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Wednesday 20 May 2009
Global TV shipments decline 6% on year in 1Q09, says DisplaySearch
Global TV shipments declined 6% on year in the first quarter of 2009 to 43.3 million units with a lingering global recession continuing to place pressure on discretionary spending,...
Tuesday 19 May 2009
Orders for ICs used in toys not following seasonal pattern, say Taiwan designers
Toy IC orders for the year-end holiday season may drop by 50% this year as demand from North America has decreased significantly, signaling the impact of the global economic depression,...
Thursday 14 May 2009
Vizio to adopt direct-type LED backlighting for 55-inch TVs
US-based Vizio, an affiliate of Taiwan-based LCD TV maker Amtran Technology, plans to launch its first 55-inch LED TV adopting direct-type LED backlighting technology in the third...
Tuesday 12 May 2009
LCD TV shipments in North America market surge 23% on year in 1Q09, says DisplaySearch
Despite continued economic weakness, North American consumers continued their love affair with flat panel TVs as demand outpaced brand and retailer supply during the first quarter...
Friday 8 May 2009
Vizio ranks first in North American LCD TV shipments in 1Q09, says iSuppli
US-based TV maker Vizio surged into the leading position in the North American LCD TV market in the first quarter of 2009, as dwindling disposable incomes sent consumers flocking...
Friday 8 May 2009
Flexible PCB shipment book-to-bill ratio drops to 0.87 in North America in March, says IPC
Rigid PCB shipments were down 30.5% and bookings were down 39.8% in March 2009 from March 2008, according to IPC. Year to date, rigid PCB shipments were down 24.6% and bookings were...
Thursday 7 May 2009
D-Link consolidates its North and South America operations
D-Link has announced that it has reorganized and consolidated its operations in North and South America into a Pan America business group in order to better position the company and...
Friday 17 April 2009
North American semiconductor equipment bookings up 8% in March, says SEMI
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted US$278.9 million in orders in March 2009 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 0.61, according...
Wednesday 4 February 2009
Rigid PCB book-to-bill ratio falls to 0.89 in North America in December 2008, says IPC
IPC has announced that rigid PCB shipments in North America were down 14.2% and bookings were down 24.5% on year in December 2008. For 2008, rigid PCB shipments were up 0.9%and bookings...
Wednesday 21 January 2009
North American semiconductor equipment industry posts book-to-bill ratio of 0.93 in Dec 2008, says SEMI
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted US$668.7 million in orders in December 2008 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 0.93, according...
Friday 19 December 2008
North American semiconductor equipment book-to-bill ratio rises to 1.00 in November, says SEMI
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted US$805 million in orders in November 2008 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.00, according...
Wednesday 12 November 2008
North America 3Q08 TV shipments up 12% on year, says DisplaySearch
As the US economy slid deeper into turmoil at the end of the third quarter this year, preliminary shipment indications from DisplaySearch's report show that North America TV shipments...
Friday 17 October 2008
Digital TV transition may help to boost LCD TV sales in the North America market during year-end
With North America switching from analog signals to digital TV by February 2009, LCD TV players expect that the switch will boost the sales of LCD TV in the US market at the end of...
Thursday 18 September 2008
Amtran expects to see LCD TV shipments boost
In order to satisfy demand during the year-end holiday season, Amtran Technology's channel partners in North America started to refill their LCD TV inventory since the beginning of...
Friday 15 August 2008
North America TV shipments surge 28% on year in 2Q08, says DisplaySearch
Despite a weaker US economy and rising energy prices that directly impact consumers budgets, North American TV shipments climbed a remarkably strong 26% on quarter and 28% on year...