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Indian electronic hardware manufacturing to hit $155B (27/02/09)
The hardware manufacturing industry will be driven by the growing consumption of electronic items in the country.
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UPS market shows mixed signals (24/02/09)
According to IMS Research, the performance of the UPS market in 2008 varied significantly over the course of the year.
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Recession impacts embedded modem market (20/02/09)
ABI expects the number of embedded modems to double to 70 lakh units in 2009, fewer than it had previously forecast.
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LCD equipment sales to decline by 41% (20/02/09)
The Information Network previously forecasted 14 per cent growth in the sector for 2009.
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Wi-Fi handset shipments to double by 2010 (17/02/09)
Shipments of Wi-Fi-enabled handsets will double by the end of 2010 and that growth curve is expected to continue through 2013.
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Broadband subscribers to hit 52 crore (10/02/09)
ABI predicts overall broadband subscriber growth will continue to grow 7% annually over the next six years.
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Nanomaterials set to grow 44% (09/02/09)
According to The Information Network, nanomaterials for solar cells grew 47% in 2008 and is expected to grow another 44% in 2009.
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Indian semi growth slashed by 50% (04/02/09)
The decline in CAGR is on account of revised investment and manufacturing scenario seen in the second half of 2008.
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Flat panel display growth to slow (04/02/09)
Consumer behaviour has influenced the outlook for electronic display sales and shipments over the next seven years.
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PC/104 market shows strong growth (03/02/09)
The market for PC/104 family boards was Rs.1,242.90 crore in 2007 and projected at Rs.1,314.46 crore in 2008.
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Chip market to drop 28% in '09 (29/01/09)
Analyst Malcolm Penn calculated the figure by considering the level of sequential falls seen by companies in Q4 '08 and their forecasts for Q1 09.
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Netbooks to enjoy strong market growth (28/01/09)
ABI Research forecasts worldwide shipments of nearly 3.5 crore this year, rising to an estimated 13.9 crore in 2013.
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Handset shipments dropped in Q4 08 (27/01/09)
Strategy Analytics forecasts 108 crore handsets will be sold globally in 2009, down 9% from 118 crore in 2008.
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LEDs glow in tough '09 (22/01/09)
The LED market is expected to be the rare bright spot in what is forecast to be a dismal year for the semi industry.
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DisplaySearch: Green FPDs to dominate market (21/01/09)
The market research group says 70 per cent of FPD shipments will tout a variety of green features by 2012.
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Global PC sales suffer first fall in six years (19/01/09)
According to IDC and Gartner, worldwide shipments of PCs dropped in the fourth quarter of 2008.
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Downturn threatens fab tool industry survival (16/01/09)
The poor business climate is causing a new round of losses and layoffs in the fragile fab tool sector.
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Wi-Fi, GPS growth to defy downturn (14/01/09)
IMS suggests the GPS market will grow by over Rs.1,000 crore ($200 million) over the next 12 months.
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IMS predicts decline in power IC market (12/01/09)
The power management and driver ICs market is forecast to fall by nearly Rs.2,001 crore ($400 million).
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DRAM revenue to drop 4% in 2009 (12/01/09)
Global DRAM revenue fell by 19.8 per cent in 2008 to Rs.126,092 crore ($25.2 billion), according to iSuppli's estimates.
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Fab-tool, materials markets off to shaky start (09/01/09)
Based on the early returns, the fab-tool and electronic materials markets are off to a rough start in 2009.
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Cleantech VC investments hit record high (09/01/09)
Clean technology venture investments in 2008 reached a record Rs.42,031 crore ($8.4 billion), up 38 per cent.
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Large LCD panel shipments drop in Q4 (07/01/09)
Worldwide large-sized LCD panel unit shipments decreased by 5 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2008.
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Ultra slim TV segment set for huge growth (06/01/09)
DisplaySearch forecasts that worldwide penetration of ultra slim TVs will reach 10% in 2012.
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Solar boom is over (24/12/08)
The global revenue for PV panels will drop by 20 per cent in 2009 bringing an end to eight consecutive years of growth.
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Gartner revises chip equipment forecast again (22/12/08)
Semiconductor equipment spending will decline 30.6 per cent in 2008 and another 31.7 per cent in 2009.
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LCD TV revenue to fall Y/Y for the first time (19/12/08)
DisplaySearch has revised its TV market forecast for 2009, especially for the fastest-growing LCD TV category.
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Power IC growth forecast trimmed (18/12/08)
Power management devices are expected to represent the fastest growing opportunity in the analogue ICs segment.
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Foundry utilisation rates to hit historic lows (16/12/08)
FBR Capital Markets has lowered its 2008 estimates for TSMC and UMC.
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Growth markets for '09 (15/12/08)
Tired of the bad news? Here is a list of growth markets for 2009 from The Information Network.
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