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Global Workstations Market Research Report 2023
1 Workstations Market Overview
1.1 Product Overview and Scope of Workstations
1.2 Workstations Segment by Type
1.2.1 Global Workstations Market Size Growth Rate Analysis by Type 2022 VS 2028
1.2.2 Windows
1.2.3 Linux
1.2.4 Unix
1.3 Workstations Segment by Application
1.3.1 Global Workstations Consumption Comparison by Application: 2022 VS 2028
1.3.2 Industrial Automation
1.3.3 IT & Telecommunication
1.3.4 Biomedical & Healthcare
1.3.5 Consumer Electronics
1.3.6 Building Automation
1.3.7 Aerospace & Defense
1.3.8 Automotive
1.3.9 Others
1.4 Global Market Growth Prospects
1.4.1 Global Workstations Revenue Estimates and Forecasts (2017-2028)
1.4.2 Global Workstations Production Estimates and Forecasts (2017-2028)
1.5 Global Market Size by Region
1.5.1 Global Workstations Market Size Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2017 VS 2021 VS 2028
1.5.2 North America Workstations Estimates and Forecasts (2017-2028)
1.5.3 Europe Workstations Estimates and Forecasts (2017-2028)
1.5.4 China Workstations Estimates and Forecasts (2017-2028)
1.5.5 Japan Workstations Estimates and Forecasts (2017-2028)
1.5.6 South Korea Workstations Estimates and Forecasts (2017-2028)
2 Market Competition by Manufacturers
2.1 Global Workstations Production Market Share by Manufacturers (2017-2022)
2.2 Global Workstations Revenue Market Share by Manufacturers (2017-2022)
2.3 Workstations Market Share by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3)
2.4 Global Workstations Average Price by Manufacturers (2017-2022)
2.5 Manufacturers Workstations Production Sites, Area Served, Product Types
2.6 Workstations Market Competitive Situation and Trends
2.6.1 Workstations Market Concentration Rate
2.6.2 Global 5 and 10 Largest Workstations Players Market Share by Revenue
2.6.3 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion
3 Production by Region
3.1 Global Production of Workstations Market Share by Region (2017-2022)
3.2 Global Workstations Revenue Market Share by Region (2017-2022)
3.3 Global Workstations Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
3.4 North America Workstations Production
3.4.1 North America Workstations Production Growth Rate (2017-2022)
3.4.2 North America Workstations Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
3.5 Europe Workstations Production
3.5.1 Europe Workstations Production Growth Rate (2017-2022)
3.5.2 Europe Workstations Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
3.6 China Workstations Production
3.6.1 China Workstations Production Growth Rate (2017-2022)
3.6.2 China Workstations Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
3.7 Japan Workstations Production
3.7.1 Japan Workstations Production Growth Rate (2017-2022)
3.7.2 Japan Workstations Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
3.8 South Korea Workstations Production
3.8.1 South Korea Workstations Production Growth Rate (2017-2022)
3.8.2 South Korea Workstations Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
4 Global Workstations Consumption by Region
4.1 Global Workstations Consumption by Region
4.1.1 Global Workstations Consumption by Region
4.1.2 Global Workstations Consumption Market Share by Region
4.2 North America
4.2.1 North America Workstations Consumption by Country
4.2.2 U.S.
4.2.3 Canada
4.3 Europe
4.3.1 Europe Workstations Consumption by Country
4.3.2 Germany
4.3.3 France
4.3.4 U.K.
4.3.5 Italy
4.3.6 Russia
4.4 Asia Pacific
4.4.1 Asia Pacific Workstations Consumption by Region
4.4.2 China
4.4.3 Japan
4.4.4 South Korea
4.4.5 China Taiwan
4.4.6 Southeast Asia
4.4.7 India
4.4.8 Australia
4.5 Latin America
4.5.1 Latin America Workstations Consumption by Country
4.5.2 Mexico
4.5.3 Brazil
5 Segment by Type
5.1 Global Workstations Production Market Share by Type (2017-2022)
