There has also been a recent and unexpected increase in demand for notebook computers, according to Peabody, Mass.-based computer and component exchange NECX.
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has voted to institute an investigation of certain wireless communication devices, portable music and data processing devices, computers, and components thereof.
The motherboard swap was undoubtedly the cause of all the trouble, said James Gorbold, a veteran DIY PC maker from electronics firm Scan, which sells computers and components.
The complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the United States and sale of certain wireless communication devices, portable music and data processing devices, computers, and components thereof that infringe patents asserted by the complainants.
Teruaki Aoki, Sony senior vice president in charge of computer peripherals and components, points out that his company's component production hit $8 billion last year and says Sony wants even more.
Her father retired as the director for computer systems purchasing and inventory management at Wyle Electronics, a computer and electronic components distributor in Irvine, Calif.
Passive-aggressive e-mail is flung back and forth, sitcoms are TiVo'd for prime time anytime, and stereo, computer and television components are patched together in an orgy of coil hitherto seen only in anaconda mating season.
At the Sonnabends' house, he spent hours online finding the proper software, or drivers, that would upgrade the computer and its components so that it would fully function again and play the new game.
But China, which was admitted to the World Trade Organization in 2001, has displaced Mexico in many important industries, exporting more lamps, certain computer and electrical components, footwear, plastics, toys and sporting goods.
