Motherboard Prices to Rise 10% in Q1

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:32:00 GMT

Motherboard vendors including Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology, in response to increases in the international price of copper and labor costs in China, are expected to hike their prices by about 10% as early as the end of the first quarter of 2012, according to industry sources.
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Defense Spending - G8 Industry Guide Now Available

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:49:00 GMT

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Defense Spending - Global Group of Eight (G8) Industry Guide" report to their offering.
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Global Mobile Phone Market Maintains Growth Trajectory

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:39:00 GMT

The worldwide mobile phone market grew 6.1% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2011, but as the feature phone market declined faster than anticipated, the market growth is actually down to its lowest point in over two years.
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Solar Energy M&A Transactions Up 7% in 2011

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:21:00 GMT

There were 174 completed solar energy M&A transactions in 2011, approximately 7% more than the 162 recorded in 2010 and 45% more than the 120 recorded in 2009.
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Apex Circuit Enters LCD, Automotive PCB Production

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:31:00 GMT

Apex Circuit International will extend its production of PCBs from use in set-top boxes, TVs, printers, and HDDs to LCD panels and cars.
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E-Paper Displays: Markets, Forecasts, Technologies 2012-2022

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:38:00 GMT

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b27fcd/epaper_displays ) has announced the addition of the "E-Paper Displays: Markets, Forecasts, Technologies 2012-2022" report to their offering.
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Acer, HP to Expand NB Shipments from Chongqing, China

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:54:00 GMT

As total notebook shipments from Chongqing, China increased to 15.74 million units in 2011 with production volume also growing more than 1,000 fold to US$5.15 billion, Acer and Hewlett-Packard (HP) are both set to increase their shipments proportion from Chongqing in 2012.
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JNC Corporation Opens its Doors

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:28:00 GMT

This week, Printed Electronics World visited Mr Etsuo Nakagawa and Mr Kiichiro Ito of JNC Corporation (parent company Chisso) in Japan.
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Notebook Shipments to See Significant Rise in 2H12

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:26:00 GMT

Notebook shipments, benefiting from the recovery of hard drive shortages and launch of Windows 8 in the third quarter, are expected to rise significantly in the second half, compared to the first with shipments proportion in the first and second halves to reach 45% and 55% and may even hit 40% and 60%.
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Changing Consumer Trends Alter Electronics Market

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:58:00 GMT

Trends in wireless technologies and consumer products are blurring the lines between consumer and industrial hardware.
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APEJ PC Market Up 11% in 2011 Despite HDD Challenges

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:52:00 GMT

The PC market took a number of punches last year, be it from the uncertain global economy or from media tablets that competed for consumer attention. PCs will still face HDD supply challenges in the early part of 2012, but IDC expects the market to rebound quickly by the second half of the year.
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Acer Aims to Double PC Shipments to Brazil in 2012

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:09:00 GMT

Acer has been making efforts to tap the Brazil market and aims to ship one million PCs in 2012, double the volume recorded in 2011, according to industry sources.
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IPC Releases PCB Industry Results for December 2011

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:52:00 GMT

"North American PCB sales in December increased over the prior month and the book-to-bill ratio strengthened, reaching parity for the first time since last summer," said Sharon Starr, IPC Market Research Director. "North American PCB sales ended the year down 1.9% over 2010, but current indicators point to a resumption of modest growth in 2012."
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China Car Electronics Suppliers Focus on New Markets in 2012

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:35:00 GMT

China suppliers of car electronics are moving upmarket by releasing more models that harmonize with trends in vehicle infotainment, navigation, digital broadcasting and mobile Internet connectivity.
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Karl's Tech Talk: LCPs in Electronic Packaging

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:45:00 GMT

Material scientists involved in electronic packaging have long been interested in liquid crystal polymers (LCPs), but faced the challenge of forming balanced LCP films. Constructing dielectric layers from several LCP plies, which are stacked by offsetting adjacent plies 90 degrees, has overcome this problem.
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Germany May Cut Solar Incentives Early to Cool Down Market

