[ad_1] Apple is reportedly investing nearly $3 billion in a new LG facility and it’s easy to see why.  Said facility will make OLED displays, and an investment from Apple is said to cover a steady supply of OLED display technology starting in 2019, which would be the point we’d expect to see the iPhoneRead more about It’s easy to see why Apple invested billions in LG’s OLED facility[…]

[ad_1] Continuing our series on the EW BrightSparks of 2017, we highlight Robert Smith, who works as a consultant engineer at Plextek RFI. Having studied for his PhD at Cardiff University, where his project was to develop a multi-octave RF/Microwave amplifier using GaN technology, Robert has very successfully transferred into industry, initially with Thales and now withRead more about EW BrightSparks 2017 profile: Robert Smith, Plextek RFI[…]

[ad_1] Operating profit was $270 million and gross margin was 45.7%. For Q3, Renesas expects the same level of sales and margin. . “We have been successfully improving our gross and operating margins by pursuing sales growth and cost containment”, says Renesas CEO Bunsei Kure, “our second quarter semiconductor sales increased by 31.7% year onRead more about Renesas Q2 revenues up 31.7%[…]

[ad_1] The best Walmart Black Friday 2017 begins on Friday, November 24, but we all know the No. 1 US retailer won’t wait until after Thanksgiving to roll back prices. It’s making an entire week of wallet-worthy discounts.  You can expect to see a bunch of 4K TV discounts, cheap laptops and SNES Classic MiniRead more about The best Walmart Black Friday deals 2017: Rollback prices listed[…]

[ad_1] On Wednesday Samsung reported Q2 chip revenues of $15.7 billion. Intel’s slip to No.2 had been widely predicted in the wake of hugely inflated memory prices. It means that TI’s 25 year reign as No.1 between 1959 and 1984 may never be beaten. However, when Samsung went into mainstream semiconductors in the 1980s, theRead more about Intel is No.2[…]

[ad_1] Fitbit and Microsoft’s Cortana are teaming up to make both fetching and feeding fitness-related commands much easier. Cortana’s growing set of skills has now added Fitbit, arguably the biggest and most popular wearable maker to its verbal repertoire. In essence, the functionality is no different than just looking down at your Fitbit. After linkingRead more about See how Cortana just made Fitbit way better[…]

[ad_1] “We integrated a novel non-linear glass into an industrially scalable CMOS compatible platform. We maintained the key advantages of both the silicon and the glass, and made a functional and efficient ultra-compact optical circuit,” said Dr Alvaro Casas Bedoya who leads photonics fabrication at CUDOS (see below). It will allow multiple functions to beRead more about Optical processing glass integrated with CMOS[…]

[ad_1] It’s been obvious that interest in 3D movies has been in decline for some years now. Of the major television manufacturers, none have released any 3D sets in 2017, and most cinematic 3D releases are now converted in post production with directors unwilling to go to the trouble of using 3D cameras on set. Read more about Even IMAX is turning its back on 3D films[…]

[ad_1] The Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL) is an academic centre for multi-disciplinary robotics research in the UK and builds on a collaborative partnership between the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) and the University of Bristol, and is home to a community of over 200 academics, researchers and industry practitioners. The laboratory willRead more about Bristol Robotics wins Farnell Lab Makeover competition[…]

[ad_1] While it’d been previously reported that Samsung’s next flagship phablet, the Galaxy Note 8, could be announced as early as August 23, 2017 at its upcoming Galaxy Unpacked event in New York, we now have word that Australia is expected to be amongst the first territories in the world to get their mitts onRead more about Rumour: Australia will be one of the first countries to get the Galaxy Note 8[…]