Laura Rhode

Palm Inc. will aggressively defend its share of the PDA (personal digital assistant) market by launching new products this year and at the beginning of next year that target both the consumer and enterprise sectors, according to the chief executive officer (CEO) of Palm's hardware division, Palm Solutions Group.

The global semiconductor industry continues to show signs of recovery for the second month in a row, spurred on by sales of PCs, wireless products and other consumer goods, including technology for automotive products, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) said Wednesday.