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Semi manufacturing at its peak |
8/18/2010 |
Chip manufacturing capacity utilization was running at close to 100 percent in most leading-edge nodes in the second quarter of 2010, according to the Semiconductor International Capacity Statistics (SICAS) organization.
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PC sales slumping |
8/17/2010 |
According to Marketwatch, US analysts unanimously voiced concerns after AMD and Intel shares slumped. Market analysts agreed that the deceleration in PC orders was to blame, with some also noting DRAM supply constraints.
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Taiwan DRAM manufacturers looking to diversify |
8/17/2010 |
Huang said the company plans to invest a total of US$300 million in LED production facilities in China to help cushion the impact of a downturn in Powerchip¡¯s core business ¡ª dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chip manufacturing.
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In the case of Apple employee taking kickback |
8/17/2010 |
Paul Shim Devine, 37, of Sunnyvale, Calif., entered the plea of not guilty Monday in U.S. District Court in San Jose, before U.S. Magistrate Howard Lloyd. A detention hearing is slated for Wednesday.
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Leading companies invested in low power server start up |
8/17/2010 |
There is a strong market need for a new class of data center platforms that offer a significant improvement in performance from both the energy and density perspectives, and ARM is excited to support Smooth-Stone's efforts to develop innovative chip solutions for this new class of platforms.
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New technolotgy lowers Solar power cost |
8/16/2010 |
Stanford believes the process, called "photon enhanced thermionic emission," or PETE, could make solar power production more than twice as efficient as existing methods and potentially cheap enough to compete with oil.
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Samsung ready with Andriod tablet |
8/16/2010 |
Galaxy Tab will have a display resolution of 480x800, GPS functionality, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and rear and front facing cameras. The details also reveal that the Galaxy Tab will run JavaScript 1.5 and Adobe Flash Player.
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"Apple Peel" to transform iTouch into iPhone |
8/16/2010 |
Invented by a 22-year-old programmer who lives in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, the gadget is comprised of a case that fits around the outside of Apple's iPod Touch, a popular media player and Wi-Fi-enabled pocket computer with e-mail, maps and other applications.
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Samsung and Seagate co-develop SSD controller |
8/13/2010 |
Samsung Electronics and Seagate Technology have announced plans to jointly develop and cross license controller technologies for enterprise-class solid state drives (SSD).
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Kingston bumps up DDR2 price by 10% |
8/13/2010 |
Kingston Technology has raised its prices for DDR2 modules by a range of 7-10% recently pushing Taiwan-based module makers to also follow suit, according to industry sources.
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SMIC's CEO denies receiving chinese goverment aid |
8/12/2010 |
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) CEO David Wang has denied that the company is close to receiving tens of millions of dollars from the China government's budget for the country's 11th five-year plan (2006-2010).
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India authorities to shut down Blackberry services |
8/12/2010 |
Research In Motion's encrypted BlackBerry email and instant messaging services will be shut down if the Canadian maker does not address Indian national security concerns by August 31, the government said on Thursday.
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SMIC makes profit after 12 quarters losses |
8/11/2010 |
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has reported net profits of US$96 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 following net losses over the past 12 quarters.
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UMC reports profit for July 2010 |
8/10/2010 |
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has announced revenues of NT$10.82 billion (US$342 million) for July 2010, up 4.7% on month and 22.8% on year.
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Apple to unveil 9.7-inch iPad |
8/9/2010 |
Apple is set launch an upgraded 9.7-inch iPad adopting a new ARM Cortex-A9-based processor and 512MB RAM in the first quarter of 2011.
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Quanta to make BlackPad for RIM |
8/9/2010 |
Taiwan-based notebook maker Quanta Computer will become the manufacturer of Research In Motion's (RIM's) Android tablet PC, which will be launched in November 2010.
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