AUSTIN, TX -- Global TV shipments last year far exceeded initial expectations as consumers snapped up discounted products, says a leading research firm.
DEER VALLEY, AZ – The Symposium on Avoiding, Detecting, and Preventing Counterfeit Electronic Parts requests abstracts for its west coast show to be held June 8 – 10.
The deadline for abstracts is April 9.
Symposium topics include electronic parts supply chain; sources of counterfeit parts; proven methodologies for reducing chances of being victims of counterfeit parts; supply chain management tools to mitigate counterfeit part risks; inspections tools and techniques for detecting counterfeit parts; authentication techniques for securing electronic part supply chain; trade and business issues adopted by industry, and law enforcement and international cooperation.
The symposium is organized by SMTA in conjunction with Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering/University of Maryland.
BEIJING – Electronics and IT in China registered profits of $26.2 billion in 2009, up 5.2% year-over-year, says the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
Revenues of the country’s electronics and IT firms were $750.3 billion during the year, up 0.1% compared to 2008.
The industry's export value, however, dropped to $422.7 billion, down 5.6% year-over-year.
Software revenue jumped 25.6% to $139.1 billion compared to the previous year.
Exports and imports fell 12.8% to $771.9 billion last year, the first drop since 2000. Exports for the sector dropped 12.5% to $457.2 billion, accounting for 38% of China’s total.
Imports were $314.7 billion, down 13.5% year-over-year.