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| Bill pays tribute to Steve Jobs |
10/6/2011 |
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Bill Gates has paid tribute to Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. "I'm truly saddened to learn of Steve Jobs' death. Melinda (Gate's wife) and I extend our sincere condolences to his family.
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| Dell to launch ultrabooks by 1Q12 |
10/5/2011 |
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Dell will launch ultrabooks at the end of 2011 and the first quarter of 2012 respectively, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers.
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| Adata predicts double-digit revenue growth in 4Q11 |
10/4/2011 |
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Adata Technology expects its revenues to grow by a double-digit rate sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2011, buoyed by rising sales of products used in non-conventional PCs, according to company chairman Simon Chen.
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| Chipbond denies reports of price cutting |
10/4/2011 |
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Chipbond Technology has issued a filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) declining to comment on media reports it has cut prices for 12-inch gold bumping by 4-5% in order to secure orders.
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| Gigabyte predict revenues drop in 4Q11 |
10/3/2011 |
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Gigabyte Technology is expected to see its revenues continue to slip by a single-digit rate sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2011 due to the weaker-than-expected global economy.
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| ProMOS buy 8-inch fab in China |
10/3/2011 |
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ProMOS Technologies has announced that the company completed its sale of an 8-inch wafer fab in Chongqing, China for US$15.7 million.
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| Foxconn to produce Amazon's Tablet |
9/30/2011 |
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Amazon is expected to outsource the production of 10.1-inch tablet PCs to Foxconn Electronics and shipments of the 10.1-inch tablets are likely to begin before year-end 2011 for holiday-season demand.
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| RIM cut Playbook price by $200 |
9/29/2011 |
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Research In Motion have reduced the price of its PlayBook tablets after Amazon unveiled the company's new tablet, RIM reduced the price of its PlayBook tablets by $200.
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| Inotera completes 42nm DRAM Fab transition |
9/29/2011 |
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Inotera Memories has completed its 42nm process technology transition, according to the company, which added that it has also started 30nm pilot runs with commercial production scheduled for 2012.
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| Elpida to buy more Powerchip shares |
9/28/2011 |
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Elpida Memory is looking to wholly own its Taiwan-based subsidiary Rexchip Electronics, through acquiring the remaining 36% stake held by Powerchip Technology, according to company president and CEO Yukio Sakamoto.
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| Macronix, Winbond ramp up NAND flash production |
9/27/2011 |
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Macronix International and Winbond Electronics are expected to extend production from NOR flash to NAND flash, viewing that NAND flash tends to replace NOR flash for use in popular consumer technology devices such as smartphones and tablets.
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| PQI orders large volume of Nand Flash |
9/27/2011 |
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Powerchip Technology received order for NAND flash using 4,000-5,000 12-inch wafer equivalents from Power Quotient International (PQI), a Taiwan-based memory module maker.
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| Global HDD shipments increase by 3% |
9/27/2011 |
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Global hard disc shipments are expected to grow slightly by 3% in the third quarter, up from 165 million units in the second, while shipments in the fourth quarter are expected to stay flat on quarter.
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