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Semiconductor Kings Suffer Sales Tragedy in 2008

..uppliers, their growth in 2008 wasn't necessarily all it was cracked up to be - with only six actually increasing their sales organically. "The growth achieved by STMicroelectronics, Broadcom, Rohm and MediaTek in 2008 was enabled or enhanced  more

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Shakeups Rock 1H08 Top 20 Semiconductor Supplier Ranking

IC InsightsÃ' recent research for its Strategic Reviews Online IC company database uncovered a big shakeup in the 1H08 top 20 semiconductor supplier ranking. There are eight U.S. companies in the top 20 (including three fabless semiconductor suppliers), six Japanese, three European, two South Korean, and one Taiwanese company (IC foundry supplier TSMC) in the ranking. As shown, it required at least $2.1 billion in 1H08 sales to make the top 20 ranking. Although the top four ranked companies remained the same, there were a number of "movers and shakers" up and down the remainder of the 1H08 ranking as compared to their full-year 2007 positions.  more

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CCID Consulting: LTE Is Not Only Evolution

..uld substitute DSL broadband connections through wireless connections. Compared with LTE, WiMAX's advantage is its first mover advantage; it has made good preparation for operations. Currently, WiMAX equipments have been applied in eighty coun more

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Competitiveness Separates Winners from Losers in 2007 Semiconductor Market

iSuppli's preliminary 2007 global semiconductor market-share estimate reveals performances by individual companies in specific market segments are varying widely, indicating that amid slowing growth for semiconductor sales, companies that have superior execution or that have been better able to capitalize on industry trends or events outperformed the market - and the competition.  more

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