Industry News (2011/06)
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Linear Technology Announces High-efficiency Dual-channel Monolithic Synchronous Buck Regulator LTC3634
Published:2011/6/30 3:26:00 Author:Amy
Linear Technology announces high-efficiency, dual-channel monolithic synchronous buck regulator LTC3634. The device provides power rail and bus terminal for DDR1, DDR2 and DDR3 SDRAM controller. The working input voltage range of LTC3634 is 3.6V to 15V, making it ideal for dual lithium-ion battery applications as well as 5V and 12V intermediate bus system. LTC3634 uses a unique constant frequency / controlled on-ti... (View)
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The Future Smart Grid Superconducting Cable
Published:2011/6/30 1:52:00 Author:Phyllis
The most urgent challenge we face today about power generation is the efficient tapping of renewable energy sources that are located some distance from the urban areas that need the power-for instance, electricity generated in the West China are transmitted to the East part of China, or wind turbine power generated on the plains in Inner Mongolia and delivered to Beijing. The present dumb power grid m... (View)
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Economy Influences The Electric Industry
Published:2011/6/29 3:32:00 Author:Li xiao na
The world’s economy is entering the period of unrest and further uncertainty, and so many events need to be followed. Europeans are angry about the squeezing policy; China tries to fight with the problem of inflation; Japan also has its own obsession; America is unable to get out its problem of finical and real estate market; the economic developments of the other countries are also uncertain and unbalanced. It cas... (View)
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Chip Resistor Array Adopts Two 0201 Devices in One Package
Published:2011/6/28 3:12:00 Author:Amy
It is said that Stackpole develops RAVF052D chip resistor array which can provide two 0201 size resistors in a single chip array package. According to the introduction, the RAVF052D is easier for users to set than the single 0201 chip because of larger size. In addition, using a chip array eliminates one placement compared to a discrete resistor solution, which lowers cost, size, and weight of a given desig... (View)
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Chinese Companies Should Seize Post-Earthquake Opportunities
Published:2011/6/28 2:39:00 Author:Phyllis
Major Chinese software outsourcing companies said that he impact of Japan’s March earthquake has been largely diminished with staffs returning to normal work and suspended projects being restarted. The Japan earthquake and tsunami affected these companies seriously as many outsourcing projects can not function well due to the the nuclear radiation leaked and troubled facilities around quake zones. The impac... (View)
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Dispute Between AMD and The Business Application Performance Corp. About the SYSmark 2012
Published:2011/6/26 22:51:00 Author:Phyllis
BAPCo is a non-profit consortium to develop and distribute a set of objective performance benchmarks for personal computers based on popular software applications and operating systems. It’s current membership includes CNET, Compal Electronics, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Lenovo, Microsoft, Samsung, Sony, Toshiba, etc. AMD had an argument with the Business Application Performance Corp. in the public state... (View)
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Gartner: 2011 Global Semiconductor Revenue will Grow 5.1％
Published:2011/6/24 3:46:00 Author:Amy
Gartner, an international research and consultancy firm, said that in 2011, global semiconductor revenue is expected to reach 3,150 billion U.S. dollars which grows 5.1% as compared with 299 billion U.S. dollars in 2010. Gartner originally predicted the Q1 of this year’s revenue of the semiconductor industry annual growth rate is up to 6.2%. Japan’s earthquake and tsunami leads to the concerns of silicon wa... (View)
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The Transformation Of DRAM Manufacturers
Published:2011/6/22 3:10:00 Author:Li xiao na
With the emergence of tablet computer and smart phone, the shipment of personal computer will not grow so quickly in this year. Many DRAM manufacturers also try to enter the memory market; however, influenced by the output of DRAM and tablet computer, the price of movable memory may make people worry in the second half of this year. Influenced by the tablet computer and smart phone, the growth rate of ... (View)
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Global Semiconductor Market Forecast
Published:2011/6/22 2:46:00 Author:Phyllis
According to market research firm IHS iSuppli, the 2011 global semiconductor market will be worth 325.9 billion dollars, reaching an increase of 7.2 percent than 304.1 billion dollars in 2010. This conclusion is from the April IHS iSuppli outlook, which predicted revenue would increase 7 percent more this year. IHS also predicts that during the period of from 2010 to 2015, the semiconductor market will tak... (View)
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Agilent Announces Best Performance Microwave Network analyzers
Published:2011/6/19 9:26:00 Author:Amy
