Thursday, February 26, 2009

Xaar invests in 'core markets' with printhead launches - PrintWeek


Xaar invests in 'core markets' with printhead launches
PrintWeek, UK
The Cambridge-based inkjet specialist has said the new Platform 1 additions, which raise its number of printhead models to eight, will boost productivity in wide-format applications. The Electron is claimed to be the fastest, high native resolution ...

AT Cross Company Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Results - GlobeNewsWire (press release)


AT Cross Company Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Results
GlobeNewsWire (press release), CA
The Cross Optical segment reported a fourth quarter sales increase of 27.6% to .3 million, compared to the same period last year. The Optical Group's revenue growth was driven by continued growth of the Costa Del Mar brand as well as the contribution ...

PayChest Inc. Announces New Flushaway Successfully Tested - CNNMoney.com


PayChest Inc. Announces New Flushaway Successfully Tested
CNNMoney.com
The second component is an underlying flushable and biodegradable film that holds the product together and is designed to retain its integrity until it is flushed away, at which time it dissolves. This component usually adheres the product to the ...

CES at the Crossroads - PC Magazine


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CES at the Crossroads
PC Magazine
by Erik Rhey Just as the Great Depression of the 1930s led to the decline of the traveling circus, 2009, many worry, could signify the fizzle of technology's biggest circus, the Consumer Electronics Show. As usual, the show garnered mass attention from ...
Consumer Economic Confidence Unchanged in February, According to ... Business Wire (press release)
3D TV is not standing out; Education is the key Current.com.au
3-D Video Changes the Consumer Content Experience, CEA/ETC@USC ... TechWhack (press release)
Business Wire (press release) - Business Wire (press release)
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New Collaboration Aims to Accelerate Direct-Write E-Beam Adoption - Semiconductor International


Semiconductor International

New Collaboration Aims to Accelerate Direct-Write E-Beam Adoption
Semiconductor International
Because of increasing concern about mask costs, the semiconductor market is losing its ability to serve the tail, where low volumes make it difficult to recoup the cost of design because of mask costs. Direct-write e-beam could be useful for startup ...
20 Electronics Industry Leaders Collaborate to Accelerate ... PR Newswire (press release)
Initiative forms around e-beam direct write EETimes.com
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Business Highlights - The Associated Press


Business Highlights
The Associated Press
A three-judge panel of the 10th US Circuit Court of Appeals last year had overturned the conviction, ruling that the trial judge improperly barred testimony from a defense witness. ___ Apple director says no change in Jobs' plans CUPERTINO, Calif. ...
AP Business NewsBrief at 3:56 pm EST TMCnet
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Antec Introduces TruePower New Series of Power Supplies - MSNBC


Antec Introduces TruePower New Series of Power Supplies
MSNBC
Additional product features include Advanced Hybrid Cable Management to reduce cable clutter and improve airflow throughout the chassis, as well as a double layer printed circuit board to allow for heavy duty components and larger traces. ...

Freescale continues Austin job cuts - Austin American-Statesman


Freescale continues Austin job cuts
Austin American-Statesman, TX
Freescale makes a wide variety of chips used in consumer electronics, communications equipment and cars. Freescale, like other chipmakers, is reducing spending in the face of sharply reduced global demand for electronics components since last fall. ...

Stockguru.com: Stocks to Watch for February 25, 2009 - GGOX, ENVK ... - Trading Markets (press release)


Stockguru.com: Stocks to Watch for February 25, 2009 - GGOX, ENVK ...
Trading Markets (press release), CA
"This device is a critical component for the transition to 100G, as it enables power efficient and cost effective systems to be delivered by our customers," states Julie Tipton, vice president marketing at GigOptix. "Despite the down turn, ...

Tankeblue cuts SiC substrate prices by 60% - Semiconductor Today


Tankeblue cuts SiC substrate prices by 60%
Semiconductor Today, UK
In addition, the firm's semi-insulating SiC wafers (for fabricating power devices) will be launched on the market in the near future. The SiC wafer market is forecast to reach about 00m by 2012, with 3-inch, 4-inch and larger SiC wafers being ...

Chip market worst hit by IT slide - RTE.ie


RTE.ie

Chip market worst hit by IT slide
RTE.ie, Ireland
It added that the market for computer chips, or semiconductors, one of the first industries to be affected, 'remains in a state of turbulence'. IDC expects the semiconductor market to plunge 22% this year after sliding 2% in 2008. ...
Abandon All Hope Ye Who Read These IT Forecasts All Things D Blogs
Hardware cutbacks to flatten IT spending in 2009, IDC forecast says Bizjournals.com
Global 2009 IT Spending Will Barely Grow, IDC Says Barron's Blogs
PressReleasePoint (press release) - MarketWatch (press release)
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IPG Photonics Corporation Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript - Seeking Alpha


IPG Photonics Corporation Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha, NY
For example, we finished certification and started mass production of powerful chips and 30 Watt packaged diodes, which allow for cost reductions by up to 30%. We are starting high volume production of our own family of high power process fibers, ...

