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8 Sep 20116 Sep 2011
German exports fell by 1.8% in July, much more than expected, official figures have shown.
BBC News
AFP (via Google)
Sony is using CEDIA Expo 2011 here this week to unveil several new high-end ES-series products that are said to achieve new performance excellence levels for the custom and A/V specialty markets.
Twice
At this year's IFA International conference in Berlin, ROB RAIKES of the European Digital Market research company - Meko, asks the question,'Where all the OLEDs have gone?'
Gadget
Profit margins on LCD Televisions have been falling steadily over the last few years, and the 3D TV craze has largely failed to boost them up again. So what's a manufacturer to do? Sharp thinks "Go Bigger".
Vizworld
Digital security provider NagraID Arrow Secure Card (NASC) plans to introduce credit and debit cards equipped with a LCD display to show a one-time password (OTP) for secure online transactions.
Times of India
As smartphones get larger and buttons disappear, one technology constantly finds itself in the limelight: display technology.
PhoneDog
3M and IBM have announced that the two companies plan to jointly develop the first adhesives that can be used to package semiconductors into densely stacked silicon "towers."
Company release
Integrated Device Technology (IDT) and Qualcomm have announced the signing of a definitive agreement to transfer the design team of IDT's Hollywood Quality Video (HQV) and Frame Rate Conversion (FRC) Video Processing product lines and certain related assets to Qualcomm.
Company release
Xilinx has announced that longtime customer Sigma has designed Spartan-6 FPGAs into its flagship digital single lens reflex (DSLR) camera, the SIGMA SD1. Shipping since June, the new 46-megapixel camera delivers robustness in a splash-proof and dust-proof body, providing high-definition and high resolution images.
Company release
Verigy, an Advantest Group company, has announced that the company has reached a major milestone with the installation of its 2,500th V93000 system-on-chip (SoC) test platform. The milestone shipment is part of a multi-system order from Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE).
Company release
Marketwatch.com (Dow Jones)
Trina Solar Ltd. (TSL) developed a solar unit with "record" output, and Roth & Rau AG (R8R) and Day4 Energy Inc. (DFE) created a module with increased power efficiency as cell makers compete to produce greater energy at lower cost.
Bloomberg
Los Angels Times
Solar power from Australian rooftops has become so cheap and efficient that photovoltaic cells now produce electricity for the same price that's charged by the electricity grid.
ABC News
7 Sep 2011
Research In Motion should explore transformational changes, including the breakup or sale of the company...
Information Week
China's fabless chip companies are turning to Taiwan to a greater degree to help them get close to the leading-edge in geometry and compete globally, according to an IC design house and fabless chip company survey conducted by EE Times-China.
EE Times
When Maurio Medley, an eighth-grade math teacher at Ocoee Middle School in central Florida, wants to teach his students how to find the volume of a cylinder, he doesn't turn to a textbook or chalkboard. Instead, he turns on a 3-D-enabled projector to rotate a virtual Euclidian solid.
Wall Street Journal
An LG executive said Tuesday that the firm's rival Samsung Electronics is moving away from the active 3-D display technology and develop its own "passive" technology for its TVs.
Korea Herald
South Korea's LG Electronics said it has tied up with Dutch giant Philips and Japan's Sharp to ramp up production of applications for Internet-powered televisions.
The Peninsula
South Korea's exports of information technology (IT) products reached 13.06 billion U.S. dollars in August due to strong demand for the locally-made smartphones and TVs, a government report showed Wednesday.
Xinhuanet
Marketwatch.com (Dow Jones)
Science and technology giant EI DuPont de Nemours & Co., announced that it has filed a lawsuit in Delaware against Heraeus Holding GmbH and Heraeus Materials Technology, LLC related to its front-side metallization paste materials used in solar cell technology.
Daily Markets
...In the end, it is a glass half-full or glass half-empty situation? Is the process a dog compared to past processes? Sure. Is it doing things no one else can? Sure.
SemiAccurate
International Bussiness Times
Dell plans to release a smartphone shopping application this week, a move that mimics the tactics of competitor Apple as the tech giant ramps up marketing toward consumers ahead of the holiday shopping season. Dell's application, which will run on phones powered by Google's Android operating system, will let customers choose and pay for a computer, as well as customize its features. The app will also include product reviews in order to help tech buyers make their decisions.
Wall Street Journal
Semico Research now expects chip sales to decline 2% compared to 2010. It previously forecast that the chip market would grow by 6% in 2011.
EE Times
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