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Global chip sales squeeze 0.4% annual growth February 07, 2012
Global sales of semiconductors grew in 2011 by 0.4 percent reaching a record value of $299.52 billion, according to the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics organization. The December results came in much as expected but produced a weak fourth quarter that prevented the global chip company from exceeding ...
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Graphene institute in Manchester to be funded with £70 million by UK Government
February 03, 2012
The U.K. government has said it will spend £70 million (about $120 million) to fund a national institute of graphene research and commercialisation activities, in Manchester, in the northwest of England.
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LED lighting to drive USD 10bn power supply market in 2016
February 03, 2012
The global market for power supplies used in LED lighting is forecast to reach USD10 billion in 2016, according to a new report from IMS Research, “Opportunities for Power Components in LED Lighting”. The report revealed that rapid uptake of LED lighting, driven by legislation and rising costs of electricity, ...
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Mobile infrastructure LTE revenues to surpass 500% by 2016
February 02, 2012
According to a newly published forecast report by Dell'Oro Group, the mobile infrastructure LTE equipment market is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 45% over the next 5 years.
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High costs, quality concerns thwart market for energy-efficient lighting
February 02, 2012
Though legal measures at European Community level should fuel the market for energy-efficient lighting, concerns regarding the quality of such products as well as the high aboriginal costs are affecting the growth perspectives. Still, consulting company Frost & Sullivan regards the overall perspectives ...
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Wi-Fi chipset revenue to reach $6.1 Billion in 2015
February 01, 2012
The Wi-Fi chipset market continues to march forward at a brisk pace as a growing number of consumer electronics are integrating Wi-Fi. As the demand for devices with Wi-Fi connectivity grows, and as prices for chipsets decrease, new markets for Wi-Fi are opening in areas traditionally dominated by other ...
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LTE expected to dominate wireless infrastructure spending by 2013
February 01, 2012
The wireless technology known as 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) is expected to claim the lion’s share of wireless infrastructure capital spending next year as mobile carriers definitively migrate to that next-generation standard. Global capital spending on LTE technology is projected to reach $24.3 billion ...
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CIGS solar panels sales expected to grow rapidly
February 01, 2012
In its newly released report, "CIGS Photovoltaics Markets-2012," industry analyst firm NanoMarkets forecasts revenues from CIGS panels will reach $4.4 billion (USD) by 2017. And while the recent announcement of a 150 MW solar farm supports the notion that CIGS technology is finally ready for prime time, ...
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Global wireless platforms market worth $155.2 billion by 2016
January 31, 2012
The wireless computing platforms and wireless devices are acting as trendsetters in the wireless market and are becoming an essential ingredient amongst information power users. With initial functions such as synchronized calendars, contact management, wireless messaging and email that can be preinstalled ...
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Germany leads resurgent European PV market growth late in 2011
January 31, 2012
- Shrinking memory bits a million times through antiferromagnetically coupled atoms
- Energy efficient 100-W LED light bulb uses only 12 W
- Intel, Samsung 'smell blood in the water'
- Analyst claims Windows on ARM will not be much of a success
- Nokia's Lumia 900 to lead Windows Phone resurgence
- HokieSpeed, the supercomputer for the masses
- Texas Instruments shows off Pico HD projector that fits into a smartphone
- Osram creates gallium-nitride LED chips on silicon wafers
- Marvell and One Laptop per Child unveil the XO 3.0 Tablet
- Nokia buys Nordic OS developer
- Dual-Stage Feedback Techniques for Single-Pole Feedback Compensation
- 20-Bit, Linear, Low Noise, Precision, Bipolar ±10V DC Voltage Source
- High-Speed, Real-Time Recording Systems
- Organic solar cells and OLEDs - A comparison of two competing approaches
- USB-Based Thermocouple Temperature Monitor with Cold Junction Compensation
This month Keithley Instruments is giving away two of its Model 2200 power supplies, worth 735 Euros each, for EETimes Europe's readers to win. The Model 2200-20-5: 20V, 5A, 100W on offer is one of five general-purpose programmable DC power supplies recently launched by the company, designed for source measurement instruments for component, module, and device characterization and test applications.
Part of the Series 2200 family, the unit’s voltage output accuracy is specified at 0.03% and its current output accuracy is 0.05%. The supply’s high output (1mV) and measurement (0.1mA) resolution makes it well-suited for characterizing low power circuits and devices in applications such as measuring idle mode and sleep mode currents to confirm devices can meet today’s ever-more-challenging goals for energy efficiency.
And the winners are:
In our previous reader offer, EPC was giving away ten of its EPC9002 development board kits, worth USD 95 each.
Lucky winners include I. Blythe and C. Hardman from the UK, M. Casartelli and D. Cogliati from Italy, C. Cossio from Spain, W. Milarch from Germany, r. Milewicz from Poland, M. Prascak from Slovakia, A. Raidl from Austria and M. Taslakov from Bulgaria.
All should be receiving their kits soon. Let's wish them some interesting findings with their projects.
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