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BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY REPORT

Week 2

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BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY REPORT

Week 2
Headlines Consumer Electronics (CE) Samsung Electronics said it likely earned a quarterly profit of $8.3 billion. Samsung expects sales of home appliances to climb 50 percent. Samsung debuted a new flexible display it is calling Youm. Samsung added a trio of interactive appliances to its 2013 lineup. Samsung coolly disclosed details on the highlights of its home theater line-up for 2013. LG plans to raise its investment to a record 11.69 billion pounds this year. LG announced that it would launch the long-awaited OLED TV into the U.S. LG unveiled a 55-inch TV. LG has shown its 84-inch 4K 3D. Sony Corp is joining with BMG to bid for Parlophone. Sony Corp is considering the sale of itsbattery business . Sony has built an entire ecosystem around NFC pairing. Sony is considering selling Sony City Osaki building. Sharp has said that it is still in talks with Foxconn for an investment. Sharp is presenting its new 32 class professional LCD monitor series. Panasonic has joined LG's Smart TV Alliance. Panasonic is showing off a prototype TV.

Panasonic announced the development of a new tablet computer that features a 20-inch IPS Alpha LCD panel. Toshiba is showing off at CES a prototype of an OLED smart watch. Mitsubishi Electric Corp. said that it has established its first subsidiary in Turkey. Vizio, one of the top television makers in the U.S., entered the PC market. Vizio showed off an impressive 10-inch tablet. Haier announced its 2013 line of televisions. TCL has officially reported that its fullyear LCD TV sales in 2012 reached 15.52 million units.

ICT Apple has added Watchever as a new streaming video option. Recent shipping delays for the 27-inch iMac can be blamed on production problems at LG Display. Samsung has canceled plans to release a Windows RT device in the U.S. Sony plans to emulate elite Android manufacturers. Lenovo will divide itself into different business groups. Asustek is aiming for the TV market with the introduction of an Internet streaming box. Acer plans to include retinal-class displays in several laptop models. Pace announced an ultra-fast, high performance IP client set-top box with MoCA 2.0 and Wi-Fi connectivity, developed in partnership with Broadcom. Cisco unveiled synchronized multiscreen video services. Cisco Linksys announced the expansion of itsLinksys Smart Wi-Fi portfolio. ZTE and TCL will launch Firefoxpowered phones this year. Garmin unveiled their K2 platform, the companys next-generation automotive infotainment solution. Eastman Kodak Co's proposed $525 million sale of its digital imaging

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patents to Intellectual Ventures and RPX Corp got a bankruptcy judge's approval on Friday. Eastman Kodak Company announced it has extended its relationship with Carrefour. Foxconn is internally working on new regulations to allow its purchasing processes to be controlled. Foxconn is being investigated by authorities over allegations that some of its employees accepted bribes from suppliers Home area networks will grow from $127 million in 2012 to $1.1 billion in 2020.

Panel Industry AU Optronics (AUO) has announced that its OLED panel jointly developed with Sony is used in Sony's prototype 4K OLED TV. Innolux Corporation has reported that its December revenues reached US$1.52 billion. Gorilla Glass has unvieled its latest screen Gorilla Glass 3 technology. Dongxu estimates that China's display industry will account for more than 20% of global glass demand by 2015, up from about 10% in 2012. Open cell TV panels sized 32-inch have recently seen a 1% or US$2 decline. Innolux Corp. (3481), the largest liquidcrystal display maker on the island, dropped 4.2 percent. The Taiwan-based makers are expected to continue bumping up production of the 39-inch panels.

Semiconductor Industry Intel Corporation announced a TV experience that will enable customers to view live and on-demand television content on Intel-based devices. Samsung's flagship Exynos 5 is a dualcore mobile chip that powers the company's ARM-based Google Chromebook.

