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High-service distributors have ‘room for growth’, says RS
High-service distributors have ‘room for growth’, says RS
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With a focus on driving up the frequency of orders, as opposed to the value, RS Components has its eyes…
PV module revenues will continue to decline in 2011 and 2012
PV module revenues will continue to decline in 2011 and 2012
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A new quarterly report from market analyst, IMS Research indicates that rapidly declining PV module prices will result in the…
Silica expands analog offering in Europe with National products from Texas Instruments
Silica expands analog offering in Europe with National products from Texas Instruments
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Silica has expanded its analog offering in Europe with National products from Texas Instruments (TI). This follows TI's acquisition of…
Production cutbacks will fail to prevent solar module inventory buildup
Production cutbacks will fail to prevent solar module inventory buildup
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The latest Solarbuzz Quarterly report concludes that the continued solar module overproduction will lead to sustained price pressure across global…

Production cutbacks insufficient to prevent solar module inventory buildup
Production cutbacks insufficient to prevent solar module inventory buildup
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Continued solar module overproduction will lead to sustained price pressure across global photovoltaic (PV) markets, already reeling from factory gate prices now down 33% Y/Y, according to conclusions in the…
An entrepreneur’s view of solar
An entrepreneur’s view of solar
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“The solar panel business is all going to China,” said Valdis Dunis, a long time entrepreneur and friend. It was July and we were having coffee in one of Hong…
Small cell backhaul to shift away from copper and fiber toward wireless backhaul
Small cell backhaul to shift away from copper and fiber toward wireless backhaul
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While outdoor small cells have received a lot of attention lately, small cell backhaul has yet to see the spotlight. The reason has been twofold – first, there hasn't been…
LTE sales overtake WiMax, says analyst
LTE sales overtake WiMax, says analyst
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The market for mobile communications infrastructure is growing strongly, according to market research firm Infonetics Research Inc., which said that LTE infrastructure equipment spending greater than that of WiMax for…
The PRIME Alliance takes a ninth member on board with smart grid specialist Sentec
The PRIME Alliance takes a ninth member on board with smart grid specialist Sentec
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Smart grid specialist Sentec has joined the PRIME Alliance (PRIME = PoweRline Intelligent Metering Evolution), to further the development of smart meter and smart grid products based on an open…
Power semiconductor market is forecast to grow by USD 10 billion by 2015
Power semiconductor market is forecast to grow by USD 10 billion by 2015
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The global power discrete and module market is forecast to grow by $10 billion to reach $25.5 billion in 2015 according to a new report from market analyst, IMS Research.
MEMS chips entering mass consumer markets
MEMS chips entering mass consumer markets
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As MEMS enters the mainstream, the high-volume markets will favor mergers and acquisitions over the next five years, as the larger player fill in the gaps of their integrated solution…
Qualcomm takes majority share of application processor market
Qualcomm takes majority share of application processor market
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According to a report from Strategy Analytics, Qualcomm took 51.5% revenue share in the smart phone applications processor market in Q2 of this year. Qualcomm, Samsung, TI, Marvell and Nvidia…
Gartner warns over semiconductor inventory levels
Gartner warns over semiconductor inventory levels
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Days of inventory of semiconductors are at “worrisome levels given current conditions,” according to market research firm, Gartner. The expectation is that an inventory correction is due in late 2011.
World UPS market forecast to hit USD10 billion by 2015
World UPS market forecast to hit USD10 billion by 2015
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Market analyst, IMS Research has published a new report 'The World Market for Uninterruptible Power Supplies – 2011' which shows that after experiencing severe declines following the global recession in…
EE Times’ Annual Salary & Opinion Survey Report
EE Times’ Annual Salary & Opinion Survey Report
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How does your salary compare with your colleagues'? EE Times Europe has chosen you to be amongst the few to participate in the 2011 Annual Salary & Opinion Survey. Your…
File multiformat transcoding market grew 72% in 2010, says In-Stat
File multiformat transcoding market grew 72% in 2010, says In-Stat
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New devices and new formats will drive the number of profiles required to be generated by multiformat transcoders upward. While processor and product improvements will enable more from each transcoder,…
Demand for NFC grows, says NXP
Demand for NFC grows, says NXP
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The NTAG203 NFC Forum-compliant Type 2 tag is the newest family of integrated circuits from NXP for OEMs, inlay customers and end users. NXP says it has responded to growing…
Brazilian iPad production due in December
Brazilian iPad production due in December
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Apple iPad tablet computers made in Brazil will reach the market in December, according to Brazilian website UOL quoting Brazilian Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Aloizio Mercadante as its…
Packaging represents the single largest opportunity for LED cost reduction, says Yole Développement
Packaging represents the single largest opportunity for LED cost reduction, says Yole Développement
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“Packaging typically accounts for 20% to 60% of the packaged LED total cost and therefore represents the single largest opportunity for cost reduction”, says Yole Développement which released its report…
Multicore for COTS
Multicore for COTS
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Freescale Semiconductor has formed a working group with North American and European commercial avionics manufacturers to define their information requirements for advanced Freescale multicore processors being used in commercial avionics…
Wireless power transmission for consumer electronics and electric vehicles
Wireless power transmission for consumer electronics and electric vehicles
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Over the next decade, the most vibrant Wireless Power Transmission (WPT) markets will be the contactless charging of portable and mobile equipment, in particular consumer electronics and electric vehicles. This…
SanDisk forms initiative for low-power SSDs
SanDisk forms initiative for low-power SSDs
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SanDisk announced the formation of an industry initiative to enable OEMs to offer solid-state drives (SSDs) with Serial ATA (SATA) performance at significantly lower power consumption than current offerings. The…
Intel: Android on x86 phones TK in 2012
Intel: Android on x86 phones TK in 2012
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Multiple handset makers will ship next year Android phones using Intel's x86 chips, vowed Intel chief executive Paul Otellini in a keynote speech at IDF. Intel and Google expanded their…
ABI Research sees fast transition to 802.11ac
ABI Research sees fast transition to 802.11ac
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Following small shipment volumes in 2012 and a significant increase in shipments in 2013, IEEE 802.11ac will emerge as the dominant Wi-Fi protocol by 2014, according to ABI Research. Only…
Migration to digital mobile radio set to accelerate
Migration to digital mobile radio set to accelerate
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It's taken a decade and half for 15 percent of the world's licensed mobile radio users to move from analogue to digital; however, the next five years will see this…
Cloud computing offers big opportunities in Enterprise IT for wireless service providers
Cloud computing offers big opportunities in Enterprise IT for wireless service providers
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The cloud computing boom is yielding major opportunities for wireless service providers, allowing them to cash in on a market where consumer and enterprise spending is set to expand nearly…
eBeam Initiatitive expands membership
eBeam Initiatitive expands membership
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The eBeam Initiative, a forum dedicated to build out the ecosystem for new e-beam technologies, has filled its ranks with five new members: Applied Materials, IMS CHIPS, Mentor Graphics Corp,…
Broadcom to acquire NetLogic Microsystems
Broadcom to acquire NetLogic Microsystems
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Broadcom Corporation and NetLogic Microsystems have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which NetLogic Microsystems shareholders will receive USD50 per share in a transaction of approximately USD3.7 billion, net…


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