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Top Stories:
LG.Philips LCD breaks ground for module plant in Wroclaw, Poland

LCD-TVs to surpass CRTs by 2009

European News: Philips, Leoni/Studer, Varioptic, BAC2, AMT, P-Oled, Cadlog/DesignAdvance, OLED-T, Acculogic/Scorpion, VaST Systems Grenoble, Dematic, Nanomaterials, OLED

Top Stories:
Nu Horizons to acquire DT Electronics

Rutronik names Frank Rotthoff sales director Europe

European News: Celestica, Elcoteq, Enics, Note, Anglia, Acal, Futura, Glyn, Chinese batteries

Top Stories:
€ 3.6 billion competitiveness and innovation European programme

Axalto and Gemplus officially create Gemalto

Saab acquires Ericsson Microwave Systems

European News: Matsushita Germany, Nanotechnology in Moscow, Investments in the Czech Republic, Thales/Diehl, Eurocopter, Wavecom, Philips/ Intermagnetics, Diebold, Telit, Tedemis, Edgeware, Motorola Denmark, Wipro, Sensitive Objet

Market Surveys: 3G customers, Edutainment toys, PC shipments, Broadband subscriptions

World Digest: Mobile Linux, $999.99 Blu-ray disc player

Europelectronics offers a unique way to select information providing directly your specific needs for managing your company; you can select articles by three engines : left to select information by product types, right to choose articles by countries or business topics, upstairs to reach all articles by four sections (semiconductors, other components and suppliers, supply chain, OEM and general). These articles can also be reached by the executive summary below.

SEMICONDUCTORS

French MRAM start-up raises $17 million
Under pressure, Altis Semiconductor needs new customers
SIA raises forecast for chip industry growth to 9.8% in 2006
Fujitsu, NEC Electronics, Renesas, and Toshiba will define 45 nm process

Powerwave Technologies to acquire the wireless infrastructure business of Filtronic
Bosch invests 550 millions euros in 200 mm wafer fab
Europe Technologies becomes Scaleo chip
Soitec acquires TraciT Technologies
Mosaid and Infineon settle patent litigations
BridgeCo raises $23 M
Analog Devices awards Frederic Boutaud
Mindspeed chooses Dubai Silicon Oasis for design center

17 IC makers join $1 billion capital spending club
Mems market to grow to $6.0 billion in 2006
US production equipment bookings rise again in May
Over 289 million UWB chipsets to ship in 2010
GaN devices to grow at a CAGR of 151% through 2010

Analog Devices to acquire Integrant Technologies
Spansion to build new $1.2 billion flash memory plant
Texas Instruments presents 45-nm chip manufacturing process
AMD transfers Alchemy processor product line to Raza Microelectronics
Sumco to buy controlling interest in Komatsu's wafer subsidiary
$2.16 billion annual revenues for NS

OTHER SUPPLIERS

LG.Philips LCD breaks ground for module plant in Wroclaw, Poland
LCD-TVs to surpass CRTs by 2009
Philips sells optical pick-up and mobile displays business
Leoni acquires Swiss cable manufacturer Studer
Varioptic raised 17,4 millions euros
Fuel cell components : BAC2 raised £500,000
Israeli Advanced Metal Technologies raised $14 million
CDT collaborates with Litrex on P-Oled
Cadlog will distribute DesignAdvance Systems
UK-based OLED-T invests in R&D facility
Acculogic acquires Scorpion Technologies
VaST Systems Announces Opening of its Grenoble Office
Triton acquires Dematic from Siemens
Zyvex and Arkema strengthen partnership in nanomaterials
DisplaySearch lowers OLED revenue forecast to $4.6B in 2010

DISTRIBUTION & EMS

Nu Horizons to acquire DT Electronics
Rutronik names Frank Rotthoff sales director Europe
Celestica to close French plant
Elcoteq to add 650 workers in Hungary
Enics doubles capacity in Estonia
Note establishes a presence in Oslo
Anglia signs agreement with Bulgin and Hirose
Acal to distribute Microchip in UK
Futura to distribute Harting in Ireland
Glyn to distribute Cyan Technology
Chinese polymer-lithium-ion batteries in Europe

