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AUSTIN – March shipments of large-area TFT LCD panels reached 37.9 million units, up 29% sequentially, according to DisplaySearch.
STOCKHOLM -- NOTE AB, a top 50 EMS company, reported March quarter sales of SEK 329.1 ($38.6 million), down 23% from a year ago.
RENO, NV – Semiconductor sales will jump 17% year-over-year in 2010, almost making up for a drop of 17% this year, says Databeans.
The chip market, which fell 3% last year to $248.6 billion, should just top $200 billion this year. However, says the research firm, this slump looks different from 2001, and the market will rebound much more easily this time around.
By 2011, IC revenue will reach $269.1 billion, outdoing 2007, says Databeans.
The chip market, which fell 3% last year to $248.6 billion, should just top $200 billion this year. However, says the research firm, this slump looks different from 2001, and the market will rebound much more easily this time around.
By 2011, IC revenue will reach $269.1 billion, outdoing 2007, says Databeans.
BROMMA, SWEDEN -- Micronic Laser Systems will acquire Mydata Automation in a stock-based deal. The combined company will have annual revenues of approximately SEK 1.2 billion ($140 million) and 640 employees.
EL SEGUNDO, CA – Once the world’s fastest-growing chip manufacturing region, China hit an all-time low in the first quarter, with nearly 60% of the nation’s semiconductor manufacturing capacity unused, according to iSuppli Corp.
