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IMS Research forecasts that transmitters will take lion’s share of wireless power revenues by 2016
IMS Research forecasts that transmitters will take lion’s share of wireless power revenues by 2016
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A new study focusing on the wireless power industry published by market analyst, IMS Research, reports that wireless power transmitters…
Sapphire market: supply and demand back in check according to Yole Développement
Sapphire market: supply and demand back in check according to Yole Développement
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Following the massive material shortage in 2010, sapphire material and finished wafer prices remained high through early 2011. The situation…
Photovoltaic capacity growth to slow by 10 percent in 2012
Photovoltaic capacity growth to slow by 10 percent in 2012
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The latest quarterly report published by market analyst, IMS Research states that the expansion of PV module, cell and wafer…
PV capacity expansion will slow to 10 percent in 2012
PV capacity expansion will slow to 10 percent in 2012
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The latest quarterly report published by market analyst, IMS Research states that the expansion of PV module, cell and wafer…

LED backlighting becomes prevalent TV technology
LED backlighting becomes prevalent TV technology
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LED backlit TVs have replaced 3D TVs as a "must have" feature for television purchasers, according to market research company IC Insights. In 2011, LED backlit TVs are expected to…
802.15.4-based chipsets for the industrial automation market will hit $8 million in 2016
802.15.4-based chipsets for the industrial automation market will hit $8 million in 2016
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In 2010, global spending on wireless sensor networking (WSN) chipsets in industrial automation reached $2 million, with the overall market expected to grow to $8 million by 2016.
Global chip sales show September growth
Global chip sales show September growth
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The Japanese recovery and continued demand for mobile personal electronics helped the three-month average of worldwide sales of semiconductors in September reach $25.76 billion, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association…
Simpler sensor structures coming to projected capacitive touch screens in 2012
Simpler sensor structures coming to projected capacitive touch screens in 2012
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Projected capacitive, the predominant touch screen technology, has many different structures. Over the next few years, these structures will be simplified as sensor substrate layers are reduced, according to the…
Report: Free femtocell offers driven by competitive markets
Report: Free femtocell offers driven by competitive markets
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Informa Telecoms & Media has issued its latest femtocell market status report which highlights the growing number of competitive femtocell deployments globally and the associated rise in free femtocell offers.
NFC chip shipments to surpass 1.2 billion by 2015
NFC chip shipments to surpass 1.2 billion by 2015
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As the number of mobile payment users grows to over 375 million in 2015, the demand for devices with near field communications (NFC) grows as well. The latest research from…
Mouser delivers National
Mouser delivers National
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Mouser is now an official distributor for the complete portfolio of National products from Texas Instruments (TI), increasing Mouser's offering of analog products to its global customer base.
Multiple secure elements drive NFC market above USD1 billion in 2016, says ABI Research
Multiple secure elements drive NFC market above USD1 billion in 2016, says ABI Research
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Out of a total of 552 million NFC handsets shipped in 2016, 227 million will feature multiple secure elements. The increased inclusion of multiple secure elements will drive the mobile…
NFC market to rise above $1 billion in 2016
NFC market to rise above $1 billion in 2016
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Out of a total of 552 million NFC handsets shipped in 2016, 227 million will feature multiple secure elements. The increased inclusion of multiple secure elements will drive the mobile…
Over-capacity headaches forces PV equipment suppliers to adjust strategies
Over-capacity headaches forces PV equipment suppliers to adjust strategies
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The latest Solarbuzz PV Equipment Quarterly report forecasts that global PV equipment spending (including c-Si ingot-to-module and thin-film panel) will fall by more than 45% in 2012, down from a…
Total USB-enabled device shipments to approach 6 Billion in 2015, says In-Stat
Total USB-enabled device shipments to approach 6 Billion in 2015, says In-Stat
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Throughout 2010, USB continued its run as the most successful interface ever, with over 3.5 billion devices shipping worldwide in the PC, PC peripheral, consumer electronic (CE), communications, and automotive…
SMSC licenses low-power USB to Samsung
SMSC licenses low-power USB to Samsung
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Standard Microsystems Corp. (Hauppage, New York), which trades as SMSC, has announced that Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has licensed its patented Inter-Chip Connectivity (ICC) technology…
Energy@Home consortium selects ST
Energy@Home consortium selects ST
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Enel has selected ST to be its key semiconductor partner in the Energy@Home consortium launched by Electrolux, Enel, Indesit and Telecom Italia in October 2009, with the objective of helping…
Enel selects ST for Energy@Home
Enel selects ST for Energy@Home
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Enel has selected ST to be its key semiconductor partner in the Energy@Home consortium launched by Electrolux, Enel, Indesit and Telecom Italia in October 2009, with the objective of helping…
PV component profits to drop 70 percent in Q4’11
PV component profits to drop 70 percent in Q4’11
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New analysis from market analyst, IMS Research predicts that PV component profits are set to fall by 70% year-on-year in Q4’11. The market research company’s analysis of the polysilicon, wafer,…
ASML, IMEC renew development pact
ASML, IMEC renew development pact
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ASML Holding NV, a leading developer of lithography equipment, and research institute IMEC has announced the signing of a collaboration agreement covering the period 2011 to 2015. The two organizations…
Court rules computer simulations are patentable
Court rules computer simulations are patentable
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A High Court has overturned a decision of the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK-IPO), which effectively confirms that, despite the UK-IPO’s rejection of such applications, technical design methods are patentable…
Media tablets take 75% share of US ultra-mobile device shipments in 2011
Media tablets take 75% share of US ultra-mobile device shipments in 2011
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Led by media tablets and more specifically Apple's iPad 2, an estimated 37 million ultra-mobile devices (UMDs) will ship into the United States during 2011, says ABI Research. UMDs represent…
Smartgrid leaders form a global alliance to drive G3-PLC implementation worldwide
Smartgrid leaders form a global alliance to drive G3-PLC implementation worldwide
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12 companies in the smart grid industry have used the Metering Europe Conference in Amsterdam to introduce the G3-PLC Alliance, created to support the deployment of the G3-PLC powerline communications…
ARM deployments outgrowing world’s population
ARM deployments outgrowing world’s population
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According to a recently published report by analyst Semicast, there will be two ARM-based devices for every single person in the world by 2015. Based on data from the UN’s…
More than half of mobile phone displays will be over 200 PPI in 2015, says DisplaySearch
More than half of mobile phone displays will be over 200 PPI in 2015, says DisplaySearch
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Increasing demand for high information content and multimedia capability in mobile devices continues to drive flat panel display resolution to higher levels of pixel density. With panel makers developing ultra-high…
HDMI-enabled mobile PC shipments to surpass 300 million in 2014, says In-Stat
HDMI-enabled mobile PC shipments to surpass 300 million in 2014, says In-Stat
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Last year we saw a dramatic increase for HDMI in portable consumer devices, including HD camcorders and digital still cameras (DSC). In addition, on the PC side, HDMI's share of…
India drafts new electronics manufacturing policy
India drafts new electronics manufacturing policy
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India Monday (Oct. 3) announced the draft of a new electronics policy which seeks to build a strong manufacturing base and address the issues that are the cause of the…
Gartner: IC capex to decline 19% in 2012
Gartner: IC capex to decline 19% in 2012
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Worldwide semiconductor capital equipment spending will total about $35.2 billion in 2012, representing a 19.2 percent decline from the projected 2011 total of $43.5 billion, according to the latest forecast…


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