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Mobile Device Demands Will Be The Main Drivers for The Industry in The Upcoming Year
Sep 24, 2013Apple has yet again swept the market with the launch of the new iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C. The new cell phones have acted as a propeller for sapphire substrate manufacturers and LED manufacturers with the introduction of new fingerprint ...
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MEA Tablet Market Exceeded The Region's Portable PC Market for The First Time in The Q2
Sep 3, 2013The size of the Middle East and Africa (MEA) tablet market exceeded the region's portable PC market for the first time in the second quarter of 2013, according to IDC. IDC has announced that tablet shipments for the quarter were up 208% on ...
Tags: Tablet Market, PC Market
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Braskem's Consolidated Net Revenue Was Similar to The Previous Quarter in 2Q13
Aug 12, 2013Braskem announces results for the second quarter. Net Revenue In 2Q13, Braskem’s consolidated net revenue was US$4.6 billion, similar to the previous quarter. In Brazilian real, net revenue amounted to R$9.5 billion, increasing 2% ...
Tags: Petrochemical
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Yulong and Korean Vendor LG Completed The Top-5 Vendors
Aug 8, 2013Canalys has published its final second-quarter-2013 smartphone shipment estimates by vendor for the 50-plus countries that it tracks. Some 238.1 million units shipped in the second quarter, an impressive 50% on-year increase. And while ...
Tags: Smartphone Shipments, Top Vendors
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Vale Announced That Iron Ore Production Reached The Highest Level for a Fourth Quarter
Feb 4, 2013Rio de Janeiro, Brazil-base Vale S.A. announced Friday that iron ore production reached the highest level for a fourth quarter, at 85.5 million metric tons, allowing for a larger exposure to the price rally of the final months of last year. ...
Tags: iron ore production, iron ore, mine
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Labor Problems and Low Prices Have Platinum Mines Closing up Shop in South Africa
Dec 26, 2012Labor problems and low prices have platinum mines closing up shop in South Africa, and the potential for acquisitions is ripening. Senior Mining Analyst and Managing Director at Stifel Nicolaus in Toronto, George Topping believes that ...
Tags: Finance, Rare Earth, Metallurgy
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Three Foundries Are in The World Top Ten Semiconductor Companies Ranked by First Half Sale
Dec 24, 2012The top three foundries are in the world top ten semiconductor companies ranked by first half sales, says IC Insights. TSMC's capacity utilization rate in 2Q12 was 102% (exceeding 100% because of the way the company defines its ...
Tags: first half sales, semiconductor, IC Insights
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Rubicon Technology Reported That Second Quarter Revenue Increased to US$17.0 Million
Dec 24, 2012Rubicon Technology, a provider of sapphire substrates and products to the LED, RFIC, semiconductor, and optical industries, reported that second quarter (ended June 30, 2012) revenue increased to US$17.0 million from US$10.2 million in the ...
Tags: Rubicon Technology, finanacial report, USA
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Industrial Electronics Semiconductor Market Growth to Fall Short of Previous Expectations
Dec 19, 2012Growth in the industrial electronics semiconductor market is set to fall short of previous expectations in 2012 as the business is buffeted by weakening global economic conditions, with the LED market the sole bright spot, says IHS iSuppli ...
Tags: LED
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Microsoft Faces Challenges to Maintain Relationships with Partners3D
Dec 18, 2012View more Latest Digitimes news Timing is good for WP8 phones,but Microsoft faces challenges to maintain relationships with partners3D IC commercialization to take place in 2015-16,says ASELenovo acquires CCE in BrazilWafer foundry houses ...
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Android-Based Devices, and in Particular Handsets From Samsung, Are Growing in Globally
Dec 17, 2012The latest smartphone market share figures from Gartner show that Android-based devices, and in particular handsets from Samsung, are growing in popularity globally. Gartner’s second quarter 2012 market share data showed that ...
Tags: smartphone market, Gartner, Samsung, Apple, Nokia
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China LED Industry's Peak Season Performance May Fall Short of Expectations
Dec 14, 2012As the global economic outlook remains stagnant, LED industry's peak season performance may fall short of expectations. Thus, Taiwanese LED firms such as Epistar, Unity Opto, Lextar, and Genesis Photonics underwent setbacks in the stock ...
Tags: LED, industry, China, economic outlook
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Meat Giant Marfrig Today (14 August) Booked a Second-Quarter Profit
Dec 11, 2012Brazil-based meat giant Marfrig today (14 August) booked a second-quarter profit, moving back into the black after a loss in the corresponding period last year. Marfrig, which owns the Seara brand, posted net income of BRL15.5m (US$19.1m) ...
Tags: Meat giant, Meat, net income, profit
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The Global Power Management Semiconductor Market Is Expected to Report 9.7% Rise
Dec 11, 2012Power management semiconductor market to rise 9.7% during Q2 The global power management semiconductor market is expected to report 9.7% rise during the second quarter of 2012 (2Q12) to $7.9bn when compared to $7.2bn during the first ...
Tags: power management, semiconductor, electronic products, smartphones
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Global Billings for Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipments Decreased by 2%
Dec 11, 2012The global billings for semiconductor manufacturing equipments declined 2% in 2Q12 Global billings for semiconductor manufacturing equipments reached $10.34bn in the second quarter (2Q) of 2012, recording a 2% decline when compared to the ...
Tags: semiconductor, global billings, semiconductor manufacturing equipments