Companies operating in the semiconductor and other energy-related sectors are being brought together are part of a special partnership in the US. Semiconductor Research...
The number of PCs shipped worldwide increased by 21 per cent in the second quarter of 2010, it has been revealed. According to Gartner, movements peaked at 82.9 million...
Six UK manufacturers are to take part in a research programme that aims to make the country's businesses become leaders in LED-based solid-state lighting (SSL). The firms...
A Californian company has agreed a partnership with a semiconductor manufacturer from Taiwan in order to meet its design needs and help in supporting new process features...
New data has suggested that the global semiconductor industry performed better in May. Economic research firm e-forecasting's World SLI increased by 1.6 per cent during...
An optical surface profiler will be unveiled at an exhibition this week that is optimised for high-brightness light-emitting diode (HB-LED) patterned sapphire substrates...
LEDs are set to be an integral part of energy-efficient lighting in the future, according to one industry expert. Speaking to the Telegraph, Guy ***-Price of London-based...
Sales figures at the world's largest contract semiconductor chip maker in the second quarter of 2010 were the highest in the company's history. Bloomberg BusinessWeek...
A report has suggested that automated control technologies and light emitting diodes (LEDs) can help to reduce the amount energy used by lighting in commercial buildings...
Boston Scientific has selected the first patient to participate in clinical trials of multiple physiologic sensors for a new machine in the hope of developing a means...
A range of 30 LED light bulbs is said to fit 95 per cent of industrial and commercial fixtures and produce daylight-quality illumination while consuming 85 per cent less...
Textron Defence Systems has bought Crane Wireless Monitoring Solutions (WMS) and will incorporate its 25 staff working on sensor network applications in Texas into its...
A market intelligence firm has pushed up its forecast for pure-play semiconductor revenue this year thanks to increased consumer spending. iSuppli, which produces research...
Philips Electronics and Cree have struck a deal to cross-licence their LED technologies in a bid to speed up the adoption of low-energy lighting applications. The agreement...
Optoelectronics firms may be interested in the potential impact that voice over internet protocol (VoIP) and its increasing popularity with users of the latest handheld...
US manufacturer ON Semiconductor (ON) has released an offline LED driver that integrates power factor connection (PFC), signalling its intention to expand its range of...
The LED sector in China is set to grow over the next two years, according to new figures. Global and China's LED Industry Report 2009-10 says that the market for diodes...
US firm Fairchild Semiconductor has unveiled a new converter that it believes can be ideal for designers of mobile phones needing to support high capacity memory features...
A new report from the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has indicated that the number of chips sold across the world has increased in May by 4.5 per cent. This...
A forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) may have brought good news to companies in the semiconductor industry. Its latest figures published yesterday...