Thursday, February 26, 2009

Technology vendors seize opportunity to gain market share, emerge ... - PR Newswire (press release)


Technology vendors seize opportunity to gain market share, emerge ...
PR Newswire (press release), NY
For the third year, IIC-China's Shenzhen , Xi'an and Shanghai venues will also present Components Zone, mainland China's largest electronic components sourcing event. "Mainland China's electronics exports may have slowed down from the double-digit ...

Intel CEO expects more stability in semi market - Fudzilla


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Intel CEO expects more stability in semi market
Fudzilla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Intel CEO Paul Otellini says the outfit is starting to see some predictability in its business, but it's still unclear if the market has hit the bottom. Otellini commented the state of the semiconductor market on a conference Wednesday, following bleak ...
Intel CEO: Tech Market Becoming More Predictable CNNMoney.com
Intel Getting Some Visibility: Good News, Bad News (INTC) 24/7 Wall St.
Intel's Otellini says business more predictable EETimes.com
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Automotive spare parts makers needs protection: Industry - Jakarta Post


Automotive spare parts makers needs protection: Industry
Jakarta Post, Indonesia
... chairman of the Indonesian Automotive Parts and Components Manufacturers Association (GIAMM), said Wednesday. a The electronic industrya s domestic market share has increased since the government introduced import limitations for the commodity. ...

Toshiba Adds 40V, 60V and 80V MOSFETs for Isolated DC-DC Bus ... - Earthtimes (press release)


Toshiba Adds 40V, 60V and 80V MOSFETs for Isolated DC-DC Bus ...
Earthtimes (press release), UK
Through proven commitment, lasting relationships and advanced, reliable electronic components, Toshiba enables its customers to create market-leading designs. Toshiba is the heartbeat within product breakthroughs from OEMs, ODMs, CMs, distributions and ...

Microsoft Won't Build Its Own Smartphone - InformationWeek


Reuters

Microsoft Won't Build Its Own Smartphone
InformationWeek, NY
From the Consumer Electronics Show, Kleer talks about the chip behind Sennheiser's wireless headphones. Microsoft's top executive acknowledged that Apple has attracted most of the spotlight in the smartphone market with its popular iPhone. ...
Microsoft reaffirms grim outlook for year The Associated Press
Microsoft says no new cost cuts, shares hit 11-year low KTAK
Ballmer sees Mac as a main competitor, iPhone as just buzz Apple Insider
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Portland General Electric Company Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript - Seeking Alpha


Portland General Electric Company Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha, NY
Also this week, the Circuit Court Judge found that the abatement was necessary and appropriate, and that the matter should remain with the OPUC and the Court of Appeals. And now, Ia d like to provide you an update on our financial position and liquidity ...

Microsemi LX5551 and LX5552 Front-End Modules Cut WiFi Equipment ... - MSNBC


Microsemi LX5551 and LX5552 Front-End Modules Cut WiFi Equipment ...
MSNBC
Microsemi's products include individual components as well as integrated circuit solutions that enhance customer designs by improving performance and reliability, battery optimization, reducing size or protecting circuits. The principal markets the ...

Nordson looks to expand in life sciences - Reuters


Nordson looks to expand in life sciences
Reuters
"We've begun to move beyond supplying medical components to dental components, and it's an area that we think we can do more," CEO Ed Campbell told the Reuters Manufacturing Summit in Chicago. "It is a highly fragmented market. ...

AMD Selects Cadence Incisive Palladium Series to Verify Complex ... - CNNMoney.com


AMD Selects Cadence Incisive Palladium Series to Verify Complex ...
CNNMoney.com
Cadence enables global electronic design innovation and plays an essential role in the creation of today's integrated circuits and electronics. Customers use Cadence software and hardware, methodologies, and services to design and verify advanced ...

Bay Biz Buzz: Global chip slowdown quickens - Inside Bay Area


Bay Biz Buzz: Global chip slowdown quickens
Inside Bay Area, CA
"The financial crisis has reset the semiconductor market," Bryan Lewis, a Gartner research vice president, said in the report. Chip sales could decline as much as 33 percent this year if the market continues to worsen, Gartner said. ...

