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Peter Mandelson on semiconductors and risk capital
Peter Mandelson has delivered a speech in London in which he talks about semiconductors and risk capital, and explores re-creating a 3i type fund to leverage long-term capital for growing firms. It seems the UK government recognises that the economy needs re-balancing and that manufacturing, design, and value added services will drive the next growth curve. It also recognises the need for risk equity capital. Read more here.
Handset displays market declines, possible turnaround in 2011
Global shipments of displays for mobile handsets are expected to decline by more than six percent in 2009 and remain flat in 2010 as worsening economic conditions continue to impact the wireless industry. The latest market data also suggests that new handset demand from the emerging countries will not be sufficient to offset this decline. Click here to read more.
Telco broadband slumps, but IPTV offers bright future
The latest broadband market research suggests that only three chip suppliers control 95 percent of a declining DSL market, while the new growth market in video DSL is also facing similar moves, driven by consolidation in the cable and broadband market. On the other hand, Internet protocol television (IPTV) represents one of the most significant paradigm shifts in the communications world since the rise of the cell-phone market. Click here to read more.
DTV semiconductor market suffers decline in 2008
Like the mobile semiconductor market, legacy vendors selling into the digital televisions (DTVs) market are consolidating, with increasing pressure coming from captive Asian vendors and aggressive Taiwanese vendors. Growth in HDTV, spurred by the European approval of a ‘post DVB-T’ standard – DVB-T2, and internet accessed TV – creates a whole new opportunity for some nimble start-ups. Click here to read more.
European business angels cry out for help
EBAN, the European Business Angel Network, which represents 90 angel groups across Europe, is asking public policy makers for some help, including capacity building, help with filling the so called ‘equity gap’, cost of monitoring and collecting deal data, and subsidising the running of angel networks. So what should policy makers do to make sure that great innovations find access to finance at their early stages? Read more of what EBAN has said. Click here.
Can WiMAX withstand the valley
of death?
With Telisma being off-loaded by its venture investors for less than $12
million after using up $80m of venture funding, and recent headlines about the
WiMAX market being crushed by LTE, Ericsson and Nortel have left the WiMAX
market and Alcatel-Lucent has ‘backed off’ from WiMAX. These developments
supposedly dealt a blow to Clearwire, which had so far not chosen an
infrastructure vendor. But that’s not quite the whole story.
Click here to read more.
Cleantech start-ups should apply for ETT Cleantech Summit
The European Tech Tour Association has launched the ETT Cleantech Summit 2009, a sector-specific event focused on bringing together Europe’s most innovative cleantech start-ups with leading venture capitalists and senior industry professionals. Start-up companies can apply before April 15th 2009 for an opportunity to present to an international delegation of more than 130 influential investors, technology industry leaders, service providers and academics, offering participants the opportunity to network, develop partnerships and potentially generate financing. Read more here.
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