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| Avnet quarterly report shows improved marketplace |
11/3/2009 |
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Avnet Inc has reported revenue of $4.36 billion for the first quarter fiscal 2010 ended October 3, 2009, representing a decrease of 3.1% over the first quarter fiscal 2009 and a 0.6% decrease excluding the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates.
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| Global chip shipment grows 8.2% in September |
11/2/2009 |
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The three-month average of global sales of semiconductors rose to $20.64 billion in September, up 8.2 percent from an upwardly revised $19.07 billion in August, and down 10.1 percent from September 2008, according to the European Semiconductor Industry Association (ESIA).
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| Samsung profit triples |
11/2/2009 |
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Samsung posted a profit of about $3.14 billion for the third quarter, thanks to gains in its chip business, and the success of its mobile phone division.
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| Samsung, Toshiba, Micron dominate NAND flash market |
11/2/2009 |
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The top three vendors of branded NAND flash memory increased their market share in the third quarter compared with the previous quarter, according to DRAMexchange Technology Inc., a Taiwan-based market analysis company. Samsung and Toshiba increased their clear market dominance while Micron's increased market share allowed it to overtake Hynix and jump into third position.
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| Maxim post profit in 2nd Quarter |
10/30/2009 |
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Maxim posted a sequential double-digit increase in sales for the second consecutive quarter in the period ended Sept. 26,2009.
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| Asus launched new USB 3.0 Motherboard |
10/30/2009 |
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Asus has unveil a new Asus Xtreme Design P7P55D-E Premium motherboard with on-board support for SuperSpeed USB 3.0 , with up to 10 times the data-transfer rate of its predecessor.
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| SMIC continue to widen revenue loss |
10/29/2009 |
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SMIC saw revenues drop on year in third-quarter 2009, with the quarter's net loss widening from a loss of US$33.38 million in third-quarter 2008
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| UMC reports profit for 3rd Quarter 2009 |
10/29/2009 |
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United Microelectronics (UMC) has reported its highest quarterly net profit in two years, swinging to a profit of NT$6.09 billion (US$190 million) in the third quarter of 2009
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| TSMC to invest in 12-inch Fab expansion |
10/28/2009 |
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TSMC is expected to invest up to US$6 billion in the fifth- and fourth-phase capacity expansion at its 12-inch Fab 12 and Fab 14, respectively, with equipment installation slated to kick off in the second half of 2010.
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| Teradyne post 3rd Quarter profit |
10/28/2009 |
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Automated test equipment vendor Teradyne Inc. posted a profit $6.7 million on revenue of $262 million for the third quarter.
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| Acer launch 3-D Notebook |
10/27/2009 |
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Acer America has announced its Aspire 5738DG notebook with 3D viewing technology that features advanced display capabilities, a high-definition graphics engine, an Intel Core 2 Duo processor and Dolby surround sound.
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| Asustek unveil Nvidia Tesla workstation |
10/26/2009 |
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Asustek Computer unveiled a workstation (ESC1000) in Taiwan developed in cooperation with Nvidia and Taiwan's National Chiao Tung University (NCTU).
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| The Chinese chip market will grow by 17.8% in 2010 |
10/25/2009 |
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China's semiconductor market is projected to decline by 6.7 percent to $68 billion in 2009, mainly due to falling exports, but is expected to rebound in 2010, according to market research firm iSuppli Corp.
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| Nanya plans to raise prices 20 percent next month |
10/23/2009 |
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Nanya Technology Corp., Taiwan's biggest computer-memory chipmaker, plans to raise prices 20 percent next month because of rising demand, Vice President Pai Pei-Lin said. The company increased prices by 20 percent this month from September, after boosting them 35 percent in the third quarter from the preceding three months, Pai said. Taoyuan-based Nanya yesterday reported its smallest loss in eight quarters.
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| MEMC will acquire SunEdison for $200 in cash and stock |
10/23/2009 |
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Silicon wafer supplier MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. will acquire SunEdison LLC, described as North America's largest solar energy services provider, for at least $200 million in cash and stock, the company said Thursday .
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