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DECISION's FOCUS:
Manufacturing: Europe will still represent 20% of the World electronic equipment production in 2010

Mobile phone production to hit one billion unit in 2007, European production still growing !!!


SEMICONDUCTORS

Top stories:
French MRAM start-up raises $17 million
Under pressure, Altis Semiconductor needs new customers
SIA raises forecast for chip industry growth to 9.8% in 2006
Fujitsu, NEC Electronics, Renesas, and Toshiba will define 45 nm process

European news:
Powerwave Technologies to acquire the wireless infrastructure business of Filtronic
Bosch invests 550 millions euros in 200 mm wafer fab
Europe Technologies becomes Scaleo chip
Soitec acquires TraciT Technologies
Mosaid and Infineon settle patent litigations
BridgeCo raises $23 M
Analog Devices awards Frederic Boutaud
Mindspeed chooses Dubai Silicon Oasis for design center

Market surveys:
17 IC makers join $1 billion capital spending club
Mems market to grow to $6.0 billion in 2006
US production equipment bookings rise again in May
Over 289 million UWB chipsets to ship in 2010
GaN devices to grow at a CAGR of 151% through 2010

World Digest:
Analog Devices to acquire Integrant Technologies
Spansion to build new $1.2 billion flash memory plant
Texas Instruments presents 45-nm chip manufacturing process
AMD transfers Alchemy processor product line to Raza Microelectronics
Sumco to buy controlling interest in Komatsu's wafer subsidiary
$2.16 billion annual revenues for NS

OTHER SUPPLIERS

Top stories:
LG.Philips LCD breaks ground for module plant in Wroclaw, Poland
LCD-TVs to surpass CRTs by 2009

European news:
Philips sells optical pick-up and mobile displays business
Leoni acquires Swiss cable manufacturer Studer
Varioptic raised 17,4 millions euros
Fuel cell components : BAC2 raised £500,000
Israeli Advanced Metal Technologies raised $14 million
CDT collaborates with Litrex on P-Oled
Cadlog will distribute DesignAdvance Systems
UK-based OLED-T invests in R&D facility
Acculogic acquires Scorpion Technologies
VaST Systems Announces Opening of its Grenoble Office
Triton acquires Dematic from Siemens
Zyvex and Arkema strengthen partnership in nanomaterials

Market surveys:
DisplaySearch lowers OLED revenue forecast to $4.6B in 2010

DISTRIBUTION & EMS

Top stories:
Nu Horizons to acquire DT Electronics

European news:
Rutronik names Frank Rotthoff sales director Europe
Celestica to close French plant
Elcoteq to add 650 workers in Hungary
Enics doubles capacity in Estonia
Note establishes a presence in Oslo
Anglia signs agreement with Bulgin and Hirose
Acal to distribute Microchip in UK
Futura to distribute Harting in Ireland
Glyn to distribute Cyan Technology
Chinese polymer-lithium-ion batteries in Europe

OEM & GENERAL

Top stories:
€ 3.6 billion competitiveness and innovation European programme
Axalto and Gemplus officially create Gemalto
Saab acquires Ericsson Microwave Systems

European news:
Matsushita to close Panasonic AVC Networks Germany
New center for nanotechnology development in Moscow
Leading tech companies announce new investments in the Czech Republic
Thales and Diehl consolidate fuze business
Big contract for Eurocopter in Korea
Wavecom brings TCP/IP capabilities in-house
Philips to acquire Intermagnetics
Diebold moves from France to Hungary
M2M modules : Telit buys a Korean CDMA specialist
French Tedemis named Simon Gazikian as CEO
Edgeware raised $2.4 million
Motorola completes acquisition of development center in Denmark
Wipro acquires Nordic wireless design services company
French start-up appoints ST veteran

Market surveys:
3G customers worldwide pass the 100 million mark at mid June 2006
Edutainment toys: $5.5 billion by 2010 ?
Worldwide PC shipments: + 10.8% in 2006 ?
Worldwide broadband subscriptions to nearly double in five years

World Digest:
Mobile industry leaders to create world's first open mobile Linux platform
Samsung introduces a $999.99 Blu-ray disc player