By Nicholas Kolakowski 2009-02-26
Intel, Advanced Micro Devices, Samsung and other chip providers have been hit by the economic downturn in a hard way, as research firm IDC expects a 22 percent decline in global semiconductor sales this year. According to IDC, the semiconductor market was one of the first affected by the recession that began in late 2007. In 2008, revenues from semiconductors declined 2 percent. The trend will only accelerate in 2009, fueled by massive declines in the key areas of unit shipments, low utilization rates and price erosion. "The semiconductor industry downturn will be prolonged by macroeconomic uncertainty this year," Mario Morales, vice president for Semiconductor Research at IDC, said in a statement. "With demand visibility low, utilization rates at frozen levels and supplier inventories growing because of deteriorating demand targets, IDC does not expect year-over-year growth for semiconductor revenues until the second quarter of 2010."
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Thursday, February 26, 2009
PowerBook explodes in London office
By Paul Hales Thursday, 26 February 2009
STAFF IN THE London office of a marketing company were left shocked and reeling yesterday after an Apple PowerBook burst into flames. The company asked not to be identified, as IT manager Steven told how he was called to the scene by reports of smoke billowing out of an employee's computer. "When I got there, much of the smoke has dissipated and nothing much was happening. I picked up the notebook to investigate, and turned it over. Soon after I put it down again, it basically exploded. Flames we flying six foot in the air, and sparks," he told the INQ. "I saw that the smoke was coming out of the battery I was worried about the chemicals in the battery so I told everyone to got out of the office" "So then I was stood there wondering what to do with the laptop when suddenly a fire started and flames started coming out of the battery."
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STAFF IN THE London office of a marketing company were left shocked and reeling yesterday after an Apple PowerBook burst into flames. The company asked not to be identified, as IT manager Steven told how he was called to the scene by reports of smoke billowing out of an employee's computer. "When I got there, much of the smoke has dissipated and nothing much was happening. I picked up the notebook to investigate, and turned it over. Soon after I put it down again, it basically exploded. Flames we flying six foot in the air, and sparks," he told the INQ. "I saw that the smoke was coming out of the battery I was worried about the chemicals in the battery so I told everyone to got out of the office" "So then I was stood there wondering what to do with the laptop when suddenly a fire started and flames started coming out of the battery."
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