AMD Selects Cadence Incisive Palladium Series to Verify Complex ... - CNNMoney.com


AMD Selects Cadence Incisive Palladium Series to Verify Complex ...
CNNMoney.com
Customers use Cadence software and hardware, methodologies, and services to design and verify advanced semiconductors, consumer electronics, networking and telecommunications equipment, and computer systems. The company is headquartered in San Jose, ...

Antec Introduces TruePower New Series of Power Supplies - Market Wire (press release)


Antec Introduces TruePower New Series of Power Supplies
Market Wire (press release)
Additional product features include Advanced Hybrid Cable Management to reduce cable clutter and improve airflow throughout the chassis, as well as a double layer printed circuit board to allow for heavy duty components and larger traces. ...

Global banking player Credit Suisse chooses Kodak Versamark VL2000 ... - Packaging & Converting Essentials (press release)


Global banking player Credit Suisse chooses Kodak Versamark VL2000 ...
Packaging & Converting Essentials (press release), Belgium
These new inkjet colour printing systems from Kodak, which are also used to produce "ordinary" daily and account statements, each feature a printing unit for full-colour 2-up simplex. The two Kodak Versamark VL2000 models have replaced the three oldest ...

With power management, Dialog Semi bucks downtrend - EETimes.com


With power management, Dialog Semi bucks downtrend
EETimes.com
"When market researchers say they expect a double-digit decline in the semiconductor market, you must not forget that this includes all the poorly performing sectors such as memory chips", Bagherli said, hinting that power management will continue to ...
DGAP-Adhoc: Dialog Semiconductor Plc.: DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR ... Vereinigte Wirtschaftsdienste
Power management chip firm has strong Q4 ElectronicsWeekly.com
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Global chip market to fall 24 pct in 2009 -Gartner - Reuters


Global chip market to fall 24 pct in 2009 -Gartner
Reuters
Consumer demand for electronics, from computers to digital cameras, is drying up quickly amid the financial crisis and the prospect of a lingering global recession. Chip makers from giants such as Intel Corp (INTC.O) and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd ...

JSE adopts new formula for pricing stocks - Seeks end to ... - Jamaica Gleaner


Jamaica Gleaner

JSE adopts new formula for pricing stocks - Seeks end to ...
Jamaica Gleaner, Jamaica
And it will also be used as the basis for the calculation of the trigger for the circuit-breaker. Market analysts said the new system would limit the impact of ad hoc trades or dramatic price movements, and provide the market with a better guide to the ...

The Future Of Sony Electronics - Popzara


Popzara

The Future Of Sony Electronics
Popzara, Overland Park
Even marketing the PS3a s media capabilities, which include HD film downloads, seem in direct opposition to the merits of optical storage. Given the global recession, asking consumers to pay for technology that isna t vital to the experience is asking a ...

Specific Changes Needed Now to Fix the Financial Markets and the ... - Motley Fool


Specific Changes Needed Now to Fix the Financial Markets and the ...
Motley Fool
The SEC under Christopher Coxa s tenure and the exchanges relaxed the dynamic circuit breaker thresholds on all major securities, options, and futures exchanges to levels that are too high and therefore ineffective under current market conditions and ...

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Calumet to Exhibit at IPC APEX EXPO 2009 - PCB007 (press release)


Calumet to Exhibit at IPC APEX EXPO 2009
PCB007 (press release), OR
IPC APEX EXPO 2009 is our industry's premier event--a celebration of printed circuit board and electronics manufacturing and test technology. Calumet, one of North America's leading manufacturers of high performance printed circuit boards, will present ...

Molecular Imprints is upbeat about 2009 - EETimes.com


Molecular Imprints is upbeat about 2009
EETimes.com
Nano-imprint tools sell for a fraction of optical systems. Still, nano-imprint is struggling to get acceptance in the IC community. The real problem for nano-imprint is throughput and overlay. IC makers also are somewhat resistant to move to a new ...

