Articles tagged with: Semiconductor and Wind

Android based Netbooks to Emerge in 2009

Opinion by Laurent Lachal, Ovum Open Source Research Director

Upwards view: Linux is losing ground

The upwards view of netbooks starts with netbooks and looks up to laptops. It leads to two conclusions. First, the laptop market is becoming increasingly complex, with market segments catered for by a growing variety of low-cost netbooks and laptops. Second, after a strong start, Linux netbooks have now been overtaken by Windows netbooks and Linux is lagging increasingly behind in terms of sales - although Linux's performance in the netbook segment is still outstanding compared to its overall performance in the desktop market.  more

Related Tags: android, google, windows-mobile, intel, smartphone, apple, ipod, smartphones, ovum, netbooks, netbook, mobile-internet, freescale-semiconductor, asus, open-source, operating-system, windows, freescale, linux, laptop, os


iSuppli Issues Alert for Global Semiconductor Inventories

Excess semiconductor stockpiles in the global electronics supply chain are likely to nearly triple in the fourth quarter, spurring research house, iSuppli to issue a red alert regarding chip inventory levels.  more

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Semiconductor Equipment Spending to Fall to Six-Year Low in 2009

Following a dismal 2008, global spending on semiconductor manufacturing equipment in 2009 will fall to its lowest level in six years, due to weakening conditions in the chip and electronic equipment markets, according to iSuppli.  more

Related Tags: isuppli, edge, sharp, memory, on-semiconductor


Vodafone, Sony Ericsson Join Google Phone Alliance

The Open Handset Alliance - which develops the Google backed Android operating system for smartphones - has announced fourteen new members, including Sony Ericsson and Vodafone.  more

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Blame the 3G iPhone, Not the Carrier

.. phone's operations. The chip, made by German semiconductor maker Infineon Technologies, is supposedly unable to handle the load the iPhone puts on it. "The device is at fault," said Windsor. Despite the issues, Windsor said the iPho more

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As Profit Dwindles, Semiconductor Market Becomes Less Forgiving

..xpand by taking market share from competitors and a shrinking roster of star performers, the semiconductor industry has entered a period of lowered expectations and diminishing options, forcing chip suppliers to rethink their basic strategies  more

Related Tags: intel, samsung, qualcomm, isuppli, outsourcing, mediatek


Nanonet circuits closer to making flexible electronics reality

..ng on learning the reliability of the carbon nanotube circuits. The research has been funded by the National Science Foundation through the Network for Computational Nanotechnology at the Birck Nanotechnology Center in Purdue's Discovery Park. more

Related Tags: motorola, rcom, aircraft, nanotube, rogers, displays, nanotubes, illinois, university-of-illinois, solar, plastic, students, printing, television


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