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Tuesday 2 May 2017
Global semiconductor sales rise 18% in March, says SIA
Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached US$30.9 billion for the month of March 2017, an increase of 18.1% compared to the March 2016 total of US$26.2 billion and 1.6% more than...
Friday 25 September 2015
Asia and Americas to push global PV demand up to 58GW in 2016, says report
Major regional markets (i.e. China, the US and Japan) and other emerging markets continue to drive demand growth of 2015's photovoltaic (PV) market. According to EnergyTrend, the...
Tuesday 19 November 2013
Americas region remains leader in industrial chip purchases but emerging countries gain ground, says IHS
Despite years of outsourcing and offshoring, the Americas region continues to lead the world in terms of spending on semiconductors for industrial electronics, although emerging economies...
Friday 27 September 2013
Americas region remains largest market for pure-play foundry sales, says IC Insights
Customers in the Americas region (primarily the US) are expected to account for nearly two-thirds of pure-play foundry sales in 2013, a slight increase from 2012, according to IC...
Thursday 23 August 2012
US to become third largest solar market in 2012, says IMS Research
The size of the solar market in Americas (the continent) more than doubled in the first half of 2012 to reach 1.7GW. According to IMS Research, the market is set to reach almost 4.3GW...
Wednesday 13 July 2011
Suntech launches two high-performance solar products in the Americas
Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd., the world's largest producer of solar panels, has launched two new high-performance solar panels in the United States, Canada and Latin America.
Thursday 16 June 2011
SMIC hires former Chartered exec to lead Americas operations
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) announced on June 15 the appointment of Michael Rekuc as president of SMIC Americas, effective immediately. Rekuc will...
Tuesday 1 June 2010
Computex 2010: Nvidia looks to take 3D PCs to the next level
With the success of "Avatar" and other similar movies, TV vendors have now begun seeing the opportunities of pushing 3D TVs to consumers looking to enjoy these movies at...
Friday 16 April 2010
Wind capacity to increase to 409GW by 2014, says GWEC
GWEC (Global Wind Energy Council) expects that the global installed wind capacity will reach 409GW by 2014, up from 158.5GW at the end of 2009. This assumes an average growth rate...
Friday 16 April 2010
Verizon announces HTC-produced Android smartphone
Verizon Wireless on April 15 announced the Droid Incredible Android-based smartphone manufactured by HTC.