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


CNET News

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)


SYS-CON Media

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)


SYS-CON Media

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)


SYS-CON Media

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


SYS-CON Media

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, ...

Hands on with an imaginary Apple netbook - Macworld


Macworld

Hands on with an imaginary Apple netbook
Macworld, CA
The specs of my MSI Wind U100 are the very definition of a inferiora a a single-core 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor, 1 GB of RAM, a 120 GB hard drive, a limited-capacity battery, a tiny 10-inch screen, a shrunken keyboard, and no optical drive. ...

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Asian Shares Mixed, Off Lows; Citi Report Supports - MarketWatch


Asian Shares Mixed, Off Lows; Citi Report Supports
MarketWatch
Technology and financial stocks were finding some interest in Korea after recent large losses, with KB financial up 2.2%, LG Display up 3.5% and Hynix Semiconductor up 6.2%. But the rise in the Kospi looked like "a technical rebound after the last ...

IRG Telecom, Media, and Technology Weekly Asian Market Review - FOXBusiness


IRG Telecom, Media, and Technology Weekly Asian Market Review
FOXBusiness
The crisis would not affect the market of information technology as the people would need IT products all the more in the time of crisis, Yuliasiane said. Meanwhile PT Samsung Electronic Indonesia hopes to maintain its share of LCD monitors and printer ...

Market to maintain status quo until push from global cues - Hindu Business Line


Hindu Business Line

Market to maintain status quo until push from global cues
Hindu Business Line, India
When restatement of accounts (for several years in the past) becomes a reality for once blue-chip or mid-sized companies, investorsa tendency turns not to see them in isolation. Market is currently not in a frame of mind to spare yesterdaya s street ...

British Fight Climate Change With Fish and Chips - New York Times


New York Times

British Fight Climate Change With Fish and Chips
New York Times, United States
... high levels of another chemical, NOx, the main component of smog. A directive of the European Union stipulating that all fuel at the pump should contain 5.75 percent biofuel by 2010 encouraged many large corporations to jump into the market.

saying 'yes Wii can' to gadgets - San Diego Union Tribune


San Diego Union Tribune

saying 'yes Wii can' to gadgets
San Diego Union Tribune, CA
But that accounts for only a portion of the downturn-defying devices, said Shawn DuBravac, an economist with the Consumer Electronics Association, an industry trade group. a One of the things technology does is to provide innovative experiences,a ...

Texas Instruments, unafraid to reinvent itself, is doing it again - Dallas Morning News


Texas Instruments, unafraid to reinvent itself, is doing it again
Dallas Morning News, TX
To the contrary, skeptics say, as cellular connections begin appearing in more and more nonphone products, such as electronic book readers, the baseband market will continue to grow. As for the lower margins on third-generation (and eventually ...

Super Science program electrifies kids' interest - Asheville Citizen-Times


Super Science program electrifies kids' interest
Asheville Citizen-Times, NC
a I just learned how to make the light turn on and the motor run,a said triumphant 10-year-old Emma Evans as her circuit board came to life. a You just have to make sure the right circuits are attached to the right places.a Melissa Robinson, who teaches ...

Saturday, February 21, 2009

Intel upbeat on eclipsing rival AMD - The National


Intel upbeat on eclipsing rival AMD
The National, United Arab Emirates
Intel has dominated the market for decades, and is about to commence a US billion (Dh25.71bn) upgrade of its facilities to allow it to migrate to a new manufacturing standard. The new process will produce microchips with components just 32 nanometres ...

Friday, February 20, 2009

Purported Mac Mini video surfaces - CNET News


Purported Mac Mini video surfaces
CNET News, CA
I could go without the optical drive because I have a PS3 but I think that wouldn't be the correct route to go for the market this product is aiming for. by lil-yankee February 20, 2009 7:07 PM PST You started off trying to make a point in your first ...

MARKET SNAPSHOT: Stocks At The Mercy Of Bank Nationalization Debate - CNNMoney.com


MARKET SNAPSHOT: Stocks At The Mercy Of Bank Nationalization Debate
CNNMoney.com
Next week, another 51 S&P 500 companies will report results, including Dow component Home Depot (HD) on Thursday. On Tuesday, investors will get another update on the housing market, with the December S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index, followed by a ...

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust Q4 2008 Earnings Call ... - Seeking Alpha


Washington Real Estate Investment Trust Q4 2008 Earnings Call ...
Seeking Alpha, NY
We do have a 28 thousand square foot Circuit City Store in our 332 thousand square feet center in Hagerstown. The impact of this bankruptcy has been reflected in Q4 2008. In the industrial sector, we entered into leases for a total of 86 thousand ...

Dreams of Indian fabs fading away - Business Standard


India Business Today

Dreams of Indian fabs fading away
Business Standard, India
Information Technology & Office Automation, wireless handsets and communications segments are going to define the semiconductor market growth, states the report. The semiconductor market growth is expected to be driven by products/ services such as ...
Silicon power India Business Today
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Blue-chip shares near 52-week lows - Straits Times


Straits Times

Blue-chip shares near 52-week lows
Straits Times, Singapore
The anaemic market volume in Singapore suggests that investors are not lured by affordable blue chips, some of which are at five-year lows, such as UOB. Market participation this year is half the level of that for the same period last year. ...

UBS Securities Buys into 23 Blue Chips in Shanghai, Shenzhen - TMCnet


UBS Securities Buys into 23 Blue Chips in Shanghai, Shenzhen
TMCnet
Target companies it bought into were mainly from financial and energy sectors and they were also components of CSI 300 Index, a cap-weighted index tracks the daily price performance of the 300 most representative renminbi-denominated A-share stocks ...