Market Recap: Bernanke Buzz Emboldens the Bulls; Dow Logs Triple ... - Schaeffers Research


Market Recap: Bernanke Buzz Emboldens the Bulls; Dow Logs Triple ...
Schaeffers Research, OH
By the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA a 7350.94) added 236 points, or 3.32%, as 29 of its 30 components marched higher. Software sultan Microsoft (MSFT) was the lone equity in the red, falling to a multi-year low after CEO Steve Ballmer ...
Video: MoneyWatch CBS
US Stocks Recoup Some Losses; Investors Await Obama Speech MarketWatch
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China's 3G Buildout to Drive a Telecom Capex Increase in Asia ... - PR Newswire (press release)


China's 3G Buildout to Drive a Telecom Capex Increase in Asia ...
PR Newswire (press release), NY
Light Reading produces nearly 20 targeted communications events including TelcoTV, Ethernet Expo New York and Ethernet Expo London, The Tower Summit @ CTIA, and Optical Expo, as well as focused one-day events tailored for cable, mobile, and wireline ...

Axis Technologies' Dimming/Daylight Harvesting Ballasts Selected ... - CNNMoney.com


Axis Technologies' Dimming/Daylight Harvesting Ballasts Selected ...
CNNMoney.com
A standard "ballast" is an electronic component that regulates voltage in light fixtures. Axis Technologies Group, Inc. has developed an innovative ballast with which expands daylight harvesting into mainstream lighting applications. ...

The Unbalanced Dow Industrials - Wall Street Journal Blogs


Boston Globe

The Unbalanced Dow Industrials
Wall Street Journal Blogs, NY
Although a plunge in IBM would be terrible for investors and the broader economy, it would pale in magnitude next to the failure of five of its fellow blue chips. In the eyes of many investors these days, several of the Dowa s sub-0 stocks are indeed ...
Video: Feb. 19: Dow Closes at 7466, a Six-year Low AssociatedPress
Dow's biggest names fading Columbus Dispatch
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Marvell's Plug Computer: A fully functional 5 watt Linux server - TG Daily


Marvell's Plug Computer: A fully functional 5 watt Linux server
TG Daily
Their semiconductor division is the #1 hard disk drive component supplier, the #1 embedded Wi-Fi component supplier, the #2 Ethernet component supplier and the #2 "applications processor" supplier. Just over a week ago, Marvell announced a single-chip ...

Bernanke Sees 2010 Recovery a Only Ifa Banks Stabilize - Bloomberg


Bernanke Sees 2010 Recovery a Only Ifa Banks Stabilize
Bloomberg
The crisis has now spread to retailers, such as Circuit City Stores Inc., which filed for bankruptcy last year, and automakers such as General Motors Corp., which is seeking as much as 6.6 billion in federal loans in addition to the 3.4 billion it ...

Analyst predicts bad year for semiconductors - Bizjournals.com


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Analyst predicts bad year for semiconductors
Bizjournals.com, NC
The semiconductor marketa s fall has been dramatic, and it will continue through 2009 and beyond, according to market research firm In-Stat. The Scottsdale-based company is projecting chip-related revenue will drop 20 percent this year, ...
Semiconductor market bleeding profusely Inquirer
Chip market to fall 20 percent EE Times Deutschland
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STARLIMS to Introduce STARLIMS(r) Electronic Notebook At PITTCON 2009 - MSNBC


STARLIMS to Introduce STARLIMS(r) Electronic Notebook At PITTCON 2009
MSNBC
With the addition of their ELN component, STARLIMS is the first major LIMS provider to deliver a systemic solution." "STARLIMS's vision is to integrate all the information a laboratory creates into a single, web-based platform, while providing the ...

UV LED Market

UV LEDs challenge the traditional 00M UV lamp business

UV business is a market of about 00 million with traditional UV lamp technology. Thanks to its compactness, lower cost of ownership and environmental friendly composition, it is expected that UV LED will replace traditional lamps and also will open the door to many new applications, especially portable ones.
In 2008, LEDs in the UV A/B spectrum were the dominant device in the sub-400nm applications. More than 90% of t...

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UV LED Market

Global Smart Phone Market & Industry Chain Report, 2008-2009

The global mobile phone sales were totaled at 1.137 billion in 2007, up 14.2% year-on-year. The global mobile phone shipment was totaled at 1.213 billion in 2008, up 6.7% year-on-year. The global mobile phone sales recorded at 305 million in Q4, 2008, declined 4.7% compared to the previous quarter; it was the first decline happened in the 4th quarter since 1999.

Although the mobile phone industry was gloomy, however, the smart phone still maintained a growth. Since the birth of mobile...

