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NEWS & VIEWS |
Taipei,
Sunday, November 22, 2009
18:20 (GMT+8)
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California TV power regulations could cut LCD TV energy use in half, says iSuppli Nov 20, 16:34 New TV power consumption limits imposed by California's Energy Commission (CEC) could cut aggregate annual power consumption of LCD TVs worldwide in half by the year 2013, if the standards are adopted universally, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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US market: Samsung retakes leadership in LCD TV market in 3Q09, says iSuppli Nov 17, 12:08 Samsung Electronics in the third quarter of 2009 retook the top ranking in the US LCD TV market from chief competitor Vizio, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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Solar panel glut peaks in mid-2009, says iSuppli Nov 16, 16:55 Although the global solar panel market remains in an acute state of oversupply, the inventory glut plaguing the industry has begun to abate somewhat due to surprisingly strong demand from Germany, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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Thin-film technology share in solar panel market to double by 2013, says iSuppli Nov 11, 16:39 Thin-film solar cells are rapidly taking market share away from the established crystalline technology, with their portion of PV wattage more than doubling by 2013, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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Glass supply disruption will not spur LCD price hike, says iSuppli Nov 10, 14:23 A manufacturing interruption at a Corning plant in Taiwan will reduce availability of glass used for making LCDs in the fourth quarter of 2009, but will not drive up panel prices, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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US market: LCD TV shipments to reach 8 million in 4Q09, says iSuppli Nov 6, 16:53 US LCD TV shipments are expected to amount to eight million units in the fourth quarter of 2009, up 7.3% from 7.5 million during the same period in 2008, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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China gray handset shipments to reach 145 million units in 2009, says iSuppli Nov 6, 16:45 China's gray-market handset shipments in 2009 are set to grow to 145 million units, or nearly 13% the size of the legitimate global handset business, according to iSuppli. The gray market has become too big and too lucrative for the mobile handset supply chain to ignore anymore. Read more |
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DRAM makers shift focus away from expanding capacity, says iSuppli Nov 6, 11:41 After engaging in a massive capital spending program during the middle of the decade, the worldwide DRAM industry now has sufficient manufacturing capacity to last through 2012, causing suppliers to cease expenditure on expanding production for the next few years, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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Broadband market expands despite economic downturn, says iSuppli Nov 3, 16:55 Defying weak economic conditions, the global broadband business is continuing to expand in 2009, with both equipment revenues and subscribers rising in the third quarter, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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UMC to acquire UMCJ through tender offer Oct 29, 14:58 United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) will invest up to 6.9 billion yen (US$76.28 million) to acquire the outstanding shares of UMC Japan (UMCJ), company CEO Shih-Wei Sun announced at an investors conference October 28. UMC currently holds a 50.09% stake in UMCJ. Read more |
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Semiconductor recovery to kick off in 4Q09, says iSuppli Oct 28, 15:32 Although global semiconductor revenues are set to decline in 2009 for the second consecutive year, on-year growth is expected to return to the market in the fourth quarter signaling the start of the industry recovery, according to iSuppli. The research firm has estimated that global semiconductor revenues are set to contract by 16.5% in 2009, following a 5.4% decrease in 2008. Read more |
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Small- to medium-size LCD market set for 4Q09 slowdown, says iSuppli Oct 27, 16:19 The last six months have been very strong for small- to medium-size LCD panels mainly used in cell phones, but suppliers do not expect the good times to last in the fourth quarter, spurring them to slow production and restrain inventories, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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China chip sales to rebound in 2010, says iSuppli Oct 26, 10:23 Following a decline in 2009, the China semiconductor market is expected to rebound vigorously in 2010 as exports of electronic products recover from the global economic crisis, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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DRAM recovery to continue into 2010, says iSuppli Oct 23, 10:24 The DRAM industry in the second and third quarters of 2009 posted the strongest sequential growth in revenue and pricing seen in at least five years, indicating that the recent market rebound is real and is likely to continue into 2010, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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Sales slowdown prompts re-evaluation among PND players, says iSuppli Oct 19, 12:09 Portable navigation devices (PNDs) now have entered a period of slowing growth, spurring companies throughout the supply chain to re-evaluate their business models, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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Russia LCD TV shipments to rise almost 14% in 2009, says iSuppli Oct 14, 15:24 Defying hard economic times, the Russian LCD TV market is set for strong growth this year, with shipments rising by 13.6% in 2009, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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Image sensor market to grow more than 50% in 3 years, says iSuppli Oct 12, 11:45 In 2009, 1.3 billion image sensors, including both CCD and CMOS varieties, will be shipped worldwide, according to iSuppli. In 2012, the market will cross the two billion-unit threshold. Read more |
