The PC Market Shot Itself in the Foot
IDC’s latest report on the PC market might as well be an obituary. It’s filled with phrases such as “longest market contraction,” “cessation of emerging market growth,”
Panasonic Leads Auto Infotainment in 2012
Japan’s Panasonic in 2012 remained the top supplier of automotive infotainment systems, putting it at the forefront of the fast-growing market for equipment that delivers information and entertainment to motorists, according to a newly released report on the subject from information and analytics provider IHS. Panasonic posted automotive infotainment revenue of nearly $4 billion in…
IDC: PC Outlook Further Lowered
Worldwide PC shipments are now expected to fall by -9.7% in 2013, further deepening what is already the longest market contraction on record, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. The new forecast reflects not only a continued expansion of mobile device options at the expense of PCs, but also marked…
Flextronics Trims, Acquire in bid to Win
Flextronics International Ltd.’s strategy for achieving financial stability seem simple enough except that, these days, drastic cost-cutting involving plant closures don’t necessarily go well with aggressive small and medium-size acquisitions. There’s a method to the madness, though, and company executives in recent presentations to analysts and investors have insisted this strategy is helping the contract…
Digi-Key Adds Samsung Electro-Mechanics
Global electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, the industry leader in electronic component selection, availability and delivery, today announced the completion of an agreement to distribute Samsung Electro-Mechanics America (SEMCO) product to its broad global customer base. SEMCO was established in 1973 as a subsidiary of Samsung Corporation and has grown into a global leader supplying…
Demand for Flexible OLEDs Expands
Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology has a number of advantages over liquid-crystal display (LED) when it comes to displays, including the ability to manufacture on substrates such as plastic. OLED screens are made by spraying thin layers of ink-like substances onto a surface such as glass. The ink-jet application allows OLEDs to adhere to flexible…
China Will Retain Edge in Solar
After years of breakaway growth, China’s solar industry is poised for a big shakeout, with consolidation and failing firms. However, the changes are not going to change the Asian giant’s global dominance over the resurgent sector anytime soon, according to Lux Research. Since 2005, when Suntech became the first Chinese company to complete an IPO…
The Unconventional Start-up
If you’ve been around the high-tech market as long as I have, you’ll know that the word “start-up” prompts two main responses in people: uncontrolled salivation or a record-breaking dash to the nearest exit. The high-tech boom/bust of 2001 has left an indelible mark on the industry. When the dust began to settle after the…
Avnet Offering TechNexion Modules
Avnet Embedded, a division of Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), has entered a distribution agreement with TechNexion, a leading provider of cutting-edge embedded modular solutions. Avnet Embedded will now offer TechNexion’s low-cost, high-value embedded System-on-Modules and systems to its original equipment manufacturer (OEM) customer base. Click to Tweet:…
Moto X: Made Competitively in the USA
Conventional wisdom says it’s cheaper to produce things in Asia than in North America, which is why U.S. electronics brands have steadily outsourced nearly all their product manufacturing to companies based in the Far East during the last few decades. However, with just one product—the Moto X—Motorola may have overturned this truism, building a smartphone…