KUALA LUMPUR: Global sales of semiconductors rose 7.6% to US$22.2bil in July from US$20.6bil a year ago, underpinned by consumer electronics, personal computers and cellphones.
SAN JOSE, USA: Worldwide sales of semiconductors grew by 7.6 percent to $22.2 billion in July from July 2007 sales of $20.6 billion. Sales grew by 2.8 percent from June when sales were $21.6 billion.
Chip sales overall would have been higher, if not for the continued decline in DRAMs and NAND flash memory prices, the Semiconductor Industry Association said.
Currently, LG Display is the second largest manufacturer of LCD screens behind market leader Samsung. But a deal announced this week sees it get a little bit closer to that top spot. LG has announced a joint venture with Chinese manufacturer AmTRAN Technology. Together an existing AmTRAN manufacturing plant in Suzhou, China will be expanded and [...]
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) today released a display tester designed for easy, customizable setup for visual testing of up to five major display formats. It is suitable for testing FPD and CRT displays as well as LCD panels in PC and TV manufacturing.
The Elo TouchSystems Zero-Bezel Touchscreen Monitors combine beauty and durability in a new, sleek design.
300mm wafers for the first time account for the largest share of wafer manufacturing capacity and actual wafers processed, with 44 percent of total capacity and 47 percent of total silicon processed, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has announced the purchase of a total of 120 sets of machinery and equipment from Sony Manufacturing Systems for NT$557 million (US$17.63 million) to ramp up its production, according to a company filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE).
DUBLIN, Ireland—-Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Turkish TV Triumvirate Vestel, Beko and Profilos LCD TV Development Strategies” report to their offering.