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Wearable device growth; a trend started in 2013 to continue bigger in 2014
Though wearable devices are in the market from several years, but it is in this year of 2013, we are seeing sudden rise of new product launches both for fitness purposes and also for communication and information purposes. The most interesting product launched this year is Galaxy Gear from Samsung.
6 min readPanasonic turns fablite and TowerJazz a bigger foundry player
The Japan's leading consumer electronics joint Panasonic has signed definitive agreement with the Israel-based semiconductor foundry service provider TowerJazz to form Joint Venture to own and manage some of the important semiconductor fabrication facilities of Panasonic. TowerJazz to acquire 3 Pan
6 min readSoitec and CEA renew material research partnership for another 5 years
Soitec and CEA have renewed their partnership contract for the next five years. This new contract is related to electronics, solar energy and lighting markets. It will focus on engineered substrates and materials offering higher performances and energy savings at a competitive cost. CEA-Leti prai
2 min readWearable devices and robots to see a notable debut in 2014
After smart phones and tablets, industry analysts are talking more about wearable electronic devices and robots. Though 2014 is not going to be a big year for these two type of products, but year 2014 going to witness major launches of wearable electronic devices and robots. Google has acquired B
1 min readThe winners of 2013 Global Semiconductor Alliance awards
Below are the semiconductor industry awards given by Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) for year 2013. Dr. Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award was given Dr. Sehat Sutardja, CEO and Chairman, Marvell, and Ms. Weili Dai, President and Co-founder of Marvell. Marvell is known for designing w
2 min readIoT; an ingredient to boost global economy and electronics biz in 2014
Internet of Things (IoT) is fast emerging as next big wave in networking. The big impact is expected in year 2014-15. The traditional Internet had some shortfalls to connect every device to the net. Now it is upgraded with IPv6 to support connection of trillions of devices to Internet, and also the
7 min readBusiness leaders see more stable semiconductor market in future, as per a survey
The boom bust cycles of semiconductor industry may end due to the broadening of application markets for semiconductor chips as per a survey by KPMG. KPMG said it has surveyed 193 semiconductor industry business leaders in companies based around the world, half of them in companies based in Asia
5 min readTSMC awards nine outstanding semiconductor equipment and material suppliers for 2013
TSMC has recognized and awarded 9 semiconductor equipment and materials suppliers for their outstanding service. Below is the list of those nine winners. ASML Holding N.V. –Immersion Scanner Applied Materials, Inc. –PVD Equipment Excellent Performance Award Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
2 min read10 technology predictions for 2014 by Strategy Analytics
Strategy Analytics said form-factor, features and user-case definitions will define success or failure in emerging industry sectors including Wearable Devices and Smart TVs. 2014 is a make or break year for non-traditional device categories; creating compelling user experiences that meet the needs a
3 min readSemiconductor market in 2013, the year end estimation by IHS and Gartner
IHS has reported the global semiconductor sales in 2013 will amount to $317.9 billion, up 4.9 percent from $302.9 billion in 2012. IHS says market growth is being driven by the strong expansion of the dynamic random access memory (DRAM) and NAND flash memory markets, which are expected to rise by 3
3 min readGlobal electronics market forecast: $1.74 trillion in 2017 at a CAGR of 5%
The leading electronics and semiconductor market research analysis company IC Insights forecasts the total global electronic systems sales to reach US$ 1.74 trillion in year 2017, a compound annual growth rate of 5% from US$1.36 trillion in 2012. IC Insights estimates the total electronic systems
4 min readSemiconductor equipment biz to bounce back in 2014 with 23.2% growth
U.S. based Semiconductor manufacturing equipment industry body SEMI has reported the worldwide sales of new semiconductor manufacturing equipment will contract 13.3 percent to $32.0 billion in 2013. SEMI has forecasted a growth rate of 23.2% in sales for the year 2014. All the key regions such as Am
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