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	 							<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Research Catalog: Semiconductor and Electronic Manufacturing Worldwide]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This Dataquest Research Catalog contains information on Gartner Dataquest research for clients of the Semiconductor and Electronic Manufacturing Worldwide product. Recently published research documents are listed as well as plans for upcoming research deliverables. ]]></description>
		
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  					<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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	 							<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Research Catalog: System-on-Chip Market Segment Worldwide]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This Market Segment Research page contains information on Gartner Dataquest research for clients of the System-on-Chip Market Segment. Recently published research is listed as well as previews of research plans. ]]></description>
		
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  					<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Weekly Memory Pricing Index, 6 May 2011]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Gartner provides a weekly update of spot market pricing for DRAM and NAND flash memory devices; this document is for the week ending 6 May 2011. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Trends: Aggressive Capacity Plans Will Create Oversupply Concerns in Foundry and Memory]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Aggressive plans to add new capacity in response to competitive pressures and market demands will drive foundry and memory markets to an oversupply situation in 2012. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ The Gartner Scenario for Semiconductor and Electronics Markets]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This presentation contains trends and recommendations related to chip markets, semiconductor manufacturing and electronics production. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Gartner Market Databook, 1Q11 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Dollar-valued global IT spending is estimated to increase 5.6% in 2011 and grow 4.5% in 2012. Global IT spending will average 4.8% annual growth from 2010 through 2015. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Semiconductor Packaging, Assembly and Test Facilities, Worldwide, 1Q11 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Since the 4Q10 update, one new planned facility was added in Thailand. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Fab Database: Worldwide, 1Q11 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ During the first quarter of 2011, three 300-millimeter fabs began production in China, Singapore and Taiwan. One 300 mm fab to be built in the United States was announced and is scheduled to begin production in 2013. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Insight: Semiconductor Forecast Assumptions, Worldwide, 4Q10 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Gartner predicts that worldwide semiconductor revenue in 2010 will grow 31.5% over 2009 revenue of $228.9 billion. The strong semiconductor consumption in the first two quarters of 2010 started to slow in the third quarter, which we had incorporated in our previous forecast.  ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Insight: Forecast Assumptions for PC and Associated Semiconductors, Worldwide, 2H10]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This research gives an update for PC production and the associated semiconductor market forecast from 2008 to 2014. It provides an important insight for semiconductor vendors, investors and others who are interested in the PC semiconductor market. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Insight: Memory and Foundry Markets Will Drive Semiconductor Capacity Growth Through 2012]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Our latest forecast estimates that semiconductor manufacturing capacity will grow 6.5% in 2010, 9.5% in 2011, and 8% in 2012.  ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Trends: Utilities Will Drive the U.S. Solar Market in 2011]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The U.S. photovoltaic market is now a tale of two markets. The traditional residential and enterprise markets will continue to grow strong, but the utility segment is entering a high-growth phase. This will change the market dynamics for PV systems and, in particular, for project financing. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Forecast: Foundry Supply and Demand, Worldwide, 2004-2014, 1H11 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Driven by stronger demand uptick, the foundry market growth reached 40.5% in 2010. Further growth is also expected in 2011 and 2012, albeit at a slower pace, before the market plummets into the next cyclical downturn in 2013. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Forecast Overview: IT Spending, Worldwide, 2008-2015, 1Q11 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Forecast growth in U.S. dollar-valued overall IT spending has been revised up to 5.6% from 5.1% for 2011 and to 4.5% from 4.4% for 2012. The addition of media tablets to our forecast has boosted our IT spending estimates. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Forecast: Semiconductor Consumption by Electronic Equipment Type, Asia/Pacific, 1Q11 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This report provides a three-year history and a five-year forecast of semiconductor consumption by device and by electronic equipment type. It contains data for unit production and revenue from the production of electronic equipment and consumption of semiconductor devices. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Forecast Analysis: Semiconductors, Worldwide, 2010-2015, 1Q11 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ We present the latest analysis of our semiconductor forecast. We now expect worldwide semiconductor revenue to reach $319 billion in 2011, a 6.2% increase from 2010. Gartner forecasts even-stronger growth in 2012 before a slowdown in 2013. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Forecast Alert: IT Spending, Worldwide, 1Q11 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Gartner's forecast for overall global IT spending in dollar terms is largely unchanged despite political unrest in the Middle East, while the impact on IT markets of the recent natural disasters in Japan is yet to be fully understood. This quarter, we added media tablets to our spending estimates. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Forecast Analysis: Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment, Worldwide, 2010-2015, 1Q11 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The semiconductor equipment market will return to more-normal growth in 2011, with total equipment spending increasing 12% over 2010. A slight spending decline in 2012 will be followed by a return to growth in 2013 and the next cyclical downturn in 2014. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Forecast Analysis: Semiconductor Outsourcing Services, Worldwide, 2008-2015, 1Q11 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The semiconductor manufacturing outsourcing services market will grow by 10.7% in 2011. Still outperforming customer markets, outsourcing services growth is slowing after an explosive 2010 as end-user demand normalizes. This double-digit growth will continue in 2012. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Forecast: Capacity Picture for Top Capital Spenders, Worldwide, 2009-2012]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ In the first publication of this quarterly document, we identify the top semiconductor spenders and identify their quarterly capacity ramp-up, based on our forecast for 2009 through 2012. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Forecast: LED Driver Power Management ICs, Worldwide, 2010-2015]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Revenue for light-emitting diode driver integrated circuits will exceed $1 billion by 2015, but demand is highly fragmented, with 14 different markets. The industry is set to suffer from an excess of semiconductor suppliers and major declines in average selling price. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Forecast: Semiconductor Capacity, Worldwide, 1Q11 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ In 2010, capacity increased 7% and will grow 8.7% and 8.8% in 2011 and 2012, respectively. In 2012, the worldwide percentage of 300-millimeter capacity will decrease in Japan; Taiwan and Singapore will gain the lost share. The Americas and EMEA will remain relatively flat during the same time frame. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Forecast: Semiconductor Capital Equipment, Worldwide, 1Q11 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 2010 was the year of recovery for semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales, with growth of more than 130%. Sales are continuing to grow through 2011, although at a more modest 12%. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Forecast: Semiconductor Wafer Foundry, Worldwide, 1Q11 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ After a year of more than 40% growth, the semiconductor foundry market will experience more-modest 10% growth in 2011. The top foundries will add more 300-millimeter capacity, while the fab utilization rate for leading-edge technology nodes will decline from the high 90% range to the mid-80% range. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Forecast: Semiconductor Silicon Wafers, Worldwide, 1Q11 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Silicon wafer demand will remain slow in the first quarter of 2011; however, it will regain momentum in the second quarter and onward due to the increase of semiconductor seasonal production. In 2011 overall, demand is expected to grow 7% over 2010. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Share Analysis: Semiconductor Assembly and Test Services, Worldwide, 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Revenue for semiconductor assembly and test services increased 37.6% in 2010, reaching $23.6 billion. SATS utilization reached its peak in 3Q10, after several quarters of excellent growth. Leading-edge packaging technologies, chip scale package and flip chip, have been in high demand from customers. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Share Analysis:  Semiconductor Packaging and Assembly Equipment, Worldwide, 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The semiconductor packaging and assembly equipment market grew 127% in 2010 on the strength of SATS and memory purchases. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Share: Semiconductor Assembly and Test Services, Worldwide, 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Following two years of negative growth, the SATS market grew 37.6% in 2010. The industry achieved sales of nearly $23.6 billion.  ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Share Analysis: Semiconductor Foundry, Worldwide, 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Semiconductor foundry revenue increased 40.5%, reaching $28.3 billion in 2010. Foundry fab utilization reached its peak in 3Q10 after several quarters of good growth. Leading-edge technologies (65 nm to 45 nm) have been in high demand from foundries, increasing in revenue contribution. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Share Analysis: Semiconductor Wafer Fab Equipment, Worldwide, 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The semiconductor wafer fab equipment market grew 145% year over year on the strength of foundry and memory purchases. ]]></description>
		
