SHANGHAI -- Third quarter handset sales in China
reached 20.97 million units, a record, according to a media report today.
The shipments were valued at 31.8 billion
yuan (RMB8.2:US$1), according to a report from Chinese Sina.com, quoting sources at
China-based CCID Consulting.
Handset shipments are forecast to top 88 million units this year, CCID predicted, up 20.5% over last year.
Nokia was the top vendor, with a 19.3% share, followed by Motorola (12%), Samsung Electronics
(9.5%), Ningbo Bird (8%), and Lenovo (5.1%).
Foreign OEMs are pushing out domestic brands: Chinese phone makers
reported a 41.3% share for the quarter, the lowest mark of the year,
the report said.
JACKSON, MI --Sparton Corp. on Wednesday was awarded a
$3.6 million judgment by a jury that determined the EMS provider did
not breach its duties in the manufacture of product for a pair of
defendants.
The jury awarded Sparton
damages in the amount of $3.6 million, $1.9
million of which was for raw materials. An appeal by the defendants, Util-LINK LLC and National Rural
Telecommunications Cooperative, remains possible.
SANTA CLARA, CA -- SensArray Corp. has relocated from Fremont,
CA, to a larger site in Santa Clara, the company said today.
The new headquarters, located at 5451
Patrick Henry Drive, is 70% larger than the previous site.
SensArray makes front- and back-end process optimization tools and
measurement systems for collecting and analyzing data
for semiconductor processing and flat panel
fabrication.