highest performance thin-film capacitors using a new high-permittivity (high-k) dielectric sheet with molecular-level thickness (~1 nm). This technology may revolutionize the next-generation electronics.
Samsung seeks to re-enter Japan TV market: report
January 3, 2012 8:47 am | News | CommentsSamsung Electronics Co Ltd is planning to re-enter the Japanese flat-panel television market next year, the Nikkei business daily reported on Tuesday, without citing sources.
Enpirion Announces Manufacturing Partnership Agreement for Silicon Magnetics
January 3, 2012 5:27 am | by Posted by Chris Warner | News | CommentsEnpirion, Inc. is announcing that it has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with JiangyinChangdian Advanced Packaging Co., Ltd. -- JCAP -- for the manufacturing of silicon-based magnetics utilizing Enpirion's proprietary MEMS (Micro-electronic Magnetic Silicon) technology. Earlier in 2011, Enpirion demonstrated that its MEMS technology achieved all necessary application performance figures-of-merit at record frequencies of 18 MHz in its DC-DC power system-on-chip (PowerSoC). This announcement marks
New satellites to extend China's military reach
December 29, 2011 6:17 am | by David Lague, Reuters | News | CommentsChina this week reached a milestone in its drive to master the military use of space with the launch of trials for its Beidou satellite global positioning network, a move that will bring it one step closer to matching U.S. space capabilities.
Was Lead-Free Solder Worth the Effort?
December 28, 2011 7:28 am | by Jon Titus, Senior Technical Editor | Articles | CommentsLead-free solder has yet to yield documented benefits.
China tests 500 kmph super high-speed train
December 28, 2011 5:10 am | News | CommentsChina launched a super-rapid test train over the weekend which is capable of travelling 500 kilometers per hour, state media said on Monday, as the country moves ahead with its railway ambitions despite serious problems on its high-speed network.
LG Display plant in eastern China hit by strike
December 28, 2011 4:55 am | News | CommentsWorkers at an LG Display factory in eastern China have gone on strike, halting some production, the company said on Wednesday, in the latest action by China's increasingly assertive workforce.
China hackers breached U.S. Chamber of Commerce: report
December 21, 2011 6:07 am | News | CommentsHackers in China broke through the computer defenses of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce last year and were able to access information about its operations and its 3 million members, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
China tops U.S, Japan to become top patent filer
December 21, 2011 6:06 am | by Lee Chyen Yee, Reuters | News | CommentsChina became the world's top patent filer in 2011, surpassing the United States and Japan as it steps up innovation to improve its intellectual property rights track record, a Thomson Reuters research report showed on Wednesday.
Power Line Communications Used in Chinese Smart Grid Meter Deployments
December 20, 2011 4:51 am | News | CommentsSemitech Semiconductor announced that its GS18 power line communications (PLC) semiconductor is now deployed in volume in LangFang Gao Shan smart meters installed on the China State Grid in Hebei Province.
Information black hole as North Korean leader dies
December 19, 2011 5:45 am | by Jonathan Hopfner, Reuters | News | CommentsFew national leaders die these days with no one outside their country knowing about it. For more than 48 hours. Not even a mention on Twitter.
