Product Design & Supply Chain
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10/2/12 2:36 pm EDT
Reported incidents of counterfeit electronic component parts this year are maintaining the record pace set in 2011, highlighting the need for continued vigilance and improved detection and avoidance measures at a time when U.S. defense representatives are scheduled to update acquisition rules, according to information and analytics provider IHS (NYSE: IHS).Counterfeit incident reports from the beginning of the year through the end of August averaged 107.3 per month, up slightly from107.1more...English -
10/1/12 1:46 pm EDT
Amid high pricing and a lack of effective marketing to draw consumer’s attention away from other hot-selling mobile gadgets, global ultrabook shipments are falling short of expectations in 2012, prompting IHS to cut its near-term forecast for the next-generation notebooks.An estimated 10.3 million ultrabooks will ship worldwide in 2012, according to an IHS iSuppli Compute Platforms Topical Report from information and analytics provider IHS (NYSE: IHS).more...English -
9/26/12 12:44 pm EDT
The average amount of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) in each smartphone shipped worldwide is expected to surge by nearly 50 percent this year, as these advanced cellphones gain greater functionality, according to an IHS iSuppli DRAM Dynamics Market Brief from information and analytics provider IHS (NYSE: IHS).Average DRAM content in smartphones will expand to 666 megabytes (MB) this year, up from 453MB in 2011 and 202MB in 2010.The average density of DRAM chips in smartphones also ismore...English -
9/26/12 12:28 pm EDT
The market for semiconductor magnetic sensors used in industrial and medical applications expanded by 6 percent last year, with green energy initiatives acting as a major growth driver, according to an IHS iSuppli Magnetic Sensor Market Tracker Report from information and analytics provider IHS (NYSE: IHS).Revenue in 2011 for industrial and medical magnetic sensors amounted to $118.2 million, up from $111.9 million in 2010. Although revenue in this segment is small compared to other magneticmore...English -
9/17/12 12:29 pm EDT
Booming tablet shipments—including the iPad with its 9-inch screen, as well as smaller 7.x-inch models from various brands—will drive a robust 56 percent annual increase in shipments for the tablet display market in 2012, according to the IHS iSuppli Small and Medium Displays Service from information and analytics provider IHS. Shipments of tablet displays this year are projected to reach 126.6 million units, up from 82.1 million units in 2011, as presented in the figure attached. “Mediamore...English -
9/4/12 1:28 pm EDT
After a generation of setting the pace and calling the shots in the computer market, the Microsoft Corp./Intel Corp. cartel known as Wintel now finds itself playing catch-up in the new era of smartphones and media tablets, spurring a widening rift in the historic alliance. Despite a flurry of activities to adjust to the changed realities of the technology industry, Wintel is expected to suffer a declining share of the “new” computer market, a category consisting not just of PCs but also of themore...English -
8/24/12 3:55 pm EDT
The Galaxy Note 10.1 could deliver a better margin than the market-leading iPad—but only if Samsung can maintain its target selling prices—according to a physical dissection of the media tablet conducted by the IHS Teardown Analysis Service at information and analytics provider IHS (NYSE: IHS). A preliminary analysis of the component cost of the Galaxy Note 10.1 reveals the HSPA+ version of the media tablet carries a bill of materials (BOM) of $283. When basic manufacturing costs are added inmore...English -
8/24/12 3:37 pm EDT
Weakening economic conditions are spurring reduced demand for PCs and related electronic components, prompting IHS to downgrade its forecast for 2012 global semiconductor market chip revenue. Global semiconductor revenue now is expected to decline slightly for the year, contracting by 0.1 percent, according to preliminary results from the IHS iSuppli Application Market Forecast Tool from information and analytics provider IHS (NYSE: IHS). The previous IHS forecast called for marginal growth ofmore...English -
8/13/12 7:04 pm EDT
Following a sharp 30 percent drop during the first three months of 2012, worldwide shipments of flat-panel televisions returned to growth in the second quarter, according to a preliminary estimate from the new Worldwide Monthly TV Tracker issued by Displaybank which was recently acquired by IHS (NYSE: IHS). Worldwide shipments of flat-panel televisions, a category consisting of liquid crystal display (LCD) and plasma sets, rose to 48.9 million units in the second quarter, up 3.6 percent frommore...English -
8/13/12 11:57 am EDT
Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. remained the two largest buyers of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices for consumer and mobile applications in 2011, solidifying their command and expanding their influence over the market, according to an IHS iSuppli MEMS Market Tracker report from information and analytics provider IHS (NYSE: IHS). Apple and Samsung last year accounted for a combined 37 percent of the consumer and mobile MEMS space, mainly on the strength of theirmore...English
