US consumer confidence fell to its lowest level in 28 years in the month of June, amidst high energy costs and rising joblessness. US new orders for computer and electronic products dipped in June with US economy registering a lower retail sale when compared to the month of May, IPC is reporting. ...
Inventory days remain toward historically lower levels, particularly for manufacturers of passive components and semiconductors, according to Longbow Research. “When growth does begin to again r[...]
NXP Semiconductors today announced that Pascal Langlois, Senior Vice President, Global Sales, will transfer to the newly created wireless joint venture, ST-NXP Wireless, with effect from 1 September.[...]
The global electronics supply chain partner also reports that July proved to be an active month for CPU sales in the open market and that demand for 3.5-in drives increases while 2.5-in drives remain [...]
Processor unit shipments grew 3.1% sequentially and 16.1% year over year, IDC says. "While sequential market growth is unusual in the second quarter of the calendar year, it's clear that in Q2 Intel's[...]
Reflecting a difficult semiconductor industry environment, Santa Clara, Calif-based semiconductor manufacturing equipment leader Applied Materials Inc reported Tuesday afternoon that net sales for its[...]
MIPS Technologies today reported consolidated financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, as well as a corporate restructuring.[...]
Year-over-year, second quarter revenue increased 17.6% while net income and diluted EPS increased 12.9% and 16.3%, respectively.[...]
Even though the opportunities for growth seem boundless, there are a number of core challenges for electronics and high-tech companies attempting to tap emerging markets. Accenture’s Kevin Bandy lay[...]
In the last week of July, the four largest dedicated foundries released their Q2 earnings results and while TSMC, UMC and Chartered Semiconductor posted positive quarter-over-quarter sales growth, SMI[...]
The Semiconductor Industry Association continued to credit PCs and emerging markets today while reporting first half, Q2, and June semiconductor sales growth. Memory pricing continues to pull down tot[...]