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The market for digital photo frames has taken-off, particularly since prices dropped to affordable levels in the first half of 2009, according to a new market research report available at Electronics.ca Publications.

This year, despite being forecast to together account for only 19% of the notebook PCs shipped in 2009.

Market for LEDs in notebooks will grow from around $200 million in 2008 to over $800 million in 2010, according to a new research report available at Electronics.ca

Number three smart card manufacturer Oberthur Technologies (up 1.4% YOY in 2008) closed the gap on Giesecke & Devrient in second place last year to less than one percent market share difference following its acquisition of XPonCard.

Bluetooth Low Energy has been chosen to enable low powered portable medical devices in a PAN setting. This usage includes portable devices, such as activity monitors and heart rate sensors, which are used to monitor a users health and fitness levels.

Familiar challenge: Photovoltaic device makers struggle to line up investments with fickle market conditions

Opportunities for growth will be for hybrid analog/digital tuner manufacturers to increase share by lowering prices, or for new entrants to leapfrog the analog and hybrid segments.

The latest data in the report shows that SWP NFC-enabled handsets will start to ramp up in 2010 before gaining significant penetration and volumes in 2011 and beyond. Whether this will be the long-term solution is yet to be determined though.

According to a new market research report available at Electronics.ca Publications, 2Q09 semiconductor company outlooks are increasingly optimistic.

In 2007, the leading LED suppliers remained the same, but they now face strong challenges from companies in Taiwan and Korea, according to a report available at Electronics.ca Publications.