Half of the year has passed, and the smartphone wars continue to rage. While we anxiously speculate on how the three new, affordable Nokia S40 mobile phones are going to affect the global electronics market, Apple might surprise us with a smaller, more affordable iPhone to heat up the battle for market share. In February…
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It can only be a good thing that many of the employees working at the latest spate of high-tech startups aren't old enough to remember the last time grossly overvalued companies were prepping for an IPO based on nothing more than widespread obsession with the latest fad — the Internet. This time, the obsession is…
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{complink 379|Apple Inc.} may be the top dog in most of its market segments, but even the biggest, fiercest, and most competitive company has a secret list of companies it knows has a fair chance of displacing it. Without a doubt, Korea's {complink 4751|Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.} is probably the most likely contender for Apple's…
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SAN JOSE, Calif. — Atmel® Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch solutions, today announced that it had sued Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) and Infineon Technologies North America Corporation for patent infringement in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. Atmel's court filing alleges that Infineon's…
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Market analysts are already hammering semiconductor companies that are carrying high levels of inventory, meaning the “new normal” — buffering stock against disasters such as the Japan earthquake — is already being challenged. (See: Is More Inventory the ‘New Normal’?) Market reaction to inventory buildup will continue to be the single biggest obstacle to the…
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MELVILLE, N.Y. — Arrow Electronics (NYSE:ARW) today announced the availability of its BeMicro SDK Motor Control kit, made to highlight the ease of developing a motor-control design within a single FPGA device. By combining the strength of key technology partners such as Altera Corporation, Linear Technology Corporation and SLS, Arrow's BeMicro SDK Motor Control kit…
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PITTSBURGH, P.a. — II-VI Incorporated (Nasdaq:IIVI) announced today that it has acquired all of the outstanding shares of Aegis Lightwave, Inc. (Aegis), including Aegis' wholly-owned subsidiary AOFR Pty Ltd (AOFR). The initial consideration consists of cash of $52 million. In addition, the purchase price is subject to customary closing adjustments including a working capital and…
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MELVILLE, N.Y. — Arrow Electronics will distribute products and solutions from Dawin Electronics in the EMEA region. Semiconductor manufacturer Dawin, based in Incheon, Korea, produces diode, IGBT, MOSFET, thyristor and rectifier modules, as well as discrete components. Dawin, which was founded in 2001, produces application-specific modules that are tailored to customer requirements and is certified…
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PHOENIX, Ariz. — Positioned firmly in the center of the technology value chain, Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), has a unique perspective when it comes to the high-tech marketplace: the capability of seeing both supply and demand sides of the electronics industry. As one of the largest distributors…
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Approximately 23 percent of all handsets in 2011 — equivalent to some 239.7 million units — will feature eMMC
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