Pace and Broadcom announced the development of a Media Server Gateway. Broadcom announced that Comcast has chosen its connected home set-top box (STB) technology. Broadcom has taken licenses for both the ARMv7 and ARMv8 instruction set architectures. Broadcom announced that its HomePlug AV (HPAV) Powerline Communications (PLC) solution has been selected by NETGEAR Broadcom announced LG Electronics has chosen Broadcom's 5G WiFi technology. Broadcom announced its optimized, entry level ADSL gateway solution. Broadcom Corp. (NASDAQ: BRCM) has announced a GPON Home Gateway Unit (HGU) system-on-a-chip (SoC). TI announced the full availability of a new ZigBee(). Qualcomm Atheros is rolling out StreamBoost. Hitachi has announced that it has come up with a solution that stores data on slivers of quartz glass. Sigma Designs announced that it will demonstrate a 4K x 2K digital TV platform on a 55" inch screen. Marvell and TCL announced that TCL is the first company to offer both a Smart TV and set-top box with Google TV. Car-to-X communications is about to get ready for market entry. NXP announced the availability of the JN516x family of wireless microcontrollers. STMicroelectronics and Quantenna Communications revealed today a Wi-Fi set-top box reference design platform. Inside Secure announced that Koreabased Telechips is integrating a host of INSIDE Secure security solutions. Nvidia unveiled its quad-core Tegra 4mobile processor. Bosch said it has integrated into a 32bit microcontroller a three-axis accelerometer. The GP690 ZigBee PRO from GreenPeak Teachnologies adds ZigBee PRO to the company's product } 3

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portfolio, offering full support for its Open Smart Home Framework. Harbor predicts 802.11 enabled technology will grow from 1.4 billion shipments in 2012 to over 3.6 billion shipments by 2016. The IEEE Standards Association (IEEE) has officially approved the new 802.11ad.

Consumer Electronics (CE) Samsung Financial Samsung Electronics, the world leader in mobiles and memory chips, said it likely earned a quarterly profit of $8.3 billion, as it sold close to 500 handsets every minute and as demand picked up for the flat screens it makes for mobile devices, including those for rival Apple Inc products.

Service Industry Roku Inc., the closely held online video service, said its adding 300 live television channels. Amazon launched Amazon AutoRip. Turkcell and Spare Backup have begun the launch of a progressive rollout of Spare Backup's mobile backup and security tools to Turkcell's 35 million mobile subscribers.

Healthcare Industry Turkish Healthcare Industry will investigate the landscape of an industry that will grow from $21.7 billion of 2011 to $29.6 billion in 2015. Samsungs stock performance

Retail and Payment Industry Retalix shareholders approved its $660 million acquisition by NCR Corp. NCR Corporation announced the launch of NCR Mobile POS Optimization Consulting Services. Ingenico and Shift4 Corporation announced a partnership that brings Shift4s neutral. Agilysys announced it has partnered with Motion Computing. ShopKeep POS announced an exciting partnership with Griffin Technology.

Sales Expectation Samsung Electronics Co. (005930), the worlds biggest seller of smartphones, TVs and display panels, expects sales of home appliances to climb 50 percent during the next three years as it focuses on premium models with more functions. Annual revenue from the division making refrigerators, washing machines and ovens will climb to $18 billion in 2015 from about $12 billion last year, Younghoon Eom, executive vice president of sales and marketing, said in an interview in Las Vegas.

Energy Industry Hyflux had signed an agreement with Dahej Special Economic Zone (SEZ) for a sea-water desalination Project. ClipperCreek and Smartenit has resulted in the first commercially available device that can connect to smart meters.

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Youm Flexible Display Samsung debuted a new flexible display it is calling Youm during the closing keynote at CES 2013. It first introduced the technology in April on its Korean site, but this is the first time Youm has been introduced in the U.S. Youm is quite impressive, and offers many options on ways to present information. This is not the first time flexible displays have been introduced, however. The idea has been around for a while, and each version seems to offer something different.

LGs stock performance OLED TV At CES in Las Vegas, LG announced that it would launch the long-awaited OLED TV into the U.S. market this March, for a suggested retail price of $12,000.

Interacvite appliances Samsung added a trio of interactive appliances to its 2013 lineup, such as the T9000 refrigerator with an LCD screen that lets you share lists on Evernote, check the weather, and program schedules in Google Calendar.