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Enterprise market driving SSD sales in 2009, says iSuppli Oct 9, 14:51 Although sales of solid-state drives (SSDs) for notebooks have suffered a major setback in 2009, the enterprise market is more than compensating for the lack of growth causing overall SSD market revenues to rise by a factor of seven for the year, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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OLED TV revenues to rise nearly by a factor of 200 by 2015, says iSuppli Oct 7, 17:02 Shipments of OLED panels for TV will account for only a tiny portion of the global TV market during the next six years, despite a nearly 200 times increase in AMOLED panel revenues during the same period, according to iSuppli. Consumers are turned on by the bright, clear pictures produced by OLED TVs, but they are tuning out to the smaller-sizes and prohibitively high prices of these sets. Read more |
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Number of major chip foundries to be less in 2010, says iSuppli Oct 6, 11:56 Although the global semiconductor foundry market is set to make a welcome return to growth in 2010 after a terrible 2009, the recent downturn is likely to thin the ranks of the top-tier pure-play suppliers down to just three major players in the future, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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Global chip sales up for sixth consecutive month in August, says SIA Oct 5, 14:02 Worldwide sales of semiconductors in August were US$19.1 billion, an increase of 5% from July 2009 when sales were US$18.2 billion, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). Sales were up sequentially in all geographic regions. Read more |
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EMS and ODM businesses gain stability in 2Q09, says iSuppli Oct 2, 10:27 The global electronics contract manufacturing business showed signs of stabilization in the second quarter, with the top players experiencing a collective return to growth following alarming revenue plunges in late 2008 and early 2009, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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Chip forecast revised to less decline for 2009, says iSuppli Oct 1, 10:04 Strong second-quarter sequential growth along with improving supply chain visibility and semiconductor demand trends has prompted iSuppli to upgrade its chip sales forecast for 2009. The research firm said 2010 will bring a return to growth in the chip industry, but the market still finds it difficult to return to its pre-downturn level until 2012. Read more |
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Digital power market to rise almost 7-fold by 2013, says iSuppli Sep 30, 16:38 Global sales of digital power semiconductors are set to increase to US$821 million in 2013, up from US$127 million in 2008, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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Chip inventories fall below optimal levels, says iSuppli Sep 30, 14:36 After swelling to major excess levels in 2008, global semiconductor inventories in the second quarter of 2009 dwindled to lean but appropriate levels, according to iSuppli. Chip revenues in the third quarter are likely to rise by 3% more than actual demand would dictate, as suppliers have moved to build inventory to achieve a supply and demand equilibrium, said the research firm. Read more |
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MEMS microphone shipments to top one billion in 2013, says iSuppli Sep 24, 09:55 Despite a slowdown in 2009, global shipments of micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) microphones are set to more than triple from 2008 to 2013 thanks to their strong acceptance in handsets and other applications, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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Large-size LCD panel market shows recovery signs in June, says iSuppli Sep 22, 15:30 Shipments of large-size TFT-LCD panels reached 47.1 million units in June 2009, up 9% sequentially and up 26.2% on year, according to iSuppli. This increase represents an acceleration in the growth rate from 6.9% in May and 6.2% in April. Read more |
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Samsung gains in handset applications processor chips courtesy of iPhone, says iSuppli Sep 21, 15:52 Samsung Electronics in the second quarter expanded its share of the global market for standalone applications processor chips used in handsets due to rising sales of Apple's iPhone, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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Stimulus to boost California solar market in 2009, says iSuppli Sep 17, 11:58 Installations of photovoltaic (PV) solar energy systems in California are set to more than double in 2009 compared to 2008 because of incentives from the US stimulus package, defying a major downturn in the global market, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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Internet TV sales to rise sixfold by 2013, says iSuppli Sep 16, 15:56 After more than a dozen years of failing to live up to its promise, web access on the TV is finally ready for prime time, with retail sales of Internet-enabled TVs (IETVs) set to rise by a factor of six by 2013, according to iSuppli. Worldwide sales of IETVs will rise to 87.6 million units by 2013, up from 14.7 million in 2009. Read more |
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Numonyx unseats Spansion in 2Q09, says iSuppli Sep 16, 12:27 Numonyx capitalized on problems at chief rival Spansion to take the lead in the NOR flash memory market by the sparest of margins in the second quarter of 2009, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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Intel CPU domination reaches four-year high in 2Q09, says iSuppli Sep 15, 16:15 Intel managed to expand its lead in the global processor market to levels not seen in nearly four years in the second quarter of 2009, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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PC market takes first step toward recovery in 2Q09, says iSuppli Sep 14, 16:39 The PC market made one small step away from the abyss in the second quarter of 2009 as it achieved sequential growth in shipments for the first time in six months, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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Apple expected to extend exclusive wireless deal with AT&T, says iSuppli Sep 14, 11:22 Apple will extend its exclusive iPhone service deal with AT&T, while this may not be the boon for AT&T that it appears to be, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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iPhone launch in China to boost smartphone market, says iSuppli Sep 11, 15:18 The arrival of Apple's iPhone in China is expected to help accelerate global shipment growth for smartphones in 2010 and 2011, following 2009 when growth is estimated to slow to 11.6%, down from 20.6% recorded in 2008, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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New Chartered-Globalfoundries entity becomes top-2 pure-play foundry in 1H09, says iSuppli Sep 9, 10:31 The acquisition of Singapore-based Chartered Semiconductor by Globalfoundries over the Labor Day weekend has catapulted the company into the number-two position among pure-play foundries in terms of revenues for the first half of 2009, according to iSuppli. But the real impact of the purchase resides in how, long term, Globalfoundries will be able to compete at a level in the foundry market unlike they have ever before. Read more |
