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| Articles with keyword "Semiconductors" | |
| "Freescale Semiconductor, The Company Profile" Recently IPO'd and still highly leveraged, Freescale is focusing its investments in automotive and networking technology. In automotive, ADAS, infotainment, motor control and communications networks hold the greatest promise for future sales. Appears in September 2011 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "Semiconductor Execs on Post-Earthquake Second Sourcing and Moore's Law" Top managers from Renesas, Freescale, Infineon, STMicro and NXP weigh in on what new sourcing requirements they are seeing from customers following the March earthquake in Japan. Includes a list of the hottest semiconductor products and applications at each supplier. Appears in September 2011 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "Electronics Supply Shortages from Japan's Earthquake" Damage to semiconductor fabs in northern Japan will reduce auto production for many months. Appears in April 2011 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "National Semiconductor, The Company Profile" National Semiconductor brings expertise in high-speed video transport to the automotive industry with its FPD-Link serializer/deserializer. National is also developing advanced technologies for battery management and LED headlamps. Appears in February 2011 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "Semiconductor Technology Update: SOI and 3D Chips" 3D devices--stacked, interconnected die--with their space and power saving benefits could see auotmotive applications in four or five years. Silicon on insulator technology will help extend their temperature range. Appears in October 2010 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "Renesas Electronics, The Company Profile" The merger of Renesas Technology and NEC Electronics in April 2010 created the world's third largest semiconductor supplier. The new company's automotive focus will be on green technology, safety and cockpit electronics. Appears in October 2010 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "ON Semiconductor, The Company Profile" ON Semiconductor's recent acquisition of AMI Semiconductor broadened its product portfolio and boosted automotive sales. Appears in April 2010 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "STMicroelectronics, The Company Profile" STMicroelectronics offers the broadest line of automotive semiconductor products in the industry. ST aims to oust Freescale as the number-one supplier of automotive semiconductors in the next five years. Appears in March 2009 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "Xilinx, The Company Profile" The automotive market for FPGAs (field programmable gate arrays) is ramping up. Xilinx is targeting infotainment, driver information and driver assistance applications where FPGAs can help shorten development cycles and reduce overall system costs. Appears in February 2009 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "Melexis, The Company Profile" Melexis' sales have grown by 11% annually in the last five years. Sensor ICs, especially Hall-effect sensors are the company's largest product group. New brushless DC motor drivers hold promise for future sales. Appears in May 2008 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "NXP Semiconductors, The Company Profile" NXP, the former Philips Semiconductor division, is the world leader in car radio DSPs and car radio tuners. The company also offers a broad portfolio of in-vehicle networking ICs for CAN, LIN and FlexRay Appears in June 2007 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "Semiconductor Industry Ripe for Major Consolidation" Private equity investments in Freescale and Philips Semiconductor suggest more consolidation is on the way. Appears in November 2006 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "Strategy Analytics on Automotive Electronics Trends" Two experts from Strategy Analytics' automotive practice see sales of automotive ECUs and semiconductors growing at 8% to 10%. Includes 2010 navigation forecast by region. Appears in September 2006 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "Hybrid Market Favors Infineon" Infineon Technologies is ready to meet Western hybrid vehicle makers' IGBT requirements. Appears in April 2006 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "New IC Insights Report: IC Market Drivers--2006 Edition" IC Insights' report details auto IC market. (short) Appears in March 2006 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "Freescale Semiconductor, The Company Profile" With 50 years experience in embedded processors and sensors, the Motorola SPS spin-off is the market leader in automotive semiconductors. Automotive accounted for 32% of company sales in 2004. Delphi and Visteon are among Freescales major customers. Appears in November 2005 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "Automotive FPGAs: Lower Costs, Shorter Time to Market" With the price of FPGAs coming down, carmakers are taking a look at the benefits. Xilinx is the market leader. Appears in May 2005 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "Infineon Technologies, The Company Profile (2005) " The world's second largest automotive semiconductor supplier sees continued growth in safety applications, especially tire pressure and rollover sensing. Another hot product for Infineon is its TriCore 32-bit microcontroller, designed especially for powertrain. Appears in March 2005 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "Automotive Semiconductor Market Share by Supplier" Graph shows Gartner Dataquest's worldwide automotive semiconductor market shares for 2003. (Pie chart) Appears in September 2004 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "Renesas Technology, The Company Profile" Renesas Technology, a joint venture of Hitachi and Mitsubishi Electric, is now the fourth largest automotive semiconductor supplier in the world. Navigation is Renesas' hottest auto application. Appears in July 2004 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "Solid-State Relays Poised for Growth" Recent developments in the automotive relay market indicate solid-state relays are finally gaining traction. An application to watch: junction boxes. Appears in May 2004 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "AMI Semiconductor, The Company Profile" Recently taken public, AMI Semiconductor supplies ASICs to the automotive industry. Last year's acquisition of Alcatel's mixed signal business more than doubled AMI Semiconductor's automotive sales. Appears in October 2003 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "Gartner Dataquest Ranks Top Auto Semiconductor Suppliers" Table lists Gartner Dataquest's top ten auto semi suppliers, worldwide for 2001 and 2002. Appears in July 2003 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "Auto Semiconductor Forecast from Selantek" A table of Selantek's 2003 and 2004 forecast of semiconductor content in transportation, by type (discretes, sensors, power semis, analog semis, microcontrolers, memory and logic.) Appears in May 2003 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "Worldwide Automotive Semiconductor Market Demand 1995 to 2006 ($ Millions)" Graph based on Strategy Analytics forecast. Appears in