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Large-size display panel shipments increase 3.4% in June, TrendForce
TrendForce reports Global shipments of large-size display panels reached 71.78 million in June 2014, up 3.4% on month. Further findings by TrendForce includes: TV panel shipments reached 20.95 million, up 0.6% on month, while LCD monitor panels slipped 1.4% to 13.48 million largely as increas
3 min readLED market in 2014: massive growth in shipments and revenue
With the increasing importance given to LED lighting not only in US and Europe but recently more so in Japan, South Korea, a sales of more than 1 Billion LED lamps (shippment of the complete lighting unit) is expected in year 2014, which can be estimated to result in a revenue growth in the range
14 min readFujitsu to showcase its durable new resistive touch panels at Display Week 2014
Fujitsu Components of America to display its latest analog resistive touch panels, including a 9H surface panel, for Point of Sale, hospitality, industrial and medical applications at the Display Week Convention in San Diego, California, June 1-6 in booth #827. Fujitsu to show a live demonstrati
2 min readJenoptik' laser technology to combat sea parasites
Jenoptik’s Lasers & Material Processing division is supplying the Norwegian company Stingray Marine Solutions AS with lasers to combat parasites that attack farmed salmon. To successfully rid farmed salmon in Norwegian waters from parasites, the company Stingray Marine Solutions AS is using the e
3 min readOsram opens LED plant in China to serve the growing local market
Light-emitting diode maker Osram opened its LED assembly plant in Wuxi, China. The new facility With a floor area of about 100,000 square meters is built to support 2,100 people by 2017. Osram is focusing on China market by having such a big facility there, to support fast growing Chinese lighti
1 min readNon-IC semiconductor vendor ranking by IC Insights
IC insights has released supplier ranking in 2013 for non-IC semiconductor vendor ranking which includes optoelectronics, sensors/actuators and discrete semiconductor vendors. IC insights finds weak Japanese yen hits major optoelectronics and discretes companies in Japan and lowers overall O-S-D
4 min read0.7 mm narrow beam angle IR LED for smart phone and tablets
EVERLIGHT has designed and made immediately available an infrared LED for smart phones and tablets with the space and other mobile devices requirements specifications matching. The 940 nm wavelength IR LED measures 2mm x 1.4mm with a thickness of 0.7mm to support the design of thin smart phones
1 min readCypress to make custom optical devices for American Semiconductor
Cypress Semiconductor has announced that American Semiconductor has chosen Cypress Foundry Solutions to develop and manufacture custom optical devices. In addition, American Semiconductor will transfer a specialized, custom wafer process to the Cypress Foundry Solutions wafer fabrication facility i
1 min readLarge-sized panel shipment up 11% in March 2014, says TrendForce
Large-sized panel shipment rose 11% MOM in March 2014 to 66.57 million units, according to TrendForce panel research division WitsView’s latest panel shipment research report. “After reaching a restocking peak in March, large-sized panel demands will wane in April,”said Witsview Senior Research
3 min readUSB 3.Optical cable is available from Corning
Corning has made available of its USB 3.Optical Cables which supports data speeds of 5 gigabits per second of data at distances up to 30 meters. USB 3.Optical Cables also extend data transmission beyond the 3-meter limitation of comparable copper cable. Corning says USB 3.Optical Cables by Co
2 min readDOCSIS 3.1 supporting 1550 nm DWDM DFB Laser Module for CATV
EMCORE has released the 1752A 1550 nm DOCSIS 3.1 DWDM DFB Laser Module for CATV (Cable Television) applications. The new 1752A is the latest model in EMCORE's 1550 nm QAM laser platform and is fully compliant with the new DOCSIS 3.1 standard, supporting operational bandwidth up to 1.2 GHz. The 17
2 min readLinear analog DFB laser featured fiber optic transmitter for CATV
compound semiconductor device maker EMCORE has launched the linear analog DFB laser based new 2804 Generation II 1310 nm fiber optic transmitter for Cable Television (CATV) applications, a redesigned version of its 2804 line of transmitters. The 2804 Generation II transmitter is available in a
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