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Shipments of notebook PCs configured with quad-core microprocessors will nearly quadruple from 2012 to 2016, according to a report from IHS

"This large and growing trend highlights the need for members of all tiers of the supply chain to implement tighter supplier-monitoring and procurement procedures," said IHS

According to the industry body, 42% of the population now has a DAB digital radio set, up from 39.4% in Q3 2011

Both ZTE and HTC are considered among the leading smartphone vendors on a worldwide basis, trailing market leaders Samsung, Apple, and Nokia, with a combined share of slightly more than 10%

The market value of organic devices such as TFT dispalys, transistors and non-volatile memory will grow to nearly $1bn in revenues by 2018, according to NanoMarkets

The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has called for immediate action to ensure enough young people study science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects at both undergraduate and postgraduate level...

Q1 2012 was the 4th highest quarter sales in its history, and the quarter ended €1.54bn

The strength of electrical equipment manufacturing, which rose by 12.1% in the first quarter of the year, helped manufacturing output to end two previous quarterly falls

“The key market driver is the speed at which GaN-on-Si devices can achieve price parity with Silicon MOSFETs, IGBTs or rectifiers with equivalent performance,” said IMS research analyst Richard Eden

The two German ministries for the environment and the economy have published a proposal to cut feed-in tariffs (FITs) and to simplify the tariff system