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TSMC sees some impact from quake
TSMC sees some impact from quake
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”TSMC expects no immediate impact due to substantial raw material inventory. However, in the long term, TSMC will seek alternative…
Internet access in the car: A wish list item for the younger generation
Internet access in the car: A wish list item for the younger generation
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One out of four drivers wishes to have an internet access for his car. This is the result of a…
Internet access in the car: A wish list item for the younger generation
Internet access in the car: A wish list item for the younger generation
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One out of four drivers wishes to have an internet access for his car. This is the result of a…
TSMC sees some impact from quake
TSMC sees some impact from quake
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Silicon foundry giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., (TSMC) will see some impact from the recent earthquake in Japan.

Wireless sensor networking chip market to grow 300% in 2011 thanks to advanced metering infrastructure rollouts
Wireless sensor networking chip market to grow 300% in 2011 thanks to advanced metering infrastructure rollouts
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Shipments of 802.15.4-based WSN (wireless sensor network) ICs continued to show extremely strong growth in the second half of 2010 as demand for ICs for trials and early pilots returned…
EBV provides first-hand supplier updates on its webpage
EBV provides first-hand supplier updates on its webpage
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The extent of disruptions will become more and more evident over the next few days and weeks. Due to these tragic events, EBV is in constant communication with…
EBV provides first-hand supplier updates on its webpage
EBV provides first-hand supplier updates on its webpage
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Following the tragic events in Japan, EBV is closely monitoring the effect on the supply chain, manufacturing and logistics from its franchise partners. All vendors who operate factories in Japan…
Earthquake’s impact on global NAND Flash bit supply to result in less than 4% shrink in 2Q11
Earthquake’s impact on global NAND Flash bit supply to result in less than 4% shrink in 2Q11
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Buyers who expected a potential shortage of NAND Flash initiated a speculative buying. Consequently, led to a panic surge in spot prices and an approximately 5% to 15% increase…
Supply chain: too lean, too mean, too late now
Supply chain: too lean, too mean, too late now
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Analysts are trying to think through the implications for global manufacturing of the lost and damaged production of materials, equipment and ICs in Japan as a result of the devastating…
Earthquake’s impact on global NAND Flash bit supply to result in less than 4% shrink in 2Q11
Earthquake’s impact on global NAND Flash bit supply to result in less than 4% shrink in 2Q11
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The devastating earthquake that hit Tohoku Japan on March 11th, on top of its terrible victim toll, has brought changes to the NAND Flash market. However, information on the power…
Mobile cloud-based music streaming services to become mainstream by 2016, says ABI Research
Mobile cloud-based music streaming services to become mainstream by 2016, says ABI Research
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Mass consumption of recorded music continues to evolve, as ownership continues to diminish in importance. A new study from ABI Research forecasts that by 2016 streaming (cloud-based) services will become…
Mobile cloud-based music streaming services to become mainstream by 2016, says ABI Research
Mobile cloud-based music streaming services to become mainstream by 2016, says ABI Research
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“The number of subscribers to mobile music streaming services is expected to approach 5.9 million by the end of this year,” says industry analyst Aapo Markkanen. “ABI Research…
Lattice FPGAs enable silent video processing
Lattice FPGAs enable silent video processing
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Lattice Semiconductor has announced that Thruput Ltd has chosen its LatticeXP2TM FPGAs for use in MIDAS, the first low-power, lossless real time video processing platform. Boasting an impressive eight dual-link…
Wireless modules power mobile health diabetes management solution
Wireless modules power mobile health diabetes management solution
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Sierra Wireless and PositiveID Corporation have announced that Sierra Wireless AirPrime intelligent embedded modules will power PositiveID's iglucose mobile health solution for real-time diabetes management. Sierra Wireless will showcase the…
