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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.
Beijing International Building Technology show makes its debut
December 19, 2011 4:56 am | News | CommentsThe Beijing International Building Technology show will make its debut 2 – 4 April 2012 at the New China International Exhibition Center, Beijing, China, to support China’s fast-growing trend for energy-saving, comfortable, safe and sustainable buildings.
Samsung says sells over 300 million mobile handsets in 2011
December 12, 2011 7:40 am | News | CommentsSamsung Electronics Co. Ltd said on Sunday its annual mobile handset sales this year had exceeded 300 million units for the first time in the company's history.
Nissan, Microsoft to brief on strategic partnership
December 12, 2011 7:35 am | News | CommentsNissan Motor Co said on Monday that it will brief on a tie-up with Microsoft Corp in Tokyo at 4 p.m. (0700 GMT).
Intel Q4 hit by hard disk drive supply shortage
December 12, 2011 7:32 am | News | CommentsIntel Corp warned that fourth-quarter results would miss its previous forecast due to hard disk drive supply shortages caused by floods in Thailand.
South Korea's net nirvana spawns good, bad and ugly results
December 6, 2011 7:24 am | by Jonathan Hopfner, Reuters | News | CommentsOn a single, dimly-lit floor in the towering central Seoul headquarters of Korea's National Police Agency, dozens of hard drives and mobile phones sit on shelves awaiting dissection.
Samsung plans flash chip line in China
December 6, 2011 7:22 am | by Hyunjoo Jin, Reuters | News | CommentsSamsung Electronics said on Tuesday it plans to build a flash memory chip plant in China, seen costing some $4 billion, as a boom in smartphones and tablet computers is set to fuel the $22 billion chip industry's growth next year.
Chinese court rejects Apple lawsuit over iPad name
December 6, 2011 7:15 am | News | CommentsA court in southern China has rejected a lawsuit by Apple Inc, accusing a Chinese technology company of infringing its iPad trademark, a newspaper reported on Tuesday, the latest move in a protracted tug-of-war over the name.
Worldwide Semiconductor Sales Projected to Top $300 Billion in 2011
December 5, 2011 9:34 am | by Posted by Chris Warner | News | CommentsThe Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, today announced that the SIA has endorsed the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) organization’s Autumn 2011 global semiconductor sales forecast which has
Energy Micro wins EDN China Innovation award for low power Tiny Gecko microcontroller
December 5, 2011 4:00 am | News | CommentsEnergy Micro has won the Leading Product Award for its ARM Cortex-M3 based Tiny Gecko EFM32 low power microcontroller in the Embedded Systems category of the EDN China Innovation Awards 2011.
Hydrogen Pressure Sensor is Certified for Use on Fuel-Cell Vehicles
December 2, 2011 7:16 am | Product Releases | CommentsAmerican Sensor Technologies has developed the AST 2000H2 Hydrogen ASIC Pressure Sensor for use on hydrogen-powered vehicles and in other emerging hydrogen applications. The sensors are already certified for use by European and Asian automobile manufacturers as
Samsung Mass Produces Optical Sensor in Pixel LCD Panels
December 2, 2011 5:40 am | by Posted by Chris Warner | News | CommentsSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announced that it began mass production of 40-inch ‘Optical Sensor in Pixel’ LCD panels, which feature highly advanced optical sensors, in November 2011. The Optical Sensor in Pixel LCD panel detects
