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| Ultrabook makers to drop price |
2/7/2012 |
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Acer, Lenovo and Hewlett-Packard (HP) are dropping their ultrabook prices to promote upcoming new ultrabook models, that are set to launch soon after Intel releases its new Ivy Bridge processors.
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| Micron 's CEO dies in plane crash |
2/6/2012 |
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Steve Appleton, chairman and CEO of memory chip vendor Micron Technology Inc., died in plane crash Friday (Feb. 3) in Boise, Idaho.
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| Elpida post $553 Million loss |
2/3/2012 |
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Elpida Memory has reported net losses of JPY42.1 billion (US$553 million) for its fiscal third quarter ended December 31, 2011.
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| Hynix posts second quarterly loss |
2/2/2012 |
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Hynix Semiconductor has posted its second straight quarterly loss in the fourth quarter. The company swung into the red in 2011 with revenues down 14% from a year earlier.
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| Acer to ship 1 million PCs to Brazil |
2/1/2012 |
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Acer has been making efforts to tap the Brazil market and aims to ship one million PCs in 2012, double the volume recorded in 2011, according to industry sources.
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| STATS ChipPAC to shutdown Thai plant |
2/1/2012 |
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STATS ChipPAC has announced that the company will not resume assembly operations in its Thailand plant due to extensive equipment and facility damage beyond economic restoration
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| Powerchip post 2011 losses |
2/1/2012 |
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Powerchip Technology and Rexchip Electronics have both swung to net losses in 2011 from profits a year earlier.
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| Intel rotates key executives post |
1/31/2012 |
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Intel announced a number of executive promotions and rotations to recognize outstanding performance and assign new responsibilities as part of Intel's commitment to management development.
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| Hitachi to exit TV business |
1/31/2012 |
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Hitachi said Monday it will stop making televisions by the end of September as intense price competition hurts TV earnings.
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| Nokia to cut 4000 jobs |
1/31/2012 |
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Nokia Siemens Networks, the world's second-largest maker of mobile phone network equipment, is talking to labour unions about cutting more than 4,000 jobs, part of a company-wide shakeup.
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| Micron to buy Elpida stake |
1/30/2012 |
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Micron Technology reportedly will spend at least US$500 million to buy a stake in Elpida Memory.
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| Elpida unveils resistance RAM prototype |
1/30/2012 |
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Elpida Memory has developed its first-ever high-speed non-volatile resistance memory (ReRAM) prototype, jointly with Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO).
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| Philips reports 4Q11 losses |
1/30/2012 |
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Philips has reported fourth-quarter 2011 sales of US$8.8 billion with lighting sales up by 7% on year.
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| Samsung to expand on eMCP memory solutions |
1/27/2012 |
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"Samsung will further accelerate growth in the mobile device market as it extends the advanced memory segment by providing a more expansive line-up of eMCP solutions in 2012."
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| Micron president to step down |
1/27/2012 |
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Mark W. Adams, vice president of worldwide sales at Micron (Boise, Idaho) will succeed Durcan as president and COO following Durcan's retirement, Micron said. Adams was previously COO at Lexar Media Inc. until Lexar was acquired by Micron in June 2006. He was appointed vice president of worldwide sales at Micron in June 2008.
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