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FTC approached Nvidia about Intel's business practices |
12/4/2009 |
In addition to the AMD probe, the FTC has approached Nvidia about Intel's business practices. This time in the graphics chip market, according to sources familiar with the matter. An Nvidia spokesperson would not comment. The Nvidia-related probe was reported by BusinessWeek.
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Acer replaces Dell as number two PC maker |
12/4/2009 |
Acer replaced Dell to rank second in units shipped in the global PC market, making Acer the first Asian computer maker to rank that high in quarterly results, according to market researchers iSuppli.
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Samsung to keep growing its foundry business |
12/4/2009 |
Samsung plans to double its production of chips for others, so-called foundry production, every year until it rivals market leader Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., according to a Chosun Ilbo report that referenced an un-named company spokesman as its source.
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Micron unveiled SATA 6 Gb/s SSD |
12/3/2009 |
Micron Technology introduced a solid-state drive for PCs that leverages the fastest available SATA interface, which provides a dramatic boost to read/write speeds.
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ASUS New Netbook to use Sandisk SSD |
12/3/2009 |
SanDisk Corp has announced that ASUS has selected the 32-Gbyte SanDisk pSSDTM Gen2 drive for its new Eee PCTM multi-touch netbook computer.
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DRAM sales show resilence in 2009 |
12/1/2009 |
South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is the only top 10 semiconductor supplier expected to show an increase in chip sales this year compared to 2008, according to preliminary 2009 semiconductor supplier rankings released Monday (Nov. 23) by market research firm iSuppli Corp.
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US Patent office rejects Rambus patents |
11/25/2009 |
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has rejected all 17 claims in three Rambus patents that the company asserted against Nvidia in a complaint filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).
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Elpida opens Munich-Germany Test Lab |
11/24/2009 |
Elpida Memory officially opened its German High Speed DRAM Test Laboratory.President and CEO Yukio Sakamoto was welcomed by the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs.
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