55 UHDTV LG unveiled a 55-inch TV that sports "ultrahigh-definition" resolution with four times the sharpness of regular HD television sets, kicking off what is likely to be a mini-obsession with the latest super-clear format at the annual International CES gadget show.

Home Theather Samsung coolly disclosed details on the highlights of its home theater line-up for 2013. The company is laying claim to introducing the worlds first sound bar system to be equipped with a vacuum tube, a new twist on Bluetooth for TV audio reproduction, gyros that improve sound quality, and an all-inone home theater system sporting an amplifier made with Gallium Nitride.

84 4K 3D LG has shown its 84-inch 4K 3D 84LM960 television in Las Vegas on the eve of CES 2013. This is LG's first 84inch Ultra HD TV, and based on these glimpses of it from the floor, it certainly looks like the company got it right on the first try.

LG Investment LG Group, South Korea's fourth biggest business conglomerate, plans to raise its investment to a record 20 trillion won (11.69 billion pounds) this year, it said on Sunday, in a bid to take on rivals like Samsung Electronics Co Ltd . Sony

Bid for Parlophone Sony Corp is joining with BMG to bid for Parlophone and other EMI labels on sale by Universal Music, reuniting Sony and Bertelsmann four years after they ended their music joint venture, the Financial Times said.

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would make the Apple supplier the largest shareholder in the firm. The struggling Japanese company already struck a deal with Foxconn, also known as Hon Hai Precision Industry, for a stake in exchange for some much-needed cash. But Hon Hai backed off when Sharp's shares took a dive and the Taiwanese firm has since been pushing for changes in Sharp's management.

Sonys stock performance

The sale of Battery Business Sony Corp is considering the sale of itsbattery business but has made no decision yet, Chief Executive Kazuo Hirai said on Monday, as the company seeks to offload non-core assets and revive its consumer electronics business.

Sharps stock performance

NFC Pairing ecosystem Sony has built an entire ecosystem around NFC pairing, is exploiting the living daylights out of its 4K/Ultra HD empire, and, for just one bright, shining second, gave us a glimpse of a prototype 4K OLED TV at its CES 2013 press conference.

32 LCD Monitor This week at CES in Las Vegas, Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America, a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation, is presenting its new 32 class professional LCD monitor series, which features Sharps ground-breaking IGZO technology and touts 3840 x 2160 pixel resolution.

Selling building Sony is considering selling Sony City Osaki building for about 100 billion yen ($1.1 billion) to 130 billion yen ($1.5 billion), the person said. Employees are expected to stay at the location since the potential buyer is likely to lease the building to Sony. Panasonic Joining Smart TV Alliance Panasonic has joined LG's Smart TV Alliance which was set up to develop and use a single connected platform for televisions from 2013 onward.

Sharp Negotiation with Foxconn Sharp has said that it is still in talks with Foxconn for an investment that OLED and UHD TV Panasonic is showing off a prototype TV that combines the two hottest

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technologies at this years gadget show in Las Vegas: organic light-emitting diodes and ultrahigh definition.

Toshibas stock performance Mitsubishi Panasonics stock performance New Tablet Panasonic Corporation announced the development of a new tablet computer that features a 20-inch IPS Alpha LCD panel with more than four times the resolution of Full High Definition, as well as a high precision digital pen. With the target to commercialize the new tablet later this year, Panasonic is gearing itself up to propose new business value this feature-rich device will offer to its customers in a wide range of industries. The tablet is on display at the 2013 International CES in Las Vegas from January 8 to 11. Subsidiary in Turkey Mitsubishi Electric Corp. said that it has established its first subsidiary in Turkey to expand operations there in view of the rapid economic growth of the country and also to boost activities in neighboring areas. Mitsubishi Electric Turkey A.S., based in Istanbul and capitalized at 2.26 million Turkish lira, or about 100 million, will conduct market research, set up a sales network and engage in infrastructurerelated business.

Toshiba OLED Smart Watch Toshiba is showing off at CES a prototype of an OLED smart watch that knows its owner by his or her pulse. Mitsubishis stock performance Vizio Entering PC Market Vizio, one of the top television makers in the U.S., entered the PC market with a bevy of sleek designs that echoed its television roots. Now, it wants to put out equally appealing Windows 8 tablets too. } 7

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Vizio's first Windows 8 tablet is also the first for consumers with an AMD processor under the hood, hoping to give ARM- and Intel-powered slates a run for their money.