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First Solar to beat crystalline competitors in 2009, says iSuppli Sep 7, 14:17 Leveraging its low-cost thin-film process, US-based First Solar is expected to surpass its crystalline competitors to become the world's largest producer of photovoltaic (PV) cells in 2009, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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OLED primary handset display shipments to rise 8 folds by 2015, says iSuppli Sep 4, 16:02 Shipments of OLED displays for handset main screens are expected to rise by a factor of eight from 2009 to 2015. Global shipments of OLED main handset displays will rise to 178 million units in 2015, up from 22.2 million in 2009, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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Samsung maintains global LCD TV lead in 2Q09, says iSuppli Sep 4, 15:39 Samsung Electronics' worldwide LCD TV shipments for the second quarter of 2009 amounted to 5.7 million units, up from 5.1 million units in the first quarter, the largest unit increase of all LCD TV brands during the quarter, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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Smartphones to surpass PNDs in navigation market in 2014, says iSuppli Sep 3, 14:16 By 2014, usage of navigation-enabled smartphones will rise to 305 million units, exceeding the 128 million PNDs that will be around by then, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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IPTV subscribers to rise by over 50% in 2009, says iSuppli Sep 1, 11:29 The global Internet protocol television (IPTV) market withstood the worst of the worldwide economic storm during the last six months, putting it on track to achieve more than 50% subscriber growth in 2009, according to iSuppli Corp. Read more |
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US projector market up 12% sequentially in 2Q09, says iSuppli Aug 31, 16:42 Shipments of front projectors in North America rose 12.4% in the second quarter of 2009 to reach 440,322 units, up from 391,646 in the first quarter, according to iSuppli. This contrasts with a 0.4% sequential decline in global projector shipments during the quarter. Read more |
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Gyroscopes spin up in video games and handsets, says iSuppli Aug 27, 16:43 The global market for gyroscopes used in consumer electronics and handsets will expand to US$347.2 million in 2013, up from US$152.9 million in 2008, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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STB shipments rise in 2009 despite economic downturn, says iSuppli Aug 25, 16:19 Defying the current economic turmoil, global set-top box (STB) shipments are expected to rise in 2009 due to rising demand from Asia and from products supporting high definition, digital video recording and IPTV, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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Earthquake causes minor disruption in LCD glass supply, says iSuppli Aug 25, 16:02 An earthquake in Japan this month at a plant operated by Corning will slightly exacerbate an existing shortage of glass for LCDs, but the impact is not likely to have a major impact on panel supply during the holiday season, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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Elpida DRAM sales soar in 2Q09, says iSuppli Aug 20, 01:00 Japan's Elpida Memory was the star of the global DRAM market in the second quarter, with a robust increase in its pricing causing its revenue to surge by 50% from the first quarter, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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Vizio maintains lead in US LCD TV market in 2Q09, says iSuppli Aug 18, 13:58 While Vizio maintained its leadership in the US LCD TV market with 21.7% shipment share in the second quarter of 2009, Samsung Electronics closed the gap significantly as buyers gravitated toward its LED-backlit sets, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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China market: White-box handset makers gearing up launch of smartphones with 16GB NAND flash Aug 18, 10:02 China-based white-box handset manufacturers are gearing up the launch of smartphones integrating 16GB NAND flash memory in the third quarter of 2009 in the face of iPhone's possible expansion into the China market, according to sources at IC distributors. Some of the new white-box models offer iPhone-like features, the sources said. Read more |
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iPhone killers are lifesavers for handset display demand, says iSuppli Aug 14, 16:05 Global shipments of QVGA and higher resolution 2.5- to 4.9-inch handset displays are projected to rise to 149.9 million units in 2009, up an impressive 22.1% from 122.8 million in 2008. In contrast, overall shipments of all handset displays are expected to decline by 11% for the year, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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Half of all solar panels made this year won't be installed in 2009, says iSuppli Aug 11, 09:13 The solar industry in 2009 has been undermined by collapse in demand due to the decision by Spain, which accounted for 50% of worldwide installations in 2008, to change its feed-in-tariff policies, according to Henning Wicht, senior director and principal analyst for photovoltaics at iSuppli. This demand drop led to a massive buildup of inventory throughout the supply chain, from the raw material polysilicon, to Photovoltaic (PV) cells, to complete solar systems. Despite this, solar panel makers have continued to increase capacity and production, exacerbating the inventory buildup." Read more |
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