FRAMINGHAM, MA -- Worldwide PC shipments are expected to grow 10.5% this year, boosted by sales to the Asia-Pacific region, said research firm IDC. Meanwhile, Gartner Group forecast a 10.7% rise in shipments.
Both firms estimate PC shipments grew more than 15% last year.
PALO ALTO, CA -- Verigy Pte. Ltd., the semiconductor test subsidiary of Agilent Technologies, has filed for an initial public offering.
The filing of an S-1 Registration Statement through the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) moves Agilent a step closer to spinning off its semiconductor test business (including its system-on-chip and memory test solutions) and becoming a pure-play measurement company, as the company announced last August.
Columbus, OH – Market research firm Bishop & Associates will offer its recent connector industry report through its Website (bishopinc.ecnext.com)
The report, “Connector Types and Technologies Poised for Growth”, addresses 20 specific connector types that are expected to experience greater than average growth from 2006 to 2010. It also reviews technologies currently driving the market, emerging technologies that are poised to influence connector design and market trends that are changing the way electronic connectors are used.
Readers can also purchase individual chapters of the report.