TCL LCD TV Sales China-based TV vendor TCL has officially reported that its full-year LCD TV sales in 2012 reached 15.52 million units, 11.82 million of which were LED backlit units.

10 Tablet Vizio showed off an impressive 10-inch tablet that features the recently revealedNvidia Tegra 4 quad-core processor at CES 2013. The Android 4.2 tablet also impresses with its super high-definition 2,560x1,600-pixel resolution.

Haier New Product line with Roku features Haier announced its 2013 line of televisions characterized by new designs such as an ultra-thin frame, enhanced sound solutions, and other features such as Roku streaming. This line-up continues Haier's plan to further its goal of making technology simple and accessible to the consumer, helping to take consumers' home entertainment experience to new heights. TCLs stock performance

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ICT Apple New Streaming Video Apple has added Watchever as a new streaming video option on German Apple TVs, reports say. The service is similar to Netflix, and offers up a mix of German and American movies and TV shows. Vivendi in fact only launched Watchever January 9th, charging customers 9 per month.

Sony High End Android Phone

A marketing executive from Sony revealed the Japanese company plans to emulate elite Android manufacturers like Samsung by pumping out high-end smartphones and ignoring the cheaper, entry-level devices.

Lenovo New organization On April 1, Lenovo will divide itself into different business groups: the Lenovo Business Group, and the Think Business Group. The Think Business Group will deal with the Think-brand and business aspects, while the Lenovo Business Group will deal with Lenovo products and its Mobile Internet/Digital Home Group business. The changes will include the appointment of leaders to each group.

Apples stock performance

27 iMac Production Problem Recent shipping delays for the 27-inch iMac can be blamed on production problems at LG Display, say industry sources reached by DigiTimes. The people claim that LG has been encountering trouble with lamination, limiting the number of screens it can send out for assembly. Only about 100,000 27-inch systems can be shipped each month, the sources say. Asus Internet STB Asustek is aiming for the TV market with the introduction of an Internet streaming box called Qube, which will run on Google TV software.

Lenovos stock performance

Samsung Canceled Windows RT device in US Samsung has canceled plans to release a Windows RT device in the U.S. because of "modest demand" for machines running the scaled-down version of the Microsoft operating system.

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Asuss stock performance

Paces stock performance

Acer Retina Display Acer plans to include retinal-class displays in several laptop models, including at least one Ultrabook, by late Spring.

Cisco Multiscreen Video Services Cisco this week unveiled the fruits of its $5 billion acquisition of video software maker NDS with a product designed to enable media companies to deliver synchronized multiscreen video services. The product, called Videoscape Unity, combines the NDS software with Ciscos Videoscape Internet TV platform, which was introduced at the CES consumer electronics conference two years ago. Cisco unveiled Videoscape Unity at this years CES conference in Las Vegas.

Acers stock performance

Pace IP STB Pace (LSE: PIC), a leading global developer of advanced technologies for service providers, announced an ultrafast, high performance IP client set-top box with MoCA 2.0 and Wi-Fi connectivity, developed in partnership with Broadcom using the Xi3 product specification and Reference Design Kit (RDK) software developed by Comcast. Ciscos stock performance Smart Wi-Fi Cisco Linksys announced the expansion of itsLinksys Smart Wi-Fi portfolio with three new 802.11ac powered Smart Wi-Fi Routers, a new compact 802.11ac USB adapter, new features

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and new Smart Wi-Fi Apps. Together, these innovations give consumers a smarter way to control their wireless home network and connected devices. ZTE FireFox OS for smartphone The Inquirer has just confirmed with Mozilla, makers of the new Firefox OS, that Chinas ZTE (HKG:0763; SHE:000063) and TCL(HKG:1070; SHE:000100) will launch Firefoxpowered phones this year. ZTE seems set to launch the devices in Europe first.

everything from navigation to vehicle diagnostics, office features, communications, music and radio to real-time information from the Web.

