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AuthenTec buys SafeNet’s Embedded Security Solutions Division

By Gina Roos

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

By Gina Roos

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. »

DRAM market to grow 40% in 2010, says iSuppli

By Gina Roos

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. »

Samsung delivers CMOS imagers for ultra-slim smart phones

By Gina Roos

Samsung Electronics has developed two new CMOS image sensors -- the 5-Mpixel S5K4E2 and the 3-Mpixel S5K5CA -- that offer high-performance, HD-capable solutions for the mobile phone market. »

iSuppli reveals iPad BOM

By Gina Roos

The mid-range, 3G-wireless version of Apple's iPad is expected to have a bill of materials (BOM) and manufacturing cost of $287.15, reports iSuppli. This will make it Apple's most profitable iPad product, according to a virtual teardown generated with the help of iSuppli's Mobile Handset Cost Model tool. »

Smartphone shipments grow 30% in Q4 2009, fierce competition ahead

By Gina Roos

Global smartphone shipments grew 30 percent year-over-year to reach a record 53 million units in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2009, according to Strategy Analytics. The market research firm says this was the strongest period of growth since the third quarter of 2008. »

Valens to showcase HDBaseT-compliant chipset at CES 2010

By Gina Roos

Valens Semi announces the availability of the industry's first HDBaseT-compliant chipset and development kits. The company will showcase uncompressed HD multimedia distribution powered by the VS100 semiconductor product family at CES 2010. »

Toshiba outperforms in the NAND flash memory market in Q3

By Gina Roos

Japan's Toshiba Corp. outperformed in the NAND flash memory market in the third quarter as its revenue surged during the period, according to iSuppli Corp. The No.-2 NAND flash supplier increased its NAND revenue by 47.5 percent to reach $1.4 billion, up from $924 million in the second quarter, reports the market researcher. »

Notebook, monitor panels integrate touch and 3D functionality

By Gina Roos

Touch and 3D functionality are impacting the development of notebook PC and LCD monitor panels for 2010, according to DisplaySearch. TFT-LCD panel makers have also increased the use of Gen 5 fabs to produce mini-note (netbook) and notebook PC panels. »

Semi market shrinks 12.4%; top 20 IC makers ranked

By Gina Roos

Revenue for the global semiconductor industry fell 12.4 percent and only one of the Top-10 suppliers -- Samsung Electronics -- achieved growth in 2009, according to preliminary estimates from iSuppli Corp. »

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