Additionnal resources regarding this market :

Global Smart Phone Market & Industry Chain Report, 2008-2009

China Digital TV Transmitter Market Report, 2008

In the year of 2007, China totally had 33,446 TV transmitters, of which 458 were provincial level, accounting for 1.37% of the total; moreover, only about 100 of those 458 were digital TV transmitters.

Although, province-level TV transmitters only accounted for 1.37 of China s total quantity of TV transmitter, However, the overall transmission power proportion of provincial-level TV transmitter is as high as 28.73%.

Additionnal resources regarding this market :

China Digital TV Transmitter Market Report, 2008

Chiarelli on market watch - Boston Globe


Boston Globe

Chiarelli on market watch
Boston Globe, United States
We have to recognize those players and use them as chips in any future deals." Tonight, the Bruins kick off a six-game homestand in which they hope to reclaim the blue-collar attitude that just about vanished over the past six games (1-3-2). ...

Frost & Sullivan: Electronics Manufacturing in Bulgaria - Growth ... - PR Newswire (press release)


Frost & Sullivan: Electronics Manufacturing in Bulgaria - Growth ...
PR Newswire (press release), NY
... revenue forecasts for the market segments, and also a 360 degree view of the market from the supplier and the end user perspective. This briefing will benefit Surface Mount Technology (SMT) equipment suppliers, electronic component manufacturers, ...

Monday, February 23, 2009

The power of cause and effect - Manufacturer.com


Manufacturer.com

The power of cause and effect
Manufacturer.com, UK
Last month, we spent time with a group of top managers of a Japanese company, a large electronic components manufacturer. It quickly became apparent to them that they have to answer the biggest business question they ever faced. ...
Economic upturn in two months: Expert Times of India
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Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript - Seeking Alpha


Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha, NY
In optical storage Blue Ray adoption is still progressing at a low pace but the high prices of this media looks to curtail this market until economic conditions improve. Service continues to be an important part of our revenue base and overall growth ...

Dresner Partners Advises SEMX Corporation on Its Merger With ... - CNNMoney.com


Dresner Partners Advises SEMX Corporation on Its Merger With ...
CNNMoney.com
The company's products are used in the medical device, telecommunications, semiconductor, automotive, industrial, consumer, and aerospace & defense industries. ACI Capital Co., LLC, a New York-based private equity firm, has been a major investor in ...

ggp-Schaltungen GmbH Receives Approval from Sartorius AG to Supply ... - PCB007 (press release)


ggp-Schaltungen GmbH Receives Approval from Sartorius AG to Supply ...
PCB007 (press release), OR
For over 30 years, ggp- Schaltungen has been continually increasing its market share in the sector for small and medium circuit board batches through an impressive composition of tradition, innovation and precision. The sector for large batches has ...

Printed Electronics Development and Manufacturing is Accelerated ... - Nano World News


Printed Electronics Development and Manufacturing is Accelerated ...
Nano World News, MA
In fact, PulseForge tools have the capability to ablate even the metal or semiconductor ink components right off of the low temperature substrate, far beyond the temperatures actually needed for optimum electronic functionality. ...

Timetable for 10 Gigabit Ethernet - Search Storage


Timetable for 10 Gigabit Ethernet
Search Storage
Optical fiber: The earliest 10Gb Ethernet components were built around optical fiber, but copper cable-based products soon followed. In most data centers, copper is the standard transport for data and storage networks because it's relatively cheap and ...

Solar Installers See Shade as Deal Killer for PV, Survey Shows - PR Newswire (press release)


Solar Installers See Shade as Deal Killer for PV, Survey Shows
PR Newswire (press release), NY
"Shade happens, and customers and solar installers are picking up the tab," said Ralf Muenster, director of National Semiconductor's Renewable Energy Key Market Segment. "There is a real need to educate the market that shade does not mean 'lights out' ...

Cadence Incisive Verification IP Portfolio Delivers 'All-in-One ... - CNNMoney.com


Cadence Incisive Verification IP Portfolio Delivers 'All-in-One ...
CNNMoney.com
Customers use Cadence software and hardware, methodologies, and services to design and verify advanced semiconductors, consumer electronics, networking and telecommunications equipment, and computer systems. The company is headquartered in San Jose, ...

Lian Li' s New Innovative PC-Q07 Mini-ITX Chassis - TMCnet


Lian Li' s New Innovative PC-Q07 Mini-ITX Chassis
TMCnet
The chassis supports one 5.25-inch optical drive bay with one 3.5-inch HDD bay and one 2.5-inch HDD bay. The entire case weighs in at 1.1 kg. The PC-Q07 has simplified installation kits for the 5.25-inch optical drives, as well as for the 1x 3.5-inch ...