5.2 Global Workstations Revenue Market Share by Type (2017-2022)
5.3 Global Workstations Price by Type (2017-2022)
6 Segment by Application
6.1 Global Workstations Production Market Share by Application (2017-2022)
6.2 Global Workstations Revenue Market Share by Application (2017-2022)
6.3 Global Workstations Price by Application (2017-2022)
7 Key Companies Profiled
7.1 HPE
7.1.1 HPE Workstations Corporation Information
7.1.2 HPE Workstations Product Portfolio
7.1.3 HPE Workstations Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
7.1.4 HPE Main Business and Markets Served
7.1.5 HPE Recent Developments/Updates
7.2 Dell
7.2.1 Dell Workstations Corporation Information
7.2.2 Dell Workstations Product Portfolio
7.2.3 Dell Workstations Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
7.2.4 Dell Main Business and Markets Served
7.2.5 Dell Recent Developments/Updates
7.3 Lenovo
7.3.1 Lenovo Workstations Corporation Information
7.3.2 Lenovo Workstations Product Portfolio
7.3.3 Lenovo Workstations Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
7.3.4 Lenovo Main Business and Markets Served
7.3.5 Lenovo Recent Developments/Updates
7.4 Fujitsu
7.4.1 Fujitsu Workstations Corporation Information
7.4.2 Fujitsu Workstations Product Portfolio
7.4.3 Fujitsu Workstations Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
7.4.4 Fujitsu Main Business and Markets Served
7.4.5 Fujitsu Recent Developments/Updates
7.5 Acer
7.5.1 Acer Workstations Corporation Information
7.5.2 Acer Workstations Product Portfolio
7.5.3 Acer Workstations Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
7.5.4 Acer Main Business and Markets Served
7.5.5 Acer Recent Developments/Updates
7.6 Microsoft
7.6.1 Microsoft Workstations Corporation Information
7.6.2 Microsoft Workstations Product Portfolio
7.6.3 Microsoft Workstations Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
7.6.4 Microsoft Main Business and Markets Served
7.6.5 Microsoft Recent Developments/Updates
7.7 Apple
7.7.1 Apple Workstations Corporation Information
7.7.2 Apple Workstations Product Portfolio
7.7.3 Apple Workstations Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
7.7.4 Apple Main Business and Markets Served
7.7.5 Apple Recent Developments/Updates
7.8 Samsung
7.8.1 Samsung Workstations Corporation Information
7.8.2 Samsung Workstations Product Portfolio
7.8.3 Samsung Workstations Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
7.8.4 Samsung Main Business and Markets Served
7.7.5 Samsung Recent Developments/Updates
7.9 Toshiba
7.9.1 Toshiba Workstations Corporation Information
7.9.2 Toshiba Workstations Product Portfolio
7.9.3 Toshiba Workstations Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
7.9.4 Toshiba Main Business and Markets Served
7.9.5 Toshiba Recent Developments/Updates
7.10 NEC
7.10.1 NEC Workstations Corporation Information
7.10.2 NEC Workstations Product Portfolio
7.10.3 NEC Workstations Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
7.10.4 NEC Main Business and Markets Served
7.10.5 NEC Recent Developments/Updates
8 Workstations Manufacturing Cost Analysis
8.1 Workstations Key Raw Materials Analysis
8.1.1 Key Raw Materials
8.1.2 Key Suppliers of Raw Materials
8.2 Proportion of Manufacturing Cost Structure
8.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Workstations
8.4 Workstations Industrial Chain Analysis
9 Marketing Channel, Distributors and Customers
9.1 Marketing Channel
9.2 Workstations Distributors List
9.3 Workstations Customers
10 Market Dynamics
10.1 Workstations Industry Trends
10.2 Workstations Market Drivers
10.3 Workstations Market Challenges
10.4 Workstations Market Restraints
11 Production and Supply Forecast
11.1 Global Forecasted Production of Workstations by Region (2023-2028)
11.2 North America Workstations Production, Revenue Forecast (2023-2028)
11.3 Europe Workstations Production, Revenue Forecast (2023-2028)
