Recordable CDs reinforce market footholds, prompt product revisions

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Recordable compact discs (CDs) are one of the products that show strong promise in consumer and business applications among the diverse forms of recording media available in the market in 1999. Recordable CDs not only offer the random access and digital recording capabilities typically found in most dics media, but also permit large capacity storage and the ability to record diverse kinds of data. The Japan Recording Media Industries Assn has predicted a 50% increase in the global demand for recordable Cds to 950 million units.

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MiniDics gather momentum for U.S., European market liftoffs

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The demand for MiniDiscs (MDs) in Europe and North America is expected to improve further as customers become familiar with the product. The sale of the 64mm diameter discs in Japan, the country where it first gained popularity, has reached 4.07 mil units in 1997, a 58% improvement from 1996 figures. MDs, which are expected to become popular worldwide, is already being manufactured by Japanese firms from their factories abroad in order to lower production costs.

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Semiconductors, CE boost Philips's 1Q earnings

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Trends of sales and earnings, of Philips in first-quarter of 2006, from its semiconductor and consumer electronics (CE) business, in Europe, North America and Latin America are presented.

Sales, profits & dividends, Household audio and video equipment, Special industry machinery, not elsewhere classified, Latin America, Consumer electronics industry, Company sales and earnings, Semiconductor production equipment industry, Company earnings/profit, 2006 AD

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