PV equipment spending at risk from market downturn
03 May, 2011PV cell manufacturers are working on plans to expand in 2011.
Photovoltaics grow but forecast to shrink
28 April, 2011Worldwide solar PV market installations reached a record high in 2010.
Coatings could enhance PVs
27 April, 2011NanoMarkets claims that smart coatings offer solar panel makers ways to increase efficiency.
Tablets threaten PC growth
21 March, 2011Gartner is lowering its PC unit forecast based on expectations of weaker demand for mobile consumer PCs.
Large-area TFT LCD shipments surge
21 February, 2011Large-area TFT LCD panel shipments reached a record high last year around the globe.
Touch screen shipments up by 30%
20 January, 2011In its Q4’10 Touch Panel Market Analysis update, DisplaySearch indicates that the worldwide touch screen industry is on track for more than 30% Y/Y growth in 2010.
Transparent conductors
20 January, 2011Consumption of transparent conductors by the photovoltaics industry is expected to reach $548 million by 2017, according to a new study by industry analyst firm NanoMarkets.
IT spending forecast to grow 5%
14 January, 2011Worldwide IT spending is forecast to total US$3.6 trillion in 2011, a 5.1% increase from 2010, according to the latest outlook by Gartner.
Transparent conductor sales on the way up
14 January, 2011Consumption of transparent conductors by the photovoltaics industry is expected to reach $548 million by 2017, according to a new study by industry analyst firm NanoMarkets. The report, Transparent Conductors in Photovoltaics: Market Opportunities 2011, states that photovoltaics is so far the only application for transparent conductors that has made a wholesale shift away from ITO, thus creating a substantial opportunity for suppliers of other transparent conductive oxides.
Panel expansion using Gen 8 fabs
15 December, 2010As panel makers expand, they are increasingly using Gen 8 fabs for LCD TV panel production. According to the latest Quarterly Large-Area Production Strategy Report, 41% of LCD TV panels were produced on Gen 8 lines in Q3’10, a leap from 35% in Q2’10. The share is expected to grow to 42% based on panel makers’ plans. Meanwhile, 6% of notebook PC panels were made on Gen 6 lines in Q3’10, and will increase to 9%.
NanoMarkets releases report on transparent conductor materials
30 November, 2010Manufacturers of transparent conductors have good reason to view the emerging OLED industry as a viable business opportunity, according to a new report from industry firm NanoMarkets.
TFT LCD shipments rebound
12 November, 2010Shipments of TFT LCDs for portable navigation devices and motor vehicle monitors (used in car navigation and in-console monitors) increased in the second half of 2009 and the first half of 2010.
Microcontroller software interface standard yields new framework
08 November, 2010 by Reinhard KeilMicrocontrollers based on the ARM Cortex-M3 processor are becoming very popular in industry. The recent introduction of the Cortex-M0 processor allows even more power- and cost-effective devices as these processors are software compatible and, together with the Cortex Microcontroller Software Interface Standard (CMSIS), porting of software is simplified.
Australian rep for Chinese company
27 October, 2010Building and home automation are two of the biggest potential areas for expanding embedded technology, according to Andrew Tuft, managing director of Backplane Systems Technology.
Phone touch displays spur larger screens
20 October, 2010After only a 4% growth in 2009, the mobile phone display market is set to grow by 14% in 2010, with shipments forecast to reach 1.68 billion units, according to the latest DisplaySearch Quarterly Mobile Phone Shipment and Forecast Report.
