Industries
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Auto Infotainment Chip Market Growth Slows, GM opens new Tech Center
Growth in the global automotive infotainment semiconductor market will decelerate a bit this year, but is expected torebound in 2014. Separately, GM announced a new technology development center in Phoenix.
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Google's Motorola Mobility Sheds More Jobs
Google’s struggling cell phone business, Motorola Mobility, will shed 1,200 jobs in an effort to return to profitability. This is the second layoff since Google acquired the cell phone company last year.
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How Important is the Ultrabook to Solid State Drive Growth?
IHS is projecting shipments of ultrathin PCs will account for 28 percent of mobile PCs this year, up from 9 percent last year, which will drive strong growth in solid-state drives.
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Industrial Electronics Market Contracts in 2012 after Earlier Growth Prospects Fade
A feeble global economy and the poor performance of key powerhouse semiconductor suppliers combined to zap the industrial electronics market of vigor last year ...
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Infotainment in Cars to Enjoy Solid Prospects in the Future despite Subdued Growth in 2013
Despite relatively soft growth this year, automotive infotainment is set for continued expansion well into the future—fueled by major technology ...
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Seagate Ships Latest SSHDs
Dell, HP and Lenovo line up for Seagate's solid-state hybrid drives for ultra-thin tablets.
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Smartphones Drive China’s MEMS Market
Defying macroeconomic challenges impacting the global semiconductor space last year, China’s microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) ...
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Mitsubishi Electric to Expand Development Operation in India
Mitsubishi Electric reported it will develop programmable logic controllers and human machine interfaces at its factory automation (FA) facility in Pune, India.
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Wireless Spending on Small Cells and Heterogeneous Architectures Needed to Ease Mobile Data Traffic
Capital expenditures on wireless infrastructure equipment will continue to increase this year as mobile operators increasingly transition to 4G ...
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NXP and Delphi Ink Strategic Pact
Tier 1 automotive electronics supplier Delphi has expanded its long-term sourcing agreement with NXP Semiconductors for the manufacture of automotive ICs.
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China Mobile Jumps Ahead of Domestic Rivals to Develop 4G on Home Ground
An ongoing effort by China Mobile to develop local 4G wireless infrastructure ahead of its two other rivals is likely to pay off down the road ...
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LG Expands OLED Capacity
The race to develop cost-effective organic light emitting diode (OLED) displays entered a new phase this week with LG Display’s announcement that it would invest $657 million to expand its OLED plant in Paju, South Korea.
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Top Notebook ODMs Off to a Wobbly Start of 2013 as Shipments Falter
The world’s top notebook PC original design manufacturers (ODM) will endure a bleak first quarter and generally slow first half in 2013 ...
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Ultrabook and Ultrathin Share of Mobile PC Market to Grow Nearly Threefold This Year
Ultrabooks and other ultrathin PCs will triple their penetration of the notebook market this year as their once-stratospheric pricing comes down to earth ...
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Vendors Rise and Fall in the Mobile Handset IC Market
Qualcomm and Samsung capitalized on rapidly shifting market conditions to claim the top two spots of the mobile handset core ...
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Amazon Adds to Content Coffers
Even as chip giant Intel Corp. prepares to enter the Internet-TV market, Amazon.com announced it is expanding its digital library.
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Intel to Launch Web TV Service
There’s another “I” TV in the works; this time the “I” stands for Intel Corp. The Santa Clara, CA-based chip giant, which has been mulling such a move for a while, will launch the service later this year.
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UPS and Jabil to Provide Reverse Logistics Services
UPS and Jabil have formed a collaborative partnership to provide aftermarket, return and repair services to electronics OEMs on a global scale.
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New Era Dawns as Digital Cinema Surpasses 35mm Film
Traditionalists might mourn the decline of 35mm film in cinema, but the technology market will thrive: for the first time, digital cinema became the format of choice at the end of 2012.
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Dell Buyout Riles Investors
Struggling PC maker Dell Inc. is trying to reassure shareholders that its proposed $24.4 billion acquisition by a group led by founder Michael Dell does not undervalue the corporation.