LA QUINTA, CA – The US recession ended in the summer of 2009. You hadn’t noticed? That’s because recovery has been “mediocre, muted,” according to Shawn DuBravac, chief economist and director of research for the Consumer Electronics Association.

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EL SEGUNDO, CA -- Demand for LCD TVs and Blu-ray players makes consumer electronics the hot market, but will semiconductor suppliers benefit?

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SANTA CLARA, CA — 3D TV is now readily available in retail, but the uptake among consumers has been limited by high prices and lack of content.

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EL SEGUNDO, CA -- Semiconductor inventory levels may have headed into oversupply territory in the third quarter, according to research firm iSuppli.

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