Wi-Fi Mobile Devices + TV SoC Chips + Makers of Hard Disk Drive

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(1) MiFi, by Novatel Wireless, Inc.

Note:
(a) MiFi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiFi
(MiFi is a line of compact wireless routers produced by Novatel Wireless that act as mobile Wi-Fi hotspots; MiFi stands for "My Wi-Fi"; The first MiFi device was introduced in the US in May 2009 by Novatel Wireless, and Novatel owns a registered trademark on the "MiFi" brand name in the US)
(b) Novatel Wireless
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novatel_Wireless
(Founded 1996; Headquarters  SanDiego)

(2) Randy Lawson, Taiwan Firms Quashed Rivals and Ruled TV SoC Market in 2011; MStar and MediaTek trumped US outfits; several players exited market altogether. iSuppli, Feb 27, 2012
http://www.isuppli.com/Home-and- ... Market-in-2011.aspx
(World's top five by revenue MStar (market share 39.3%), MediaTek (17.5%), Trident Microsystems Inc (6.2%), Broadcom and Zoran Corp (each 2.6%); "MStar enjoyed a near monopoly of the liquid crystal display television (LCD TV) market in fast-growing China, supplying more than 65 percent of all LCD TV chips to the country")

(3) Fang Zhang, Seagate Nabs Top Spot Again in Hard Disk Drive Shipments for Q4; Unscathed by Thailand floods, Seagate overtakes former leader Western Digital. iSuppli, Feb 27, 2012
http://www.isuppli.com/Memory-an ... ipments-for-Q4.aspx
(worldwide hard disk drive shipment ranking 4Q11: Seagate (market share 38%), Western Digital (23%), Toshiba (16%), Hitachi GST (14%), and Samsung (9%); the five account for 100%)