At the IMS2011 show, Agilent Technologies released five new PNA microwave vector network analyzer models which can span up to 67GHz. The company took the new series on its PNA-X architecture as base, and claims it has the world's highest performing microwave network analyzer. The applications of thisproduct can be list as testing passive and active devices such as filters, duplexers, amplifiers, and frequency ... (View)
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TSMC Started to Run An Economic Model for Better Development
Published:2011/6/12 22:58:00 Author:Phyllis
The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company had a 0.7 percent fell on its unsolidated net sales in May, which was unusual, however, compared with sales in May it’s been 6.3 percent up. This was led by the aftermath of the Japan earthquake and tsunami, as well as the appreciation of Taiwan dollar, which impacts the competitiveness. Over the last decade, TSMC has posted sales up 5 to 6 percent on April o... (View)
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The Wireless Device Will Apply More Bluetooth Technique
Published:2011/6/10 3:36:00 Author:Li xiao na
Bluetooth SIG has declaimed that the thermometer and heart rate monitor will be released in recent days. These devices will apply the 4.0 edition of Bluetooth which is approved recently. This technology has driven the process of the development of thermometer and heart rate monitor, and it also has opened a new era for wireless monitoring device in the medical care and fitness field. Currently, some leading manufac... (View)
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Phihong has Developed a New Series of 12W Driver for LED Lighting
Published:2011/6/9 21:49:00 Author:Phyllis
Phihong is a global leader in power solution and energy efficient lighting solution which has engineering and manufacturing facilities in both North America and China. Its services including provide power supplies, adapters, lighting ballast and Power-over-Ethemet products to networking, consumer electronics and lighting fixture companies. Recently it has developed a new series of 12W driver for indoor LED... (View)
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The Tablet Computer May Be Introduced Into The Automotive Application
Published:2011/6/9 4:35:00 Author:Li xiao na
The research of HIS iSuppli indicates that the media pad has the large potential. It also can be the entertainment and information solution in the automobile’s back seat. The smart phone has gained the important position in the information and entertainment system, which has paved the way for the tablet computer application. Apart from the inherent conjunction, the smart phone has integrated the several functions, ... (View)
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The PCIM Asia Conference will be Held in Shanghai
Published:2011/6/9 2:45:00 Author:Phyllis
The Power Conversion, Intelligent Motion (PCIM) Asia Conference will be held in Shanghai from June 21 to 23, 2011, at which the Fairchild Semiconductor will join experts from industry and academia in presenting papers on the latest developments and future trends in power electronics. PCIM Asia is regarded as one of the most important conference about power electronics in China. A wide range of aspects will be inv... (View)
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Spending on Semiconductor Capital Equipment is Expected to Increase
Published:2011/6/7 21:22:00 Author:Phyllis
It is projected to increase the spending on new and used semiconductor capital equipment by 31 percent in 2011 to a record high of 44 billion dollars, however, the spending on new fabs is planned to decrease by 3 percent to 4.9 billion dollars this year before falling another 12 percent in 2012, getting ready for potential implications for industry capacity plans in 2012 and beyond, according to the SEMI World Fab ... (View)
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The Movable Application Promotes The Development Of Solid State Hard Disk
Published:2011/6/7 20:16:00 Author:Li xiao na
KINGMAX has released its interface solid state disk in Computex. The solid state disk appears again in three years. Early in 2008, KINGMAX had displayed its first batch of this product. Three years had past; there been no difference of their SSD product. Memory, memory card and U Disk are their main products. Not only KINGMAX is interested in this product, the other manufacturers of the memory are the same... (View)
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Mitsubishi Electric has Installed the First Large-scale Spherical OLED
Published:2011/6/6 22:05:00 Author:Phyllis
At the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo, Japan, Mitsubishi Electric has installed an organic light-emitting display (OLED) globe whose diameter was 6 meters. The first large-scale spherical OLED screen was the OLED Geo-Cosmos display. The globe is made of aluminium and is covered with 10,362 96×96 OLED panels, which Hanging 18 meters from the floor. The OLED display has a resolution of ... (View)
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The Confidence Of Solar Energy Battery Market Is Weak.
Published:2011/6/2 4:16:00 Author:Li xiao na
According to the newest report of the Energy Trend, The polycrystalline silicon market becomes depressed obviously, and the average price of the spot is only sixty US dollars per kilogram. The range of price drop has exceeded a half, because the demand of the terminal market has not appeared, and the shadow of stocks is still existed. The average price of the battery has broken 0.95 US dollar per watt, which indica... (View)
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