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| Consumer Electronics continue to expand |
10/18/2010 |
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Revenue for the consumer electronics equipment market in 2010 is projected to reach $259.0 billion, all but erasing the decline of the previous year when revenue fell by more than 3 percent. The firm asserts that revenue will continue to rise in the coming years, increasing by 6.7 percent in 2011 and by 7 percent in 2012.
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| Wimax 4G to challenge AT&T in New York |
10/18/2010 |
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Sprint, Clearwire and their reseller partner Time Warner Cable on Monday announced that New York City will finally have access to WiMax 4G just two weeks from now. The companies will each sell their own branded versions of WiMax services and equipment starting shortly after the network launch.
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| iPad Verizon delivery Oct. 28 |
10/18/2010 |
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Apple appears ready to embrace Verizon as an alternative carrier. In addition to the iPad deal, it's expected that Verizon will offer the iPhone 4 starting next year.
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| TI to cut prices on Analog chips |
10/15/2010 |
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Texas Instruments (TI) reportedly plans to cut prices for its analog ICs again soon following a reduction launched in August – a move which is design to counter the aggressive pricing strategies adopted recently by Taiwan-based IC design houses, according to industry sources.
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| TI to build first China Fab in Chengdu. |
10/15/2010 |
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Texas Instruments (TI) has announced the opening of its first wafer plant in China, an 8-inch manufacturing facility located in the Chengdu High-tech Zone.
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| TSMC to increase R&D spending in 2011 |
10/14/2010 |
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) plans to allocate US$1 billion on R&D spending in 2011, compared with the US$800 million budgeted for 2010
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| AMD to build second global fab in Beijing |
10/13/2010 |
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AMD China, the wholly-owned holding subsidiary of the world's leading chip maker Advanced Micro Devices, Inc (AMD), signed a memorandum with the Beijing municipal government to build its second global center.
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| Intel to release standard for digital-sign specification |
10/13/2010 |
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Intel has announced a specification that will help standardize the design and development of digital signs, a form of communication using digital display screens such as LCD, touch screens or projectors in public venues, and pluggable media players.
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| DDR3 prices drop under US$2 |
10/13/2010 |
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DRAM spot market prices for branded 1Gb DDR3 continued trending downward yesterday (October 12) to close at US$1.99 on average.
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| Apple i-Pad coming to Walmart stores |
10/12/2010 |
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Apple’s iPad will be available at yet another big name retailer when it hits store shelves in Walmart stores around the U.S. on October 15.
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| HTC offers five new Window-7 Phone |
10/12/2010 |
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HTC unveiled five HTC 7 series WP7 smartphones, Surround, Mozart, Trophy, Pro and HD7, with the HD7 featuring a 4.3-inch screen and Mozart an 8-megapixel camera.
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| Nanya to report losses for 3Q-2010 |
10/12/2010 |
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Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories are expected to report net losses for the third quarter of 2010, which would mark the third straight quarterly losses for the two DRAM makers.
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| Microsoft unveil new Window Phone 7 |
10/11/2010 |
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Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer unveiled a new mobile phone operating system with nine mobile phones powered by Windows Phone 7 (WP7).
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| Motorola file suit against Apple |
10/11/2010 |
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Motorola filed several patent-infringement complaints against Apple which were filed in two U.S. district courts and with the U.S. International Trade Commission, relate to early-stage technologies developed by Motorola.
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| TSMC 3Q10 sale exceeds expectation |
10/11/2010 |
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TSMC has posted consolidated revenues of US$3.64 billion for the third quarter of 2010, which exceeded its guidance of US$ 3 billion
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| Transcend revenue up 17% in September |
10/7/2010 |
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Transcend Information saw revenues climb 17.3% sequentially to US$96 million in September 2010, driven by shipments of NAND flash products.
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