Toshiba, one of Japan's largest electronics companies, has said it expects net losses of 20 billion yen (US$215 million) for the fiscal year ending March 2010. That's down from its previous estimtae of 50 billion yen.

The Japanese conglomerate, whose business encompasses everything from memory chips to household electronics to nuclear power plants, has said it booked a much smaller loss in the October-December quarter than a year earlier.

Semiconductor makers must take the lead in evolving the tools and business processes that allow the electronics industry to benefit from the efficiency improvements and risk reduction associated with truly collaborative supply chain management.

Japanese electronics manufacturer Epson Imaging Devices has agreed to plead guilty and pay a 26-million-dollar fine for its role in a price-fixing conspiracy, the US Justice Department said Tuesday.

NEC is considering raising funds to strengthen its capital base, which has suffered during the economic downturn, according to sources familiar with matter.

The giant South Korean company Samsung Electronics has said it will invest more than US$4 billion to cut emissions from its plants.

Despite the recession, South Korean electronics maker launches slick new LED televisions, but backs away from upscale 'Luxia' branding.

NEC Electronics America has announced that it will showcase a new electronic paper (e-paper) module at up coming the Society for Information Display (SID) Display Week 2009, during June 2-4, 2009. Developed by NEC LCD Technologies, the 13.8-inch module, A4 international standard paper size, will be part of the NEC Electronics America's broad range of display solutions exhibited at the show.

NEC Electronics has announced its new super-resolution application-specific standard product (ASSP), which can reduce blurring that occurs when low-resolution images and video are expanded and displayed in 1920 x 1080-pixel high-definition (HD) monitors.

Tech Data, a distributor of IT products, announced on 15 May, its Digital Signage and Projectors Specialized Business Unit (SBU) has established distribution agreements with HANNspree North America, a provider of LCD TV products, electronics company Hitachi Home Electronics and Vivitek, a manufacturer of visual display and presentation products.

The electronics supply chain remains pessimistic and appears to believe we have not yet seen the bottom of the recession, according to a survey of more than 230 electronics supply chain decision makers.

The European market for consumer electronics is going to shrink in 2009 — for the first time since the mid-nineties, says German IT industry association Bitkom. The reason, however, is not the economy crisis.

A South Korean electronics executive has agreed to plead guilty and serve one year in prison in the United States for his role in a price-fixing conspiracy, the US Justice Department said Monday.

Cheap electronics can be counted as one of the few perks of a recession, but because of China's stimulus plan, tobacco farmers in Qinhai and simple economics, LCD screens are actually getting more expensive.