OEM & GENERAL

€ 3.6 billion competitiveness and innovation European programme
Axalto and Gemplus officially create Gemalto
Saab acquires Ericsson Microwave Systems
Matsushita to close Panasonic AVC Networks Germany
New center for nanotechnology development in Moscow
Leading tech companies announce new investments in the Czech Republic
Thales and Diehl consolidate fuze business
Big contract for Eurocopter in Korea
Wavecom brings TCP/IP capabilities in-house
Philips to acquire Intermagnetics
Diebold moves from France to Hungary
M2M modules : Telit buys a Korean CDMA specialist
French Tedemis named Simon Gazikian as CEO
Edgeware raised $2.4 million
Motorola completes acquisition of development center in Denmark
Wipro acquires Nordic wireless design services company
French start-up appoints ST veteran
3G customers worldwide pass the 100 million mark at mid June 2006
Edutainment toys: $5.5 billion by 2010 ?
Worldwide PC shipments: + 10.8% in 2006 ?
Worldwide broadband subscriptions to nearly double in five years
Mobile industry leaders to create world's first open mobile Linux platform
Samsung introduces a $999.99 Blu-ray disc player

Europelectronics offers a unique way to select information providing directly your specific needs for managing your company; you can select articles by three engines : left to select information by product types, right to choose articles by countries or business topics, upstairs to reach all articles by four sections (semiconductors, other components and suppliers, supply chain, OEM and general). These articles can also be reached by the executive summary below.

SEMICONDUCTORS

Top Stories:
French MRAM start-up raises $17 million

Under pressure, Altis Semiconductor needs new customers

SIA raises forecast for chip industry growth to 9.8% in 2006

Fujitsu, NEC Electronics, Renesas, and Toshiba will define 45 nm process

European News: Powerwave/Filtronic, Bosch, Scaleo chip, Soitec/TraciT, Mosaid/Infineon, BridgeCo, Frederic Boutaud, Mindspeed

Market Surveys: IC Capital spending, Mems, US SC equipments, UWB chipsets, GaN devices

World Digest: Analog Devices, Spansion, 45-nm process, AMD/Raza, Sumco, NS

OTHER SUPPLIERS

Top Stories:
LG.Philips LCD breaks ground for module plant in Wroclaw, Poland

LCD-TVs to surpass CRTs by 2009

European News: Philips, Leoni/Studer, Varioptic, BAC2, AMT, P-Oled, Cadlog/DesignAdvance, OLED-T, Acculogic/Scorpion, VaST Systems Grenoble, Dematic, Nanomaterials, OLED

DISTRIBUTION & EMS

Top Stories:
Nu Horizons to acquire DT Electronics

Rutronik names Frank Rotthoff sales director Europe

European News: Celestica, Elcoteq, Enics, Note, Anglia, Acal, Futura, Glyn, Chinese batteries

OEM & GENERAL

Top Stories:
€ 3.6 billion competitiveness and innovation European programme

Axalto and Gemplus officially create Gemalto

Saab acquires Ericsson Microwave Systems

European News: Matsushita Germany, Nanotechnology in Moscow, Investments in the Czech Republic, Thales/Diehl, Eurocopter, Wavecom, Philips/ Intermagnetics, Diebold, Telit, Tedemis, Edgeware, Motorola Denmark, Wipro, Sensitive Objet

Market Surveys: 3G customers, Edutainment toys, PC shipments, Broadband subscriptions

World Digest: Mobile Linux, $999.99 Blu-ray disc player

Europelectronics offers a unique way to select information providing directly your specific needs for managing your company; you can select articles by three engines : left to select information by product types, right to choose articles by countries or business topics, upstairs to reach all articles by four sections (semiconductors, other components and suppliers, supply chain, OEM and general). These articles can also be reached by the executive summary below.

