The severe downturn in the global photovoltaic (PV) market in 2009 actually could have a positive outcome for the worldwide solar industry, yielding a more mature and orderly supply...
Worldwide PC shipments totaled 67.2 million units in the first quarter of 2009, a 6.5% decline versus first-quarter 2008, according to preliminary results from Gartner.
Worldwide semiconductor revenues went down 5.4%, or a decrease of US$14.5 billion, to US$255 billion in 2008, according to the final market share analysis by Gartner Dataquest. The...
Despite what is looking to be a rather dismal year for the PC industry as a whole, netbooks are forecast to grow at more than 65% on year in 2009, while the traditional notebook PC...
Despite challenging economic conditions, smartphones continued to gain significant market share worldwide over the past six months, rising from 26% to 33% of demand in February 2009,...
The worldwide handset market felt the full effects of the economic crisis in the fourth quarter of 2008 as shipments fell 11.6% on year, marking the first time the holiday quarter...
In the fourth quarter of 2008, worldwide sales of smartphones to end users reached 38.1 million units, an increase of 3.7% on the fourth quarter of 2007, according to Gartner. Global...
Eroding worldwide economic conditions are causing a dramatic downturn in capital equipment spending for the semiconductor industry, according to Gartner. Analysts said the receding...
The continued erosion of the global economy, including the prospect of negative GDP growth in many major countries, has led IDC to update its forecast for worldwide IT spending in...
Worldwide semiconductor capital equipment spending is expected to decline 30.6% in 2008 and total US$31.1 billion, down from Gartner's October forecast of a 25.2% decline. Worldwide...
For only the fifth time in the last 25 years, the semiconductor industry will post a decline in revenues, with worldwide semiconductor revenues totaling US$261.9 billion in 2008,...
Worldwide smartphone sales totaled 36.5 million units in the third quarter of 2008, an 11.5% increase from the same period in 2007. The smartphone market is expected to continue to...
Worldwide PC processor shipments in the third calendar quarter of 2008 reached record levels again, according to new data from IDC. However, the outlook for the processor market in...