11.4 China Workstations Production, Revenue Forecast (2023-2028)
11.5 Japan Workstations Production, Revenue Forecast (2023-2028)
11.6 South Korea Workstations Production, Revenue Forecast (2023-2028)
12 Consumption and Demand Forecast
12.1 Global Forecasted Demand Analysis of Workstations
12.2 North America Forecasted Consumption of Workstations by Country
12.3 Europe Market Forecasted Consumption of Workstations by Country
12.4 Asia Pacific Market Forecasted Consumption of Workstations by Region
12.5 Latin America Forecasted Consumption of Workstations by Country
13 Forecast by Type and by Application (2023-2028)
13.1 Global Production, Revenue and Price Forecast by Type (2023-2028)
13.1.1 Global Forecasted Production of Workstations by Type (2023-2028)
13.1.2 Global Forecasted Revenue of Workstations by Type (2023-2028)
13.1.3 Global Forecasted Price of Workstations by Type (2023-2028)
13.2 Global Forecasted Consumption of Workstations by Application (2023-2028)
13.2.1 Global Forecasted Production of Workstations by Application (2023-2028)
13.2.2 Global Forecasted Revenue of Workstations by Application (2023-2028)
13.2.3 Global Forecasted Price of Workstations by Application (2023-2028)
14 Research Finding and Conclusion
15 Methodology and Data Source
15.1 Methodology/Research Approach
15.1.1 Research Programs/Design
15.1.2 Market Size Estimation
15.1.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation
15.2 Data Source
15.2.1 Secondary Sources
15.2.2 Primary Sources
15.3 Author List
15.4 Disclaimer
List of Tables
Table 1. Global Workstations Market Size by Type (Units) & (US$ Million) (2022 VS 2028)
Table 2. Global Workstations Market Size by Application (Units) & (US$ Million) (2022 VS 2028)
Table 3. Workstations Market Size Comparison by Region: 2017 VS 2021 VS 2028
Table 4. Global Workstations Production by Manufacturers (2017-2022) & (Units)
Table 5. Global Workstations Production (Units) by Manufacturers (2017-2022)
Table 6. Global Workstations Production Market Share by Manufacturers (2017-2022)
Table 7. Global Workstations Revenue by Manufacturers (2017-2022) & (US$ Million)
Table 8. Global Workstations Revenue Share by Manufacturers (2017-2022)
Table 9. Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3) & (based on the Revenue in Workstations as of 2021)
Table 10. Global Market Workstations Average Price (USD/Unit) of Key Manufacturers (2017-2022)
Table 11. Manufacturers Workstations Production Sites and Area Served
Table 12. Manufacturers Workstations Product Types
Table 13. Global Workstations Manufacturers Market Concentration Ratio (CR5 and HHI)
Table 14. Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion
Table 15. Global Workstations Production (Units) by Region (2017-2022)
Table 16. Global Workstations Revenue (US$ Million) by Region (2017-2022)
Table 17. Global Workstations Revenue Market Share by Region (2017-2022)
Table 18. Global Workstations Production (Units), Revenue (US$ Million), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
Table 19. North America Workstations Production (Units), Revenue (US$ Million), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
Table 20. Europe Workstations Production (Units), Revenue (US$ Million), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
Table 21. China Workstations Production (Units), Revenue (US$ Million), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
Table 22. Japan Workstations Production (Units), Revenue (US$ Million), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
Table 23. South Korea Workstations Production (Units), Revenue (US$ Million), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
Table 24. Global Workstations Consumption Market by Region (2017-2022) & (Units)
Table 25. Global Workstations Consumption Market Share by Region (2017-2022)
Table 26. North America Workstations Consumption by Country (2017-2022) & (Units)
