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Issue Date: 11/18/2004

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1. Shrinking leadtimes
The fact that leadtimes for most electronic components continue to shrink rapidly indicates that supply is still strong despite efforts by suppliers to reduce production ...
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2. Outsourcing's impact
While the communications equipment industry is far from booming, the shift to outsourcing within the industry has dramatically changed the role of purchasing professionals. Purchasing ...
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3. Turning costs into profits
In the increasingly competitive electronics marketplace where much of manufacturing is outsourced to contract manufacturers, many of today's electronics buyers expect distributors to help them ...
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4. No momentum yet for 64-bit processors
Until Microsoft introduces its 64-bit operating system—expected early next year—don't wait for any marketplace momentum for 64-bit microprocessors (MPUs). On the heels of a projected ...
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5. Electronic Briefs
New catalog released Newark InOne, the leading small-quantity distributor of electronic components and test equipment in North America, has released Catalog 122. The new catalog ...
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6. Computers dominate chip market
The computer industry is still the largest consumer of integrated circuits, accounting for about 50% of the chip market in 2004, says market researcher IC ...
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7. No letup in sight for semiconductor sales
Strong sales of personal computers and cell phones continue to drive semiconductor sales higher, with Hewlett-Packard, Dell Computer and Nokia accounting for nearly 24% of ...
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8. Chip suppliers overinvest in new equipment in '04
The semiconductor equipment market, in the midst of a boom that's expected to lift revenues by 46.7% in 2004 to $22.7 billion, will slip back ...
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9. Intel nixes 4 GHz Pentium 4
Intel has canceled plans to release a 4 gigahertz (GHz) Pentium 4 chip that it had first said would be released by the end of ...
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10. PC shipments to rise 13.4%
Worldwide unit shipments of personal computers will increase 13.4% to 168 million in 2004, according to market researcher iSuppli, with revenues rising 12% to $132.8 ...
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