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Share: Semiconductor Memory, Worldwide, 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Memory revenue hit an all-time high and Samsung strengthened its position, controlling one-third of the industry. This report provides two years of semiconductor revenue by company and region broken out by individual memory technologies. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Share Alert: Semiconductor Capital Equipment Market Soars in 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The Semiconductor equipment market grew 143% year over year on the strength of foundry and memory purchases. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Share: DRAM Shipments, Worldwide, 2002-2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The top three vendors in 2010 were Samsung, Hynix and Elpida, taking 76% of megabyte shipments. Samsung increased its share to over 35% as other vendors were squeezed by the South Korean giant. This roundup gives vendor quarterly data by density and technology, along with industrywide ASPs. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Share: Semiconductor Equipment, Worldwide, 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Sales for the semiconductor manufacturing equipment market bounced back dramatically in 2010 following a dismal 2009. Revenue grew by 143%. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Share: Semiconductor Foundry, Worldwide, 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Revenue for semiconductor foundry services grew by 40.5% in 2010, coming out of the worldwide recession. Sales registered $28.3 billion. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Statistics: Commodity Memory Fab Capacity Status, Worldwide, 1H11]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This document details the worldwide commodity memory fab capacity of leading suppliers. It also provides their current line width status and planned maximum capacity in wafers per month (wpm). Clicking the hyperlink in the fab name will display the fab's location in Google Maps. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Varian Buy Will Help Applied Materials Re-enter the Implanter Market]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This deal will create the largest player in the transistor space. But Applied Materials' postacquisition success will depend on customer retention and whether it can allay concerns about dependence on a single vendor. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Texas Instruments Challenges Semiconductor Industry With Proposal to Buy National Semiconductor]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Texas Instruments announced it would acquire National Semiconductor for $6.5 billion in cash, in one of the largest acquisitions the analog integrated circuit industry has ever seen. Both companies are strong in power management, and the combined entity may capture unprecedented market share. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Insight: Is Vertical Integration of OEM and Device Companies Returning?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Several electronics OEMs have recently entered, or are looking to enter, the semiconductor business. Reasons for this trend are different than past drivers of vertical integration in the electronics industry. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Insight: 'Smart Cities' in Emerging Markets]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This research note introduces into the marketplace perspectives that we consider indispensable for vendors interested in launching their technologies and services under a "smart city" concept in emerging markets. ]]></description>
		
