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| Intel unveil server-class processors |
12/13/2012 |
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Intel has introduced the Atom processor S1200 product family, delivering the world's first low-power, 64-bit server-class system-on-chip (SoC) for high-density microservers.
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| ProMos unable to sell 12-inch fab |
12/13/2012 |
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ProMOS Technologies failed, for the second time, on December 12 to sell its 12-inch fab located in Taichung, central Taiwan
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| Toshiba develops MRAM for smart phone |
12/12/2012 |
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Toshiba has announced the development of a prototype memory element for a spin transfer torque magnetoresistive random access memory (STT-MRAM).
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| HTC unveiled new Phone |
12/11/2012 |
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HTC unveiled a new smartphone boasting a higher resolution display than the iPhone 5 just days before Apple's latest handset goes on sale on the island.
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| TSMC November revenues down sequentially |
12/11/2012 |
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) on December 10 reported consolidated revenues of NT$44.253 billion (US$1.52 billion) for November,
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| Foxconn report record revenues |
12/11/2012 |
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Foxconn Electronics has reported non-consolidated revenues of US$12.09 billion for November, a new record for the company and a growth of 27.57% on month.
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| Barnes & Noble cuts Nook price |
12/10/2012 |
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Barnes & Noble has cut the price of its Nook Simple Touch e-reader to $79 from $99 as competition to snag holiday shoppers intensifies.
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| Huawei to open R&D centre in Finland |
12/10/2012 |
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Huawei plans to invest 70 million euros (S$110.5 million) to open up a research and development centre for smartphone and tablet software in Finland, home to rival Nokia.
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| Winbond buys ProMos equipment |
12/10/2012 |
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Winbond Electronics has acquired a set of exposure equipment from Powerchip Technology for NT$630 million (US$21.7 million), according to a company filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE).
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| UMC November sales down |
12/10/2012 |
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United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) have both reported decreases in November 2012 revenues from the previous month.
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| PQI to exit DRAM module business in 2013 |
12/7/2012 |
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Power Quotient International (PQI) expects to completely phase out its DRAM module business in 2013, as part of the company's business transformation plan
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| Adata November sales down 3.6% |
12/7/2012 |
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Adata Technology has announced that revenues for November 2012 decreased 3.6% sequentially and 20.2% from a year ago to NT$2.19 billion (US$75.3 million).
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| Lenovo to setup US PC assembly line |
12/7/2012 |
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Lenovo will establish assembly lines to produce desktops and notebooks in small volumes in the US to prepare for the business-use PC market and for government procurement orders.
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| Worldwide mobile phone growth expected to decline 1.4% |
12/6/2012 |
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The worldwide mobile phone market is forecast to grow 1.4% on year in 2012, the lowest annual growth rate in three years despite a projected record number of smartphone shipments in the high-volume holiday season, according to IDC.
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| Apple to make Mac in the USA |
12/6/2012 |
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Tim Cook says the Apple will produce one of its existing lines of Mac computers in the United States next year.
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| Asustek anticipate strong tablet shipments |
12/5/2012 |
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Asustek Computer at its global sales meeting (GSM) on December 3, set the annual shipments goals for its three major product lines for 2013 with the notebook shipments expected to reach 24 million units,
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| Apple improves iPhone5 production yield |
12/5/2012 |
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Yield rates for the production of iPhone 5 in the supply chain appear to have improved recently, as Apple has shortened the standby period for pre-sale orders in the US and Europe to within one week
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| Nokia to sell Finland HQ |
12/5/2012 |
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Nokia announced on December 4 that the company had agreed to sell its head office building in Espoo, Finland, for EUR170 million
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| Marvell unveil new Wi-Fi 802.11ac SoC |
12/4/2012 |
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Marvell Technology introduced a wireless local area network (WLAN) SoC that it claims is the industry's first 802.11ac 4x4 SoC to improve the throughput of enterprise and retail access points and the robustness of wireless video distribution.
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| Globalfoundries cut 300 jobs |
12/4/2012 |
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Globalfoundries said that it is cutting 300 jobs there due to a "softening of the current macro-economic climate."
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