"China is the fastest-growing market for component consumption in the world," said Paul Durando, a director of Nu Horizons, a components distributor in Hauppauge.
The company's revenue from chips grew by more than 50%, reckons iSuppli, which analyses the market for electronic components.
In his effort to broaden the market for audio components, Mr. Stanton helped found the Institute of High Fidelity, whose annual trade shows in Manhattan attracted crowds of gadget lovers.
Although BHP is best known for its activities in iron ore, aluminum, copper and coal, the mining company, based in Melbourne, has been expanding into the generally lucrative market for fertilizer components, in a bid to tap into the expected soaring demand for fertilizers as the world struggles to feed its growing population.
The market for communications components is moving rapidly, especially in the area of optical communications.
But Mr Loppion is working with a group of British and German companies, including GKN and Krauss-Maffei, to create an R&D and marketing partnership for components for the next generation of armoured vehicle.Europe's governments and defence companies now face a choice.
The F.T.C. has also closed its investigation into whether Intel's acquisition of Chips and Technologies and equity in Real3D had any anticompetitive effect on any markets for graphics components or other computer hardware.
Japanese companies rule the markets for essential components in all four stages and equipment in three of them (see chart 1).Electronics manufacturers everywhere turn to Japanese makers for these sorts of tools and components because of their high quality and reliability, explains T.W. Kang, a Korean semiconductor expert who recently retired from the board of NEC Electronics.
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING CO., St . Paul bought the closely held Dynapro Systems Inc., Vancouver, British Columbia, for an undisclosed price to enter the market for touch-screen components, computers and terminals.
