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Capacitor lead times could remain stretched through 2010
08/25/2010 - via EE Times
 Lead times for aluminum, ceramic and tantalum capacitors could remain abnormally long through the fourth quarter of this year and perhaps beyond, according to market research firm iSuppli Corp.
Silicon prices climb; PV cutbacks in 2011 will curb trend
08/27/2010 - via Electro IQ
Due to high demand for solar PV around the world, silicon prices are again on the rise. After a period of decline, a new survey from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) shows that prices are reaching levels not seen since December of 2009.
Samsung Poised to Overtake Intel as Largest Semiconductor Maker
08/25/2010 - via IC Insights
As preposterous as it might have seemed 5-10 years ago, Samsung Electronics is on track to catch up with Intel in terms of total annual revenues for semiconductors and will most likely become the world's largest IC maker before the middle of this decade.
Smartphone Industry Not Immune To Recession
08/23/2010 - via MBT
The seemingly recession-proof smart phone is suffering from a side effect of the rough economy: Manufacturers simply can't build enough of the gadgets because chip-makers that rolled back production last year are now scrambling to play catch-up.
Manufacturing capacity utilization hits 95.6%
08/18/2010 - via EE Times
Chip manufacturing capacity utilization was running at close to 100 percent in most leading-edge nodes in the second quarter of 2010, according to the Semiconductor International Capacity Statistics (SICAS) organization. The numbers show that the industry's total manufacturing capacity stayed approximately constant in Q2 despite a significant increase in manufacturing capacity by foundries.
Rising China Wages Cut Advantage Over Mexico, Flextronics Says
08/13/2010 - via Bloomberg
China’s rising wages are cutting the country’s cost advantage over other manufacturing centers such as Mexico, according to Flextronics International Ltd., the world’s second-largest custom electronics maker.
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