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| TSMC completes Fab 12 |
1/19/2010 |
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TSMC has completed its fifth-phase 12-inch fab (Fab 12) construction at the Hsinchu Science Park.
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| Micron to enter Solar Market |
1/18/2010 |
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Micron Technology has formed a 50:50 joint venture with Origin Energy Ltd. (Sydney, Australia) to focus on the development of photovoltaic technology.
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| ARM to raise royalty fee for Cortex processors |
1/14/2010 |
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ARM Holdings plc is extracting a higher royalty rate for cores from its Cortex processor range than for older ARM processor cores, according to Tim Score, chief financial officer.
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| TSMC to hire 3000 more engineers |
1/14/2010 |
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co said that it planned to recruit more than 3,000 employees to help it expand manufacturing capacity.
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| ST Micro ventures into Solar Market |
1/12/2010 |
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STMicroelectronics is making its move into the solar market with a joint venture operation with Sharp and Italian utility operator Enel Green Power.
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| Rexchip ramps up DDR3 wafer production |
1/12/2010 |
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Rexchip Electronics has said it is scheduled to increase its DDR3 wafer starts share to 70% and production share to 50% in the first quarter of 2010.
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| TSMC annual sales falls 11% |
1/11/2010 |
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. has posted its consolidated and unconsolidated sales figures for December 2009 and for the whole year
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| Intel launch its own App store |
1/11/2010 |
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Intel has launched an online store offering applications for netbook computers at the online site, www.intelappup.com
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| Acer unveils 3D-HD TV for gamers |
1/11/2010 |
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Acer has launched a full HD 3D Vision-ready 1080p monitor, the GD245HQ/GD235HZ for 3D gaming, videos and other home entertainment uses.
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| Tablet is the buzz word for 2010 |
1/8/2010 |
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Apple's purported January 27 introduction of its long-awaited tablet computer has the competition coming out of the woodwork. Microsoft's Steve Ballmer is set to introduce a slate from Hewlett-Packard at Microsoft's keynote address at CES.
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| Rush of tablet PC can create tight supply chain |
1/8/2010 |
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In the interview last year, Freescale's Burchers said that while the first generations of so-called smartbooks utilized a clam-shell form factor, he expected many of the products that hit stores in 2010 would "morph into tablets." The tablet form factor with a touch screen is seen as desirable, appealing to younger users, because it encourages mobile use.
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| Nvidia introduce Tegra 2 netbook processor at CES |
1/8/2010 |
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The Tegra 2 includes a dual-core Cortex-A9 CPU core within a tally of eight independent processors and offers ten times the performance of the average smartphone while consuming 500-mW, according to an online transcript of a press conference held in Las Vegas, at the Consumer Electronics Show.
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