Garmins stock performance Kodak Patent sales Eastman Kodak Co's proposed $525 million sale of its digital imaging patents to Intellectual Ventures and RPX Corp got a bankruptcy judge's approval on Friday.

ZTEs stock performance Garmin K2 -Generation Automotive infotaintment Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, unveiled their K2 platform, the companys next-generation automotive infotainment solution, at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Inspired by Garmins avionics and marine technology, K2 turns the car dashboard into a digital cockpit that provides drivers a safe and intuitive way to stay connected and access all the functions they need while on the road. The system intelligently combines digital displays, voice control, infrared buttons and smartphone integration to provide drivers access to

Kodaks stock performance Online printing with Carrefour Eastman Kodak Company announced it has extended its relationship with Carrefour, the worlds second largest retailer, to offer retail and online printing services to customers. The renewal of the multi-year agreement enables the two market leaders to provide consumers with a complete photo shopping experience, and } 11

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designates Kodak as Carrefours exclusive partner within the photo category for all retail and online printing solutions. Foxconn New Purchasing process Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is internally working on new regulations to allow its purchasing processes to be controlled through a PC management system after reports that certain company executives were taking bribes from upstream equipment suppliers in order to grant orders, according to sources from the upstream supply chain.

5 Smartphone in China China-based smartphone vendors including Huawei Device, ZTE, TCL Communication and Lenovo are stealing the spotlight at the CES 2013 trade show with their flagship models featuring 5-inch or above displays and quad-core CPUs.

Foxconns stock performance Investigation Foxconn Technology Group is being investigated by authorities over allegations that some of its employees accepted bribes from suppliers.

ICT Market HAN Market According to a recent report from Pike Research, a part of Navigants Energy Practice, annual worldwide revenue from home area networks will grow from $127 million in 2012 to $1.1 billion in 2020.

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Flat Panel Industry AUO OLED Panel In response to the coming era of 4K Ultra HD, AU Optronics (AUO) has announced that its OLED panel jointly developed with Sony is used in Sony's prototype 4K OLED TV which is on display at 2013 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The 56-inch 4K OLED TV panel is the world's first and largest OLED TV panel in size, and is the first in the world to have achieved 4K (3840 by 2160) resolution, AUO said. AUO is also showcasing several large-size Ultra HD TV panels during CES to meet the trend for super large TV.

Innoluxs stock performance Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Gorilla Glass has unvieled its latest screen Gorilla Glass 3 technology at the CES 2013 show in Las Vegas. Gorilla Glass claims that the new glass will result in 40 per cent less glass damage, and was demonstrating its product using an metal ball, plastic tube, and glass products on the CES showfloor.

AUOs stock performance Innolux Financial Innolux Corporation has reported that its December revenues reached NT$44.31 billion (US$1.52 billion), making it the only major Taiwan-based panel maker to report increased revenues compared with AU Optronics (AUO), Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and HannStar Display. Cornings stock performance Dongxu Glass Demand The Dongxu Group, a major Chinabased glass supplier, said that by 2015 Taiwan, Korea and Japan will all see their shares of glass demand drop, but China will be the only one who will see a rise. Dongxu estimates that China's display industry will account for more than 20% of global glass demand by 2015, up from about 10% in 2012. } 13

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Dongxu said that glass demand will be boosted by growth in production for both LCD panels and touchscreens. The company estimates that worldwide glass substrate demand will reach 450 million square meters in 2013 and 590 million square meters in 2015.

Semiconductor Industry Intel New TV Experience Intel Corporation announced a TV experience that will enable customers to view live and on-demand television content on Intel-based devices. Intel is collaborating with Comcast so that customers can enjoy the XFINITY TV experience on IP set-top boxes, Ultrabook devices, Intel-based all-inone PCs, tablets and smartphones as well as smart TVs in the home. This experience is made possible by the Intel Puma 6MG-based XG5 multiscreen video gateway.

