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Consumer Electronics Market in for Rollercoaster Ride due to Government Subsidies
The implementation and then expiration of a government subsidy program will spur a rollercoaster year for China’s consumer electronics industry ...
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Growth Decelerates in DRAM Loading for PCs as Memory Requirements Change
In another sign that the post-PC era has arrived, the steady increase in performance that has justified the computer upgrade cycle and fueled ...
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Magnetic Sensors Market Encounters Slower Growth Even After Increased Revenue
After two straight years of blockbuster expansion, the market for magnetic sensors experienced lower-than-expected growth in 2012 ...
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Semiconductor Industry to Enjoy Modest Climb in 2013 as Demand for Silicon Rises
The semiconductor industry is primed for moderate growth this year following an extremely challenging 2012, with revenue and silicon ...
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Semiconductor Inventory Declines at Larger Scale than Projected
Giant chipmaker Intel led a clutch of semiconductor suppliers that saw big inventory reductions in the final quarter of 2012, when overall chip ...
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Sharp Misses Qualcomm Deadline for IGZO DIsplays
Sharp is in jeopardy of losing a $60 million investment by U.S. powerhouse Qualcomm by missing a crucial March 29 manufacturing deadline.
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Ericsson, STMicroelectronics Dissolve Partnership
Swedish communications equipment maker Ericsson and French-Italian chip maker STMicroelectronics are dissolving their unprofitable four-year-old joint venture ST-Ericsson.
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Here Comes GlobalFoundries: The Upstart is Now #2
The four-year-old foundry has defied the critics by not only surviving but thriving. It claims the title as the first truly global foundry, while working on the cutting edge of technology. But will it be able attract the customers to grow the business?
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Agile Chipmakers Shed Inventory in Q4
In an unusual show of agility, semiconductor manufacturers dramatically lowered their inventory levels in the fourth quarter of 2012 following a worrisome buildup in Q3.
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Growth in PC DRAM Content Declines
The “new normal” the PC industry may well be decelerating demand, as suppliers to the market are discovering. The growth rate for memory in PCs this year, for example, will hit its slowest point since it peaked in 2007.
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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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Fab Equipment Spending Flat in 2013, Up in 2014
Semiconductor companies are going to spend about the same amount on fab equipment in 2013 as they did last year, but the overall market is forecast to rebound strongly in 2014, reports SEMI.
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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.”
