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Seagate, Samsung to develop controller tech for enterprise SSDs
Seagate Technology plc and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Seoul, Korea) will jointly develop and cross-license related controller technologies for enterprise solid-state drives (SSDs). »
Watch for potential DRAM shortages in second half, says iSuppli
DRAM supplies may be falling short of demand due to limited manufacturing equipment availability and challenges in process migrations, according to the market research firm iSuppli Corp. »
Hefty capital spending triggers LCD panel oversupply
Large-sized LCD panel manufacturers are boosting their spending on capacity expansions by more than 40 percent in 2010, triggering an oversupply of LCD panels , according to iSuppli Corp. »
Record growth for PCs in Q1, says iSuppli
Global PC shipments grew 22.7 percent in the first quarter, marking the highest year-over-year growth in a quarter ever recorded by iSuppli Corp. thanks to strong sales from Asian OEMs. »
Netbooks, CULV boost notebook sales in 2010
Notebook PCs in 2010 will post solid double-digit growth due to improved economic conditions worldwide, boosted by high-volume sales of netbooks and consumer ultra-low-voltage (CULV) notebooks, according to iSuppli Corp. »
Samsung ramps DDR3 volume production
Aimed at server manufacturers targeting high energy efficiency, Samsung Electronics is ramping up volume production for its 40-nm class, high-density DDR3 memory chips to meet increased demand in server applications. »
Samsung claims first 20-nm NAND flash memory
Samsung claims first production of 20-nanometer (nm) class NAND chips for use in SD memory cards and embedded memory solutions. »
iPad BOM is $259.60, says iSuppli
Based on the physical teardown of Apple's iPad, the estimated bill-of-materials (BOM) cost of the low-end 16 Gbyte, non-3G iPad is $250.60, and when manufacturing expenses are added, the cost rises to $259.60, according to iSuppli Corp. »
Samsung mass produces 4-Gbit DDR3 DRAM
Samsung has started volume production of the industry's first low-power 4-Gbit DDR3 devices using 40-nm process technology. The high-density memory is expected to deliver significant power savings to data centers, server systems and high-end notebooks. »
Samsung debuts ‘green’ DDR3 DRAM
Samsung claims the industry’s first 2-gigibit (Gb), 30-nanometer-class DRAM, offering a reduced power consumption by up to 30 percent compared to 50-nm class DRAM. »
Touch user interfaces have made significant advances in the consumer electronics market particularly for mobile phones and notebook computers, opening the door for adoption in other applications including white goods, computer peripherals, medical equipment, and instrumentation. Synaptics made its debut in the home appliance market earlier this year with the launch of the Samsung Hauzen ZERO air conditioner.
Smaller distributors were the only ones to post sales gains in 2009. Interestingly, two of the five distributors that posted growth last year -- Interstate Connecting Components and Sherburn Electronics -- derive 100 percent of their sales from interconnect products. Both of them also target the military/aerospace industry. Here are the top 10 sales leaders by ICs, passives/electromechanical devices, interconnects and computer products as well as sales growth.

NXP offers a low-power IC aimed at MPPT applications using PV cells or fuel cells.
C&K Components offers a series of low-cost, miniature slide switches. The OS Series of RoHS-compliant switches feature a new high-temperature option for lead-free soldering.