Industry News (2011/03/16)

A Survive Industry in the Earthquake: LED

Published:2011/3/16 21:58:00 Author:LiuQiaoyan

The 9-magnitude earthquake and the tsunami it triggered have great effect on many industries from semiconductors to automakers. Many people wonder that whether the LED industry will striken too by such catastrophic disasters. According to some experts, the answer is no, they point out that the manufacturing process of LED is shockproof, besides the two dominant LED makers in Japan Nichia and Toyoda Gosei are far ...   (View)

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The Low Yield Rate Of Touch Screen Makes The Cost Of IPad2 High

Published:2011/3/16 21:38:00 Author:Li xiao na

The components and suppliers of iPad2 are the same with the first generation. There are some changes on the case and battery, but the touch screen always keeps the same. In these aspects, the iPad2 is similar with iPad2. They use the same component from the NAND Flash to the drive. In addition, iPad2 also applies the same core chip with iPhone 4. The other components, including the application processor, Bluetooth,...   (View)

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The Influence Of Earthquake in Japan On Chip Industry

Published:2011/3/16 4:20:00 Author:LiuQiaoyan

Japan is a dominant player in chip industry, producing about one-fifth of the global semiconductors. After the earthquake, many Japanese companies from automakers to electronics firms and component makers are keeping their plants shut down. The supply shortage caused by the quake made the prices of key technology parts raised. If the supply chain can not be recovered within a few weeks, problems like higher price...   (View)

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The Development Of Mobile Television Has So Many Obstacles

Published:2011/3/16 3:33:00 Author:Li xiao na

Although the technology of smart phone is growing quickly, there is still a high wall hindering the development of mobile television. The high wall makes it hard to become a practicable and sustainable industry. Because of the obstacles, many services to broadcast the TV program through the portable devices are not successful. Nowadays, the linear mobile TV is successful in the Japanese, South Korean and Brazilian ...   (View)

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