April 2003 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "New Auto Electronics Applications Sustain Auto Semi Market" Despite industry-wide pressure to reduce prices, auto semiconductor makers report business is still healthy--thanks to integration and increased electronics content in vehicles. Includes graph, "Worldwide Automotive Semiconductor Market Demand 1995 to 2006 in $ Millions," from Strategy Analytics. Appears in April 2003 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "ELMOS Semiconductor, The Company Profile" ELMOS focuses on customer specific solutions for automotive electronics--comfort, safety and motor management, plus instrumentation and bus link ICs. Appears in July 2002 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "Hitachi Semiconductor, The Company Profile" Sixty percent of Hitachi Semiconductor's automotive products go to powertrain applications. An in-depth look at the company. Appears in February 2002 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "Automotive Semiconductors: Slower in the Near Term" Worldwide automotive semiconductor market growth will slow down. Experts from Motorola SPS, STMicroelectronics, NEC and Infineon weigh in. Appears in July 2001 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "Automotive Semiconductor Market" Graph of the automotive semiconductor market as a percent of the total semiconductor market from 1990 through 2005, from Motorola. (short graphic) Appears in June 2001 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "ON Semiconductor, The Company Profile" Motorola spun off its Semiconductor Components Group in 1999. Now ON Semiconductor , having acquired Cherry Semiconductor in April 2000, has sales of nearly $1.8 billion and claims to have the third-largest share of automotive semiconductors in the Americas. Appears in November 2000 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "1999 Worldwide Automotive Semiconductor Market by Supplier" Automotive semiconductor market shares, according to Strategy Analytics Appears in October 2000 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "Carmakers Losing Clout With Semiconductor Makers" With fewer semiconductor manufacturers willing to serve the auto industry, carmakers need to start using more standard products. Feature article Appears in February 2000 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "Motorola SPS Sells SCG: ON Semiconductor Emerges" Motorola's Semiconductor Components Group was sold to a private investor partnership. Appears in October 1999 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "World Automotive Semiconductor Sales, Including In-Car Entertainment" Strategy Analytics' data on semiconductor sales by year, by supplier, by type, by application and by region. Graphics. Appears in October 1999 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "Infineon Technologies, The Company Profile" Formerly Siemens Semiconductor Group, Infineon--soon to be an independent company--is looking for 15% market share at major auto electronics suppliers like Bosch and Delphi. Power semiconductors are 44% of Infineon's sales. Appears in October 1999 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "STMicroelectronics, The Company Profile" STMicroelectronics considers automotive one of its five strategic markets; ST expects the automotive market for semiconductors will grow 17% per year through 2003. Appears in May 1999 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "Declining Semiconductor Content" According to the market research firm Tier One, the worldwide average semiconductor content in vehicles declined in 1998. Includes a graph of the average semiconductor content per vehicle from 1990 to 1998. Appears in December 1998 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "Semiconductor Suppliers Back Off the Auto Industry" Several semiconductor suppliers have walked away from the automotive industry--Oki and National Semiconductor are the latest. Declining profit margins are a big factor. Appears in June 1998 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "Worldwide Semiconductor Market by Segment 1990 and 1997" Table shows results of SIA's end use survey. Appears in June 1998 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "Motorola Semiconductor Products Sector, The Company Profile" Motorola SPS is the number-one worldwide automotive semiconductor supplier, with 17.4% market share, The Company Profile focuses on the Transportation Systems Group. Appears in March 1998 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "Average Semiconductor Content per Light Vehicle 1993 to 2001 in US Dollars" Table shows semiconductor content per vehicle by region in dollars and graphs worldwide semiconductor content per vehicle growth from 1993 to 2001. Appears in March 1998 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "Worldwide Automotive Electronics and Automotive Semiconductor Markets, 1996 through 2002" Motorola's forecast of growth in electronics modules and semiconductor content from1996 through 2002 - short, with graph Appears in November 1997 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "Secondary Data Bus Will Create Demand for Interface Semiconductors" Strategy Analytics study forecasts $80 million market for secondary data bus interface ICs by 2005. Appears in October 1997 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "Temic, The Company Profile" The company profile focuses on Temic's Automotive Electronics and Semiconductors business units. A division of Daimler Benz, Temic's products include body electronics, powertrain controls, ignition modules, ABS modules, airbag ECUs, and crash sensors. Appears in October 1997 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "Texas Instruments, The Company Profile" Most of TI's automotive sales come from the Semiconductor Group and the Materials and Controls Group. Texas Instruments was last profiled in 1991. Company profile Appears in July 1997 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "Semiconductors' Share of Auto Electronics Continues to Grow" Over the last six years the growth of automotive semiconductors has outpaced the growth rate of the automotive electronics market. Includes graphs "Worldwide Top-Tier Automotive Electronics Sales in $ Billions" and "Worldwide Automotive Semiconductor Sales in $ Millions." Appears in May 1997 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "Auto's Share of World's Semiconductors Declining" Semico Research forecasts that the automotive segment of the world semiconductor market will decline by 2000. Includes table, "World Semiconductor End-Use Forecast in $ Millions, 1995 and 2000." Appears in October 1996 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "Recommended Reading" Review of "Understanding Smart Sensors," by Randy Frank. Short Appears in June 1996 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "DSPs in Autos: Not Yet" While the non-automotive market for DSPs is exploding, automotive applications for DSPs are still limited. This feature article looks at the leading auto applications today and where DSPs might be used in the future. Appears in June 1996 newsletter. $50.00 | |
| "SAE Ponders CAN" An SAE committee considers whether or not to create a high-speed multiplexing standard around CAN. Appears in February 1996 newsletter. $50.00 | |
