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| TSMC 2Q11 sales meet guidance |
7/11/2011 |
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reported NT$36.67 billion (US$1.28 billion) in consolidated revenues for June 2011, down 0.1% on month but up 0.9% on year.
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| Macronix misses 2Q11 sales target |
7/8/2011 |
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Macronix International, a supplier of mask ROM and NOR flash memory chips, has reported US$71 million in revenues for June 2011.
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| Motorola cuts Xoom prices in US |
7/8/2011 |
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Motorola Mobility has lowered the price of its 32GB Wi-Fi-enabled Xoom tablet PCs for sale in the US from US$599 to US$499.
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| HTC to ship 54 Million phones in 2011 |
7/7/2011 |
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HTC plans to ship 54 million smartphones in 2011 but the goal is expected to be difficult to attain because of strong competition from Apple's new generation of iPhone and Nokia's Windows Phone 7-based new smartphones in the fourth quarter.
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| Rexchip revenues fall in June |
7/7/2011 |
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DRAM manufacturer Rexchip Electronics has announced that revenues for June slid 14% sequentially and 34% on year to US$98 million.
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| Transcend June revenues up by 9% |
7/7/2011 |
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Transcend Information's revenues increased 9.7% sequentially to NT$2.37 billion (US$82.2 million) in June, following two months of sequential drops, according to financial data released by memory module firm
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| ProMOS to cut capital investment by 85% |
7/7/2011 |
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ProMOS Technology will reduce its paid-in capital by 85%, or about NT$21.62 billion (US$750 million), to NT$3.815 billion, its board of directors decided on July 6.
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| MicroSD card prices set to fall |
7/6/2011 |
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Prices for microSD cards are expected to undergo a correction as suppliers move forward in their efforts to clean inventories, according to industry sources.
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| AMD releases 2 FirePro professional graphics cards |
7/6/2011 |
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AMD has introduced the newest generation of professional graphics cards – AMD FirePro V5900 and AMD FirePro V7900 – which the company claim more than double performance of competitive offerings in key professional market applications
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| Nanya, Inotera June revenues down over 10% on-month |
7/5/2011 |
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DRAM makers Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories have reported revenues for June 2011. Nanya's revenues dropped 20.6% to NT$3.11 billion (US$109 million) from the previous month while Inotera's fell 10.4% to NT$3.29 billion over the same period.
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| Foxconn to add more investment in China subsidiaries |
7/5/2011 |
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Foxconn Electronics has announced it will increase its investments in its subsidiaries in China that manufacture components such as optical lenses, modules, handsets and batteries, with the total amount reaching US$175 million.
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| Pegatron lands 15 Million iPhone5 order |
7/5/2011 |
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Pegatron Technology is estimated to have landed orders for 15 million iPhone 5s (iPhone 4S) from Apple and is set to start shipping in September of 2011.
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| News Corp sold Myspace at huge loss |
7/1/2011 |
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Specific Media LLC, which emerged as a front-runner for the site only in recent days, will pay $35 million in cash and stock for the site, according to people familiar with the matter, a major comedown for a property that was acquired for $580 million just six years ago.
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| Amazon tablet debut hurted by component shortage |
7/1/2011 |
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The paper says that Amazon wants up to two million touch panels by September. Apple, meanwhile, is said to be planning to ship between 12 and 14 million iPad 2s in the third quarter of this year.
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| Is HP's new tablet "Johnny come lately" ? |
7/1/2011 |
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But there are signs of greatness here. H.P. is coming to this battle very late, but it says it intends to stay the course. True, it’s tilting at windmills — but at least it’s riding an impressive steed.
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| Texas Instruments identifies direction of analog IC development |
6/30/2011 |
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The company is investing in all of the dimensions that its existing and prospective customers expect. That means new parts, support (via applications staff, reference designs, software), as well as long-term investment in fabs and processes.
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| Samsung seeks injunction to ban Apple products |
6/30/2011 |
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Samsung accused Apple of violating five key Samsung patents and asked the ITC for a permanent ban that would prevent Apple from bringing into the U.S. the iPhones, iPads and iPod touches that it manufacturers in China.
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| HP sued Oracle for terminating support on Itanium |
6/30/2011 |
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HP has claimed that Oracle's decision to stop supporting Itanium was in violation of commitments between the companies, and part of a plan to force HP customers onto Oracle's own hardware systems.
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| IBM claim break through in MLC PCM memory |
6/30/2011 |
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IBM said it has produced phase-change memory (PCM) chips that can store two bits of data per cell without data corruption problems, something that has plagued PCM development from the start.
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| Tough time for DRAM vendors |
6/29/2011 |
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“Prices have been going southwards since beginning of the year. We have no clear indication, how it will pan out in future,” said Nidhi Sethi, Sales Director, Flash Business, Kingston India.
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