Table 27. Europe Workstations Consumption by Country (2017-2022) & (Units)
Table 28. Asia Pacific Workstations Consumption by Region (2017-2022) & (Units)
Table 29. Latin America Workstations Consumption by Country (2017-2022) & (Units)
Table 30. Global Workstations Production (Units) by Type (2017-2022)
Table 31. Global Workstations Production Market Share by Type (2017-2022)
Table 32. Global Workstations Revenue (US$ Million) by Type (2017-2022)
Table 33. Global Workstations Revenue Share by Type (2017-2022)
Table 34. Global Workstations Price (USD/Unit) by Type (2017-2022)
Table 35. Global Workstations Production by Application (2017-2022) & (Units)
Table 36. Global Workstations Production Market Share by Application (2017-2022)
Table 37. Global Workstations Revenue (US$ Million) by Application (2017-2022)
Table 38. Global Workstations Revenue Share by Application (2017-2022)
Table 39. Global Workstations Price (USD/Unit) by Application (2017-2022)
Table 40. HPE Workstations Corporation Information
Table 41. HPE Specification and Application
Table 42. HPE Workstations Production (Units), Revenue (US$ Million), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
Table 43. HPE Main Business and Markets Served
Table 44. HPE Recent Developments/Updates
Table 45. Dell Workstations Corporation Information
Table 46. Dell Specification and Application
Table 47. Dell Workstations Production (Units), Revenue (US$ Million), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
Table 48. Dell Main Business and Markets Served
Table 49. Dell Recent Developments/Updates
Table 50. Lenovo Workstations Corporation Information
Table 51. Lenovo Specification and Application
Table 52. Lenovo Workstations Production (Units), Revenue (US$ Million), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
Table 53. Lenovo Main Business and Markets Served
Table 54. Lenovo Recent Developments/Updates
Table 55. Fujitsu Workstations Corporation Information
Table 56. Fujitsu Specification and Application
Table 57. Fujitsu Workstations Production (Units), Revenue (US$ Million), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
Table 58. Fujitsu Main Business and Markets Served
Table 59. Fujitsu Recent Developments/Updates
Table 60. Acer Workstations Corporation Information
Table 61. Acer Specification and Application
Table 62. Acer Workstations Production (Units), Revenue (US$ Million), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
Table 63. Acer Main Business and Markets Served
Table 64. Acer Recent Developments/Updates
Table 65. Microsoft Workstations Corporation Information
Table 66. Microsoft Specification and Application
Table 67. Microsoft Workstations Production (Units), Revenue (US$ Million), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
Table 68. Microsoft Main Business and Markets Served
Table 69. Microsoft Recent Developments/Updates
Table 70. Apple Workstations Corporation Information
Table 71. Apple Specification and Application
Table 72. Apple Workstations Production (Units), Revenue (US$ Million), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
Table 73. Apple Main Business and Markets Served
Table 74. Apple Recent Developments/Updates
Table 75. Samsung Workstations Corporation Information
Table 76. Samsung Specification and Application
Table 77. Samsung Workstations Production (Units), Revenue (US$ Million), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
Table 78. Samsung Main Business and Markets Served
Table 79. Samsung Recent Developments/Updates
Table 80. Toshiba Workstations Corporation Information
Table 81. Toshiba Specification and Application
Table 82. Toshiba Workstations Production (Units), Revenue (US$ Million), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
Table 83. Toshiba Main Business and Markets Served
Table 84. Toshiba Recent Developments/Updates
