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May
2013
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Market oligopoly more obvious as Korea dominates industry

Total 4Q12 revenue for the mobile DRAM industry grew 21.4% from the third quarter and reached US$2.74 billion, boosted by climbing shipments of low to mid-end smartphones as well as seasonality.
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2013
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IQD signs First Source as new US distributor

First Source Inc have signed a distribution agreement to sell IQD’s full range of frequency products throughout the USA.
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Cambridge Nanotherm to build manufacturing plant

Cambridge Nanotherm is to build its first prototype manufacturing plant in Haverhill, UK, following the award of GBP 250'000 in matched funding from the UK Innovation Agency - Technology Strategy Board (TSB).
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Desktop manufacturing made real – meet the Othermill

Ok, but exactly what is 'desktop manufacturing'?. Well, it's like industrial manufacturing – but on a smaller, really smaller scale – with for a example a computer numerical controlled (CNC) machine, such as the Othermill.
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Chinese Modules priced out of the European Market

Average pricing for Chinese-manufactured photovoltaic (PV) solar modules could surge by 45 percent in June, cutting some solar project IRRs to below 7 percent and further dampen demand in Europe as a result of the preliminary antidumping duties imposed in the European Union, according to IHS.
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Sub10 Systems grows with EU-backed expansion plan

A £236,000 grant from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) will help create some 22 sustainable, new, hi-tech jobs at Sub10 Systems - a specialist telecoms development and manufacturing company based in Newton Abbot, Devon.
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Qualcomm, TSMC, and SK Hynix are Top

In total, the top 20 semiconductor companies’ sales increased by 2% in 1Q13 as compared to 1Q12, one point better than the total 1Q13/1Q12 worldwide semiconductor market increase of 1%.
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2013
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Search is on for UK’s most innovative wireless start-ups

The launch of Discovering Start-Ups 2013 marks the start of this year’s search for the most innovative wireless technologies and entrepreneurs from across the UK.
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Europe imposes heavy tariff on China’s PV products

Europe’s anti-dumping and countervailing investigation on China suggested that the government has subsidized their domestic solar manufacturers, and Europe may impose a punitive tariff (more than 30%) on China’s PV products.
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Russian, Eastern European video surveillance market to double

Shipments and revenue of video surveillance equipment in Russia and Eastern Europe are on track to approximately double from 2012 to 2017, buoyed by improving economic conditions and preparations for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics and 2018 FIFA World Cup, both events to be held in Russia.
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2.1% revenue decrease in Q1 for NAND flash suppliers

After peaking in Q4 2012, smartphone and tablet demand decreased in Q1 of 2013. However, as NAND flash suppliers continually adjusted supply levels to counteract seasonality, the price remained stable.
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HTC to invade Samsung's China territory

AVANTI, a research division of TrendForce, recently conducted a market survey aimed at measuring the Chinese consumers’ enthusiasm for and willingness to purchase the new HTC One.
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Tessera and Siliconware settle litigation

Tessera, Inc. has reached a settlement with Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd. and Siliconware USA, Inc. (together, 'Siliconware').
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Commodity DRAM price rebound

With commodity DRAM prices on the rise, contract price for mainstream DDR3 4 GB modules has increased from US$17.25 at the beginning of the first quarter to US$23.5 at the end of March, a 36.2% increase.
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WiLAN buds heads with Blackberry

WiLAN has initiated an LTE litigation against Blackberry.
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May
2013
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Fabless suppliers play increasing role in IC market

Fabless company IC sales increased more than 3x the rate of the total IC market from 1999-2012, reports IC Insights.
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2013 NB market struggles in turbulence with constrained growth

The 2013 global NB shipment is projected at 175 million units. In view of the quarterly result, the Q1 NB shipment attained 39 million units, dropping 15.5% from Q4 last year and declining 12.2% from the same period last year.
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May
2013
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Shikino High-tech kicks off R&D in Singapore

Shikino High-Tech Co., Ltd. has signed a research agreement with A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics (IME) to develop a low power and high performance Gyro-sensor ASIC IP block for commercial hand held applications.
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MCU market on migration path to 32-bit

MCUs are being designed into an ever-expanding range of end-use applications in automotive, consumer, computer, communication, industrial, and medical systems.
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2013
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Taiwanese LCD TV SI makers seeking for transformation

The 2013 Taiwanese LCD TV SI makers’ shipment attained 41-43 million units, surging 8-14% from 37.8 million units in 2012.
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