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| SMIC makes profit after 12 quarters losses |
8/11/2010 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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| Asus to launch 8-inch ebook reader |
8/6/2010 |
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Asustek Computer will launch an e-book reader with an 8-inch 64-grayscale TFT-LCD screen without backlight for own-brand sale at below US$599 in October 2010.
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| Acer post 31% revenue growth in 1H 2010 |
8/5/2010 |
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Acer has announced preliminary financial results for the first half of 2010. Consolidated revenues were NT$312.4 billion (US$9.7 billion), growing by 31% on year.
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| Foxconn to ship 10 Million Notebooks |
8/5/2010 |
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Foxconn Electronics shipped over six million notebooks in the first half of 2010 and is expected to reach its goal of shipping 10 million for 2010.
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| UMC Fab capacity fully booked for Q2 |
8/4/2010 |
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UMC eported its capacity utilization rate was 100 percent in the second quarter and said the company logged record wafer shipments during the period.
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| Winbond to add more investment in US Fab |
8/3/2010 |
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Winbond Electronics, a maker of NOR flash and niche DRAM memory, has announced a plan to add US$12.45 million of investment in its US-based subsidiary Winbond International.
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| Global chip sales up by 7% in 2Q10 |
8/3/2010 |
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Global sales of semiconductors reached US$74.8 billion in the second quarter of 2010, up 7.1% from US$69.9 billion in the first quarter, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).
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| Samsung develop DDR Nand Flash Standard |
8/3/2010 |
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Samsung and Toshiba have announced they will develop a second-generation double data rate (DDR) NAND flash memory specification with a 400-Mbit/s interface.
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| Rebound seen on Japanese electronic companies |
7/30/2010 |
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Japanese chipmaker earnings beat expectations on Thursday thanks to booming chip demand but the strong yen, the uncertain outlook in Europe and the prospect of a new chip glut remain a worry for Toshiba (6502.T) and its peers.
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| Fail to assemble patent pool may stall LTE |
7/30/2010 |
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As equipment starts to be rolled out, the possibility of patent infringement claims and the threat of unknown licensing costs would concern equipment makers and network operators, while patent holders – often the same companies – would be concerned that a failure to act could harm the value and enforceability of their patents.
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