August, 2008 Vol.5

Galen Chou, Marketing Department Director of the Test & Measurement BU at Chroma
"Lighting, Solar Energy and Car Electronics Testing Solutions are Development Focuses of Chroma at Present and in the Next Few Years"

In order to meet current energy-saving market trend, Chroma ATE Inc. has spent a lot of effort in the development of lighting, solar energy and car electronics issues in these years. In this issue, Galen Chou, Marketing Department Director of the Test & Measurement BU at Chroma would like to share Chroma's experiences in developing the related solutions with the readers.

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IDC's Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker Shipments Indicates PC Market Growth Continuously Boosted By Portable Adoption In EMEA As Growth In Asia/Pacific Slows
Worldwide PC Shipments continued to grow at a healthy pace in the second quarter of 2008 (2Q08), according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. Shipments were up 15.3% from a year ago – slightly more than second quarter projections and first quarter growth of 14.9%. Solid growth in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) region helped offset slower growth in Asia/Pacific excluding Japan (APeJ). As the IDC report shows although the demand of the United States suffered from getting through economic pressures, Dell still continued its recovery with Dell continued its recovery with another quarter of double-digit growth.