Touch-screen notebook PC market hits speed bump

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In this issue: • Booming market for touch-screen notebook PC displays hits speed bump in second quarter • AMOLED panel shipments surge in Q2 • Applied Materials launches new metal oxide display tech • Tune in to the Solid State Watch • Applied Materials unveils new technology systems to manufacture OLED displays • A new photoresist technology for organic semiconductors enabling submicron patterns • Monte Carlo analysis has become a gamble • TV semiconductor market growing despite decline in TV shipments • Book-to-bill ratio reflects seasonal softening • Pure-play foundries spending big on capital equipment • Americas region remains largest market for pure-play foundry sales Top news Booming market for touch-screen notebook PC displays hits speed bump in second quarterHow bad were conditions in the notebook PC market during the second quarter?Share:    AMOLED panel shipments surge in Q2Largely driven by demand from upscale Samsung smartphones, particularly the Galaxy S4, global shipments of high-end active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) display panels posted impressive sequential growth of 16 percent in the second quarter.Share:    Applied Materials launches new metal oxide display techApplied Materials, Inc. announced new technology systems for manufacturing large size and ultra-high definition (UHD) LCD and OLED displays that meet the demand for greater screen performance, clarity, color and brightness.Share:    Tune in to the Solid State Watch Get caught up on the latest headlines with our weekly online newscast. Share:    Tech News Applied Materials unveils new technology systems to manufacture OLED displaysThrough precision materials engineering and productivity innovations, these PVD and PECVD systems provide an optimized, cost-effective solution for volume production of future MO-enabled displays.Share:    A new photoresist technology for organic semiconductors enabling submicron patternsFujifilm and imec have developed a new photoresist technology for organic semiconductors that enables the realization of submicron patterns.Share:    Monte Carlo analysis has become a gambleDr. Bruce McGaughy, CTO and SVP of Engineering at ProPlus Design Solutions, Inc. blogs about the wisdom of Monte Carlo analysis when high sigma methods are perhaps better suited to today's designs.Share:    Share:    Business News TV semiconductor market growing despite decline in TV shipmentsDespite a drop in global television unit demand in 2013, the semiconductor market for TVs is forecast to increase by an estimated seven percent to $13.1 billion. Book-to-bill ratio reflects seasonal softeningNorth America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $975.3 million in orders worldwide in September 2013 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 0.97. Pure-play foundries spending big on capital equipmentSemiconductor capital spending has increased significantly among pure-play foundries as more IDMs shift to a fabless/fab-lite business model and as new foundry participants intensify competition among the old guard. Americas region remains largest market for pure-play foundry salesCustomers in the Americas region (primarily the U.S.) are expected to account for nearly two-thirds of pure-play foundry sales in 2013, a slight increase from 2012. Share:

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