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Memory to drive IC growth in 2010; mixed pricing trends ahead

Monday, March 1, 2010
By Gina Roos
Memory to drive IC growth in 2010; mixed pricing trends ahead

PCs and memory ICs will be the primary drivers for semiconductor revenue growth in 2010 with the market on track to reach $304 billion in 2012, according to Gartner Inc. The market researcher says rising DRAM prices, coupled with strong PC demand, will drive a 55 percent growth rate in DRAM revenue this year,... »

AuthenTec buys SafeNet’s Embedded Security Solutions Division

Friday, February 26, 2010
By Gina Roos
AuthenTec buys SafeNet’s Embedded Security Solutions Division

Boosting its security and identify management solutions portfolio, AuthenTec has acquired SafeNet, Inc.'s Embedded Security Solutions Division in a cash and stock transaction. AuthenTec will also become the exclusive worldwide supplier of SafeNet's SafeXcel security processor ICs. »

Large LCD panel prices set to rise in Q1 while LED backlight pricing falls

Tuesday, February 23, 2010
By Gina Roos
Large LCD panel prices set to rise in Q1 while LED backlight pricing falls

While pricing for LED backlights will continue to drop in 2010 due to increased production volumes and improvements in technology, pricing for large-sized LCD panels is expected to rise in the first quarter as TV and PC makers build inventories. »

FCI acquires MergeOptics

Monday, February 22, 2010
By Gina Roos
FCI acquires MergeOptics

FCI, a leading manufacturer and provider of connector and cable assembly solutions, has acquired the assets of MergeOptics, a manufacturer of active optical cables (AOCs) and optical transceivers. Information Gatekeepers projects the AOC market to reach 48 million units by 2014. »

DRAM market to grow 40% in 2010, says iSuppli

Thursday, February 18, 2010
By Gina Roos
DRAM market to grow 40% in 2010, says iSuppli

iSuppli's preliminary forecast projects that the global DRAM market will reach $31.9 billion in 2010, up 40.4 percent from $22.7 billion in 2009, after three consecutive years of decline. DRAM revenues fell 3.7 percent in 2009, 25.1 percent in 2008 and 7.5 percent in 2007, according to the market researcher. »

Motorola to split into two publicly-traded companies

Tuesday, February 16, 2010
By Gina Roos
Motorola to split into two publicly-traded companies

Motorola announced last week that it intends to separate into two independent, publicly-traded companies some time in the first quarter of 2011. IMS Research says the proposed Enterprise Mobility Solutions And Networks Group (EMSN) "is a hidden gem with a strong future ahead." »

Ford breaks from tradition; outsources to EMS provider

Thursday, February 11, 2010
By Gina Roos

With the introduction of the company's second-generation SYNC system, the MyFord platform, Ford Motor Company also marks a change in the company's supplier strategy to using an electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider to make the system, reports iSuppli. »

Samsung Electro-mechanics licenses Peratech’s QTC sensor technology

Monday, February 8, 2010
By Gina Roos
Samsung Electro-mechanics licenses Peratech’s QTC sensor technology

Peratech signs a major licensing agreement for its Quantum Tunnelling Composite (QTC) technology, which will be included in a new portfolio of pressure sensing components from Samsung Electro-mechanics (EM). The devices target mobile phone applications. »

iPad to drive IC growth for tablets

Monday, February 8, 2010
By Gina Roos
iPad to drive IC growth for tablets

The Apple iPad promises to energize the emerging tablet PC segment, creating a potential semiconductor opportunity of more than $4.1 billion in 2014, reports In-Stat. Other winners include battery and display makers, according to the market research firm. »

Component supply constraints hinder ‘full-throttle’ EMS growth, says iSuppli

Thursday, February 4, 2010
By Gina Roos
Component supply constraints hinder ‘full-throttle’ EMS growth, says iSuppli

Although the global electronics contract manufacturing industry will return to growth in 2010, the market still faces major uncertainties this year, according to the latest report from iSuppli Corp. Hurdles include component shortages, high unemployment, waning stimulus efforts and more than a trillion dollars in residential and commercial mortgage resets. »

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