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Small Businesses Hurting Even as Optimism Rises
A February survey of small business owners showed an increase in optimism – the NFIB index moved up 1.9 points to 90.8 from 88.9 in January, but it's not enough to spur hiring.
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A New Industrial Revolution… to Green Up Electric Motors
Electric motors are the largest single consumer of electric power in the world, which is driving new government standards and accelerating demand for energy efficient motor drives.
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Samsung Rolls Out S4; New Media Hub
Samsung released its Galaxy S4 smartphone this week, with key differentiators from previous generations ( and from the iPhone 5) including a larger screen and gesture controls.
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LED TV Price Decline Bodes Well for Demand
The cost advantage of LED technology is finally being reflected in the price of LED TVs, as TV prices drop by as much as 40 percent in the US during the past three years.
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Flextronics Expands in Portable Medical Devices
Leading manufacturing services provider Flextronics is expanding its presence in the growing mobile medical devices market as Cellnovo, a developer of the first mobile diabetes management system, has engaged Flextronics to make its device.
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Atmel Acquires IDT’s Smart Metering Portfolio
Chip maker Atmel has acquired IDT’s smart metering business including IDT’s smart metering IC product lines and technologies, further enhancing Atmel’s smart energy product portfolio.
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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 ...