Panel Market Panel Prices Open cell TV panels sized 32-inch have recently seen a 1% or US$2 decline due to TV vendors slowing down orders and preparing for new TV arrivals in the beginning of the second quarter of 2013, according to market observers. The observers also said 55-inch Full HD edge-lit LED TV panels have dropped 0.4% or US$2 due to sharp price declines for 60-inch flat screen TV panels while prices for 39-inch ones made by Taiwan-based Innolux Corporation and AU Optronics (AUO) have remained steady.

Taiwanese Manufacturer shares fell Taiwans shares fell the most among Asias equity markets, led by the nations biggest flat-panel companies. Innolux Corp. (3481), the largest liquid-crystal display maker on the island, dropped 4.2 percent. AU Optronics Corp., the second biggest, declined 3.3 percent. Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd. decreased 1 percent.

Intels stock performance Samsung Exynos 5 Samsung's flagship Exynos 5 is a dualcore mobile chip that powers the company's ARM-based Google Chromebook, a versatile device which is also capable of running various flavors of Linux, including Ubuntu.

Product differentiation The Taiwan-based makers are expected to continue bumping up production of the 39-inch panels throughout 2013 as part of their product differentiation strategy, noted the observers. Meanwhile, the observers also said 4042 and 46-inch Full HD edge-lit LED TV panels have also dropped by US$1 and are likely to maintain that drop throughout the first quarter.

Broadcom Media Server Gateway with Pace Pace (LSE: PIC), a leading global developer of advanced technologies for

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service providers, and Broadcom, a global innovation leader in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications, announced the development of a Media Server Gateway that uses the XG5 product specification and Reference Design Kit (RDK) software developed by Comcast.

Broadcom to develop its own processor engines to put inside system-chips, rather than licensing predefined cores from ARM, and address new applications. HomePlug AV with NetGear Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a global innovation leader in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications, announced that its HomePlug AV (HPAV) Powerline Communications (PLC) solution has been selected by NETGEAR, Inc. (NASDAQGM: NTGR), a global networking company that delivers innovative products to consumers, businesses and service providers. Now shipping, NETGEAR's new line of 200Mbps Powerline Adapters are powered by Broadcom's BCM60321HPAV PLC system-on-a-chip (SoC).

Broadcoms stock performance

Connected home STB with Comcast Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a global innovation leader in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications, announced that Comcast has chosen its connected home set-top box (STB) technology for use in the RNG150N interactive STB now shipping to subscribers. Based on the Broadcom BCM7125 system-on-a-chip (SoC) and running Comcast Reference Design Kit (RDK) version 1.1, the Comcast RNG150N STB powers the latest in interactive HDTV programming, connectivity, wholehome media distribution and advanced 3D user interfaces.

5G WiFi Technology Broadcom Corporation (BRCM), a global innovation leader in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications, announced LG Electronics has chosen Broadcom's 5G WiFi technology, based on the IEEE 802.11ac standard, for use in select 2013 LG digital TV models. By adopting Broadcom's BCM43526, LG Electronics is the first to enable consumers to seamlessly stream and share highresolution content between mobile devices and smart TVs.

ADSL Gateway Solution Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a global innovation leader in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications, announced its optimized, entry level ADSL gateway solution for emerging markets. With small memory support, the ninth generation Broadcom BCM6318 ADSL2+ gateway complements Broadcom's existing xDSL product lines by offering } 15

ARM Licence Wired and wireless communications chip company Broadcom Corp. (Irvine, Calif.) has taken licenses for both the ARMv7 and ARMv8 instruction set architectures from ARM Holdings plc (Cambridge, England). This will allow

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an ultra-low cost solution for entry level products. GPON Home Gateway Broadcom Corp. (NASDAQ: BRCM) has announced a GPON Home Gateway Unit (HGU) system-on-a-chip (SoC) for development of optical network terminals (ONTs) that comply to China Telecom's E8C specification.

home networks. While the new 802.11ac standard was designed to address increasingly crowded wireless networks, StreamBoost combined with 802.11ac will improve performance further by managing and shaping traffic, Qualcomm said on Friday.

TI Zigbee Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (Nasdaq: TXN), leading the industry with the most complete wireless connectivity portfolio for embedded applications, announced the full availability of a new ZigBee() BoosterPack based on TI's CC2530 ZigBee system-on-chip (SoC) that enables developers to jumpstart their designs.

