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Thursday 20 September 2012
Maps and Passbook in iOS 6 help propel Apple App Store growth in 2012, says IHS
With the addition of the new Maps platform and Passbook app to its iOS 6 operating system, Apple has extended the reach of its smartphone and tablet ecosystem into the real world,...
Wednesday 19 September 2012
Apple iPhone 5 carries US$199 BOM, says IHS
The new iPhone 5 carries a bill of materials (BOM) of US$199 for the low-end model with 16GB of NAND flash memory, according to a preliminary virtual teardown conducted by the IHS...
Wednesday 12 September 2012
Cumulative Android smartphone shipments will exceed one billion in 2013, says IHS
Just five years after Google's Android appeared on the market in 2008, IHS forecasts that cumulative global shipments of smartphones using the operating system since it was introduced...
Monday 10 September 2012
Tablets and smartphones help 2Q12 PWM IC market rebound, says IHS
After six months of decline, the market for power management semiconductors likely recovered in the second quarter due to strong demand from electronic products including smartphones...
Wednesday 5 September 2012
As Wintel dominance wanes, the Microsoft/Intel alliance frays, says IHS
After a generation of setting the pace and calling the shots in the computer market, the Microsoft/Intel cartel known as Wintel now finds itself playing catch-up in the new era of...
Monday 27 August 2012
IHS downgrades chip market outlook to negative
Weakening economic conditions are spurring reduced demand for PCs and related electronic components, prompting IHS iSuppli to downgrade its forecast for 2012 global semiconductor...
Friday 24 August 2012
Europe- and Japan-based chip suppliers hit hardest by weak 2Q12 market growth, says IHS
Stifled by poor economic conditions, global semiconductor market revenue in the second quarter of 2012 fell by 3% on year resulting in widespread revenue declines for chip suppliers,...
Thursday 26 July 2012
Apple lead in global chip purchasing expands, IHS finds
Apple in 2012 is expected to buy nearly US$28 billion worth of semiconductors, up 15% from US$24 billion in 2011, according to IHS iSuppli. This means that Apple will dramatically...
Wednesday 25 July 2012
Risks come with rewards in Micron purchase of Elpida, IHS finds
Micron Technology's recent purchase of bankrupt Japan-based Elpida Memory is a bold move not without risk, even though Micron will emerge from the acquisition considerably larger...
Wednesday 18 July 2012
DRAM pricing strengthens as inventory level falls, says IHS
Pricing for DRAM is set to increase as a key indicator shows that inventory levels are falling relative to demand, according to IHS iSuppli.
Monday 16 July 2012
NOR flash makers find new growth areas to compensate for slowing sales in cellphones, says IHS
NOR flash memory sales growth may be tapering off in mobile handsets and smartphones, but lucrative embedded applications in the tablet, automotive and industrial markets are picking...
Thursday 12 July 2012
All-in-one PC shipments to outpace traditional desktops with double-digit growth, says IHS
With their shipments projected to surge this year and beyond, all-in-one PCs will help prop an ailing market for overall desktop PC systems, according to the IHS iSuppli.
Tuesday 3 July 2012
With Elpida acquisition, Micron becomes No. 2 DRAM supplier
With its planned purchase of Elpida Memory of Japan, US-based Micron Technology will become the world's second-largest supplier of DRAM, according to IHS iSuppli.
Thursday 28 June 2012
Elpida bankruptcy brings unusual stability to DRAM pricing, says IHS
Pricing in the DRAM market has become markedly less volatile since the February bankruptcy filing of major supplier Elpida Memory, deviating from long-term trends in statistically...
Wednesday 13 June 2012
High prices generate record revenues for HDD market in 1Q12, says IHS
The global hard disk drive (HDD) industry surged to record revenues in the first quarter, thanks to higher average selling prices that compensated for the wreckage and loss in shipments...