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| LED backlit to overtake CF |
1/4/2010 |
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LED backlighting represents a huge opportunity in a market segment already brimming with potential. LEDs also help to differentiate products from others on store shelves. This will be even more important as the LCD-TV market begins to saturate and the replacement cycle occurring in the United States and elsewhere nears its conclusion.
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| Increased PC shipment will keep DRAM vigorious |
1/4/2010 |
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DRAM will likely face serious shortage in 2H10 triggered by the hot PC sales and PC OEMs may pull up the inventory level to handle the shortage for 2H10. This situation will result in the warming up effect for slow season in Q2 2010. DRAM price decline will likely be eased in Q2 2010. That is, DRAM vendors will have great opportunity to remain profitable for the whole year.”
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| ST and Sharp joined Enel in European PV manufacturing |
1/4/2010 |
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This agreement follows the Memorandum of Understanding signed in May 2008 by Enel Green Power and Sharp in a view to set up solar power plants across Italy. Sharp was then trying to expand its clean energy business and reduce production costs. ST has joined this strategic partnership.
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| Apple keeps audience guessing |
1/4/2010 |
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It may be time to step back and realize that Apple may uncork a product so surprising that the company again leaves the tech industry scrambling to catch up to its products' smooth operation and sleek design.
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| ProMos -dismissed rumors of job cuts |
12/30/2009 |
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ProMOS Technologies has issued a filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) dismissing rumors of pending layoffs, saying it currently has no plans to cut jobs.
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| TSMC spending US$1.2 Billion in Equipment purchase |
12/29/2009 |
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has issued filings with the Taiwan Stock Exchange detailing semiconductor equipment purchases in December 2009 with a total transaction value of around US$1.18 billion.
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| Toshiba reports impressive Nand Flash revenue |
12/28/2009 |
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Toshiba reported NAND flash revenues an impressive 47.5%, quarter on quarter, reaching US$1.36 billion in the third quarter, up from US$924 million in the second quarter.
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| Micron/Intel commits to 2xnm Flash process |
12/24/2009 |
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Micron’s fiscal year 2010 ends in late September, 2010, it is highly likely that the company will start sampling of its 20nm-class flash devices sometime in early calendar 2010.
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| DRAM Capex to increase in 2010 |
12/24/2009 |
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With PC vendors having grown their average DRAM content per box to 2.92GB, DRAM makers are seeing a positive outlook for demand in 2010, according to industry sources in Taiwan. The sources expect growing demand for DRAM memory may outpace suppliers' expansion pace next year.
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| UMC embraces LED manufacturing |
12/24/2009 |
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UMC said in a filing dated Dec. 15 that it would also invest $8 million in a Mainland China venture called United LED Corp. A spokesperson for UMC Wednesday confirmed that the firm is joint venture between UMC and Epistar.
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| Altera named new CFO |
12/23/2009 |
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The appointment comes after Altera in late November upped its Q4 guidance. The company now expects sales to be up 15% to 18% on Q3’s $286.6 million opposed to its previous guidance calling for 6% to 10% growth.
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| Electronic wall paper changes color on demand |
12/23/2009 |
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According to Philips, its technology allows different colors of ink to be built into one layer with each color controlled separately, allowing a layer to be transparent, the same color as any one of the inks, or a mixture of multiple colors.
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