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niedziela, 20 maja 2018 19:59

China panel makers gearing up for all-screen, profile-cut panels

Display products highlighted by China-based flat panel makers at the recently concluded China Information Technology Expo show that most of China's panel suppliers are actively developing 18:9 all-screen and profile-cut panels in response to demand from the handset sector, the largest application market for small- to medium-size panels, Digitimes Research has found. In terms of technology, China's flat panel makers are currently still focusing on the development of flexible AMOLED panels, Digitimes Research says. The rapid shift of specifications from 16:9 to 18:9 aspect ratio and the adoption of profile-cut panels for high-end smartphones have actually extended to WVGA panels for entry-level models. więcej na: www.digitimes.com

niedziela, 20 maja 2018 16:00

Premier Farnell ups investment in inventory

Premier Farnell has announced further investment in product inventory as well as the addition of a number of new suppliers to its product offering. Premier Farnell has announced further investment in product inventory as well as the addition of a number of new suppliers to its product offering. Over the past 12 months, the company has invested almost $100m as a result it now has $444m value of product in stock. New supplier franchises have been added over the course of the year. These include Xilinx, Nordic Semiconductor and Arduino. więcej na: www.electronicsweekly.com

niedziela, 20 maja 2018 12:03

PayPal agrees to buy Sweden's iZettle in $2.2 billion deal

PayPal Holdings Inc has agreed to acquire iZettle, one of Europe’s best known financial technology startups, for $2.2 billion, the companies said. The deal will enable PayPal to expand its presence in in-store payments globally, and will mark the largest-ever acquisition by the San Jose, California- based company. iZettle is best known for offering small businesses a mini credit card reader that can turn smartphones and tablets into payment registers, akin to that offered by U.S.-based Square Inc, the company founded by Twitter Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey. Stockholm-based iZettle is present in 11 countries and offers other services for small businesses such as lending. It had advanced plans to go public. więcej na: www.reuters.com

niedziela, 20 maja 2018 07:47

House committee rejects Trump's defense of ZTE

The House Appropriations Committee unanimously approved an amendment to a bill that would uphold sanctions against ZTE, rejecting President Donald Trump's defense of the embattled Chinese phone maker. This amendment will "prevent a foreign company that is beholden to its government - and that ignores embargoes - from infiltrating the devices and networks that are now indispensable to American life," Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger, the amendment's author, said in a statement. ZTE, the fourth-largest smartphone maker in the US, has been dealing with a US Commerce Department denial order that prevents American businesses from selling hardware or services to the company. The seven-year ban forced ZTE to shut down its "major operating activities." więcej na: www.cnet.com

sobota, 19 maja 2018 20:03

The average contract prices of enterprise SSD may fall by 10% in 2Q18

The shipments of Enterprise SSD are expected to reach 30 million units this year, up from less than 20 million units in 2016. The year-on-year bit shipment growth of Enterprise SSD has been over 50% since 2016, showing the strongest growth momentum among all NAND Flash applications. The rapid growth is expected to continue in the next three years. With regard to the market situation in 2Q18, the demand for Enterprise SSD from server and data center is expected to rebound significantly compared with 1Q18. However, “the oversupply will continue in NAND Flash market, where suppliers face the pressure to consume production capacity”, says Alan Chen, research director at DRAMeXchange. Therefore, the average contract price of Enterprise PCIe SSD and Enterprise SATA SSD may fall by 10% or more in 2Q18. więcej na: en.ctimes.com.tw

sobota, 19 maja 2018 15:56

NAND flash price rally may be short-lived in 3Q18

An anticipated rally in NAND flash memory prices during the third quarter may be short-lived, according to CK Chang, president for memory module firm Apacer Technology. A pick-up in demand for smartphones is expected to help digest NAND chipmakers' excess stock in the third quarter, said Chang. Nevertheless, the memory price outlook for the third quarter really depends on how much prices have fallen in the second quarter, Chang indicated. NAND flash prices will rebound in the third quarter if prices "fall extremely" in the second quarter, Chang noted. Otherwise, NAND flash prices should register only flat growth sequentially in the third quarter, Chang said. The NAND flash market is already in oversupply, Chang indicated. więcej na: www.digitimes.com