Qualcomms stock performance

Hitachi Storage on glass According to Technorati, Japanese storage and electronics company Hitachi has announced that it has come up with a solution that stores data on slivers of quartz glass.

TIs stock performance Qualcomm New Wi-fi Technology 802.11ac Qualcomm Atheros is rolling out StreamBoost, a technology that will be used in Wi-Fi routers and gateways to improve the performance of movies and games streamed over wireless Hitachis stock performance

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Sigma Design 4K*2K Sigma Designs ( NASDAQ : SIGM ), a leading provider of system-on-chip (SoC) solutions for home entertainment, connectivity and converging multimedia delivery, announced that it will demonstrate a 4K x 2K digital TV platform on a 55" inch screen.

NXP Car-To-X communications Car-to-X communications is about to get ready for market entry, and the first players are preparing for a fast start: Network equipment manufacturer Cisco and chipmaker NXP both have invested in equipment maker Cohda Wireless, an expert company in automotive safety applications. The move brings together the expertise of the three organizations to make the Internet of Everything a reality for the automotive industry, creating a safer and more enjoyable driving experience while improving the traffic flow.

Sigma Designs stock performance Marvell Smart TV with TCL Marvell (MRVL) and TCL announced that TCL is the first company to offer both a Smart TV and set-top box with Google TV, powered by the awardwinning Marvell ARMADA 1500 series System-on-Chip (SoC) platform (88DE3100). NXPs stock performance Zigbee NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) announced the availability of the JN516x family of wireless microcontrollers for the Internet of Things, as well as a new evaluation kit which simplifies commercial development of ZigBee, JenNet-IP and other IEEE 802.15.4 applications.

Marvells stock performance

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STMicroelectronics Wi-Fi Networking STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and Quantenna Communications, Inc., a leader in ultrareliable Wi-Fi networking for wholehome entertainment, revealed today a Wi-Fi set-top box reference design platform to significantly accelerate wireless set-top box development by providing unparalleled flexibility, video quality and cost savings when deploying multi-room DVR (Digital Video Recorder) services.

Nvidia Tegra 4 Mobile Processor

Nvidia unveiled its quad-core Tegra 4mobile processor at CES 2013, and many products with the nextgeneration chip are already planned.

NVidias stock performance Bosch Three Axis accelerometer Bosch said it has integrated into a 32bit microcontroller a three-axis accelerometer with its first nine-axis inertial measurement unit (IMU) that includes a gyroscope and magnetometer. The accelerometer also runs sensor fusion algorithms on the microcontroller.

STMicroelectronicss stock performance

Inside Secure STB with Telechips Inside Secure (NYSE Euronext: INSD), a leader in semiconductor and software solutions for securing transactions, content and digital identity, announced that Korea-based Telechips is integrating a host of INSIDE Secure security solutions into its new family of set-top box processor chips. Telechips will add INSIDE Secure DRM Fusion Agent solutions for HDCP and DTCP-IP and the SafeZone secure platform into its new TCC89XX multimedia application processors to help ensure secure boot up and end-to-end content protection.

Boschs stock performance

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GreenPeak Zigbee The GP690 ZigBee PRO from GreenPeak Teachnologies adds ZigBee PRO to the company's product portfolio, offering full support for its Open Smart Home Framework, integrating all three ZigBee networking variants Green Power, RF4CE and PRO into a single overall architecture.

Service Industry Roku Partnership with Time Warner Cable Roku Inc., the closely held online video service, said its adding 300 live television channels through a partnership with Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC) The deal allows Time Warner Cable subscribers with Roku devices to access live TV and Internet video from sites such as Netflix Inc. (NFLX) and Google Inc. (GOOG)s YouTube from the same set-top box, the companies said in a statement.

Semiconductor Market 802.11 Wifi Technology Market Based on our analysis, Harbor predicts 802.11 enabled technology will grow from 1.4 billion shipments in 2012 to over 3.6 billion shipments by 2016 with wireless sensor network applications contributing as much as 15% of total volume

Amazon Digital Music Amazon launched Amazon AutoRip, which gives customers free digital versions of music CDs they purchase from the world's largest Internet retailer.

