Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category
Thursday, June 5th, 2008
by Barry Young, Senior Advisor and Consultant
Intel introduced the 2W+ Atom, its latest low cost, low power microprocessor, which is yet another attempt to expand their market by creating a product family, falling between the Smart Phone and the notebook. This “middy” device which in previous incarnations has failed miserably ...
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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
by Charles Annis, Vice President, Manufacturing Research
SID, the display industry’s leading annual academic conference, is always a great source of information on R&D into future display technologies. Crystallization of a-Si to p-Si and its application to AMOLED fabrication have been a favorite topic of the symposium for several years now. ...
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Friday, May 30th, 2008
by Paul Erickson, Director, DVD and HD Market Research
Two notable events over the past week involve the release of more-affordable products enabling people to consume digital content: the arrival of a $298 Blu-ray player at Wal-Mart and the release of the $99 Netflix Player by Roku. Each represents a significant ...
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Monday, May 12th, 2008
by Charles Annis, Vice President, Manufacturing Research
On April 28 the Japanese press reported that Dai Nippon Printing (DNP) will spend ¥30-40 billion (around $300-$400 million depending on the volatile exchange rate) to build a Gen 8 color filter fab for IPS Alpha’s planned line in Himeji, Japan. In General, Japanese ...
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Friday, May 2nd, 2008
by David Barnes, Vice President, Strategic Analysis
Several news stories and our own survey of Q1’08 panel shipment results suggest a new trend in the LCD TV supply chain.
Wistron (TPE 3231, sales of $8,842 million in 2007) intends to acquire inventory, equipment, intellectual property and personnel associated with PC monitor assembly from ...
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