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World Cup, Improved Economy Propel LCD TV Panels to Surprising Growth in 1H
An unforeseen increase in global liquid crystal display television (LCD TV) panel shipments occurred in the first six months of 2014.
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Avnet Reports 8% Sales Increase for 2014
Distributor reports that sales increases to $7 billion in the fiscal fourth quarter, up from $6.4 billion in the year-ago quarter.
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Cavium Buys Xpliant for Ethernet Switch Silicon
Cavium has been nurturing stealthy startup Xpliant with investment funds but reckons that with a next-generation Ethernet switch silicon offering imminent it is time to acquire the company.
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Chip Sales Maintain Record Pace
Global semiconductor sales reached $82.7 billion in the second quarter, a 5.4 percent increase from the first quarter.
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Future Signs Distribution Deal with CSR
Future Electronics has signed a distribution agreement with CSR plc and will carry the company’s RF and wireless semiconductors in the Americas.
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Microchip Adopts Semtech’s LoRa RF Technology for Enabling IoT
Microchip garners Semtech’s LoRa RF technology for use in future products that compete in the IoT, machine-to-machine (M2M) and other markets.
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Over the Horizon
A new dye-sensitive solar cell (DSSC) that absorbs both visible and IR light; direct steam energy from the sun.
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Panasonic Contributes to Tower's Strength
Despite a GAAP net loss in the second quarter Tower looks well set for 2015 having taken majority control of three Japanese wafer fabs courtesy of Panasonic.
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SMIC, HED Launch 55nm Smart Card Chip with eFlash
SMIC and HED have rolled out a smart card chip using SMIC's 55 nm low-leakage embedded flash technology.
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STM Develops STB Platform for Brazilian Switch to Digital TV
STMicroelectronics has rolled out a digital set-top box (STB) platform in order to speed up Brazil’s switch to digital television.
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Avnet to Distribute HP’s Data Center Products in Mexico
Avnet to distribute HP’s data center-related products, including software and enterprise technologies, in Mexico.
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Microsoft Sues Samsung Over Patent Royalties
Microsoft files suit against Samsung for what it claims to be a lack of payments on patents related to the Android operating system.
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Movidius Moves Myriad Vision Processor to 28nm
Perhaps Google included two Myriad-1 VPUs in the Project Tango depth-sensing prototype mobile because it knew that a new and improved Myriad-2 was coming.
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New Orders for Printed Circuit Boards Increase
Shipments of printed circuit boards were flat in June, but new orders increased and the book-to-bill ratio reached parity, according to the Association Connecting Electronics Industries.
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Sheffield Scientists Spray-Paint Perovskite Solar Cells
A team of scientists at the University of Sheffield is the first to fabricate perovskite solar cells using a low-cost spray-painting process.
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Arrow Posts Second Quarter Sales Growth
Arrow Electronics second quarter sales increased 7 percent to $5.68 billion compared to $5.31 billion in the same quarter a year ago.
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Fujitsu Shakes up Semiconductor Business, Expands Foundry Platform
Fujitsu Limited took its semiconductor business in a new direction, expanding its foundry business and forming a new System LSI joint venture.
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Health and Fitness Wireless Chips Set for Strong Growth Through 2018
Consumers' growing interest in health and fitness devices is providing a spark for wireless connectivity semiconductors.
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Microchip Gains 7.2 Percent in Revenue in the Quarter
Microchip Technology Inc. revealed its quarterly results indicating revenue gain of 7.2 percent year-over-year, a record.
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U.S. Manufacturing: New Orders and Employment up in July
Amid a spate of generally positive economic news for the U.S. economy, domestic manufacturing expanded for the 14th month in a row in July.
