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iSuppli: Apple To Spend $27 Billion On Semiconductors In 2012
iSuppli’s head of electronics and semiconductor research Dale Ford is predicting that Apple will spend $27 billion on semiconductors in 2012. He presented his prediction at the company’s Technology, Media, and Telecommunications Summit. Apple is set to maintain a huge lead over Samsung through at least 2013. Apple went from being the third largest buyer of semiconductors in 2009 to the front in 2010. According to iSuppli, Apple spent $23 billion on semiconductors in 2011, which is over 50% more than their closest rivals. Ford also pointed out that Apple’s microprocessor spending has grown from $9 billion in 2009 to $27 billion this year. Ford is predicting that Apple will spend $29 billion on semiconductors next year.
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Categories Apple Inc., Dale Ford, Intel, iSuppli, Samsung Electronics Inc.
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IHS Acquires iSuppli For $95 Million
IHS Inc. (NYSE:IHS), a business information agency, has acquired iSuppli Corporation for $95 million. IHS will also gain ownership of Screen Digest, a technology research agency that iSuppli acquired this past June. “Taking advantage of existing IHS expertise, the addition of iSuppli and Screen Digest will help us develop new products and services for a variety of the vertical markets we serve,” said IHS CEO Jerre Stead. iSuppli employs about 240 people across 14 offices worldwide.
Categories IHS Inc., iSuppli, Jerre Stead, Screen Digest
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iSuppli Estimates That The Apple TV Bill-of-Materials Cost Is About $64
The Apple TV is basically a box with several parts in it that makes it work on the TV. Technology research company iSuppli is pegging the bill-of-materials of the Apple TV to be about $64.
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Categories Apple Inc., Apple TV, iSuppli
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Apple Profit Jumps 78%, But Free Case Giveaway Will Cost $175 Million
Earlier this week Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) announced that their profit has jumped 78%. The sales for the new Apple iPhone 4 and the Apple iPad tablet are very strong. The current quarter also has a very strong forecast. Apple’s revenue for the quarter that ended June 26th was $15.7 billion. Apple CEO Steve Jobs said that Apple still has “amazing new products still to come this year.” Giddy up!
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Categories Apple Inc., iSuppli, Steve Jobs, Tim Cook
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The iPad Costs About $260 To Manufacture
The Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPad component costs nearly $260 according to iSuppli. Below are some of numbers in the form of bullet points from iSuppli’s analysis:
- $95 touchscreen display
- $26.80 processor built by Samsung
- $29.50 16GB memory, $59 32GB memory, $118 64GB memory
- $10.50 aluminum back
So it costs about $259.60 for the 16GB, $289.10 for the 32GB, and $348.10 for the 64GB model.
[BusinessWeek via Gizmodo]
Categories Apple Inc., Apple iPad, iSuppli
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Acer Slides Past Dell In PC Sales In The Third Quarter, Becoming Number Two
Taiwanese PC manufacturing company Acer Incorporated (TPE:2353) has grabbed the number 2 spot. This is the first time Acer has surpassed Dell Inc.
(NASDAQ:DELL) for the number 2 stop according to iSuppli Corporation. iSuppli also confirmed that the PC market is starting to recover. Acer had a 1&% year-over-year growth in notebook shipments. Of the 79.9 million PCs that were shipped globally, Acer accounted for about 13.4% of them. Dell had a share of about 5.9% and they recorded about 12.9% PC market share.
Lenovo Corporation also had an outstanding quarter. Lenovo’s shipments grew 17.2% year over year.
“Acer’s rise to the No. 2 rank in the global PC business reflects not only its strong performance in the notebook segment, but also the historic rise of Asia as a primary force in the computer industry,” stated iSuppli analyst Matthew Wilkins. In 2003, Acer was ranked number 6 and Lenovo was ranked number 8. “The Asian manufacturers are a growing force in the global PC business due to their aggressive pricing along with their ability to quickly react and embrace new developments, such as the netbook PC.”
Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) was number one for the 13th straight quarter. HP has 19.9% of the PC market. Toshiba is ranked 5th place with a 5% market share. Wilkins added that the Christmas season and the introduction of the Windows 7 operating system will bring good news for PC companies.
Categories Acer, Dell Inc., iSuppli, Lenovo Corporation, Matthew Wilkins
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iSuppli Estimates Manufacturing Cost of Palm Pre Is $138
The Pre is Palm’s make-or-break device that has received a tremendous amount of investment from shareholders. Palm even boosted its stock offering in order to raise $84 million to invest in to the Pre. Manufacturing research company iSuppli, who also found out that the cost of making the PS3 dropped last December is estimating that the cost to make the Pre is $138 per unit.
Regardless of the assumptions, we already expect the phone to cost less than an iPhone which is costing $174 per unit.
Categories iSuppli, Palm Inc., Palm Pre
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