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| 3G Internet and modem to gain ground |
3/15/2010 |
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This is likely to be good news for Qualcomm, Icera and ST-Ericsson who are all suppliers of 3G modem ICs. Shipments will continue to soar during 2010 but price erosion will also be savage.
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| China's PV initiative runs into grid road block |
3/15/2010 |
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Chinese grid companies are currently quite unwilling to purchase the electricity generated by PV as there is uncertainty about the quality of the electricity and the impacts on the grid."
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| National Semi reports strong sales up 5% |
3/12/2010 |
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National Semiconductor reported sales of $362 million in the quarter, up 5 percent from $345 million in the previous quarter and up 24 percent from $292 million reported in last year's third fiscal quarter.
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| SMIC to cut 10% of work-force |
3/11/2010 |
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Semiconductor Manufacturing International Company (SMIC), China's top foundry chipmaker, plans to downsize 10% of its workforce in a move to accelerate its progress towards profitability.
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| Winbond to raise price on NOR Flash |
3/10/2010 |
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Winbond Electronics is looking to raise prices for NOR flash memory by 5% to reflect tight capacity according to industry sources
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| Cisco unveils new CRS-3 routers |
3/10/2010 |
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Cisco Systems announced its next generation core router which can route 100 Gbit/second streams an throughput of up to 322 Terabits/second.
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| Sony unveil new ultra-slim notebook |
3/8/2010 |
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Sony has launched two new Z- and Y-series notebooks in the Taiwan market, with the Z-series targeting the high-end business segment and the Y-series for the ultra-thin segment.
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| Apple to sell iPad on April 3 |
3/8/2010 |
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Apple has announced that its iPad will be available in the US on Saturday, April 3, for Wi-Fi models and in late April for Wi-Fi plus 3G models.
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| UMC to hire 1000 engineers for 12-inch Fab |
3/5/2010 |
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United Microelectronics Corporation (UM) has recently announced plans to add a total of 1,000 engineers for its Fab 12A, a 12-inch wafer fab located at the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP).
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| TSMC fab disrupted by Earthquake |
3/5/2010 |
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) have both disclosed the impact of a 6.4-magnitude earthquake that hit southern Taiwan on March 4
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| IBM cut 2500 jobs in March |
3/4/2010 |
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IBM Corp said it has cut over 2,500 jobs on March 1st 2010 and over 2,500 IBM employees got a rude awakening, according to IBM union.
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| Powerchip post profit in February 2010 |
3/4/2010 |
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Powerchip Semiconductor has posted its fourth straight monthly profit in February 2010, with revenues increasing on year for the fifth consecutive month.
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