Table 85. NEC Workstations Corporation Information
Table 86. NEC Specification and Application
Table 87. NEC Workstations Production (Units), Revenue (US$ Million), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
Table 88. NEC Main Business and Markets Served
Table 89. NEC Recent Developments/Updates
Table 90. Production Base and Market Concentration Rate of Raw Material
Table 91. Key Suppliers of Raw Materials
Table 92. Workstations Distributors List
Table 93. Workstations Customers List
Table 94. Workstations Market Trends
Table 95. Workstations Market Drivers
Table 96. Workstations Market Challenges
Table 97. Workstations Market Restraints
Table 98. Global Workstations Production (Units) Forecast by Region (2023-2028)
Table 99. North America Workstations Consumption Forecast by Country (2023-2028) & (Units)
Table 100. Europe Workstations Consumption Forecast by Country (2023-2028) & (Units)
Table 101. Asia Pacific Workstations Consumption Forecast by Region (2023-2028) & (Units)
Table 102. Latin America Workstations Consumption Forecast by Country (2023-2028) & (Units)
Table 103. Global Workstations Production Forecast by Type (2023-2028) & (Units)
Table 104. Global Workstations Revenue Forecast by Type (2023-2028) & (US$ Million)
Table 105. Global Workstations Price Forecast by Type (2023-2028) & (USD/Unit)
Table 106. Global Workstations Production Forecast by Application (2023-2028) & (Units)
Table 107. Global Workstations Revenue Forecast by Application (2023-2028) & (US$ Million)
Table 108. Global Workstations Price Forecast by Application (2023-2028) & (USD/Unit)
Table 109. Research Programs/Design for This Report
Table 110. Key Data Information from Secondary Sources
Table 111. Key Data Information from Primary Sources
List of Figures
Figure 1. Product Picture of Workstations
Figure 2. Global Workstations Market Share by Type: 2022 VS 2028
Figure 3. Windows Product Picture
Figure 4. Linux Product Picture
Figure 5. Unix Product Picture
Figure 6. Global Workstations Market Share by Application: 2022 VS 2028
Figure 7. Industrial Automation
Figure 8. IT & Telecommunication
Figure 9. Biomedical & Healthcare
Figure 10. Consumer Electronics
Figure 11. Building Automation
Figure 12. Aerospace & Defense
Figure 13. Automotive
Figure 14. Others
Figure 15. Global Workstations Revenue (US$ Million), 2017 VS 2021 VS 2028
Figure 16. Global Workstations Revenue (US$ Million) (2017-2028)
Figure 17. Global Workstations Production (Units) & (2017-2028)
Figure 18. North America Workstations Revenue (US$ Million) and Growth Rate (2017-2028)
Figure 19. Europe Workstations Revenue (US$ Million) and Growth Rate (2017-2028)
Figure 20. China Workstations Revenue (US$ Million) and Growth Rate (2017-2028)
Figure 21. Japan Workstations Revenue (US$ Million) and Growth Rate (2017-2028)
Figure 22. South Korea Workstations Revenue (US$ Million) and Growth Rate (2017-2028)
Figure 23. Workstations Production Share by Manufacturers in 2021
Figure 24. Global Workstations Revenue Share by Manufacturers in 2021
Figure 25. Workstations Market Share by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3): 2017 VS 2021
Figure 26. Global Market Workstations Average Price (USD/Unit) of Key Manufacturers in 2021
Figure 27. The Global 5 and 10 Largest Players: Market Share by Workstations Revenue in 2021
Figure 28. Global Workstations Production Market Share by Region (2017-2022)
Figure 29. North America Workstations Production (Units) Growth Rate (2017-2022)
Figure 30. Europe Workstations Production (Units) Growth Rate (2017-2022)
Figure 31. China Workstations Production (Units) Growth Rate (2017-2022)
Figure 32. Japan Workstations Production (Units) Growth Rate (2017-2022)
Figure 33. South Korea Workstations Production (Units) Growth Rate (2017-2022)
Figure 34. Global Workstations Consumption Market Share by Region (2017-2022)
