Lessons Learned From Four Failed Electronics Mergers |
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Wednesday, 18 April 2007 |
Every year the electronics industry sees dozens of mergers and acquisitions. Although all of them present management challenges, a handful have ended so badly that they’ve become proverbial. We asked four industry analysts to pick their favorites and tell us why the deals eventually went belly-up. Their choices are object lessons for any company trying to merge its way into success....more  (0) Comments |
Survey: US Consumers Prefer WiMAX To Cellular Data Or Wi-Fi |
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Tuesday, 17 April 2007 |
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In a head-to-head comparison, respondents to a US consumer survey indicated a significant preference for WiMAX over cellular data and Wi-Fi services, reports In-Stat. This comes from a survey conducted earlier this year with over 1,200 respondents. The respondents were asked a series of questions by the market research firm regarding their interest in various wireless broadband services, with each service description based on what is currently or will soon be available per technology....more (0) Comments |
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Texas Instruments Widens Lead In The Analog Market |
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Tuesday, 17 April 2007 |
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With 17 percent growth in 2006, Texas Instruments expanded its lead in analog with a 14 percent share of the global $37 billion market. Other top players include STMicroelectronics, Infineon Technologies, NXP, Analog Devices and National Semiconductor. Strong growth in 2006 was seen by NXP, which is focusing more on higher margin products for vertical markets. Other movers include Freescale Semiconductor, Intersil, and ON Semiconductor. While Freescale showed strength in the application specific markets, ON Semiconductor and Intersil both scored in standard linear sales....more (0) Comments |
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Nvidia To Enter High-Performance Computing Market This Summer |
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Monday, 16 April 2007 |
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The graphics chipmaker Nvidia is preparing its G8 series chips for the oil and gas industry, finance, medicine, and scientific research. Nvidia, known for graphics cards used to boost video game performance, will launch a product line in June for high-performance computing, a new market for the company. Based on Nvidia's G8 series chips and its Cuda software development kit, it will be for workstations and server clusters. Such computing jobs are common in the oil and gas industry, finance, medicine, and scientific research. The company sells its graphics processing units, or GPUs, for use in consumer electronics, especially gaming computers and portable entertainment devices, and in professional workstations, such as those used in computer-assisted design. In branching out, Nvidia is using the same parallel-processor design it offers in its other product lines. Its chips work alongside a primary CPU and off-load the graphics processing to provide faster rendering and more efficient CPU use....more (0) Comments |
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Open Mobile Video Coalition To Promote Mobile Digital Broadcast TV In US |
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Monday, 16 April 2007 |
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Current members – covering 95 million households -- include the broadcast television station groups of Belo Corp., Fox, Gannett, Gray, ION Media, NBC Universal, Sinclair and Tribune. Coalition invites all U.S. based broadcasters to join group in driving mobile digital video innovation. Nine of the largest US television broadcast groups announced the launch of the “Open Mobile Video Coalition,” an industry alliance to accelerate the development of mobile digital broadcast television. Broadcasters jointly announcing the Coalition today are: Belo, Fox Television Stations, Gannett Broadcasting, Gray Television, ION Media Networks, the NBC & Telemundo Television Stations, Sinclair Broadcast Group and Tribune Broadcasting Company. These companies collectively represent over 280 television stations in the US, covering 95 million households, including 49 of the top 50 markets nationwide....more (0) Comments |
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Taking A Harder Line On China Piracy |
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Tuesday, 10 April 2007 |
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After Six Years of Talk and Little Action, The U.S. Toughens Its Stance on China. The Bush administration fired another salvo in its campaign against Chinese trade practices yesterday, announcing suits to force Beijing to crack down on rampant counterfeiting and drop restrictions on the distribution of American music, movies and books. U.S. Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab said the United States will file two formal complaints today against China at the World Trade Organization in Geneva....more (0) Comments |
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