In next quarter or two, as AMD gets over supply issues, its Fusion APUs should help gain market share.
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Supply issues are also a factor, as has been the case with wheat, which has rallied since early July.
However, PGMs have been getting an extra lift from South African supply issues.
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Their loss and degradation directly intensifies water supply issues and compromises human well-being.
He notes that shipments in the latest quarter had been constrained by supply issues with the new HD retine display.
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Of course Apple has dealt with supply issues before, and done very well, but still, this is a point of note.
Qualcomm announced yet another solid quarter yesterday but shares fell as supply issues forced Qualcomm to reduce its forecast for the June quarter.
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Politicians, farmers and water industry leaders will attend a "water summit" to look at supply issues after drought hit south-east England earlier this year.
Vazquez said that a combination of economics and energy-supply issues is impacting Chinese production, which he said accounts for some 43% of global aluminum production.
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However, China relies heavily on imported power and energy sources, something that makes it susceptible to market and price movements, as well as supply issues.
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U.S. grains were underpinned by supply issues due to a drought.
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The chamber and AFL also have agreed to create a new federal bureau to inform Congress and the public about labor supply issues, but the role of that entity remains unclear.
In the June quarter, our automotive business was down significantly from the March 2011 quarter due to lower automotive production activities including supply issues from other manufacturers associated with the earthquake in Japan.
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In short: the Avenger Controller, a customization of the XBox and PS3 controllers designed for disabled gamers but with applications in competitive online play, encountered supply issues which delayed delivery over the Christmas period.
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Now, that could be and likely is temporary, since iPhone sales were actually constrained by supply issues and Apple no doubt has some smartphone feature tricks up its sleeve for the coming year.
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As Qualcomm adds more suppliers, the 28nm production process matures and the supply issues are overcome, Qualcomm should be able to leverage its stronger supply ecosystem to grow chipset revenues even better than earlier anticipated.
TmoNews received a document stating that the handset is coming to all T-Mobile retail locations this month, which should handily ease any lasting supply issues -- for those who didn't want Google's unmolested version, anyhow.
Although the general public has become aware of specialty metals in the past few years, material scientists who have been working with these metals for about two decades have rarely thought about the supply issues, she said.
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Apple (AAPL) shares took a pounding on Wednesday, thanks to a combination of worries about Japan-related component supply issues, and a downgrade of the stock by JMP Securities, citing signs of a slowdown at Hon Hai, which produces many products for Apple.
Speaking of Japan effect, although many companies are now shrugging it off, saying sales in Japan are not material, or not materially affected, and supply issues have been managed by sourcing elsewhere, the quake and tsunami occurred with only three weeks left in the quarter, and the merchant market and inventory were sufficient to carry most companies through.
Management does not give details on which particular components it is facing the supply related issues.
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In order to reach prospective customers in rural India, it is working on solving its supply chain issues.
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Either Apple is really caught off guard by the demand for the iPad, or it has some supply chain issues.
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This could provide a nice boost for Apple, which has been grappling with various supply related issues over the past few months.
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The main reason for Apple announcing a lower gross margin outlook for Q3 was the uncertainty behind the raw material supply chain issues prevailing during the last few quarters due to the Japan tragedy.
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The fact that Qualcomm registered a 28% uptick in sales for the full FY 2012 despite not meeting demand due to supply chain issues with the 28nm manufacturing process underscores the fundamentals of the market in which it operates.
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