Product Design & Supply Chain
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9/26/12 12:28 pm EDT
The market for semiconductor magnetic sensors used in industrial and medical applications expanded by 6 percent last year, with green energy initiatives acting as a major growth driver, according to an IHS iSuppli Magnetic Sensor Market Tracker Report from information and analytics provider IHS (NYSE: IHS).Revenue in 2011 for industrial and medical magnetic sensors amounted to $118.2 million, up from $111.9 million in 2010. Although revenue in this segment is small compared to other magneticmore...English -
9/17/12 12:29 pm EDT
Booming tablet shipments—including the iPad with its 9-inch screen, as well as smaller 7.x-inch models from various brands—will drive a robust 56 percent annual increase in shipments for the tablet display market in 2012, according to the IHS iSuppli Small and Medium Displays Service from information and analytics provider IHS. Shipments of tablet displays this year are projected to reach 126.6 million units, up from 82.1 million units in 2011, as presented in the figure attached. “Mediamore...English -
9/4/12 1:28 pm EDT
After a generation of setting the pace and calling the shots in the computer market, the Microsoft Corp./Intel Corp. cartel known as Wintel now finds itself playing catch-up in the new era of smartphones and media tablets, spurring a widening rift in the historic alliance. Despite a flurry of activities to adjust to the changed realities of the technology industry, Wintel is expected to suffer a declining share of the “new” computer market, a category consisting not just of PCs but also of themore...English -
8/24/12 3:55 pm EDT
The Galaxy Note 10.1 could deliver a better margin than the market-leading iPad—but only if Samsung can maintain its target selling prices—according to a physical dissection of the media tablet conducted by the IHS Teardown Analysis Service at information and analytics provider IHS (NYSE: IHS). A preliminary analysis of the component cost of the Galaxy Note 10.1 reveals the HSPA+ version of the media tablet carries a bill of materials (BOM) of $283. When basic manufacturing costs are added inmore...English -
8/24/12 3:37 pm EDT
Weakening economic conditions are spurring reduced demand for PCs and related electronic components, prompting IHS to downgrade its forecast for 2012 global semiconductor market chip revenue. Global semiconductor revenue now is expected to decline slightly for the year, contracting by 0.1 percent, according to preliminary results from the IHS iSuppli Application Market Forecast Tool from information and analytics provider IHS (NYSE: IHS). The previous IHS forecast called for marginal growth ofmore...English -
8/13/12 7:04 pm EDT
Following a sharp 30 percent drop during the first three months of 2012, worldwide shipments of flat-panel televisions returned to growth in the second quarter, according to a preliminary estimate from the new Worldwide Monthly TV Tracker issued by Displaybank which was recently acquired by IHS (NYSE: IHS). Worldwide shipments of flat-panel televisions, a category consisting of liquid crystal display (LCD) and plasma sets, rose to 48.9 million units in the second quarter, up 3.6 percent frommore...English -
8/13/12 11:57 am EDT
Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. remained the two largest buyers of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices for consumer and mobile applications in 2011, solidifying their command and expanding their influence over the market, according to an IHS iSuppli MEMS Market Tracker report from information and analytics provider IHS (NYSE: IHS). Apple and Samsung last year accounted for a combined 37 percent of the consumer and mobile MEMS space, mainly on the strength of theirmore...English -
8/10/12 6:09 pm EDT
Net U.S. subscriber additions for pay-TV operators fell by nearly350,000 inthe second quarter--the largest subscriber drop in history—as weakening economic conditions and strengthening competition from over-the-top (OTT) players like Netflix continue to work against cable operators and even against the satellite segment. U.S. basic video subscribers to pay-TV services amounted to 100.9 million in the second quarter of 2012, down 348,000 from 101.2 million in the first quarter, according to themore...English -
8/10/12 6:06 pm EDT
Propelled by strong sales to tablet and cellphone manufacturers, Asahi Kasei Microsystems of Japan led the semiconductor magnetic sensor market for the third year in a row in 2011, claiming almost one-quarter of the industry’s total revenue of $1.5 billion. AKM posted an estimated $372 million in revenue last year, up a solid 24 percent from $300 million in 2010, according to an IHS iSuppli Magnetic Sensor report from information and analysis provider IHS (NYSE: IHS). Share last year of AKMmore...English -
8/10/12 6:02 pm EDT
Plasma’s share of all televisions available at U.S. retailers in July fell to the lowest level since the first quarter of 2011, as rising prices acted as a disincentive to consumers, according to an IHS iSuppli U.S. TV Price & Specifications Market Tracker from information and analytics provider IHS (NYSE: IHS). The share accounted for by plasma of all American TV types available at retail fell to 13.3 percent in July, down from 14.9 percent in June and from 15 percent in Julymore...English
