Supply Chain
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Samsung to Invest in Rival Sharp
Samsung Electronics Co. and display rival Sharp Corp. will be allies going forward as Samsung has announced a plan to invest $111.6 million in the struggling Japanese conglomerate.
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DRAM Scores Unlikely but Welcome Gain in Q4
The dynamic random access memory (DRAM) market overcame seasonal slowness and returned to growth in the final quarter of 2012 ...
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Growth of NAND Flash Slows as Handsets and Tablets Offer Lower Memory Capacity
A decrease in the amount of memory carried by mobile devices like handsets and tablets is slowing overall growth in the NAND ...
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HDD Market Dips in Q4 as PC Demand Falters
The market for hard disk drives (HDD) contracted in the final quarter last year after failing to receive a boost in demand from PCs ...
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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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Intel will be Fabbing for Altera
Intel announced it will provide foundry services to Altera enabling the FPGA chip company to utilize Intel’s 14 nm technology for its next-generation products.
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ISM Reports Manufacturing Expands but Electronics Sector “Under Pressure”
The ISM’s February monthly Report on Business reported steady growth overall for the U.S. manufacturing sector but electronics shows signs of continued weakness.
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Kemet Receives “Conflict-Free” Certification
Two industry organizations have certified Kemet’s tantalum supply chain paving the way for the company to guarantee its capacitors are “conflict free.”
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MEMS Microphones Enjoy Banner Year with Nearly 60 Percent Shipment Growth
Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) microphones that provide clear sound quality in mobile devices made a major splash ...
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SIA Reports January Chip Sales Up From Prior Year
Year-on-year global semiconductor sales growth is up in January but down when compared to December.
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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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Tablet Display Prices Fall as Supply Swells
The boom in media tablet demand is causing display providers to flock to the market with more products, inflating the supply base and causing prices to decline ...
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Larger-Sized Smartphones and Affordably Priced Handsets Highlight Mobile World Congress Show
Smartphones featuring larger displays, as well as lower-priced models targeted at the world’s emerging markets, were showcased at this year’s Mobile World Congress ...
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Qualcomm, Samsung Lead Cellphone Chip Market in 2012
Qualcomm and Samsung dominated growth in the cellphone core IC market last year capturing over 50 percent of the total market.
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Intersil to Cut Workforce and Sharpen it’s Focus
Analog and mixed-signal chip maker Intersil will lay off 18 percent of its workforce in a restructuring effort to strengthening financial performance and improving cash flow and sharpen the company’s focus.
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AVX to Customers: Minerals Theft Won’t Affect Supplies
The alleged theft of 44 tons of the conflict mineral tantalite in Tanzania has prompted passive and interconnect component maker AVX to reassure customers its supplies weren’t being disrupted.
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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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MEMS Motion Sensor Market Continues Hot Growth Streak
The formidable success story of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) motion sensors in handsets continued last year following ...
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NOR Prospects Still Down This Year, But Key Growth Areas Hold Hope
The NOR segment of the flash memory industry will continue to suffer declines as revenue is projected to fall for a second consecutive year in 2013 ...
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Small- and Medium-Sized Display Market Slowed in December
Shipments of small- and medium display panels used in devices like smartphones and tablets dipped slightly in the final month of 2012 ...