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• Microsoft reducing staff by 18K, 12.5K (about 2/3 of total) will come from the Nokia acquisition in smart phones

  This is the first volley in Nadella’s restructuring of Microsoft. He realizes he is not Apple and should not be competing in HW directly with OEMs. Further, phones is a razor-thin...

• Global Chip Revenue Rises in 2013, Reversing Loss from Earlier Year; Memory and Wireless Lead the Way

  Worldwide semiconductor revenue rose a solid 5.0 percent last year, with memory chips the star performers, according to the latest research from IHS Technology (NYSE: IHS). Total...

• North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts March 2014 Book-to-Bill Ratio of 1.06

  North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.28 billion in orders worldwide in March 2014 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.06, according...

• Avnet, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2014 Results

  Continued Progress at Electronics Marketing Drives Year-Over-Year Growth in Revenue and EPS Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) today announced results for the third quarter fiscal year 2014...

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