Electronics Industry
182 Stories
Philippine semicon braces for tougher times
News Semiconductor and electronics sector is one of hardest hit by falling global demand, says Philippine industry group, but adds economic crisis is "cyclical".
Tags: Processors, Asia, Electronics, Philippines, Electronics Industry, Semiconductor, layoff, SEIPI, Worker, revenue
Layoffs loom for M'sian electronics sector
News One of the pillars of Malaysia's economy, its electronic and electrical sector has become a double-edged sword during the current global slowdown.
Tags: Sales/revenue, Layoffs, Business planning, Trends, Intel Corp., Western Digital Corp., Electronics, Manufacturing, Chip Company, Electronics Sector
Consumer electronics hit by inventory glut
News Inventories pile up for manufacturers of computers, mobile phones and TVs, signaling a worse-than-forecast fourth quarter.
Tags: Hardware, Sales strategy, Sales/revenue, Cost control, Business development/management, SanDisk Corp., Inventory, TV, Electronics, Sales
Philippine semicon on way up after 'hitting bottom'
News Philippine semiconductor market--country's top export earner--on road to recovery with exports climbing from 0.76 percent to 9 percent in first quarter of 2009.
Tags: Processors, Intel Corp., Integrated Circuit, Texas Instruments Inc., Electronics, Philippines, Electronics Industry, Semiconductor, Pacific, SEIPI
Gartner: PCs, handsets to lead electronics recovery
News Analyst firm says it has seen first signs of economic recovery in the electronics industry, with mobile phone and consumer PC markets leading the way.
Tags: Personal Computers, Cellular phones, Smart phones, Phone, mobile-phone, home PC, handset, Personal Computers, Recovery, Semiconductor
Samsung's market value approaches Intel's
News In 2002 it surpassed Sony, and now some analysts expect Samsung to surpass Intel in market valuation in a year or so.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Memory Chip, TV, Market Capitalization, semiconductor, Sony Corp., Business Strategies & Functions, Intel Corp., handset
Don't let profit-making weaken e-waste efforts
Blogs I was at a local IT retail store last weekend, looking to buy a set of new ink cartridges for a multifunction printer (M...
Sony hires a professional fixer
News The Japanese electronics giant, in the middle of an internal makeover, hires George Bailey from IBM, a longtime electronics industry consultant.
Tags: Consumer Technology, Apple Inc., IBM Corp., Electronics, Consulting, consumer electronics company, Consumer Electronics Show, CEO, Sony Corp., electronics company
RealNetworks continues to develop DVD-copying device
News Though a judge made decide to retain a ban on sales of Real's DVD-copying technology, the company continues to develop film-copying device.
Tags: DVD, RealNetworks Inc., DVD-copying, Sales, DVD, MPAA, job posting, job, Hollywood, industry
Thai IT sector counts cost of strike
News Thailand's IT sector's losses as a result of the recent week-long Don Mueang and Suvarnabhumi airports closure are estimated to be US$28 million a day.
Tags: Investments, Hardware, Security, Disaster Recovery, Conference, Thailand, Airport Closure, software, job, industry
Sony CEO stresses convergence to save CE industry
News The company's chief makes liberal use of celebrities to outline principles to help industry weather economic storm.
Tags: Consumer Technology, Digital media, Blu-ray, Convergence, entertainment, Consumer Electronics Industry, movie, Wi-Fi, CEO, industry
U.S. Congress tackles e-waste in the House and nationally
News The United States House of Representatives is considering legislation to alter its own e-waste policy, as well as a bill to fund more e-waste R&D.
Tags: Politics, E-waste, Electronics, Rep., Recycling, Computer, consortium, Biggert, Congressmen, R&D
Growth in Asia driven by electronics sector, says Lehman Brothers
News Asia's electronic sector will continue to underpin strong growth in regional economies, said global investment bank Lehman Brothers in a recent report.
S'pore electronics output up 20%
News The local electronics industry saw output rise 19.7 percent from a year ago to S$82.3 billion in 2000, according to an Economic Development Board (EDB) statement released today.
Group slams M'sia on electronics union ban
News An international union body has hit out at Malaysia for the continued ban on a national union for the country's 150,000 electronics workers.