Opinion: Music without an iPod - DigitalJournal.com


DigitalJournal.com

Opinion: Music without an iPod
DigitalJournal.com, Canada
Ita s the purest form of plug-and-play software; it runs exactly as it would if it were a CD put in the optical drive. The software allows users to search for radio stations organized by geography, continent or country, and subdivided into 50 different ...

Auction-Rate Bonds Claiming Victims Year After Market Collapse - Bloomberg


Auction-Rate Bonds Claiming Victims Year After Market Collapse
Bloomberg
13 that Zurich-based Credit Suisse Group AG must pay STMicroelectronics NV of Geneva more than 00 million to resolve claims that it misled the semiconductor maker into buying auction-rate securities. a We respectfully disagreea with the award, ...

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Nanometrics, Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript - Seeking Alpha


Nanometrics, Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha, NY
Capital spending specifically within the semiconductor market has undergone a significant decline over the last year, dropping nearly 30% since 2007 and is expected to decline further in 2009. Consolidation and company failures within our served ...
Techwell, Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript Seeking Alpha
Rudolph Technologies, Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript Seeking Alpha
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Comtex SmarTrend(R) Morning Call -- February 19, 2009 - FOXBusiness


Comtex SmarTrend(R) Morning Call -- February 19, 2009
FOXBusiness
In yesterday's late news, DJIA component Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) disappointed with inline fourth quarter profits of 93 cents ex-items, but a revenue miss on sales of 8.8 billion, lower than the estimates of 1.9 billion. ...

Market Recap: Dow Breaks 7500 as Financial Stocks Lead the Decline - Schaeffers Research


Market Recap: Dow Breaks 7500 as Financial Stocks Lead the Decline
Schaeffers Research, OH
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA a 7465.95) settled on a loss of nearly 90 points, or 1.2%, as only 9 of its 30 components muscled into positive territory. Today marks the Dow's lowest daily closing price since Oct. 10, 2002, when the blue-chip ...

Midday Market Check - Another Quiet Session for the Dow Jones ... - Schaeffers Research


Boston Globe

Midday Market Check - Another Quiet Session for the Dow Jones ...
Schaeffers Research, OH
On the downside we have weakness in the Semiconductor HOLDRS (SMH), SPDR Homebuilders (XHB), and Amex Gold Bugs Index (HUI). There are currently no discussions related to this commentary. Watch Bernie Schaeffer as he maneuvers his own portfolio. ...
Video: Feb. 17: Stocks Fall Hard As Stimulus Signed AssociatedPress
US Markets Dip As Dow Closes At New Multi-Year Low AHN
Why the Stock Market Keeps Plummeting TIME
Trading Markets (press release) - Schaeffers Research
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India modernization to boost chip market - Eetasia.com (subscription)


India modernization to boost chip market
Eetasia.com (subscription)
They noted that earlier slowdowns created new market segments and could again in cities like Bangalore, which host engineering talent, venture capitalists, high-tech companies and schools. In 2008, the value of the Indian semiconductor market is ...

German PCB Market Down Nearly 27% in November 2008 - PCB007 (press release)


German PCB Market Down Nearly 27% in November 2008
PCB007 (press release), OR
Germany's printed circuit board (PCB) market posted its lowest November sales ever last year, falling 20.7 percent compared to October 2008, and was down 26.8 percent compared to November 2007, according to ZVEI. For the first 11 months of 2008, ...

BUYINS.NET: Market Maker Surveillance Report. Top 6 Winning Stocks ... - Trading Markets (press release)


BUYINS.NET: Market Maker Surveillance Report. Top 6 Winning Stocks ...
Trading Markets (press release), CA
The MicroStrategy 8 platform's product components also comprise Desktop, a BI software component that provides integrated query and reporting, analytics, and decision support workflow on the personal computing desktop; Architect whose applications are ...
BUYINS.NET: Market Maker Surveillance Report. Top 6 Abnormal Price ... Trading Markets (press release)
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European Electronic Component Market decline accelerate in Q4a - Global SMT & Packaging Magazine


European Electronic Component Market decline accelerate in Q4a
Global SMT & Packaging Magazine, UK
Q4 a 08 European Electronic Components DTAM (Distributor Total Available Market) figures released by IDEA (International Distribution of Electronics Association) reveal that the rate of decline in the European electronic components DTAM accelerated in ...

ChangeWave: MacBook sales up in next 3 months, HP and Dell down - TG Daily


InternetNews.com

ChangeWave: MacBook sales up in next 3 months, HP and Dell down
TG Daily
Planned consumer electronics buying dropped to the lowest level since the 2002 survey, which followed the collapse of the dot com bubble and the World Trade Center attacks. The market for shiny gadgets is obviously shrinking, with 12% of respondents ...
Consumer survey gives nod to Apple despite shaky economy Ars Technica
Apple tops 2009 customer satisfaction survey MacNN
Consumer Spending Outlook Still Deteriorating, Survey Finds Barron's Blogs
MacDailyNews
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Revealed: UK Toxic Wastes Traced to Alaba Market - THISDAY


BBC News

Revealed: UK Toxic Wastes Traced to Alaba Market
THISDAY, Nigeria
At Alaba Market, the report added that youngsters aged between 15 and 20 were seen scavenging for the valuable copper contained in the appliances. It stated: a Because of the toxic nature of some of the components, the appliances should be recycled ...
Sky Probe: Scandal Of Waste Sent To Africa Sky News
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Googlea s Android May Challenge Microsoft in Portable Computers - Bloomberg


Geekzone

Googlea s Android May Challenge Microsoft in Portable Computers
Bloomberg
Google, which owns the most popular Internet search engine, could use its brand name and community of developers to get the software onto low-cost notebooks, said Ray Valdes, an analyst at Gartner Inc. One chipmaker, Freescale Semiconductor Inc., ...
Android: One multitasking operating system NewsChannel5.com
Samsung Pushes Back Android Release PDAstreet
MWC 09 - Huawei next with Android phone ElectronicsWeekly.com
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How to Use Virtualization to Deliver Mobile Innovation - eWeek


How to Use Virtualization to Deliver Mobile Innovation
eWeek,  NY
Ironically, very tight coupling of the components is a detriment to open innovation in this market. These dependencies have led to risky product development cycles where non-optimal choices in the selection of a single component have increased time to ...

