Articles tagged with: Semiconductor and Semiconductors

Qualcomm and ST-Ericsson Shine, Even as Wireless Chip Market Tanks

How bad was the fourth quarter of 2008 for the global wireless communications semiconductor industry? So bad that the accumulated 10 percent revenue growth during the first three quarters of 2008 was wiped out by a 23.3 percent decline during the last three months of the year, causing annual growth for wireless semiconductors to go flat with a marginal 0.7 percent increase.  more

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Further Sony Ericsson Break-Up Rumours

..actory in Albuquerque, the sole supplier of semiconductors to Ericsson nearly crippled the company. The stated reason for the venture was to combine Sony's consumer electronics expertise with Ericsson's wireless technology. On the web: Manager more

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Anadigics Fourth Quarter Sales Down on Supply Difficulties

Anadigics, a provider of semiconductors for the broadband wireless and wireline markets, has reported fourth quarter 2008 net sales of US$45.2 million, a decrease of 22% sequentially and a decrease of 33% from the fourth quarter of 2007. Revenue for the year ended 2008 was $258.2 million, up 12% from 2007.  more

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Nokia Deal to Boost Qualcomm's Dominance in Mobile Handset Baseband Chips?

..okia, Qualcomm is likely to solidify its lead in the global market for mobile-handset baseband semiconductors, according to iSuppli Corp. Based on iSuppli's preliminary estimate, Qualcomm in the fourth quarter accounted for 40.6 percent of worl more

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Global Semiconductor Market Will Rise from Temporary Drop

According to new research report by RNCOS, the global semiconductor sales are forecasted to surge at a CAGR of 6.7% through 2012, surpassing US$ 310 Billion. This will be a sharp increase from a decline projected for 2009.  more

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Global Semiconductor Sales Fell by 2.8 Percent in 2008

Global sales of semiconductors were severely impacted by the world-wide economic turmoil in 2008 resulting in the first year-on-year drop in sales since 2001, the semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reported today. Total sales for 2008 were $248.6 billion compared to $255.6 billion in 2007, a decrease of 2.8 percent. Sales fell from $22.3 billion in December 2007 to $17.4 billion in December 2008, a decline of 22 percent. December sales declined by 16.6 percent from November 2008 when sales were $20.9 billion.  more

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China's Semiconductor Market to Fall 5.8 Percent in 2009

China's semiconductor industry is expected to contract in 2009, the first time a significant decline has occurred since iSuppli Corp. began gathering statistics on the market - and perhaps for the first time in the history of the nation's chip business.  more

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Sony Ericsson Denied Playstation Brand - Expects Full Year Loss in 2009

..ier of semiconductors to Ericsson nearly crippled the company. The stated reason for this venture is to combine Sony's consumer electronics expertise with Ericsson's technological leadership in the communications sector. On the web: Dow Jones  more

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Cellular Base Station Chip Makers Face Declining Demand

For those making base station equipment and the semiconductors used in them, the next few years may be difficult ones, reports In-Stat. Base station semiconductor revenue will decline an average of 12.3% per year from 2008-2012, the high-tech market research firm says. There are several reasons for this.  more

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A Receding Economic Tide Lowers Expectations for Crucial System-Level Chips

.. true in today's core silicon industry," said Jordan Selburn, principal analyst, semiconductor design for iSuppli. "Such application-specific semiconductors - whose sales grow in concert with high-volume applications - shrink with those applicat more

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