Viewing that demand for LED lighting in the China market has been growing fast, many China-based LED packaging houses are expanding or will expand capacity for PLCC (plastic leaded chip carrier) packaging for small-size LED devices used in ...
Tags: LED Chips, PLCC Capacity, Lighting
THE Australian dollar weakened slightly after the International Monetary Fund warned of a prolonged growth slowdown in China. At 6.30am AEST the local unit was trading at 91.79 US cents, down slightly from 91.83 cents at yesterday's local ...
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NanoMarkets has now been tracking the smart windows for four years. During that time many smart windows technologies have become mature, reducing the uncertainties associated with deploying smart windows in both buildings and vehicles. ...
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Despite a significant decline in unit shipments, revenues for the US TV market are expected to remain flat in 2013 compared to 2012 as larger, higher-priced sets account for an expanded portion of sales, according to research firm IHS. US ...
Tags: TV Revenues, Service
The International Monetary Fund has lowered its oil price forecasts to $100.09/barrel in 2013 and $95.36/b in 2014. In April, the IMF forecast that oil prices would average $102.60/b this year and fall back to $97.58/b in 2014. However, ...
FTR Associates reported this week that its Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) fell once again in February, bringing the current reading to -9.5. And they expect 2013 to get much worse. February's two point drop wasn't a surprise as FTR has ...
Tags: Auto Parts, Transportation
The American Trucking Associations ATA) has released a new freight forecast that projects an increase in freight volumes for all modes of transportation by more than 20 percent. The forecast predicts: • Overall freight revenue ...
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Demand for dairy proteins is forecast to rise significantly in the coming years as manufacturers and consumers begin to realize their full potential, according to Arla Foods Ingredients. The company stated that the supplies of dairy ...
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Soft drinks firm Britvic has signalled its willingness to either renegotiate the terms of its merger with business rival AG Barr or abandon the deal, after the Competition Commission issued a final approval today (July 9) Britvic is ...
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In the Eurozone, activity contracted by 0.3% in Q1 2013, falling for the sixth consecutive quarter. However, GDP growth is expected to turn slightly positive in Q2 2013 (+0.1%), with a mild acceleration over the following quarters (+0.2% in ...
Tags: economy, Labor market
Analysts remain skeptical that Microsoft's relaunch of Windows 8 and the free upgrade to Windows 8.1 will translate into increased PC and tablet sales in the second half of the year. "[Windows 8.1] is unlikely to have a major impact [on] ...
The response of Asian and global markets to US liquefied natural gas exports will be much stronger and will happen much sooner than many anticipate, putting strong downward pressure on Asian prices, Rice University fellow Kenneth Medlock ...
Tags: LNG Exports, Chemicals
Fabless envelope tracking (ET) semiconductor firm Nujira Ltd of Cambridge, UK and specialty foundry TowerJazz (which has fabrication plants at Tower Semiconductor Ltd in Migdal Haemek, Israel, and at its subsidiaries Jazz Semiconductor Inc ...
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Weather Update June 24, 2013 Part of the reason for the delay in sending an update on the crop position is the diversity of the information we are able to obtain. The weather has been very mixed depending on where you are standing. A very ...
Tags: agriculture, lentils, pulses, grains
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) will be the fastest-growing IP traffic region in the world from 2012 to 2017, showing a compound annual growth rate of 38 percent, according to Cisco’s Visual Networking Index (VNI) Forecast for 2012 ...
Tags: IP Traffic, Cisco