Making oscillator selection crystal clear - EDN.com


EDN.com

Making oscillator selection crystal clear
EDN.com, MA
... might need a dozen clocks on a single PCB (printed-circuit board). Designers have implemented traditional clock sources with quartz-crystal resonators, but MEMS and pure-silicon resonators are gaining a foothold in this highly diverse market. ...

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

IBM ThinkPad X40 - straipsniai.lt


IBM ThinkPad X40
straipsniai.lt, Lithuania - 5 hours ago
The ThinkPad X40 lacks an integrated optical drive, but its powered USB port makes it easy to add one, or you could add one via the media slice. ...

A giant leap for solar in LA - Los Angeles Times


A giant leap for solar in LA
Los Angeles Times, CA - 5 hours ago
So the way that you solve the circuit problem is to -- and only the utility can do this, by the way -- which is to target where these solar units are going ...

Symmetry Electronics Signs Deal to Distribute Advanced Power ... - SYS-CON Media


Symmetry Electronics Signs Deal to Distribute Advanced Power ...
SYS-CON Media, NJ - 3 hours ago
Symmetry Electronics, a leader in design-oriented electronic component distribution, announced today that it has signed an agreement to add MOSFETs, IGBTs, ...

Dreams of Indian fabs fading away - Business Standard


Dreams of Indian fabs fading away
Business Standard, India - 4 hours ago
Information Technology & Office Automation, wireless handsets and communications segments are going to define the semiconductor market growth, ...
Rajastan state of India is next big market for solar semiconductor ... EE Herald
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LG Electronics Selects Intrinsyc to Provide Software for ... - FOXBusiness


LG Electronics Selects Intrinsyc to Provide Software for ...
FOXBusiness - 2 hours ago
KS) is a global leader and technology innovator in consumer electronics, home appliances and mobile communications, employing more than 82000 people working ...

ZeroG Wireless Announces Availability of the Industry's First 'Wi ... - FOXBusiness


ZeroG Wireless Announces Availability of the Industry's First 'Wi ...
FOXBusiness - 2 hours ago
Providing Wi-Fi connectivity for nearly any electronic device, the industry's first Wi-Fi I/O consists of ZeroG's ZG2100 single-chip Wi-Fi, pre-certified ...

Trident HiDTV(TM) Pro System-On-A-Chip Receives DLNA Certification - FOXBusiness


Trident HiDTV(TM) Pro System-On-A-Chip Receives DLNA Certification
FOXBusiness - 2 hours ago
... of more than 200 companies comprised of CE, computers and mobile device manufacturers, service providers, and components and software developers. ...

Who uses SSDs, and why? - Infostor magazine


Who uses SSDs, and why?
Infostor magazine, OK - 1 hour ago
JIM HANDY is director of the Objective Analysis semiconductor market research firm (www. Objective-Analysis.com). By THE INFOSTOR STAFF At the Storage ...

Wright Williams & Kelly, Inc. Conducts 3rd Annual Semiconductor ... - MarketWatch (press release)


Wright Williams & Kelly, Inc. Conducts 3rd Annual Semiconductor ...
MarketWatch (press release) - 2 hours ago
PLEASANTON, CA, Feb 18, 2009 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Wright Williams & Kelly, Inc. (WWK), a cost & productivity management software and consulting ...

Hospital vote reaffirmed - Loudoun Times


Hospital vote reaffirmed
Loudoun Times, VA - 1 hour ago
September 2005 a HCA challenges the supervisors' denial of its application in Circuit Court. October 2005 a Inova buys 94 acres at the intersection of US 50 ...

Who uses SSDs, and why? - Infostor magazine


Who uses SSDs, and why?
Infostor magazine, OK - 1 hour ago
Last month, Toshiba America Electronic Components (TAEC) entered the enterprise-class SSD market by announcing its first SLC-based NAND devices, ...

Toshiba Qosmio X300 - PC Magazine Middle & Near East


PC Magazine Middle & Near East

Toshiba Qosmio X300
PC Magazine Middle & Near East, United Arab Emirates - 1 hour ago
A 320GB hard drive and a standard dual-layer DVD-RW optical drive is provided, but would benefit much better from a Blu-ray drive. ...

D-Link Honored for Its Green Initiative in Consumer Electronics ... - MSNBC


D-Link Honored for Its Green Initiative in Consumer Electronics ...
MSNBC - 3 hours ago
... US consumer electronics industry. More than 2200 companies enjoy the benefits of CEA membership, including legislative advocacy, market research, ...
CEA: Consumer electronics industry issues 2009 forecast (17/2/2009) HiddenWires
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The Outlook for ERISA 'Stock-Drop' Litigation - New York Law Journal


The Outlook for ERISA 'Stock-Drop' Litigation
New York Law Journal, NY - 3 hours ago
The Second Circuit has declined to "infer an unlimited disclosure obligation on the basis of general provisions that say nothing about disclosure." Board of ...

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Volcano Corp. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript - Seeking Alpha


Volcano Corp. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha, NY - 2 hours ago
With respect to our optical coherence tomography or OCT program, we have followed the first in man use that occurred in Europe last May, with the recent ...

