Portelligent TechAlert Service:
Component Technology - First Quarter 2005

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March 23, 2005

Samsung to Foray into 0.85-inch HDD Manufacturing
Toshiba Showcases Portable Audio Player embedding 0.85-inch HDD
HGST Announces 1-inch 6GB HDD
Samsung Releases 5GB HDD Portable Audio Player with Color Screen
PRETEC Proposes New Memory Card Standard
NAND Flash Prices Rise
Demand for NAND flash Soaring
DNP Develops Metal Lead Interposer
Samsung Electronics Announces 5 M-pixel CMOS Camera Module

March 2, 2005

Analog Devices Announces High Integration RF IC for Cellular Phones
Ningbo Bird Adopts Philips Nexperia in EDGE Handsets
Toshiba Develops 8Gbit Flash Memory
Fujitsu Considers Getting Into Small Format HDD Market
Matsushita Announces MOS Image Sensor with 2.0 micron Pixel Pitch
MtekVision Develops Multimedia Chip with Camcorder Equivalent Video Quality
Samsung Begins Commercial Production of 2.5Gb Multi Chip Package
White LED Prices Slide
SCE Offers Free Repair on PSP Button Defect

February 16, 2005

Casio Develops Module with 8 WLP
Infineon Develops Assembly Technology for IC Cards
Analog Devices to Market 3-Axis Accelerometer for Cellular Phones
BOE Hydis to Produce Small Format LCD Panels for Cellular Phones
Memory Stick Strikes Back with PSP
Sony Sets up Memory Stick Test Facility in Taiwan
Hitachi Living Supply Debuts Tiny Digital Audio Player
Sanyo Electric to Market 5GB HDD Voice Recorder

January 24, 2005

Sharp Kicks Off High-End PCB Plant In Mihara City
HGST to Ready Large Capacity 1-inch HDD for Cellular Phones
Toshiba to Debut Camcorder with 4GB 0.85-inch HDD in 2005
HGST Sues GS Magicstor
Fujitsu Adopts 90nm Semiconductor in Cellular Phone
Casio Licenses WLP Technology to Renesas
Samsung Electronics Supplies MCP to PSP
Sony Boosts LCD Output Through Acquisition