SEMICONDUCTORS

French MRAM start-up raises $17 million
Under pressure, Altis Semiconductor needs new customers
SIA raises forecast for chip industry growth to 9.8% in 2006
Fujitsu, NEC Electronics, Renesas, and Toshiba will define 45 nm process
Powerwave/Filtronic
Bosch
Scaleo chip
Soitec/TraciT
Mosaid/Infineon
BridgeCo
Frederic Boutaud
Mindspeed
IC Capital spending
Mems
US SC equipments
UWB chipsets
GaN devices
Analog Devices
Spansion
45-nm process
AMD/Raza
Sumco
NS

OTHER SUPPLIERS

LG.Philips LCD breaks ground for module plant in Wroclaw, Poland
LCD-TVs to surpass CRTs by 2009
Philips
Leoni/Studer
Varioptic
BAC2
AMT
P-Oled
Cadlog/DesignAdvance
OLED-T
Acculogic/Scorpion
VaST Systems Grenoble
Dematic
Nanomaterials
OLED

DISTRIBUTION & EMS

Nu Horizons to acquire DT Electronics
Rutronik names Frank Rotthoff sales director Europe
Celestica
Elcoteq
Enics
Note
Anglia
Acal
Futura
Glyn
Chinese batteries

OEM & GENERAL
€ 3.6 billion competitiveness and innovation European programme
Axalto and Gemplus officially create Gemalto
Saab acquires Ericsson Microwave Systems
Matsushita Germany
Nanotechnology in Moscow
Investments in the Czech Republic
Thales/Diehl
Eurocopter
Wavecom
Philips/ Intermagnetics
Diebold
Telit
Tedemis
Edgeware
Motorola Denmark
Wipro
Sensitive Objet
3G customers
Edutainment toys
PC shipments
Broadband subscriptions
Mobile Linux
$999.99 Blu-ray disc player

€uropelectronics offers a unique way to select information providing directly your specific needs for managing your company; you can select articles by three engines : left to select information by product types, right to choose articles by countries or business topics, upstairs to reach all articles by four sections (semiconductors, other components and suppliers, supply chain, OEM and general). These articles can also be reached by the executive summary below.

Top Stories :

ST considering partners in Catane 300 mm wafer fab

ST considering partners in Catane 300 mm wafer fab

European News : ARM, ASML, Zigbee, Osram Opto, TRONIC'S Microsystems, DeepStream

Market Studies : Image sensors, Mems in mobiles phones, FPGA, NOR flash, SC Materials

World Digest : Image sensors, Mems in mobiles phones, FPGA, NOR flash, SC Materials

Top Stories.

ST considering partners in Catane 300 mm wafer fab

ST considering partners in Catane 300 mm wafer fab

European News : ARM, ASML, Zigbee, Osram Opto, TRONIC'S Microsystems, DeepStream

Market Studies : Image sensors, Mems in mobiles phones, FPGA, NOR flash, SC Materials

World Digest : Image sensors, Mems in mobiles phones, FPGA, NOR flash, SC Materials

Top Stories.

ST considering partners in Catane 300 mm wafer fab

ST considering partners in Catane 300 mm wafer fab

European News : ARM, ASML, Zigbee, Osram Opto, TRONIC'S Microsystems, DeepStream

Market Studies : Image sensors, Mems in mobiles phones, FPGA, NOR flash, SC Materials

World Digest : Image sensors, Mems in mobiles phones, FPGA, NOR flash, SC Materials

Top Stories.

ST considering partners in Catane 300 mm wafer fab

ST considering partners in Catane 300 mm wafer fab

European News : ARM, ASML, Zigbee, Osram Opto, TRONIC'S Microsystems, DeepStream

Market Studies : Image sensors, Mems in mobiles phones, FPGA, NOR flash, SC Materials

World Digest : Image sensors, Mems in mobiles phones, FPGA, NOR flash, SC Materials

Le Coréen Hynix vient de signer un accord pluriannuel avec ON Semiconductor pour la fourniture de services de production de circuits intégrés en technologie Cmos. " Cet accord renforce notre stratégie de développer nos services de fonderie ", s'est félicitée la direction du fabricant coréen de mémoires Drams. En fait, Hynix va fabriquer des circuits de gestion de puissance pour le compte de l'Américain. Le montant du contrat n'est pas chiffré, mais, selon l'agence Dow Jones, il porterait sur 100 millions de dollars sur deux ans. ON Semiconductor, qui en France est implanté à Toulouse et fait appel à l'usine locale de Motorola, son ancienne maison-mère, vient, par ailleurs, de revoir à la baisse ses prévisions trimestrielles. L'Américain, qui le 1er mai dernier prévoyait encore un CA stable par rapport aux 266,5 M$ du 1er trimestre, anticipe désormais une baisse d'activité de 3% à 5%. ON justifie cette révision par la faiblesse de la demande sur les marchés du sans fil et de l'automobile, couplée à une baisse des prix moyenne de 3% depuis fin mars.