India's modernization plans could offer hope for chip sales - EETimes.com


Fresh News

India's modernization plans could offer hope for chip sales
EETimes.com - 3 hours ago
In 2008, the value of the Indian semiconductor market is estimated to have reached .9 billion, according to market researcher Frost & Sullivan. ...
Optimism ahead in Indian semicon industry CIOL
ISA Vision Summit 2009 Reiterates Optimism on the Way Forward in ... Business Wire India (press release)
Industry leaders endorse India's big potential in SC domain MyNews.in
Moneycontrol.com - CIOL
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Pirelli Partner to Distribute Diesel Particulate Filters - Azom.com


Pirelli Partner to Distribute Diesel Particulate Filters
Azom.com - 1 hour ago
Pirelli Diesel Particulate Filter systems, called Feelpure a , are produced using silicon carbide, a thermal-shock-resistant ceramic material, and allow for ...

Microsoft wants to create software buzz on mobiles - The Associated Press


Sydney Morning Herald

Microsoft wants to create software buzz on mobiles
The Associated Press - 10 hours ago
"I think what they're doing now is reminding the market that these devices are the intersection between business and consumer, personal and work life," ...
Read all 'Windows Mobile 6.5' posts in Digital Noise: Music and Tech CNET News
Microsoft, Telstra To Launch Phones With Customized Interface CNNMoney.com
LG to use Microsoft operating system on 50 phones International Herald Tribune
Microsoft Watch - Washington Post Blogs
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10-K: COGNEX CORP - MarketWatch (press release)


10-K: COGNEX CORP
MarketWatch (press release) - 2 hours ago
... 68% of total revenue in 2008, compared to 62% of total revenue in 2007. customers to either make semiconductor chips or assemble printed circuit boards. ...

HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association Supports Economic ... - PR Newswire (press release)


HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association Supports Economic ...
PR Newswire (press release), NY - 1 hour ago
"It's not just about greater adoption of electronic health records, which, of course, are an important infrastructure component of the stimulus package, ...

IP Update, Vol. 12, No. 1, January 2009 - Part 1 - Mondaq News Alerts (registration)


IP Update, Vol. 12, No. 1, January 2009 - Part 1
Mondaq News Alerts (registration), UK - 2 hours ago
Quanta is a manufacturer of notebook computers and is a partial owner of a company that manufactures optical disc drives. Quanta does not sell its products ...

Nvidia Ups Android Ante At Mobile World Congress - ChannelWeb


Nvidia Ups Android Ante At Mobile World Congress
ChannelWeb, NY - 4 hours ago
based graphics chip maker is moving fast on Ion as the netbook segment takes off amid declining shipments of other PC form-factors and components. ...

Asian Stock Index Falls Most in Three Weeks on Economy Concern - Bloomberg


Asian Stock Index Falls Most in Three Weeks on Economy Concern
Bloomberg - 15 hours ago
Hynix Semiconductor Inc. lost 8.3 percent after JPMorgan Chase & Co. said memory-chip prices will fall and downgraded the stock to a underweight. ...
Asian markets tumble on renewed economic worries Trading Markets (press release)
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Cree and Powerex Develop New SiC Power Switches for Next ... - MarketWatch (press release)


Cree and Powerex Develop New SiC Power Switches for Next ...
MarketWatch (press release) - 3 hours ago
a market leader in silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors, working with both the United States Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Propulsion ...

CTS Electronics Manufacturing Solutions Awarded Manufacturing ... - MarketWatch (press release)


CTS Electronics Manufacturing Solutions Awarded Manufacturing ...
MarketWatch (press release) - 3 hours ago
CTS is a leading designer and manufacturer of electronic components and sensors and a provider of electronics manufacturing services (EMS) to OEMs in the ...
CTS gets manufacturing contract from BAE Systems to provide ... RTT News
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TEXT-Tower's Jazz gets deal from Lime Microsystems - Reuters


TEXT-Tower's Jazz gets deal from Lime Microsystems
Reuters - 4 hours ago
Lime Microsystems' proprietary technology combined with Jazz Semiconductor s 0.18-micron SiGe BiCMOS process has enabled the development of a single-chip ...

Shuttle Puts Massive Gaming Potential Inside SFF Chassis - Softpedia


Shuttle Puts Massive Gaming Potential Inside SFF Chassis
Softpedia, Romania - 1 hour ago
A Blu-ray optical drive option is available, along with an option for an integrated 23-in-1 USB 2.0 card reader. One of the main features of the new SDXi ...

US Stocks Remain Lower, Near Bear-Market Lows - MarketWatch


US Stocks Remain Lower, Near Bear-Market Lows
MarketWatch - 41 minutes ago
Its financial components once again led the way downward, with Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase and Citigroup each off by at least 8%. ...

US Stocks Near Bear-Market Lows - MarketWatch


US Stocks Near Bear-Market Lows
MarketWatch - 1 hour ago
Its component General Motors was off 11%. Tuesday marks the deadline for GM and privately held Chrysler to submit recovery plans to the US government. ...

Lime Microsystems Selects Jazz Semiconductora s 0.18-Micron SiGe ... - Business Wire (press release)


Lime Microsystems Selects Jazz Semiconductora s 0.18-Micron SiGe ...
Business Wire (press release), CA - 2 hours ago
The market for femtocells is expected to grow from 34 million in 2009 to billion by 2014. Lime Microsystemsa proprietary technology combined with Jazz ...

