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EL SEGUNDO, CA — Sharp Corp. in the fourth quarter was toppled from the top spot in the global LCD-TV market, falling to fourth place, down from first in the third quarter, according to a new market share ranking from iSuppli Corp.

The dramatic shake-up in LCD-TV market share is due to the rapid progress made by Sharp’s competitors and their capability to capitalize on declining prices during the holiday season.

Samsung Electronics took Sharp’s previous position at the top of the rankings with a 16.8% share of LCD-TV unit shipments in the fourth quarter, up from 13.5% in the third quarter. Second place belonged to Philips Electronics at 15.1%, while Sony  came in third with a 13.1% share of unit shipments. Sharp was fourth with 11.4% in the fourth quarter, down from 13.9% in the third quarter.

Rounding out the Top 5 was LG Electronics (7.8% share).

“This is a significant blow to Sharp, which had been the dominant LCD-TV seller going into 2006,” said Riddhi Patel, principal analyst for television systems at iSuppli. “While its market share had been declining, Sharp had managed to maintain a considerable distance from its competitors. However, this is no longer the case.”
ROME, NY – The Electrostatic Discharge Association will hold a two-day device design seminar at its Rome headquarters this spring. The April 30-May 1 seminar includes ESD in industrial semiconductors; ESD models and ESD testing; ESD device operation; ESD circuit operation; technology impact on ESD design choices; special circuit requirements and their impact on ESD; CDM ESD protection; and design examples and case studies.
 
Device design and program manager tutorials will take place May 22 - 24 at the BU Corporate Education Center in Tyngsboro, MA: On-Chip ESD Protection in RF Technologies (May 22); Troubleshooting On-Chip ESD Failures (May 22); ESD Basics for the Program Manager (May 23); Packaging Principles for the Program Manager (May 24), and System Level ESD/EMI: Testing to IEC and Other Standards (May 24).
 
Three program manager tutorials will take place May 9 and 10 at the Holiday Inn, Bloomington, MN: How-To’s of In-Plant ESD Auditing and Evaluation Measurement (May 9), Cleanroom Considerations for the Program Manager (May 10), and Air Ionization: Issues and Answers (May 10).
 
For more information and to register, visit www.esda.org/education.html.
 
 
SHANGHAI - The schedule of activities for Nepcon China and EMT China has been announced. Activities will include SMTA workshops and conferences and Ministry of Information Industry-approved training for National Certificate for Key Personnel.

The events will take place at the Shanghai Everbright Center.

SMTA China will host conferences, workshops, committee meetings, a vendor’s day and an engineering certification session. SMTA China and the MII will jointly organize a SMT Technical Personnel Certification Program during the show.
 
More than 650 companies representing 22 countries will exhibit, Nepcon organizers say.
 
 
HORSHAM, PA Avo Photonics has opened design and prototyping operations in Toronto.
 
The subsidiary will support ongoing opto-electronic design, development, and volume production services.
 
The Canadian team has experience developing products such as high-power optical isolators, light detection and ranging (LIDAR) systems, photometers, telecom lasers, photon-counting detectors, nonlinear optic waveguides and tunable lasers.
 
TOULOUSE, FRANCE -- Airbus SAS, the world's second largest aerospace maker, will cut 10,000 jobs -- 18% of its workforce --over four years and offload a half-dozen factories as it prepares to declare its first annual loss. The moves are part of a plan to reduce costs by some $2.8 billion annually by 2010.


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ST. LOUIS -- LaBarge Inc. named William Bitner vice president of operations, responsible for the EMS company's defense and government-oriented manufacturing operations. He succeeds Vernon Anderson, who is retiring Read more ...

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