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	 							<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Research Catalog: Semiconductor Industry Worldwide]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This Dataquest Research Catalog contains information on Gartner Dataquest research for clients of the Semiconductor Industry 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: Memory Market Segment Worldwide]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This Market Segment Research page contains information on Gartner Dataquest research for clients of the Memory Market Segment Worldwide. 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[ 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[ 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[ Market Trends: Worldwide, EMS/ODM Production of Media Tablets, 2011]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Media tablet production by electronics manufacturing service companies and original design manufacturers will increase from 17.1 million units in 2010, to 186.9 million units in 2015, achieving a compound annual growth rate of 61.4% for the period. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Trends: Worldwide, E-Book Reader Production Is Set to Double in 2011]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This document identifies three key production trends for e-book readers in 2010, with discussion of components, including e-paper displays, semiconductor vendors and system manufacturers. It also gives a unit production forecast to 2015. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Trends: Semiconductor Inventory Rise Is Manageable]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Semiconductor inventories are rising to the point in which vendors should be cautious about adding more inventory. Despite the rise in inventories, detailed analysis of current conditions shows that the rise in inventories is unlikely to lead to a broad downturn in revenue. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Trends: China, Sales of Connected TVs Set to Grow, 2011]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The Chinese government's home appliances subsidy program is playing an important part in stimulating TV sales. We look at this and other trends that are increasing the appeal of connected TVs for vendors and consumers in China. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Trends: NAND Flash and Foundry Most-Dynamic Segments for Semiconductor Capital Spending]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Semiconductor capital spending surged in 2010, returning to prerecession levels. Spending will slow in 2011 as new equipment is implemented and the supply/demand situation is evaluated. Capital expenditure will continue to grow beyond 2011; the next memory-driven downturn will be in 2014.  ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 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[ Forecast Analysis: NAND, Worldwide, 2010-2015, 1Q11 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ NAND market demand was resilient in 1Q11 but will ease before the Christmas holiday build ensues later in the year. 4Q11 will be a balancing act, as robust demand drivers meet new capacity additions, with the 2H12 outlook cautiously optimistic. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 26 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[ Market Insight: Semiconductor Forecast Assumptions, Worldwide, 1Q11 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Gartner predicts that worldwide semiconductor revenue in 2011 will grow 6.2% over 2010 revenue of $300.5 billion. DRAM price declines inhibit PC growth, while smartphones will lead the 2011 semiconductor growth.  ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Forecast Analysis: DRAM, Worldwide, 2010-2015, 1Q11 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The recovery in 2009 and booming market in early 2010 quickly turned to an oversupply situation in late 2010. Better conditions from 2Q11 will last until the end of 2012, before a capacity-induced downturn through 2013. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 12 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: ASIC/ASSP, FPGA/PLD and SLI/SoC Applications, Worldwide, 2007-2015, 1Q11 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Total revenue from application-specific integrated circuits and application-specific standard products will increase by 7.6% in 2011, to $106.5 billion, and it will continue to grow for the rest of the forecast period, reaching $137.9 billion in 2015. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 21 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 Consumption by Electronic Equipment Type, Worldwide, 1Q11 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This report provides a three-year history and a five-year forecast of semiconductor consumption by device, by electronic equipment type. It contains consumption of semiconductor devices from the production of electronic equipment. It also provides data on production units and revenue. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Forecast: Memory, Worldwide, 2005-2015, 1Q11 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ In 2011, global memory revenue will be flat, with growth of just 0.1%. The high-volume DRAM and NAND flash memory markets will account for 88.5% of revenue. Only the NAND sector will show high growth, with a rise of 28.6%. DRAM will suffer a 13.8% decline, following growth of more than 70% in 2010. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 14 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[ Semiconductor Industry Asia/Pacific: Forecast Database]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Semiconductor consumption in electronic equipment and unit shipments for Gartner Dataquest's Asia/Pacific region with country level splits. China, Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, and Taiwan countries within Asia/Pacific semiconductor consumption per country with a five-year history to present quarter.  This is available as a download file only. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Semiconductor Forecast Worldwide: Forecast Database]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Semiconductor Forecast Worldwide database provides semiconductor market size and five year forecast for the four regions: Americas, EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa), Asia Pacific and Japan by vendor revenue; electronic application production units, ASPs and factory revenue, device dollar content per application in dollars and I/O ratios. Data are segmented by application and device category. This database is updated quarterly. