Not just another cell phone

Article Abstract:

Nokia Mobile Phones plans to introduce its N9000 cell phone, based on a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) network, in the US by late summer 1997. The N9000 combines phone, Internet connectivity, fax, messaging and calendar features. GSM is a 100% digital service that leads European and Pacific Rim digital wireless standards. This compares to code division multiple access (CDMA) and Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) services, which work with analog networks. Complete GSM coverage in the US should take place by the end of 1997, according to analysts. Cellular operators can use GSM to offer a range of advanced services from the same network. The N9000, introduced in Europe in September 1996, gained publicity in the Hollywood movie 'The Saint.'

Radio & TV communications equipment, Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing, Cellular Mobile Tel Equip, Product information, Wireless telephones, Marketing, Cellular telephone equipment industry, Smart phone, Smart phones, Product marketing strategy, Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd., Nokia N9000 (Smart phone)

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A year best forgotten

Article Abstract:

The semiconductor industry did not fair well in 1996 as shortages in the memory market caused a schism in the industry between those that had supply and those that did not. The semiconductor industry actually shrank in 1996 by 8.6 percent from $144.4 billion in 1995 to $132 billion in 1996. Among the winners in 1996 are Intel, whose sales soared by 40 percent, Lucent Technologies, which had a 32.8 percent growth, and SGS-Thomson Microelectronics, which grew by 16.4 percent. Intel is credited for prospering among the malaise because of new process technologies and very well-maintained manufacturing facilities. Some companies that suffered because of a lack of DRAM on the market include Micron Technology Inc, which saw sales plummet 45 percent.

Semiconductors and related devices, Market trend/market analysis, 1996 AD

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Digging for gold

Article Abstract:

Many US semiconductor and electronics companies are allotting a small percentage, usually no more than 2% to 20%, of their R&D budgets to joint projects with federally funded laboratories, such as Los Alamos National Laboratory and others, in return for new licensing opportunities and brainpower for product development. For example, the Lawrence Livermore, Sandia, and Los Alamos National Laboratories helped Veeco Instruments and eight other US chips and equipment makers design and construct an ion beam sputter deposition system to research extreme ultraviolet light (EUV), an important new technology for producing semiconductors.

Scientific Research and Development Services, Noncommercial research organizations, Government Laboratories, Research, Usage, Cover Story

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