Articles tagged with: Isuppli and Oem
Handset OEMs Get Inventories Under Control
Global inventories of mobile handsets currently held at Handset OEM's is 75 million units. Given current revenue levels, we believe this is indicative of a global wireless supply chain that has reduced its stockpiles to an appropriate, supply/demand equilibrium. more
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A Slippery Slope For Contract Manufacturers
Conditions in the global electronics contract manufacturing business are continuing to deteriorate due to the recession and the weakening high-tech industry, prompting isuppli to further cut its short- and long-term growth expectations for this volatile industry. more
Related Tags: ptc, ict, itu, nortel, bankruptcy, asustek, notebook
PND Shipment Growth Decelerates as Alternatives Gain Ground
The Portable Navigation Device's (PND's) days of navigation domination are numbered, as mobile-handset alternatives gain in popularity over the next few years, according to isuppli. more
Related Tags: smartphone, samsung, smartphones, gps, garmin, pnd, pnds, e911
Global Chip and Equipment Markets Slow Down in 2008
Consumers are feeling the pressure of the economic downturn - and so are global semiconductor and electronic equipment suppliers as they face slowing growth in demand in 2008, according to isuppli. more
Related Tags: advanced-micro-devices, semiconductor, memory, on-semiconductor, dram, micro-devices
Weakening consumer spending impacts NAND-type flash memory market
Amid signs that major buyers are slashing their expected order growth for NAND-type flash in 2008, isuppli says that it is cutting its forecast for global revenue growth for the memory this year by about two-thirds. more
Related Tags: sandisk, semiconductor, flash-memory, ipod, sony, memory, nand, notebook, flash
Excess Semiconductor Inventories Decline but Don't Cheer Yet
A reduction in excess chip inventory levels often indicates a rise in global semiconductor sales, but in the first quarter of 2008, an expected decline in surplus stockpiles is revealing troubling signs of market weakness, according to isuppli. more
Related Tags: semiconductor, flash-memory, memory-chips, memory, nand, flash, dram
Touch Screens Become New Display Touchstones
Touch screens have the Midas touch for growth, spurring a flood of competition, technologies and OEM interest. isuppli has predicted global shipment revenue for the leading touch-screen technologies will rise to $4.4 billion by 2012, up from $2.4 billion in 2006, as presented in the attached figure. more
Related Tags: e-book, fujitsu, nanotube, touch-screen, displays
Consolidation Strikes the Mobile Phone Baseband Semiconductor Market
As the mobile-handset market goes, so goes the mobile-handset semiconductor market - and right now both areas are going through a period of consolidation that may lead to a significant winnowing of baseband chip suppliers, according to isuppli. more
Related Tags: broadcom, ptc, semiconductor, beceem-communications, bankruptcy, texas, stmicroelectronics, infineon, analog, freescale, chipset, mediatek
How Apple Wins Markets and Influences Chips
Related Tags: cisco, ipod, ibm, dell, on-semiconductor
Motorola Mobile-Handset Struggles Benefit Rivals
Motorola's poor second-quarter performance in the global mobile handset market helped boost the results of its competitors, most notably Samsung Electronics, according to a preliminary ranking from isuppli. In the second quarter, Motorola of the United States shipped 35.5 million mobile handsets, a 21.8 percent decline from 45.4 million in the first quarter of 2007. Company market share plunged to 13.3 percent, down 4.6 points from 17.9 percent in the first quarter. more
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