Global chip market to fall 24 percent in 2009: Gartner - Reuters


Global chip market to fall 24 percent in 2009: Gartner
Reuters
Gartner forecast the market could fall at least 17 percent in the first quarter, but said the drop could be much deeper. "We believe that the financial crisis has reset the semiconductor market," Bryan Lewis, research vice president at Gartner, ...
How Low Can We Go? Gartner Sees Bigger Drop in Chips GigaOm
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Technology Organizations Align to Support United Nationsa ITU-T G ... - Business Wire (press release)


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Technology Organizations Align to Support United Nationsa ITU-T G ...
Business Wire (press release), CA
The organization today announced new agreements with global technology organizations Consumer Electronics Powerline Communication Alliance (CEPCA), HomePNAa Alliance, and Universal Powerline Association (UPA). These groups a which represent the ...
Powerline backers edge toward G.hn EETimes.com
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Infineon's XPOSYS GPS Chip - The Future of Things


The Future of Things

Infineon's XPOSYS GPS Chip
The Future of Things
With a reduced footprint, the XPOSYS GPS chip can fit into a printed circuit board (PCB) with an area of only 26 mm^2 This smaller size, improved efficiency, and accuracy allow for increased design flexibility and lower system production costs for the ...

Its market boom for green semiconductor products - EE Herald


Its market boom for green semiconductor products
EE Herald, India
The green is money; environment friendly semiconductor products are no more environments maniac's terms. They are now market terms. Why should we have different battery chargers for each type of phone? Even for the phones by same mobile maker, ...

Companies partner for NFC-enabled electronic wallet - EETimes.com


Companies partner for NFC-enabled electronic wallet
EETimes.com
... marketer, industry analyst and reporter on a hunt for the next big thing is bracing for the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show scheduled less than a month away. More... Top 20 predictions for semis in 2009: To help sort out the confusion in the market, ...

ggp-Schaltungen to Supply Enthone OrmeSTAR Ultra Nanofinish - PCB007 (press release)


ggp-Schaltungen to Supply Enthone OrmeSTAR Ultra Nanofinish
PCB007 (press release), OR
Sartorius Electronics is a part of the Sartorius Group. The company manufactures electronic components and devices worldwide. Through its regional and global networks, electronic components are produced under optimal process conditions and cost ...

China, India map: history, current affairs, politics, corruption ... - Cleveland Indy Media


China, India map: history, current affairs, politics, corruption ...
Cleveland Indy Media, OH
Once this new manufacturing was set up, then they had to buy all sorts of components and chips. At that time, China couldn't manufacture them itself, therefore it had to buy them from the overseas market, such as from Intel, Texas Instruments, and IBM, ...

Standard & Poor's adds Hormel Foods to S&P 500 - Forbes


Standard & Poor's adds Hormel Foods to S&P 500
Forbes, NY
Ventas shares climbed .42, or nearly 6 percent, to 5.69 in aftermarket electronic trading. Lennox International Inc., a supplier of heating, ventilation and air conditioning products, will replace homebuilder Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. in the S&P ...

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Environmentalists seek to block Dominion plant - Forbes


Environmentalists seek to block Dominion plant
Forbes, NY
In a separate case in Richmond Circuit Court, the groups are challenging the legality of air emission permits issued for the plant. The plant's supporters say it will create jobs and a new market for coal mined in economically depressed southwest ...

Medion enters PC gaming market - Absolute Gadget

PR Newswire Summary of Technology Copy, Feb. 24, 2009 - TMC Net


PR Newswire Summary of Technology Copy, Feb. 24, 2009
TMC Net, CT
24) Autonomy Unveils "ControlPoint for Multimedia" Solution for Microsoft Customers CNTU016 02/24/2009 04:22 rf Tankeblue-SiC-Wafer (BEIJING) Tankeblue's Quality Silicon Carbide (SiC) Wafers Hit Record Low Prices HKTU004 02/24/2009 04:43 rf ...

Digital records debate divides NH doctors - The Union Leader


The Union Leader

Digital records debate divides NH doctors
The Union Leader, NH
The electronic record alerts him when a screening is due. It raises red flags if his latest prescription could interact adversely with a patient's other meds. And he can read a patient's record at the office, at home, even on an iPhone. ...