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Share Analysis: Photovoltaic Solar Panels, Worldwide, 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 2010 was a strong year for the photovoltaic solar panel market, although many vendors found their growth constrained by production capacity. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Share Analysis: Mobile Phone Application-Specific Semiconductors, Worldwide, 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Revenue increased 13.5% in 2010, to $26 billion. Broadcom and Samsung Electronics were the standout vendors, with growth of 92.4% and 88%, respectively. Baseband, RF, application and multimedia processors, and wireless connectivity represent 92% of the market. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Share: Solar Cells and Modules, Worldwide, 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This report provides two years of photovoltaic solar cell and module revenue by company. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Share Analysis: Total Semiconductor Revenue, Worldwide, 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Total worldwide semiconductor revenue grew 30.9% from 2009, reaching $299.4 billion. The top 25 semiconductor suppliers accounted for 69.1% of semiconductor industry revenue. Memory vendors showed the strongest growth. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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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: Semiconductor Devices, Worldwide, 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This report provides two years of semiconductor revenue by company. This report includes semiconductor revenue from the production electronic equipment reported by region, which includes the Americas, Asia/Pacific, EMEA, and Japan. ]]></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 Analysis: Semiconductor Intellectual Property, Worldwide, 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Gartner's market share analysis of the global semiconductor intellectual property market reveals that third-party design IP revenue grew by 23.5% to $1.67 billion in 2010, up from $1.35 billion in 2009. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Share Analysis: DRAM Vendors by Revenue, Worldwide, 4Q10 and 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Total revenue for DRAM in 4Q10 reached $8.5 billion, dropping 20.4% over the previous quarter and 1.4% year over year. Overall revenue for 2010 reached $39.5 billion, an increase of 71.8%, making 2010 the second highest revenue year ever, after 1995. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Share: Semiconductor Intellectual Property, Worldwide, 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The market for semiconductor IP grew by 23.5% in 2010, to $1.67 billion. ARM Holdings dominated the market with a 34.5% share of design IP revenue. Synopsys was second with 11.5% and Imagination Technologies third with 5.5%. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 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[ Market Statistics: DRAM Cost Model, 2011]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This report provides a model to estimate the cost structure for DRAM chip manufacturing at 300 mm fabs in 2011. It will help DRAM vendors and investors understand DRAM costs for specific technologies, and even the cost structure of competitors. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 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[ Digital Power Management Exhibits a Larger Footprint at Applied Power Electronics Conference 2011]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This year's Applied Power Electronics Conference showcased new power semiconductors and techniques for promoting energy transfer efficiencies. In large computers, 380-volt distribution buses could be supplemented by power-sensitive point of load supplies. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011</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: NFC Semiconductor Vendors, 2011]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The Google Nexus S and Apple's "e-wallet" patent application, combined with the inclusion of Near Field Communication technology on many upcoming smartphones, signal a coming disruption to the status quo in the NFC market. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 05 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: 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[ SWOT: MEMC's Solar Businesses, Worldwide]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ MEMC is a leading supplier of silicon wafers to the solar industry, as well as a leading provider of solar energy services. We analyze the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats for MEMC's solar businesses. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Teardown Report: Apple's iPhone 4]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This research provides our teardown analysis of Apple's iPhone 4 smartphone. Manufacturers of mobile handsets, semiconductor suppliers and investors can learn about the components used in the latest iPhone, how they operate and what they cost. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Competitive Landscape: Solar Power Purchase Agreement Market, North America, 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The North American photovoltaic solar market is essentially a construction market that is dependent on public and private financing. Successful solar power purchase agreement vendors are matching their market segmentation with their financing capabilities. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Competitive Landscape: Photovoltaic Solar Modules, 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The photovoltaic solar module market is in the midst of uncertain and turbulent markets, declining prices and excess supply. Successful vendors will have to balance technology and cost optimization along with executing on a clear downstream channel strategy. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 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 Devices and Applications]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This document outlines our research methodology for compiling statistics on the worldwide semiconductor market and our approach to market share and forecast analysis. We also define terms used in our research covering semiconductor devices and applications. ]]></description>
		
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Share Analysis: Photovoltaic Solar Panels, Worldwide, 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 2010 was a strong year for the photovoltaic solar panel market, although many vendors found their growth constrained by production capacity. ]]></description>
		
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