Electronics Industry News & Analysis | Market Outlook & Trends

China MCU Market Set for Recovery after Difficult 2012

After shrinking in 2012, China’s microcontroller (MCU) market is poised to recover this year as energy efficiency and device upgrades drive greater demand for the chips in embedded...

No Static On the Air: Digital Radio to Thrive

Digital radio in cars will continue to find new listeners as shipments rise this year and beyond for systems incorporating the technology. Shipments this year of digital radio systems...

Global LCD TV Panel Shipments Shrink in April

Shipments of large-sized liquid-crystal display (LCD) panels for the global television market fell 5 percent in April with the advent of the slow second-quarter season. Worldwide TV...

NAND Flash Sparks Brighter than Ever; Revenue Set to Jump This Year

Buoyed by proliferating usage in devices like mobile handsets, gaming consoles and hybrid storage drives, the market for NAND flash memory is headed for robust double-digit growth...

Once Again, Bosch Tops Auto MEMS Business in 2012

Bosch was the top supplier last year of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensors for the important automotive space, thanks to a dominant position in a broad portfolio of products...

More than Just Pedometers: Sports & Fitness Monitor Market Gaining Strength

Global shipments of sports and fitness monitors are set to total more than 250 million units during the next five years combined, with strong growth seen in China.

China, Rare Earth Minerals and Electric Motors

China’s stranglehold on the rare earth minerals market has makers of IE4 Super Premium Efficiency motors worried.

Barracuda (BBS690A) Backup Server 690 Teardown

This teardown is of the Barracuda BBS690a which is a 1U rack server, with a dual processor socket - but unlike the BBS890a system ships with only 1 CPU.

Barracuda (BBS890A) Backup Server 890 Teardown

This teardown is of the Barracuda BBS890a which is a 2U rack server, with a dual processor socket.

Cut in DRAM Capacity and Other Changes Prove a Boon to the Industry

Decreased output from manufacturers and many other new changes are occurring in the market for dynamic random access memory (DRAM) that could help rally the previously...

Dell PowerEdge R210-II XL Ultra-Compact Rack Server Teardown

This teardown is of the Dell PowerEdge R210 II XL which is a 1U rack server, with a single processor socket.

EMC Data Domain DD160 Deduplication Storage System Teardown

This teardown is of the EMC DD160 which is a 2U rack server, with a single processor socket.

EMC Data Domain DD670 Deduplication Storage System Teardown

This teardown is of the Data Domain EMC DD670 Deduplication Storage System.

NetApp 6600-0834 (E5460) Storage System Teardown

This teardown is of the NetAppE5460 rack storage system (server).

Integration in Mixed-Signal ASICs: Why More Isn’t Always Better

Increasing integration in integrated circuits is not new, but both chip vendors and their customers are beginning to more closely evaluate the trade-offs between integration and multiple components more critically.

World Relays Market Contracts in 2012 But Will Rebound in 2013

The world market for electro-mechanical and solid-state relays contracted by 3.6 percent in 2012 but is expected to rebound in 2013.

Cable Providers Lose TV Subscribers, But Gain Internet and Telephony Customers

Last year, U.S. and EU cable providers lost television subscribers for the sixth year in a row but managed to increase their total customer base by expanding Internet and telephony services.

Sony VAIO SVE14113ELW Notebook Teardown

Per IHS iSuppli Compute Platforms research area: Shipments this year of non-ultrathin notebook PCs are forecast to be 196 million units and are expected to fall to 183 million units in 2013.

Sony VAIO SVE15115FXS Notebook Teardown