802.11 ad The IEEE Standards Association (IEEE) has officially approved the new 802.11ad (802.11ad-2012 amendment) standard that will provide short-range wifi wireless networking (WLAN) speeds of up to 7Gbps (Gigabits per second) by using the unlicensed 60GHz radio spectrum band (typically 5766GHz).

Amazons stock performance Turkcell Data Storage with Square Backup Spare Backup, Inc. ("Spare Backup") (SPBU), a provider of data backup and security software for smartphones, tablets and PCs, announced that Turkcell and Spare Backup have begun

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the launch of a progressive rollout of Spare Backup's mobile backup and security tools to Turkcell's 35 million mobile subscribers.

Payment Industry NCR Acquisition of Retalix Retalix shareholders approved its $660 million acquisition by NCR Corp. NCR, which makes ATMs and selfservice checkout machines, announced the transaction in November. Israel's Retalix makes software for retailers. NCR agreed to buy Retalix Ltd. for $30 per share.

Turkcells stock performance Healtcare Industry Healthcare Market Turkish Market A diverse set of forces - such as government investments under health transformation programme and the consolidation of middle class and high disease burden - will help Turkey stay among top attractive countries in the healthcare market. Frost & Sullivan will host a free online analyst briefing, "Turkish Healthcare Market Poised for Growth". This briefing will investigate the landscape of an industry that will grow from $21.7 billion of 2011 to $29.6 billion in 2015. The total healthcare market in Turkey is expected to grow at a CAGR of 8.2%, boosted by the healthcare transformation program that implemented hospital modernisation, increasing access to funding and private sector expansion. By 2015, Turkeys healthcare spending will reach $62.7 billion, positioning the country as a strong investment destination for healthcare, observes Healthcare Research Analyst Hilal Cura.

NCRs stock performance

Mobile POS NCR Corporation announced the launch of NCR Mobile POS Optimization Consulting Services to help retailers devise and implement mobile POS strategies that delight shoppers and drive business results. This dedicated mobile POS practice was launched to share NCRs insights and best practices in this growing area with retailers who are implementing mobile POS strategies and is part of NCRs innovative Global Consulting Services team.

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Ingenico Mechant Centric Solution with Shift4 Ingenico (Euronext: FR0000125346 ING), leading worldwide provider of payment solutions, and Shift4 Corporation, the worlds largest independent payment gateway, announced a partnership that brings Shift4s neutral, merchant-centric gateway solution to Ingenicos open portfolio of Point-to-Point Encryption (P2PE) offerings.

Agilysyss stock performance ShopKeep POS iPad POS Solution ShopKeep POS, the simplest way to make smarter business decisions, announced an exciting partnership with Griffin Technology, industry leader in the personal computing and digital media accessory market, to launch a revolutionary iPad POS system with a built-in magnetic card reader exclusively available to ShopKeep POS customers in Q1 2013.

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Agilsys Tablet PC with Motion Computing Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading provider of innovative retail information technology and hospitality software solutions, announced it has partnered with Motion Computing, the worldwide leader in rugged tablet PCs and mobility solutions, to deliver comprehensive, best-in-class mobility solutions to retailers utilizing Windows POS systems.

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Energy Industry Hitachi Water Treatment Japanese firm Hitachi announced that a consortium comprising Hitachi and Hyflux had signed an agreement with Dahej Special Economic Zone (SEZ) for a sea-water desalination project in Gujarat.

ClipperCreek Zigbee Smart Meters A joint project between leading EV charging station provider ClipperCreek and proven ZigBee product manufacturer Smartenit has resulted in the first commercially available device that can connect to smart meters in a home area network (HAN). The project was sponsored by a major electric utility and a pilot rollout is expected to be completed in the first half of 2013. The EV charging station uses the Smartenit ZOE-EVC, a ZigBee SEP 1.1 certified module. The use of this module presents many advantages to the charging station design, including the ability to measure the charging profile and control the charging schedule. This gives the station additional intelligence in managing the various charging patterns presented by the myriad electric vehicles available now and in the future.

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