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Analyst: Alcatel-Lucent leads small cell space
Analyst: Alcatel-Lucent leads small cell space
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Current Analysis contends that Alcatel-Lucent is the most competitive vendor in the burgeoning market for small cell solutions. Mobile equipment…
Technical innovation to create new revenue opportunities for PV capital equipment supply chain
Technical innovation to create new revenue opportunities for PV capital equipment supply chain
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Market intelligence analyst, NPD Solarbuzz, is forecasting that a technology roadmap for the PV industry is set to emerge during…
Bluetooth and Zigbee on collision course
Bluetooth and Zigbee on collision course
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According to ABI Research, Bluetooth Smart and ZigBee are on a collision course in markets such as wireless sensors and…
Carrier WiFi could grow rapidly with ANDSF
Carrier WiFi could grow rapidly with ANDSF
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​Wi-Fi, a technology distrusted by mobile operators a few years back, is making a comeback as an off-load mechanism for…

Sixty percent of new cars will be connected by 2017
Sixty percent of new cars will be connected by 2017
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​Global OEM connected car system penetration is expected to increase from 11.4% in 2012 to 60.1% in 2017. While penetration in the US and Western Europe will exceed 80% by…
ITO alternatives to gain speed in the USD2 Billion transparent conductive films market, says IDTechEx
ITO alternatives to gain speed in the USD2 Billion transparent conductive films market, says IDTechEx
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Today, only one type of film - Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) - is used for almost all transparent conductive films with a market size of over $2 billion this year.
After acquiring Elpida, Micron would becomes No. 2 DRAM supplier, says IHS iSuppli
After acquiring Elpida, Micron would becomes No. 2 DRAM supplier, says IHS iSuppli
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With its planned purchase of Elpida Memory Inc. of Japan, U.S.-based Micron Technology Inc. will become the world's second largest supplier of dynamic random access memory (DRAM), according to new…
Top-tier photovoltaic polysilicon and wafer producers target profitability in 2013
Top-tier photovoltaic polysilicon and wafer producers target profitability in 2013
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Market research analyst, NPD Solarbuzz is forecasting that PV (photovoltaic) polysilicon prices are forecast to drop 48% and wafer prices 56% year-over-year in 2012.
Fabless sector better shaped than the overall industry, says the Global Semiconductor Alliance
Fabless sector better shaped than the overall industry, says the Global Semiconductor Alliance
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The Global Semiconductor Alliance announced in its June release of the Current Economic Monitor that in Q1 2012 the fabless sector outperformed the overall industry.
Power semiconductor market maintains growth despite challenging business climate
Power semiconductor market maintains growth despite challenging business climate
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The power semiconductor discrete and module market grew by nine percent in 2011, according to a new report from market analyst, IMS Research.
Global tablet usage for viewing TV/Video content doubles year on year, says NPD DisplaySearch
Global tablet usage for viewing TV/Video content doubles year on year, says NPD DisplaySearch
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The use of tablets such as the iPad and Android-based devices by consumers for viewing TV/video content more than doubled in 14 regional markets surveyed, according to the latest Global…
Elpida bankruptcy brings unusual stability to DRAM pricing, says an IHS iSuppli
Elpida bankruptcy brings unusual stability to DRAM pricing, says an IHS iSuppli
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Pricing in the dynamic random access memory (DRAM) market has become markedly less volatile since the February bankruptcy of major supplier Elpida Memory Inc., deviating from long-term trends in statistically…
Crystalline PV module profits drop to single digits
Crystalline PV module profits drop to single digits
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Market analyst, IMS Research is reporting that average gross profits of crystalline photovoltaic (PV) industry module manufacturers dropped to nine US cents per watt in the first quarter of 2012.