GfK Asia Releases 2008 Pan Asian Consumer Electronics Data Summary - PR Newswire (press release)


GfK Asia Releases 2008 Pan Asian Consumer Electronics Data Summary
PR Newswire (press release), NY - 1 hour ago
... retail and technology market data. Our analysts track a broad range of consumer technology markets, including: consumer electronics, telecommunications, ...
GfK Asia Releases 2008 Year End Pan Asian Consumer IT Data Showing ... PR Newswire (press release)
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Artetch Circuits welcome new Sales Director Mark Gibson - EMSNow (press release)


Artetch Circuits welcome new Sales Director Mark Gibson
EMSNow (press release), UK - 49 minutes ago
West Sussex based printed circuit board manufacturer Artetch Circuits Limited, has said a fond farewell to Chris Buckland as he retires from his role as ...

Trident HiDTV(TM) Pro System-On-A-Chip Receives DLNA Certification - PR Newswire (press release)


Trident HiDTV(TM) Pro System-On-A-Chip Receives DLNA Certification
PR Newswire (press release), NY - 1 hour ago
... of more than 200 companies comprised of CE, computers and mobile device manufacturers, service providers, and components and software developers. ...

Global Initiative Brings Together Device, Application and Content ... - FOXBusiness


Global Initiative Brings Together Device, Application and Content ...
FOXBusiness - 3 hours ago
Founded in 2009, the ng Connect Program is supported by leading network, consumer electronics, application and content providers including 4DK, ...
Alcatel Forms Group to Push LTE Applications and More PC World
Samsung Helps Push LTE and 4G Network Development I4U
Samsung Joins the Development of LTE Networks Softpedia
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Asian Stocks, US Futures Fall on Economy Concern; Hynix Drops - Bloomberg


Asian Stocks, US Futures Fall on Economy Concern; Hynix Drops
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
Hynix Semiconductor Inc. lost 4.8 percent after JPMorgan Chase & Co. said memory-chip prices will fall and downgraded the stock to a underweight. ...

Monday, February 16, 2009

LG Bridges the Gap between Ideas and Reality - YTN


LG Bridges the Gap between Ideas and Reality
YTN, South Korea - 5 hours ago
This chip, with a previously unimaginable top download speed of 60 Mbps and upload speed of 20 Mbps, is the core component needed to make a market-ready 4G ...

Helping them navigate - Daily Breeze


Helping them navigate
Daily Breeze, CA - 16 minutes ago
He earned a degree in optical electronics engineering from USC, as well as a master's degree and doctorate from UCLA. Previously, Oyang led an international ...

Rocket Your Way to FPGA Debugging Success - Chip Design Magazine


Rocket Your Way to FPGA Debugging Success
Chip Design Magazine, CA - 11 hours ago
By Clive (Max) Maxfield, Contributing Editor Due to increasing development times, costs, and risks, the number of application-specific-integrated-circuit ...

Micrel Revolutionizes Portable With the Introduction of a New ... - CNNMoney.com


Micrel Revolutionizes Portable With the Introduction of a New ...
CNNMoney.com - 11 hours ago
Micrel's new WLED driver architecture completely eliminates this loss and removes up to five external components, saving up to 62 percent footprint," said ...

One-stop service allows for cheap integrated circuits - The Standard


One-stop service allows for cheap integrated circuits
The Standard, Hong Kong - 3 hours ago
Electronic products use a lot of IC components, making the integrated circuit the heart of electronics. But, with it being capital intensive, ...

In Case You Missed Avnet Electronics Marketing at the Medical ... - SYS-CON Media


In Case You Missed Avnet Electronics Marketing at the Medical ...
SYS-CON Media, NJ - 9 minutes ago
Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT), a Fortune 500 company, is one of the largest distributors of electronic components, computer products and embedded technology in the ...

Temptation Foods hits lower circuit after SEBI order - Indopia


Temptation Foods hits lower circuit after SEBI order
Indopia, India - 1 hour ago
Mumbai , Feb 16 Shares of Temptation Foods today plunged 20 per cent to hit its lower circuit after market regulator SEBI pulled up the company and its ...

Infineon Introduces Third Generation Silicon Carbide Schottky ... - CNNMoney.com


Infineon Introduces Third Generation Silicon Carbide Schottky ...
CNNMoney.com - 1 hour ago
It clearly underlines Infineon's leadership in and commitment to the power management market." Infineon's third generation thinQ! SiC Schottky diodes are ...
SemiSouth launches new line of SiC Schottky diodes Semiconductor Today
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Microsemi CCFL Inverter Controller Supports ON Semiconductor's ... - MSNBC


Microsemi CCFL Inverter Controller Supports ON Semiconductor's ...
MSNBC - 3 hours ago
The design also utilizes several of ON Semiconductor's newest power management devices and draws from its leading discrete component portfolio to achieve ...

Asus Eee Top ET1602 - Computer Shopper


Computer Shopper

Asus Eee Top ET1602
Computer Shopper, NY - 34 minutes ago
... but it does not have an optical drive. The system comes with three discs for restoring the system and reinstalling the applications and drivers. ...

Intrinsyc Selected by Marvell for S60 Symbian Development - MSNBC


Intrinsyc Selected by Marvell for S60 Symbian Development
MSNBC - 1 hour ago
Intrinsyc's Solutions Engineering group will develop S60 device drivers for the Marvell 88W8688 dual-radio WLAN Bluetooth chip. The Marvell 88W8688 is the ...

Epson's latest large format printer range with eco-solvent type ... - AME Info


AME Info

Epson's latest large format printer range with eco-solvent type ...
AME Info, United Arab Emirates - 1 hour ago
This year, Epson is showcasing its new range of high-performing large format inkjet printers which incorporates Epson's new UltraChrome GS, ...

BEL looks at JVs in various technology areas - Equity Bulls


BEL looks at JVs in various technology areas
Equity Bulls, India - 3 hours ago
Initial radar component deliveries are expected in the second quarter of 2009. Current year highlights BEL has set itself a target of Rs 4560 crores for the ...