Figure 35. North America Workstations Consumption and Growth Rate (2017-2022) & (Units)
Figure 36. North America Workstations Consumption Market Share by Country in 2021
Figure 37. Canada Workstations Consumption Growth Rate (2017-2022) & (Units)
Figure 38. U.S. Workstations Consumption Growth Rate (2017-2022) & (Units)
Figure 39. Europe Workstations Consumption Growth Rate (2017-2022) & (Units)
Figure 40. Europe Workstations Consumption Market Share by Country in 2021
Figure 41. Germany Workstations Consumption and Growth Rate (2017-2022) & (Units)
Figure 42. France Workstations Consumption and Growth Rate (2017-2022) & (Units)
Figure 43. U.K. Workstations Consumption and Growth Rate (2017-2022) & (Units)
Figure 44. Italy Workstations Consumption and Growth Rate (2017-2022) & (Units)
Figure 45. Russia Workstations Consumption and Growth Rate (2017-2022) & (Units)
Figure 46. Asia Pacific Workstations Consumption and Growth Rate (2017-2022) & (Units)
Figure 47. Asia Pacific Workstations Consumption Market Share by Regions in 2021
Figure 48. China Workstations Consumption and Growth Rate (2017-2022) & (Units)
Figure 49. Japan Workstations Consumption and Growth Rate (2017-2022) & (Units)
Figure 50. South Korea Workstations Consumption and Growth Rate (2017-2022) & (Units)
Figure 51. China Taiwan Workstations Consumption and Growth Rate (2017-2022) & (Units)
Figure 52. Southeast Asia Workstations Consumption and Growth Rate (2017-2022) & (Units)
Figure 53. India Workstations Consumption and Growth Rate (2017-2022) & (Units)
Figure 54. Australia Workstations Consumption and Growth Rate (2017-2022) & (Units)
Figure 55. Latin America Workstations Consumption and Growth Rate (2017-2022) & (Units)
Figure 56. Latin America Workstations Consumption Market Share by Country in 2021
Figure 57. Mexico Workstations Consumption and Growth Rate (2017-2022) & (Units)
Figure 58. Brazil Workstations Consumption and Growth Rate (2017-2022) & (Units)
Figure 59. Production Market Share of Workstations by Type (2017-2022)
Figure 60. Production Market Share of Workstations by Type in 2021
Figure 61. Revenue Share of Workstations by Type (2017-2022)
Figure 62. Revenue Market Share of Workstations by Type in 2021
Figure 63. Production Market Share of Workstations by Application (2017-2022)
Figure 64. Production Market Share of Workstations by Application in 2021
Figure 65. Revenue Share of Workstations by Application (2017-2022)
Figure 66. Revenue Market Share of Workstations by Application in 2021
Figure 67. Manufacturing Cost Structure of Workstations
Figure 68. Manufacturing Process Analysis of Workstations
Figure 69. Workstations Industrial Chain Analysis
Figure 70. Channels of Distribution
Figure 71. Distributors Profiles
Figure 72. Global Workstations Production Market Share Forecast by Region (2023-2028)
Figure 73. North America Workstations Production (Units) Growth Rate Forecast (2023-2028)
Figure 74. Europe Workstations Production (Units) Growth Rate Forecast (2023-2028)
Figure 75. China Workstations Production (Units) Growth Rate Forecast (2023-2028)
Figure 76. Japan Workstations Production (Units) Growth Rate Forecast (2023-2028)
Figure 77. South Korea Workstations Production (Units) Growth Rate Forecast (2023-2028)
Figure 78. Global Forecasted Demand Analysis of Workstations (2017-2028) & (Units)
Figure 79. Global Workstations Production Market Share Forecast by Type (2023-2028)
Figure 80. Global Workstations Revenue Market Share Forecast by Type (2023-2028)
Figure 81. Global Workstations Production Market Share Forecast by Application (2023-2028)
Figure 82. Global Workstations Revenue Market Share Forecast by Application (2023-2028)
Figure 83. Bottom-up and Top-down Approaches for This Report
Figure 84. Data Triangulation
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Companies Included in Reports:
HPE Dell Lenovo Fujitsu Acer Microsoft Apple Samsung Toshiba NEC