Passive component makers deepening deployments in sensor segment
Taiwan's passive components makers including Yageo and Thinking Electronic Industrial are tapping deeper into the segment of sensors to explore huge business potentials for automotive, industrial control, healthcare and consumer electronics applicati.....»»
China CIS suppliers stepping up deployment in automotive sector
In the face of still-sluggish demand for consumer electronics, China-based CMOS image sensor (CIS) manufacturers are turning their attention to the automotive sector, according to industry sources......»»
South Korea-based TV OLED panel makers under pressure from China fellow makers
LG Display's and Samsung Display's globally leading TV OLED technology has been threatened by China-based makers of TV OLED panels, according to industry sources......»»
Make That Laser Cutter Blaze: Upgrade a K40
Digital fabrication tools can run from hundreds to many tens of thousands of dollars. For makers interested in a really useful tool at a relatively low initial cost with tremendous upgrade potential, the generic “K40” type 40W CO2 laser pla.....»»
Climate tipping: West Antarctica ice sheet collapse may stabilize North Atlantic currents
It has been hypothesized, that the tipping of one element of the Earth's system can catalyze the tipping of others in a cascade. A study gives an example of an alternative option, in which the collapse of one component might in fact make another syst.....»»
Scientists propose novel NO2 sensor based on static magnetic field Faraday rotation spectroscopy
A low-power Faraday rotation spectroscopy (FRS) nitrogen dioxide (NO2) sensor basing on ring array permanent magnets was proposed by researchers led by Prof. Gao Xiaoming from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Science.....»»
This tiny sensor is about to change your phone camera forever
A tiny sensor may soon change the way your phone camera sees color — resulting in more accurate reproduction and skin tones. And it looks mighty impressive......»»
IPL develops robust, cost-efficient, radar- and camera-based fusion sensor box for autonomous driving
Radar-based perception solution for autonomous driving – which has yet to see commercialization by players in the market – is under research & development at the Information Processing Lab (IPL) at the University Washington (UW)......»»
Financial projections for electronic components go in two opposite directions
The smartphone market is shrinking while the demand for automotive and industrial application has increased. These two major trends will determine the FY2022 (2022/04-2023/03) revenue performance of Japanese electronic component manufacturers......»»
Sedans still have future at Honda as rivals bail on segment
The automaker expects production to increase this year but that inventory will continue moving quickly off dealership lots......»»
How Sensor-Dangling Helicopters Can Help Beat the Water Crisis
A simultaneous solution to California’s extreme drought and flooding is to bank more water underground. Send in the choppers (and a few ATVs)......»»
Q&A: Gun violence pressures elected officials to make reforms
With three mass shooting within a week leaving 24 Californians dead, public policy makers are searching for answers......»»
Sperm motility and anchoring of the spore capsule in spreading earthmoss
As a component of moors, mosses are important for climate conservation. They are also gaining increasing significance in biotechnology and the manufacture of biopharmaceuticals. For the most varied of reasons, mosses are interesting research objects......»»
Denso cooperating with Taiwan semiconductor makers in restructuring supply chain
The largest Japan-based automotive component maker Denso is partnering with Taiwan-based semiconductor makers in line with restructuring its supply chain, according to Japan-based Nikkei......»»
Samsung’s new touch tech enables thinner, lighter OLED laptops
Incorporating a design phones have used for over a decade. Enlarge / A concept laptop with Samsung Display's new 16-inch OLED touchscreen. (credit: Samsung Display) As plenty of laptop makers proved at CES earlier this.....»»
Drug maker paid for “news” story on CBS’s 60 Minutes, doctors’ group alleges
The segment only had experts paid by the drug maker and didn't mention drug risks. Enlarge / A broken watch. (credit: Getty | Carlos Garcia Granthon/Fotoholica Press) A 13-minute segment on a recent episode of CBS's 60.....»»
NAD’s CS1 adds wireless streaming music to any audio system
Audiophile component makers NAD announce the CS1 Endpoint Network Streamer that can turn any legacy hi-fi system into a wireless music system......»»
ICE fueling costs fall below price of EV charging in the midrange segment, study says
An analysis of late-2022 fueling costs by the Anderson Economic Group says midpriced ICE drivers are paying an average of 31 cents less than midpriced EV drivers charging at home......»»
Network device makers post record revenues for 2022, upbeat about 2023
Most network device makers in Taiwan, including Sercomm, Arcadyan, Accton Technology, Alpha Networks and Hitron Technologies, experienced a fruitful year in 2022 with annual revenues hitting new highs, and they are optimistic that growth momentum wil.....»»
Panel production utilization to remain low in 1Q23
Display panel makers' production utilization rates are expected to remain at low levels while panel prices will stay stable in the first quarter of 2023, according to industry sources......»»
PC peripheral makers are feeling tech’s pandemic boom hangover too
Even Logitech, a top beneficiary of pandemic-driven tech purchases, is hurting. Enlarge (credit: Scharon Harding) What goes up must come down, the tech industry is feeling that law right now. From historically low PC sa.....»»