Expanded KODAK VERSAMARK VL-Series Printing Systems - What They Think


Expanded KODAK VERSAMARK VL-Series Printing Systems
What They Think, KY - 2 hours ago
Whether it is operating standalone to drive a single press or within a centralized multiple output environment, the VERSAMARK 700 Print Manager helps ...

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Kudos to You - Barron's


Kudos to You
Barron's - 33 minutes ago
The two dozen departures made room for a collection of mostly more stable and somewhat less cyclical blue-chips, such as McDonald's (MCD), Walt Disney (DIS) ...

What Convergence? TVa s Hesitant March to the Net - New York Times


New York Times

What Convergence? TVa s Hesitant March to the Net
New York Times, United States - 3 hours ago
In October, Intel released its own TV-centric chip, and many other semiconductor designers and manufacturers are doing the same, industry analysts said. ...

What Convergence? TVa s Hesitant March to the Net - New York Times


New York Times

What Convergence? TVa s Hesitant March to the Net
New York Times, United States - 3 hours ago
... Intel itself may be part of the problem, said Richard Doherty, an industry analyst at Envisioneering, a consumer-electronics market research firm. ...

Google launches support for paid Android apps - Ars Technica


stv.tv

Google launches support for paid Android apps
Ars Technica, MA - 31 minutes ago
Google's platform is beginning to gain ground on Internet tablets and other consumer electronics device. A strong infusion of new, high-quality applications ...
Google to offer paid smartphone apps in Apple challenge Reuters
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GPS/GPRS chip cuts costs in handsets - Eetasia.com (subscription)


GPS/GPRS chip cuts costs in handsets
Eetasia.com (subscription) - 33 minutes ago
From MediaTek Inc. comes the MT6253 GSM/GPRS single-chip solution, which integrates all essential electronic components, including DBB, ABB, ...

Written by BusinessMirror Research Staff - Business Mirror


Written by BusinessMirror Research Staff
Business Mirror, Philippines - 5 hours ago
As a result, electronics exportsa about 60 percent of the totala fell as the global slowdown curbed demand for consumer goods with electronic components like ...

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Kindle And Beyond: 15 E-Reading Devices, Apps You Need to Know - ChannelWeb


Kindle And Beyond: 15 E-Reading Devices, Apps You Need to Know
ChannelWeb, NY - 3 hours ago
The Consumer Electronics Association estimates that about 538000 e-readers were shipped in 2008, representing 235 percent growth in the market from 2007. ...

The State of the EMS Industry - SMT Magazine


The State of the EMS Industry
SMT Magazine, NH - 20 hours ago
Despite the migration of electronics manufacturing to other regions, the North American market is expected to grow at an average annual rate of 4.9% during ...

Friday, February 13, 2009

Peanut product recalls - The Associated Press


Peanut product recalls
The Associated Press - 2 hours ago
The recall includes: _ Cascadian Farm Peanut Butter Chip Chewy Granola Bar; Individual Bar UPC: 0 21908-40802 6; Carton (6 Bars) UPC 0 21908-14631 7 _ ...

Boosting the business of F1 - Malaysia Star


Malaysia Star

Boosting the business of F1
Malaysia Star, Malaysia - 5 hours ago
Sepang International Circuit Sdn Bhd (SIC) chief executive officer Razlan Razali says about 70% of those turning up for the races are Malaysian. ...

Google to offer paid smartphone apps in Apple challenge - Reuters


Google to offer paid smartphone apps in Apple challenge
Reuters - 1 hour ago
... play games and listen to music, in addition to making calls, are one of the few bright spots in a slowing technology and consumer electronics market. ...

Pioneer Unplugs Its TV Business - Wall Street Journal


BBC Ti ng Vi t

Pioneer Unplugs Its TV Business
Wall Street Journal - 12 hours ago
Pioneer joins a long list of Japanese manufacturers, particularly in the electronics and auto industries, to slash earnings forecasts and announce layoffs ...
Pioneer turns its back on television market Financial Times
Pioneer plans 10000 job cuts, closing TV business MarketWatch
Pioneer, Forecasting a Wider Annual Loss, Will Cut 10000 Jobs Bloomberg
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DDi Corp. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Results - PCB007 (press release)


DDi Corp. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Results
PCB007 (press release), OR - 9 hours ago
DDi Corporation (NASDAQ: DDIC), a leading provider of time-critical, technologically-advanced printed circuit board (PCB) engineering and manufacturing ...

TASER International Prevails Against Stinger in Patent Markman Hearing - MSNBC


TASER International Prevails Against Stinger in Patent Markman Hearing
MSNBC - 13 hours ago
12, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TASER International, Inc. (Nasdaq:TASR), the market leader in advanced electronic control devices (ECDs), announces that the ...

No smoke, fire, smell. No kidding. New electronic cigarette hits ... - Alexandria Echo Press


No smoke, fire, smell. No kidding. New electronic cigarette hits ...
Alexandria Echo Press, MN - 11 hours ago
It has the same effects of a real cigarette without the negative components such as tar, carcinogens, tobacco, etc., she said. a Nicotine is no worse than ...

Stocks in Europe Rise, Led by ThyssenKrupp, Pernod; Banks Fall - Bloomberg


Stocks in Europe Rise, Led by ThyssenKrupp, Pernod; Banks Fall
Bloomberg - 41 minutes ago
Europea s biggest semiconductor maker was raised to a neutrala from a sella at UBS AG. The bank lifted its recommendation on European semiconductor shares and ...

Examine the World MEMS Equipment and Materials Market - SYS-CON Media


Examine the World MEMS Equipment and Materials Market
SYS-CON Media, NJ - 3 hours ago
Consumer demand will boost accelerometers and gyroscopes (motion sensing in game controllers, optical stabilization systems a ). Cost decreases for micro ...

