Total worldwide semiconductor revenue fell 2.6 per cent to $299.9bn in 2012, according to figures released today by analyst group Gartner. Intel remained the runaway market leader for the 21st year in a row with revenues of $49.09bn, but ...
Tags: Semiconductor, Electrical, Electronics
The spot market for LPG cargoes loading out of the Middle East has softened amid weak demand from Asian buyers, according to market sources. This was reflected in the spot cargo price differentials, with Arcadia heard selling 44,000 mt of ...
Ulsan Aromatics, a joint venture between South Korea’s SK Global Chemical and Japan’s JX Nippon Oil and Energy has planned to build a new Paraxylene (PX) plant in Ulsan, South Korea. A SK Global Chemical company official ...
The Nord SK 200E inverter series provides certified safety technology for applications up to SIL3. Operator safety is essential for plant operation. After a safety circuit is actuated by opening a safety cover or door, it must be ...
Fab equipment spending for Front End facilities is expected to be flat in 2013, remaining around $31.7 billion, increasing to $39.3 billion in 2014 — a 24% increase. The SEMI World Fab Forecast also reveals that in 2013 increases for ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics, LED
After multiple years of double-digit drops, prices for DRAM could stabilize as demand exceeds supply and the number of memory makers dwindles, a research analyst for IC Insights said this week. The average selling price for DRAM in ...
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Chinese Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) producer - SK Zhenbang is operating its plant at reduced capacity rates. “Stock levels have risen due to the Chinese New Year holidays, so the plant is currently operating at 90% capacity ...
Tags: Polyethylene Terephthalate, SK Zhenbang, capacity rates
App Factory, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of SK Planet, today announced at South by Southwest the launch of Jukebox Hero, an innovative new mobile app that transforms the personal music library on a user's mobile device into an ...
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INVISTA’S CORDURA Denim, Duck and Naturalle fabrics were recently voted into the world’s largest innovative materials library, Material ConneXion. Through a majority vote by a creative and materials professional panel, CORDURA ...
POSCO reportedly is planning to buy a controlling stakes worth US$333 million from STX Pan Ocean Co. However spokeswoman of POSCO denies this information and said it would not considered any bid for STX Pan Ocean. It’s said that ...
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Samsung was by far the 300mm capacity leader in 2012 having about 61% more 300mm capacity than second-place SK Hynix, says IC Insights. Intel was the only other company that held a double-digit share of 300mm capacity at the end of 2012. ...
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MRAM/STTMRAM and PCM will lead the Emerging Non-Volatile Memory (ENVM) market, reaching a combined $1.6bn by 2018, says a report from analysts Yole Developpement. "By 2018, MRAM/STTMRAM and PCM will surely be the top two ENVM on the ...
Tags: MRAM/STTMRAM, PCM, Non-Volatile Memory
Czech Republic - As Robe Lighting's head office and production facilities are located not far from Ceský Krumlov where Showlight is being held this May 18-21, the Robe team is offering all Showlight 2013 attendees a special visit to ...
Some of the most interesting designs are not necessarily those that go in a completely different direction than the classical ones. A design that simply replaced some of the details but preserves most of the major elements can be just as ...
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Net income was $151m for the quarter. South Korean chipmaker, SK Hynix, has reported revenues of KRW2.7 trillion ($2.4bn) for the fourth quarter of 2012, up 6%, compared to KRW2.5 trillion ($2.3bn) it reported in the corresponding quarter ...
Tags: chip demand, chipmaker, server products