Number of 3D TV channels to surpass century mark by 2014, says In-Stat
Number of 3D TV channels to surpass century mark by 2014, says In-Stat
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Early expectations of 3D TV were over hyped by the press, while current coverage laments the fact that 3D has not lived up to its promise. The reality is somewhere…
Number of 3D TV channels to surpass century mark by 2014, says In-Stat
Number of 3D TV channels to surpass century mark by 2014, says In-Stat
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Those who are experimenting with 3D VOD now are expected to make linear 3D channels available as well.  The result is an anticipated increase in the number of…
IDC forecast: Mostly cloudy with mobile chaos
IDC forecast: Mostly cloudy with mobile chaos
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Mobile devices and cloud services represent a third major platform, following mainframes and PCs, said Frank Gens, an IDC chief analyst. As with the shift to PCs in 1986 some…
STMicroelectronics announces Autonomie ‘OpenWorld Design Contest’ Initiative
STMicroelectronics announces Autonomie ‘OpenWorld Design Contest’ Initiative
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To promote human-assistance technologies STMicroelectronics is offering a $20,000 in cash prizes for applications, based on ST's EvoPrimer, that promote advanced navigation and augmented-reality implementations to assist the handicapped. STMicroelectronics…
Solarbuzz reports world solar PV Market grew to 18.2-GW in 2010
Solarbuzz reports world solar PV Market grew to 18.2-GW in 2010
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The figures represent a growth rate of 139% compared with the previous year.       The PV industry generated $82 billion in global revenues in 2010, up 105% Y/Y from $40…
BSC Computer becomes a promoter of the EnOcean Alliance
BSC Computer becomes a promoter of the EnOcean Alliance
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The provider of EnOcean LAN infrastructure boosts its involvement in standardising energy harvesting wireless technology, as a promoter of the EnOcean Alliance. Lending its weight to the application of batteryless…
BSC Computer becomes a promoter of the EnOcean Alliance
BSC Computer becomes a promoter of the EnOcean Alliance
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BSC Computer will present its latest innovations at the upcoming ISH 2011 show in Frankfurt (Alliance booth D10, Hall 10.2). As an EnOcean Alliance promoter, BSC Computer will invest its…
Solarbuzz reports world solar PV Market grew to 18.2-GW in 2010
Solarbuzz reports world solar PV Market grew to 18.2-GW in 2010
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Worldwide solar photovoltaic (PV) market installations reached a record high of 18.2 GW in 2010 according to the annual PV market report, Marketbuzz 2011, pubished by solar energy consultancy, Solarbuzz. …
IDC forecast: Mostly cloudy with mobile chaos
IDC forecast: Mostly cloudy with mobile chaos
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IT vendors need to embrace mobile devices and cloud services as the platform for the next 20 years if they are to survive, according to analysts from International Data Corp.
Quake caused ‘substantial damage’ to TI fab
Quake caused ‘substantial damage’ to TI fab
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Texas Instruments Inc. said Monday (March 14) that last week's 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Japan badly damaged the company's semiconductor fab in Miho, about 40 miles northwest of Tokyo. TI said…
Quake caused ‘substantial damage’ to TI fab
Quake caused ‘substantial damage’ to TI fab
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The Miho fab produced about 10 percent of TI’s output as measured by revenue in 2010, of which more than a third was DLP, with the remainder being analog, TI…
Touch screens in tablet PCs forecast to reach 60M in 2011
Touch screens in tablet PCs forecast to reach 60M in 2011
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According to the DisplaySearch Q1’11 Touch Panel Market Analysis update, touch screen shipments for tablet (or slate) PCs are forecast to reach 60M units in 2011. Apple will likely continue…
Tektronix demos latest PCIe 3.0 solution
Tektronix demos latest PCIe 3.0 solution
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Tektronix is showcasing the its most complete set of physical and protocol layer measurement capabilities for the PCI Express (PCIe) architecture at PCI-SIG Developers Conference in Israel, which takes place…
IP&TV World Forum highlights apps for TVs
IP&TV World Forum highlights apps for TVs
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The first independent event focusing purely on the TV application opportunity has been announced at this month's IP&TV World Forum. The TVAppHub, launched to help stimulate the TV Application market,…


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