Thursday, February 12, 2009

IntriCon Reports 2008 Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results - Business Wire (press release)


FLEXNEWS

IntriCon Reports 2008 Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results
Business Wire (press release), CA - 2 hours ago
... the cost and availability of electronic components and commodities for the companya s products, ability to create and market products in a timely manner, ...
10-Q: EAGLE BANCORP/MT MarketWatch (press release)
NVIDIA Reports Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal ... PR Newswire (press release)
Kaydon Corporation Reports Preliminary 2008 Results WELT ONLINE
Business Wire (press release)
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TTM reports a loss - Journal Inquirer


TTM reports a loss
Journal Inquirer, CT - 4 hours ago
TTM is a printed circuit board maker that owns former Tyco Corp. Connecticut plants in Enfield and Stafford. For the fourth quarter ended Dec. ...

Epson's New Teeny Tiny GPS Chip Could Bring Us Closer to an ... - Fast Company


UberGizmo

Epson's New Teeny Tiny GPS Chip Could Bring Us Closer to an ...
Fast Company - 5 hours ago
And the low external component count and power consumption also implies the XPOSYS chip may find its way into far more devices than simple GPS navigation ...
Single-Chip GPS receiver jointly developed by Seiko Epson and Infineon EE Herald
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Breaking: Pioneer Is Pulling Out Of The TV Business - Gizmodo Australia


BBC Ti ng Vi t

Breaking: Pioneer Is Pulling Out Of The TV Business
Gizmodo Australia, Australia - 7 hours ago
In the optical disc business, we are considering measures for improving profitability, including forming a joint venture. Looking ahead, Pioneer will ...
Pioneer axe plasma HDTV business SlashGear
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US Stocks Trim Early Losses, But Remain Lower - MarketWatch


US Stocks Trim Early Losses, But Remain Lower
MarketWatch - 8 minutes ago
The blue-chip gauge's financial components and General Motors took the worst of the losses, while Coca-Cola surged by 7% after posting a better than ...

MEMS for Cell Phones 2008



The cell phone industry is currently seen as the biggest growth relay for MEMS devices in the coming years. Few MEMS based sensors and actuators have found the right business model to penetrate the wireless handset market today and over 10 other devices are investigating the opportunity. For example silicon microphones and FBAR/BAW filters have experienced an incredible growth since their introduction in 2003 and are now entering the maturity stage. While MEMS accelerometers are ex...

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Breaking: Pioneer Is Pulling Out Of The TV Business - Gizmodo Australia


Breaking: Pioneer Is Pulling Out Of The TV Business
Gizmodo Australia, Australia - 1 hour ago
Pioneer will shift business resources from display field into the Car Electronics business, and leverage its market position and technological expertise, ...

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Aperture Health Announces Direct-to-Consumer Health and Wellness ... - MSNBC


Aperture Health Announces Direct-to-Consumer Health and Wellness ...
MSNBC - 9 hours ago
Members of wellness360.com enjoy a comprehensive suite of health, nutrition, and diet features paired with a robust online electronic Personal Health Record ...

Sheppard Mullin Elects Eleven Attorneys to Partnership - MSNBC


Sheppard Mullin Elects Eleven Attorneys to Partnership
MSNBC - 3 hours ago
He clerked for the Honorable Kim McLane Wardlaw of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and received his JD, order of the coif, ...

Cymer Reports Fourth Quarter and 2008 Operating Results - MSNBC


FLEXNEWS

Cymer Reports Fourth Quarter and 2008 Operating Results
MSNBC - 1 hour ago
Cymer, Inc. (Nasdaq:CYMI) is the market leader in developing light sources, used by chipmakers worldwide to pattern advanced semiconductor chips. ...
Cymer Reports Fourth Quarter and 2008 Operating Results MarketWatch (press release)
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Best Buy uses Omniture to model consumer spending behavior - BloggingStocks


Best Buy uses Omniture to model consumer spending behavior
BloggingStocks - 3 hours ago
... joined up with consumer behavior marketer Omniture to help it understand the metrics that convert as many consumers in the consumer electronics market ...
Silver Lining: Best Buy? You Bet It Is Minyanville.com
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CyberOptics Reports Fourth Quarter Results - WELT ONLINE


CyberOptics Reports Fourth Quarter Results
WELT ONLINE, Germany - 2 hours ago
... fastest and most accurate solder paste inspection system available on the market. Capable of inspecting the smallest electronic components now in use, ...

Cymer Reports Fourth Quarter and 2008 Operating Results - MSNBC


FLEXNEWS

Cymer Reports Fourth Quarter and 2008 Operating Results
MSNBC - 1 hour ago
Cymer, Inc. (Nasdaq:CYMI) is the market leader in developing light sources, used by chipmakers worldwide to pattern advanced semiconductor chips. ...
Cymer Reports Fourth Quarter and 2008 Operating Results MarketWatch (press release)
Aware, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and 2008 Financial Results PR Newswire (press release)
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Connolly, IMS: a SIRF merger with CSR makes a lot of sensea - GPS Business News


GPS Business News

Connolly, IMS: a SIRF merger with CSR makes a lot of sensea
GPS Business News, IL - 1 hour ago
GPS has been identified as a necessary component of semiconductor manufacturers looking to address the consumer device market. As a result, there has been a ...
SiRF To Merge With CSR In Stock Deal; Both Rally Barron's Blogs
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Microsoft readies smartphone assault on Apple - CNN International


