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Taiwan: Production Moves to Cheaper Destination

  Cable assembly companies in Taiwan are focusing on relatively newer product lines such as DVI, USB and IEEE 1394(b). Given the manpower demands in the cable assembly process, most makers have set up plants ....
   

Korea: Samsung, LG Pioneer Move to 7th Gen Fabs

  Korea’s big two panel makers—Samsung and LG—are at the forefront of moving production into 7th Gen fabs. Even as their Taiwan rivals begin large-scale production on 6th Gen facilities, the Korean companies’ ....
   

Hong Kong: Makers Upbeat Despite Stiff Competition from China

  Despite stiff competition from over 200 LCD display makers in China, vendors in Hong Kong are confident of holding their own in this industry by claiming to offer better quality products albeit at slightly ....
   

OLED Makers Target Active Matrix Displays at New Apps

  Active matrix is set to open up newer application segments for OLED makers. So far used in MP3 players, watches and as mobile phone sub-displays, makers are now looking at a much broader market, bigger ....
   

Korea: Price Fall Continues as Production Moves to China

  It has become increasingly tough for manufacturers of inverter transformers to meet two challenges simultaneously: smaller transformers that fit into smaller products, while maintaining a high level of ....
   

Japan: Early Lead in Equipment Market Pays Off

  Japanese suppliers have taken a dominant position in the fast-growing market for equipment used for manufacturing Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) ....
   

Taiwan: Product Mix Upgrades Boost Volume, Value

  In the first quarter of 2005, Taiwanese small and medium size panel shipment volume and value respectively rose 11.3 and 50.8 percent year-on-year. The increase in shipment volume was driven by strong ....
   

Korea: Small Sizes Create Technical Challenges,But Result in Big Margins

  Reducing the form factor of chip resistors is a technical challenge, but higher profit margin is driving the search for smaller, more powerful resistors in Korea. “Each time a chip resistor comes out ....
   

India: Makers Adopt Export-or-Perish Mantra

  Resistor companies in India are climbing on the exports bandwagon. Competing against cheap imports from China for the low end of the component market is no longer a viable option. Chinese firms have an ....
   

Taiwan: Portable Products Drive Demand, Prices to Drop 10%

  Chip resistor firms in Taiwan are moving into high-end product development—the domain of Japanese companies. Mobile phones are the primary drivers ....
   
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CHINA: World’s high-volume producer of transformer, coil and inductor

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TAIWAN: Moderate but steady growth in LED market

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Distribution
   

Distributors supply solutions, not just parts

Taiwan distributors compete by bolstering in-house R&D

“Nature of distribution is changing”

Top supply chain predictions in Asia Pacific for 2008

Global impact of environmental legislations in 2008

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Ethernet adoption encourages open protocols

Managing Bluetooth profiles: A billion served

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Semiconductors
   

Simulating the effect of blockers on data converter performance in wideband receivers

Decrease processor power consumption using a CPLD

Taking full advantage of new, low-power MCUs

Power train integration for 2007 and beyond: The true dawn of multi-chip modules

Wireless network options for industrial applications

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Advanced Signal Processing Dramatically Improves Capability of Artificial Limbs

Voice Interface Technology for Hands-free Function in Automobiles

LXI: A Technology Leap for Test Instrumentation

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