Le Meti, ministère japonais de l'économie, du commerce et de l'industrie, va lancer un programme de soutien à la recherche et développement de microsystèmes destiné à accroître la part de marché du Japon sur l'échiquier mondial des mems, annonce ce matin le Nihon Keizai Shimbun. Ce programme de trois ans sera doté d'un budget public de 5 milliards de yens (36 millions d'euros). Selon le quotidien nippon, le Meti prévoit que le marché mondial des mems devrait plus que doubler d'ici à 2006 pour atteindre alors 1200 milliards de yens (8,7 milliards d'euros). Estimant la part du Japon à près d'un tiers du marché des mems, le Meti compte amener le pays à contrôler la moitié du marché mondial des microsystèmes, grâce à une politique industrielle volontaire dans ce domaine.

Solectron vient de nommer un numéro 2, en la personne de Marc Onetto, 52 ans, précédemment vice-président de General Electric Europe. Responsable au niveau mondial de la production, des achats, de la qualité, de l'introduction de nouveaux produits, de l'informatique, de la logistique et de la réparation (bref de tout), il sera directement sous les ordres de Mike Cannon, p-dg de l'entreprise. Ils ne seront pas trop de deux pour redresser la société qui a perdu récemment sa place de premier sous-traitant mondial au profit de Flextronics. Le sous-traitant a en effet publié hier des résultats trimestriels pour le moins perfectibles. Solectron affiche en effet une perte nette de 3,1 milliards de dollars pour un chiffre d'affaires de 2,8 milliards. Certes, cette perte inclut 2,8 milliards d'éléments exceptionnels (amortissement de survaleurs, restructuration, etc.), mais elle contraint le sous-traitant à négocier avec ses banques pour non respect d'une clause financière concernant un emprunt de 450 M$. Au cours du dernier trimestre, Solectron a réalisé 15,5% de son chiffre d'affaires en Europe (un ratio à peu près constant). Au niveau mondial, les télécoms et produits réseaux représentent près de la moitié de son activité, contre 36% pour l'informatique. HP est premier client (13,2% de son CA du trimestre), devant Nortel (10,9%) et Cisco (10,8%). Pour le trimestre en cours, Solectron vise un chiffre d'affaires compris entre 2,6 et 3 milliards de dollars et une perte de 2 à 6 cents par action, hors éléments exceptionnels.

L'AeA, l'association américaine des entreprises d'électronique qui représente plus de 3000 sociétés, a publié hier un rapport pessimiste sur l'évolution de l'industrie électronique américaine. Selon l'AeA, en effet, les exportations américaines de produits high-tech ont chuté de 26% depuis 2000 pour tomber à 166 milliards de dollars en 2002, contre 223 milliards deux ans plus tôt. Dans le même temps, les importations ont reculé de 19%, ce qui a conduit à un déficit record de la balance commerciale de 54 milliards en 2002. Sans surprise, l'appauvrissement des Etats-Unis en tant que pays producteur d'électronique a bénéficié en premier lieu à la Chine. Entre 2000 et 2002, les importations depuis la Chine ont bondi de 6,4 milliards de dollars, soit un gain de 32% en deux ans. L'an passé, la Chine a ainsi dépassé le Japon et le Mexique pour devenir le premier pays fournisseur de produits high-tech des Etats-Unis. L'AeA met en parallèle la montée en puissance de la Chine et la chute de 10% de l'emploi dans l'industrie high-tech américaine entre 2000 et 2002...
Tout n'est pourtant pas si noir : aux marchandises, l'AeA oppose les services high-tech. Sans préciser le contour de ces services (services informatiques, prestations de sous-traitance ?), l'étude indique que les services high-tech vendus par des entreprises américaines au travers de leurs filiales étrangères ont représenté 95 milliards de dollars en 2000, dégageant ainsi un surplus commercial de 58 milliards pour les Etats-Unis. Sans compter les 17 milliards de dollars émanant de services réalisés à l'étranger à partir des Etats-Unis. Le rapport complet est disponible pour 20 dollars sur le site Web de l'association : www.aeanet.org