SAN FRANCISCO -- The nation's CIOs project IT spending to increase to 6%
over the next year, according to a poll taken in November, up one point from October.
Spending projections were up or flat in most categories
month over month, said Deustche Bank and CIO magazine, who administer the poll.
EL SEGUNDO, CA -- Intel Corp. is expected to solidify its position as the world’s leading semiconductor supplier, posting the highest revenue growth among the top 10 chip makers for the year, according to a preliminary ranking from iSuppli Corp.
The research firm raised its forecast for global chip revenue in 2005 to $237.3 billion, up 4.4% from $227.3 billion in 2004.
TOKYO -- As predicted by Circuits Assembly last year, following its promotion of entertainment guru Howard Stringer Sony Corp. has upped outsourcing of its electronics products. It recently signed a deal with Premier Image Technology of Taiwan, and is reportedly in talks with other Taiwanese companies, including Ability Enterprise Co., Asia Optical Co., and Altek. A decision is expected by March.
Altek also builds product for Kodak and HP. Asia Optical
builds for Olympus, and Ability makes
digital cameras for Samsung and Casio.
Sanyo is leading digital camera vendor, shipping some 13 million units this year.