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Presents news related to software and semiconductor industries in Asia as of July 2004. Flextronics International's purchase of 55% share of Hughes Software Systems Ltd.; Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corp.'s partnership with Korean System Integration and Intellectual Property Authoring Center to create a semiconductor intellectual property exchange platform.

Reports on developments related to electrical engineering in Asia as of February 2004. Worldwide shortage of flat-screen monitors; Change in the focus of TCL International Holdings; Plan of Sharp to build successive large-LCD factories.

Reports on the growth of Internet-access revenues in China in 2003. Increase in broadband connections; Projected Internet and broadband access revenues in Asia by 2008.

Presents news briefs relating to telecommunication and electronics companies in the Asian region, compiled as of June 2004. Sony Corp.'s joint development with Toppan Printing Co. of a paper disc that holds more data than a digital videodisc (DVD); Chinese semiconductor company Green Mountain Integrated's plan to set up an eight-inch wafer facility in Nantong, Jiangsu Province in China; Toshiba Corp.'s budget for displays and semiconductor devices to help make up for its personal computer (PC) business.

Reports that Hewlett-Packard (HP) has beaten Asian market leader Lenovo in terms of total Asian personal computer (PC) sales in the first quarter of 2004. Number of computers shipped by the two companies; Market shares of other vendors such as IBM Corp., Dell and Samsung Electronics; Lenovo's market share in China; Increase in PC sales in the Asia-Pacific region, excluding Japan.

Presents news briefs relating to the Asian electronics industry, compiled as of June 2004. Samsung's goal of making a percentage of its output in China in 2004; Investment to be made by Canon to build a high-end copier plant in Japan; Joint venture called Eudyna Devices launched by Fujitsu and Sumitomo Electric Industries to make compound semiconductors used for home appliances.