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Semiconductor Packaging, Assembly and Test Facilities, Worldwide, 3Q10 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Since the 2Q10 update, one facility began production, and two new planned facilities were added to the database. All three facilities are located in Asia/Pacific, including two in China and one in Taiwan. ]]></description>
		
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Webinar: Semiconductor Capital Equipment and Manufacturing Services Markets, 2Q10]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Significant growth has occurred in the semiconductor, semiconductor equipment and services markets during the past 12 months, but many key questions must be discussed as we look forward. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Insight: Silicon Wafer Market Lessons Learned From Recession, 2009]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ In 2009, the worldwide market for silicon wafers used for semiconductor production underwent unprecedented ups and downs due to the global recession. This document examines the lessons learned in 2009 to help wafer companies with their future business decisions and actions. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Semiconductor Firms Target Consumer Electronics at Computex]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Exhibitors demonstrated many semiconductor solutions at Computex 2010, with a strong focus on consumer electronics. 3D displays and tablets caught our eye, while e-readers showed little development from last year's show. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Cool Vendors in Semiconductors, 2011]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Wireless communications and functional flexibility are key aspects of next-generation systems. We review a selection of small and innovative vendors operating in these markets. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Competitive Landscape: Microcontroller Semiconductors, Worldwide, 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ A banner year in microcontrollers is well under way, yet this recovery will likely see the market leader (as a result of the Renesas-NEC merger) suffer a loss of $400 million. This marks a costly shift away from hardware-centric toward a more holistic strategy, the ecosystem paradigm. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ SWOT: Trina Solar, Worldwide]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Trina Solar is a leading supplier of photovoltaic solar modules for the solar industry. We analyze the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats for Trina Solar's solar business. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Renesas Signals Its Intention to Expand Its American Semiconductor Business]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Renesas Electronics, the world's biggest producer of microcontrollers, used its software developers' conference to correct conceptions about its approach to the North American market. It signaled a new marketing strategy predicated on the concept of design influence, with the U.S. as its target. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Competitive Landscape: Automated Test Equipment, Worldwide, 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ During the past three years, the ATE market has suffered its worst decline in semiconductor market history. The market has consolidated to the point that only five substantial market players remain. Expect further consolidation in this highly competitive market. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Competitive Landscape: Semiconductors for Digital Still Cameras, 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ In most industrialized countries there is now at least one DSC per household. Significant market growth is still expected in China, India and other emerging countries, but the global market trend is for moderate growth. We focus on image processors including competitive analysis of leading vendors. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Competitive Landscape:  MOCVD Suppliers, Worldwide]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The metal organic chemical vapor deposition market is currently populated by only three competitors; however, the potential for rapid growth has many semiconductor equipment manufacturers looking at this market opportunity. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Competitive Landscape: Nonoptical Semiconductor Sensors]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Sales of nonoptical sensors (including MEMS) will reach $6.2 billion by 2014, growing faster than most other semiconductor types. Established vendors, with legacy business from automotive electronics, will meet competition from those targeting the demand from new, fast-growing consumer electronics. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Competitive Landscape: Semiconductor Outsourced Memory Packaging and Test Services]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Companies participating in the outsourced packaging and test of memory devices must offer ever-expanding services while still meeting competitive pricing pressure and enduring the cyclical nature of the memory market. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Competitive Landscape: Environment Surrounding the Silicon Wafer Industry]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ In the future, the maturing of the silicon wafer industry will likely change the traditional evolutionary pattern in competitive environments that was seen in the past. The industry and its players should adapt themselves to the expected environmental changes. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Hype Cycle for Semiconductors, 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ We chart the progress of technologies such as logic devices, process technologies, displays, energy sources and design techniques. Eventually, nanotechnologies based on semiconducting molecules and DNA structures will transform the semiconductor industry. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Definitions and Methodology: Semiconductor Outsourcing Services]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This document contains the methodology and definitions used in semiconductor device outsourcing and electronics manufacturing service forecasts and market share research. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Definitions and Methodology: Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This document contains the segment methodology and definitions used in semiconductor equipment forecasts and market share research. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Cool Vendors in Semiconductors, 2011]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Wireless communications and functional flexibility are key aspects of next-generation systems. We review a selection of small and innovative vendors operating in these markets. ]]></description>
		
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