Strong year-end demand drives cost reductions across the value-chain as PV prices continue to fall
Strong year-end demand drives cost reductions across the value-chain as PV prices continue to fall
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The latest NPD Solarbuzz Quarterly report forecasts that the leading metrics influencing PV industry supply and demand (module production, supply and market-demand) will come to within eight percent of the…
Yole predicts consolidation in front-end LED manufacturing equipment markets
Yole predicts consolidation in front-end LED manufacturing equipment markets
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After having warned of an upcoming downturn in the LED packaging equipment industry in a recent market study, market researcher Yole Développement now reiterates its downbeat prognosis for the front…
Market researcher predicts gold rush for car traction batteries
Market researcher predicts gold rush for car traction batteries
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Over the next decade, the market for car traction battery packs will explode from $4.8 billion to $54.2 billion, predicts a report from market research and consultant company IDTechEx.  This…
One in every five wearable wireless devices set for healthcare deployment by 2017
One in every five wearable wireless devices set for healthcare deployment by 2017
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A new wave of wearable devices is being launched that will help track and share data from a range of activities and conditions, taking a large share of the wearable…
Market researcher predicts “gold rush” for car traction batteries
Market researcher predicts “gold rush” for car traction batteries
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Over the next decade, the market for car traction battery packs will explode from $4.8 billion to $54.2 billion, predicts a report from market research and consultant company IDTechEx. This…
Contract manufacturers adjust their businesses to capitalize on ultrabooks, says IHS iSuppli
Contract manufacturers adjust their businesses to capitalize on ultrabooks, says IHS iSuppli
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With their main business in notebook PCs under pressure, original design manufacturers (ODMs) are adding new capabilities to capitalize on the soaring sales of ultrabooks, according to the latest IHS…
New product arrivals hold LED light bulb prices stable in May
New product arrivals hold LED light bulb prices stable in May
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According to a price survey by market research company LEDinside in May 2012, global LED light bulb price basically remained stable without dramatic fluctuations. 40W equivalent LED light bulb ASP…
Carrier Wi-Fi equipment market to grow to $2.2 Billion by 2017
Carrier Wi-Fi equipment market to grow to $2.2 Billion by 2017
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​Global revenue for carrier Wi-Fi access points and controllers will reach $2.2 billion in 2017 to reach a level equivalent to almost one-half of the traditional enterprise or consumer/SoHo Wi-Fi…
OLEDs are hitting their stride this year in all segments
OLEDs are hitting their stride this year in all segments
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OLEDs are finally living up to their long-promised potential and the next few years will present plenty of opportunities for organic light emitting diode materials suppliers to break out of…
450mm transition will happen and with 30% cost savings, according to Future Horizons report
450mm transition will happen and with 30% cost savings, according to Future Horizons report
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The European Commission has published a report co-authored by Future Horizons with the French firm, Decision about the transition to 450mm wafers.
Hard disk drive prices not expected to return to pre-flood levels until 2014
Hard disk drive prices not expected to return to pre-flood levels until 2014
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Although production of hard disk drives (HDDs) is rapidly recovering from the catastrophic Thailand floods that occurred in October, HDD average selling prices (ASPs) are not expected to decline to…
GPS/GNSS IC market to reach 1.8 billion shipments by 2016
GPS/GNSS IC market to reach 1.8 billion shipments by 2016
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GPS/GNSS is now moving beyond cellular and traditional navigation markets, representing a market worth over $3.3 billion in 2016, according to ABI Research.
Total GPS/GNSS IC market to reach 1.8 billion shipments by 2016, says ABI Research
Total GPS/GNSS IC market to reach 1.8 billion shipments by 2016, says ABI Research
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GPS/GNSS is now moving beyond cellular and traditional navigation markets, representing a market worth over $3.3 billion in 2016.
Multiplied phase locked oscillators features -175 dBc/Hz noise performance
Multiplied phase locked oscillators features -175 dBc/Hz noise performance
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API Technologies announced a line of multiplied phase locked oscillators offering a phase noise performance of -175 dBc/Hz (at 100 kHz offset).
Graphics processing fuels automotive semiconductor growth
Graphics processing fuels automotive semiconductor growth
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Dedicated graphics processing units (GPUs) are forecast to become increasingly prevalent in automotive instrument clusters and infotainment systems according to market research company IMS Research. This uptake of technology and…


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