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:14:00 GMT

Asia-based solar supply chains have been looking for a chance to increase prices, however, the reported decisions of governments in Europe to cut incentives during the Lunar New Year may eliminate this chance.
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Embedded Passives: Creating New Component Markets & Destroying the Old

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:20:00 GMT

Embedding capacitors, resistors, and inductors is a tantalizing prospect that has galvanized the increasing interest of a wide spectrum of companies for more than 30 years, and now the participation of a seminal part of the U.S. DoD establishment.
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Global Microgrid Market to Reach $17.3B by 2017

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:41:00 GMT

Microgrid capacity worldwide will experience a CAGR of more than 22% over the next five years to reach 4.7GW by 2017 - representing $17.3 billion in annual worldwide revenue by the same year, according to a new report from Pike Research.
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Asia Pacific Solar PV Markets Surge 165% in 2011

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:13:00 GMT

Asia Pacific PV markets continue to surge ahead of expectations, installing 2.8GW in fourth-quarter 2011 and a total of 6GW in fiscal year 2011, up 165% on year.
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Infographic Provides Overview of Conflict Minerals Issues

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:06:00 GMT

Venkel has released "Conflict Minerals 3TG", a Conflict Minerals infographic, designed to provide a visual overview of the issue.
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2011 Material Highlights

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:42:00 GMT

As high-speed digital applications are stretching to faster data rates, the need for a circuit material to bridge the gap between FR-4 and very low loss PCB materials has become evident. The year 2011 was good for the progression of this type of PCB technology and has set the stage for 2012 to be even better.
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Venkel Infographic Provides RoHS Highlights, Milestones

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:48:00 GMT

Venkel has released "RoHS: Past, Present, Future", an infographic designed to highlight the timeline, milestones and achievements of the said Directive.
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TTM: Technology and Optical PCBs

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:08:00 GMT

What's the status on optical PCBs? TTM R&D Manager Marika Immonen and Guest Editor Bob Neves discuss TTM's optical PCB technology, its working relationship with customers and suppliers, and the process of bringing the technology from the lab to the manufacturing floor.
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New Models Needed to Address Supply Chain Risks

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:16:00 GMT

A new report by the World Economic Forum, produced in collaboration with Accenture, highlights the urgent need to review risk management practices to keep pace with rapidly changing contingencies facing the supply chain, transport, aviation and travel sectors.
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EPTE Newsletter from Japan: NEPCON Japan 2012

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:05:00 GMT

More than 2,000 companies and organizations reserved booths at the huge convention center. The show’s organizers were happy that all spaces were occupied and, after seeing the popularity of the show this year, they decided to expand the exhibit.
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AT&S Delivers First Pacemaker PCBs

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:05:00 GMT

AT&S’ Medical Segment unit achieved a notable strategic coup in January, with delivery of the first pacemakers to enter into series production featuring highly complex AT&S printed circuit boards.
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Taiwan HDI PCB Sector on Track for Growth

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:30:00 GMT

HDI PCB manufacture in Taiwan is expected to continue expanding in the coming months amid rising demand, particularly from the portable electronics and mobile communications sectors.
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IMF Says Global Growth Still Shaky

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:00:00 GMT

The IMF says the world recovery, which was weak in the first place, is in danger of stalling, and that although the epicenter of the danger is Europe, the rest of the world is increasingly affected.
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Ruthenium Material Forms Film for DRAM Capacitor Electrodes

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:28:00 GMT

Tanaka Precious Metals and Professor Seiji Ogo of the Graduate School of Engineering Department of Applied Chemistry at Kyushu University have succeeded in the joint development of ruthenium material able to form a film up to six times the normal depth for capacitor electrodes used in DRAM.
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CIGS Solar Market to Double to $2.35B, 2.3GW in 2015

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:43:00 GMT

Falling production costs, improving module conversion efficiencies and increasing adoption in commercial rooftops are expected to fuel the growth of the market for solar installations based on copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film panels.
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