TrustedReviews

Microsoft readies smartphone assault on Apple
CNN International - 21 hours ago
... obituary for the last year, the new device, which was unveiled last month at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, has been getting a lot of buzz. ...
Triggered by Leak, Microsoft Unveils Consumer Smart Phone Strategy Windows IT Pro
Microsoft Denies Smartphone Rumors EfluxMedia News
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Elpida to integrate operations with 3 Taiwanese chipmakers - MarketWatch


AFP

Elpida to integrate operations with 3 Taiwanese chipmakers
MarketWatch - 47 minutes ago
By V. Phani Kumar , , ) has reached an agreement to integrate operations with three Taiwanese chipmakers -- Powerchip Semiconductor Corp., ...
Elpida Set to Form Large DRAM Conglomerate with Taiwanese Memory ... X-bit Labs
DRAM Industry Faces Further Shake Outs PC World
Investors Returning to Samsung Electronics, Hynix Korea Times
TechRadar UK
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10-Q: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY - MarketWatch (press release)


10-Q: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY
MarketWatch (press release) - 7 hours ago
Additionally, we may in the future face indirect competition from customers who from time to time evaluate whether to offer electronic data storage products ...
Consolidated Graphics Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-Q) GuruFocus.com
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Cascade Microtech Reports Fourth Quarter and 2008 Year End Results - CNNMoney.com


Cascade Microtech Reports Fourth Quarter and 2008 Year End Results
CNNMoney.com - 2 hours ago
"During the fourth quarter, we continued to see deterioration in market conditions and, in common with the rest of the industry, experienced a difficult ...

Consumer Electronics - North America (NAFTA) Industry Guide

Datamonitor's Consumer Electronics: North America (NAFTA) Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Consumer Electronics industry in each of the North American Free Trade Agreement (United States, Canada, and Mexico) countries. The report includes easily comparable data on market value, volume, segmentation and market share, plus full five year market forecasts. It examines future problems, innovations and potential growth areas within the market.

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Cousins Properties Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript - Seeking Alpha


Cousins Properties Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha, NY - 40 minutes ago
In the fourth quarter, we had a decline in our leased operating portfolio basically because of Circuit City and Linens a N Things bankruptcies. ...

Consumer Electronics - Global Group of Eight (G8) Industry Guide

Datamonitor's Consumer Electronics: Global Group of Eight (G8) Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Consumer Electronics industry in each of the G8 (United States, Canada, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Russia and Japan) countries. The report includes easily comparable data on market value, volume, segmentation and market share, plus full five year market forecasts. It examines future problems, innovations and potential growth areas wit...

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OTC Select Announces NASDAQ End-of-Day Daily Stock Watch - World Stock Wire (press release)


OTC Select Announces NASDAQ End-of-Day Daily Stock Watch
World Stock Wire (press release), CA - 1 hour ago
JDS Uniphase Corporation provides communications test and measurement solutions, and optical products to telecommunications service providers, ...

Consumer Electronics - Top 5 Emerging Markets Industry Guide

Datamonitor's Consumer Electronics: Top 5 Emerging Markets Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Consumer Electronics industry in each of the Top 5 Emerging markets (Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa). The report includes easily comparable data on market value, volume, segmentation and market share, plus full five year market forecasts. It examines future problems, innovations and potential growth areas within the market.

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IPC Efforts Pay Off; Electronic Devices Will Be Exempt From Cpsia ... - PCB007 (press release)


IPC Efforts Pay Off; Electronic Devices Will Be Exempt From Cpsia ...
PCB007 (press release), OR - 1 hour ago
As a result of IPC efforts, the CPSC has recognized that lead in a component part of electronic devices is not accessible to children because the lead is ...

Global mobile market outlook: 2008 2013

With the publication of Ovum's latest mobile forecasts it is appropriate to provide a perspective on the story behind the numbers. This report looks at the issues shaping our latest figures during the next five years

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IPC Efforts Pay Off; Electronic Devices Will Be Exempt From Cpsia ... - PCB007 (press release)


IPC Efforts Pay Off; Electronic Devices Will Be Exempt From Cpsia ...
PCB007 (press release), OR - 1 hour ago
IPC, in conjunction with the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) and the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), will be providing comments on the ...

China Digital TV Industry Report, 2008 (Second Edition)

To realize the digital cable TV is of great importance for China s informationization construction. In Jan.,2008, the State Council released a document for the purpose of further DTV development, which required the country-level cities or above in the east China and central China, and most of country-level cities or above in the west China should realize digital cable TV by the year of 2010.

Guided by the national policies, 33 large and medium cities in China have realized the digital...

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China Digital TV Industry Report, 2008 (Second Edition)

10-Q: VARIAN SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATES INC - MarketWatch (press release)


10-Q: VARIAN SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATES INC
MarketWatch (press release) - 1 hour ago
We design, manufacture, market and service semiconductor processing equipment for virtually all of the major semiconductor manufacturers in the world. ...

Mobile Phones in Japan

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Mobile Phones in Italy

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Mobile Phones in Germany

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Mobile Phones in France

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Mobile Phones in Europe

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RF chips find big market in medical apps - Eetasia.com (subscription)


RF chips find big market in medical apps
Eetasia.com (subscription) - 26 minutes ago
For example, components are needed to reduce the million price tag of MRI systems and to increase the sensitivity of CT scanners, he said. ...

Mobile Phones in China

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ValCom Signs Seasoned Communications Executive - CNNMoney.com


ValCom Signs Seasoned Communications Executive
CNNMoney.com - 1 hour ago
On behalf of clients such as Wal-Mart, Jabil Circuit, Citigroup, Office Depot, Tyco, Club Med, Raymond James and, he and his teams repeatedly exceeded sales ...

Mobile Phones in Canada

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Mobile Phones in Belgium

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Mobile Phones in Asia-Pacific

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