Another Dimension in Technology Awaits - Imperial Valley News


Another Dimension in Technology Awaits
Imperial Valley News, CA
Now, with affordable 3-D-enabled consumer electronics products on the market and 3-D programming cropping up on television sets, will 3-D technology become a mainstay in the living room? Thata s what the Entertainment Technology Center @ USC hopes to ...
Interest Growing in 3D Video Dealerscope
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ALMO Makes RTO Easy - RTO Online


ALMO Makes RTO Easy
RTO Online, MO
"As one of the largest distributors in the United States of consumer electronics and major appliances, ALMO is a leading single-source distributor of quality products for the home. By offering market-leading brands that deliver value and brand appeal, ...

SiTime Expands Product Portfolio With Industry's Lowest Power ... - MSNBC


SiTime Expands Product Portfolio With Industry's Lowest Power ...
MSNBC
This extensive programmability allows users to streamline their vendor base and qualification efforts by using a single chip to replace a wide range of oscillators. The SiT9003 joins two previously announced programmable spread spectrum clock ...

Hifn Higher In Pre-Market On Merger Deal - Trading Markets (press release)


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Hifn Higher In Pre-Market On Merger Deal
Trading Markets (press release), CA
Hifn is trading at .66 at about 9:15 am Eastern Time, compared to Monday's close of .39. The advance more than reverses a recent decline and takes the stock to its highest level since September. On Monday evening, Exar said that it has agreed to ...
Exar Corp. Signs Agreement To Buy Hifn - Update RTT News
Market Report -- In Play (HIFN) MSN Money
Exar Corporation Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Hifn, Inc. MarketWatch (press release)
Trading Markets (press release)
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TASER International, Inc. Reports Results for Fourth Quarter 2008 - MSNBC


TASER International, Inc. Reports Results for Fourth Quarter 2008
MSNBC
24, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TASER International, Inc. (Nasdaq:TASR) ("TASER" or "the Company"), the market leader in advanced electronic control devices (ECD), today reported financial results for the fourth quarter of 2008 and the year ended December ...

Global Smart Phone Market & Industry Chain Report, 2008-2009

The global mobile phone sales were totaled at 1.137 billion in 2007, up 14.2% year-on-year. The global mobile phone shipment was totaled at 1.213 billion in 2008, up 6.7% year-on-year. The global mobile phone sales recorded at 305 million in Q4, 2008, declined 4.7% compared to the previous quarter; it was the first decline happened in the 4th quarter since 1999.

Although the mobile phone industry was gloomy, however, the smart phone still maintained a growth. Since the birth of mobile...

Additionnal resources regarding this market :

Global Smart Phone Market & Industry Chain Report, 2008-2009

China Digital TV Transmitter Market Report, 2008

In the year of 2007, China totally had 33,446 TV transmitters, of which 458 were provincial level, accounting for 1.37% of the total; moreover, only about 100 of those 458 were digital TV transmitters.

Although, province-level TV transmitters only accounted for 1.37 of China s total quantity of TV transmitter, However, the overall transmission power proportion of provincial-level TV transmitter is as high as 28.73%.

Additionnal resources regarding this market :

China Digital TV Transmitter Market Report, 2008

Brueckner to Present Innovative Plastic Film Solutions at ... - Azom.com


Brueckner to Present Innovative Plastic Film Solutions at ...
Azom.com
Whether focusing on high efficient production of packaging film or getting into the optical film grades up to 400 m - Br ckner offers numerous solutions for BOPET film producers. Br ckner s MDO technology with soft drive system and online tension ...

Monday, February 23, 2009

PRODUCT HOW-TO: Bringing programmability to portable design - Embedded.com


PRODUCT HOW-TO: Bringing programmability to portable design
Embedded.com, Ca.
FPGAs have traditionally been fabricated using static random access memory (SRAM) technology which results in a device with a large circuit board footprint and high power draw. These drawbacks limit an FPGA's utility in portable applications. ...

Hitachi GST Acquires Fabrik, Readies External Storage for Retail - PC World


PC World

Hitachi GST Acquires Fabrik, Readies External Storage for Retail
PC World
It strategically expands our market presence, strengthens our product portfolio, and increases our customer base," said Steve Milligan, President of Hitachi GST. "Fabrik is a key component of our growth and profit strategy going forward and will enable ...

