STMicroelectronics claims to be Europe’s leading supplier of MPEG-2 and H.264 decoder chips for use in integrated digital TV sets (iDTVs)
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UK Electronics graduate numbers plummet
The shortage of electronics engineers could get worse as the number of students opting to take electronics and electrical engineering degrees has fallen by a shocking 45 per cent over the last five years, according to a report last week
Will the chip market get back on track in 2008?
The semiconductor market should recover to show a respectable 12% level of growth next year, according to market watcher Future Horizons
Nintendo overtakes Sony in the games race
Nintendo leapfrogged over Sony to head the game console software market on the strength of new titles for both its Wii and DS systems, according to iSuppli
Flat panel TV sales are booming as market is HD-ready
Consumers will spend more than $100bn on flat panel TVs during 2007, according to a report from market watcher Strategy Analytics
Sharp sees double for car navigation systems market
The market for add-on car navigation systems is expected to double between now and 2012, says Sharp Microelectronics, while the cost of the bill of materials (BOM) has been halving every couple of years.
India chip market to see big growth
India's 2007 annual growth in the semiconductor market is nearly triple the rate at which the global semiconductor market is expanding
China is biggest market for RFID technology
For the first time, China has become the world's largest market for RFID by value
Is digital TV the killer app for chip firms?
Semiconductor suppliers look set to benefit from rapidly growing sales of digital televisions
China’s 3G rollout gets political
In China, releasing 3G licenses has moved from being a technical matter for the telecoms companies to a political issue