Advanced Energy Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 ... - PR Newswire (press release)


Advanced Energy Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 ...
PR Newswire (press release), NY
Service revenues were 18.4% of total sales, down 20.5% sequentially, primarily due to softness in the semiconductor market, where the majority of our installed base resides. Gross margin for the fourth quarter was 27.2%, down from 39.1% in the fourth ...

Calumet Announces to Exhibit at IPC APEX EXPO 2009 - PCB007 (press release)


Calumet Announces to Exhibit at IPC APEX EXPO 2009
PCB007 (press release), OR
IPC APEX EXPOa 2009 is our industry's premier event--a celebration of printed circuit board and electronics manufacturing and test technology. Calumet, one of North America's leading manufacturers of high performance printed circuit boards, ...

CEA Applauds President Obamaa s Efforts to Cut the Deficit - Business Wire (press release)


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CEA Applauds President Obamaa s Efforts to Cut the Deficit
Business Wire (press release), CA
Support the free and open market and promote technology innovation by US companies. When aided by trade, the technology industry will help mend the global economy and drive the creation of new jobs. The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is the ...
Tech Policy and Digital Patriot Awards Top 2009 CEA Washington ... MarketWatch (press release)
3D TV is not standing out; Education is the key Current.com.au
3-D Video Changes the Consumer Content Experience, CEA/ETC@USC ... TechWhack (press release)
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Passive Electronic Components: World Market Outlook - SMT Magazine


Passive Electronic Components: World Market Outlook
SMT Magazine, NH
"Passive Electronic Components: World Market Outlook" forecasts global consumption volume, value, and pricing for capacitors, resistors, and inductors, including MLCC, aluminum, tantalum, DC film and AC film capacitors; thick film chip resistors, ...

Semiconductor market bleeding profusely - Inquirer


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Semiconductor market bleeding profusely
Inquirer, UK
By Sylvie Barak THE SEMICONDUCTOR market is battered and bloody, after taking a direct hit from the credit crunch, according to market research outfit, In-Stat, which reckons IC revenue will fall by almost 20 per cent in 2009 to 99.2 billion. ...
Chip market to fall 20 percent EE Times Deutschland
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National Post editorial board: GM's lost decade - National Post


National Post editorial board: GM's lost decade
National Post, Canada
We realize that comparing iPods to Impalas isn't quite fair: The circuit board hasn't been stifled by the laws of thermodynamics in quite the same way as the internal combustion engine or its various (as yet) niche replacements. ...

FiberLight Selects Fujitsu FLASHWAVE 9500 Platform for New ... - Business Wire (press release)


FiberLight Selects Fujitsu FLASHWAVE 9500 Platform for New ...
Business Wire (press release), CA
Fujitsu maintains a well-established and highly-regarded position as a market leader by providing the best-in-breed data networking solutions that drive next-generation access, core, and wireless networks. For more information, please visit ...

Leadis Technology Opens LED "In-Situ" Temperature Compensation ... - CNNMoney.com


Leadis Technology Opens LED "In-Situ" Temperature Compensation ...
CNNMoney.com
Leadis' product offerings include color display drivers, which are critical components of displays used in mobile consumer electronic devices; LED drivers, which provide controlled levels of current required to drive light emitting diodes in diverse ...

In it for the long haul - New Electronics


New Electronics

In it for the long haul
New Electronics, UK
Dr Ronald Stordahl knew from experience what design engineers wanted from an electronic components distributor a a customer-centred business that would provide a broad selection of quality components which were readily available in prototype and ...

China surprise: Chinese multinationals, stock market, hightech ... - Cleveland Indy Media


China surprise: Chinese multinationals, stock market, hightech ...
Cleveland Indy Media, OH
The company has become a leader in the consumer electronics and home appliances sector. Its China business reached billion in 2003 and 0 billion in 2004.2 LG is still expanding its investment programs and hoping to make China its second home. ...
are China, India ready to be new world leaders amid global ... Cleveland Indy Media
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Garmin Reports Fourth Quarter Results with Increased Global Market ... - Business Wire (press release)


Garmin Reports Fourth Quarter Results with Increased Global Market ...
Business Wire (press release), CA
The primary drivers of year-over-year growth in operating expenses include the acquired European distributors and the 4 million write-off of the Circuit City receivable. We generated 40 million of free cash flow in the fourth quarter of 2008, ...