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| Qimonda formed IP office in Florida |
10/12/2009 |
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Qimonda Licensing LLC will be headquartered in Ft. Lauderdale, (Florida). One of the company's directors is Brian Prather who already has overseen Qimonda's licensing business. The unit will exploit Qimonda's worldwide patent portfolio. According to sources close to the insolvent DRAM manufacturer it has been regarded as necessary to launch such a company in the US instead of Asia.
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| Dutch Philips turnied profit |
10/12/2009 |
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Royal Philips Electronics has opened the quarterly reports season with a surprisingly high after-tax profit of €176 million (about $259 million). Due to the absence of a structural recovery however the outlook remains cautious.
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| Elpida readies 40nm 2GB DDR3 Chip |
10/8/2009 |
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Elpida Memory has developed a 40nm 2-gigabit (2Gb) DDR3 SDRAM, with sample shipments and mass production expected to begin before the end of 2009.
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| UMC enable 40-nm process at Singapore Fab |
10/8/2009 |
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UMC said that its Singapore 's Fab 12i has begun an expansion project to increase capacity and enable the 300-mm fab to use 45-nm and 40-nm manufacturing processes.
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| Infineon to expand Dresden Fab |
10/8/2009 |
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Chip maker Infineon plans to expand and invest €10 million (about $14.7 million) manufacturing line in Dresden.
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| AT & T opens 3G network to VoIP applications |
10/7/2009 |
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AT&T said it will open its 3G network to VoIP calls on the iPhone, reversing its previous position, as federal regulators consider applying proposed net neutrality rules to mobile phones.
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| Taiwan company unveils $100 Netbook |
10/7/2009 |
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Taiwan-based DMP Electronics has launched a US$100 netbook, the Edubook, that will be shipped to overseas markets in component form to be assembled by partners in other countries to save customs duties or meet import requirements.
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| RIM to add Flash player to BlackBerry |
10/6/2009 |
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Research in Motion Ltd. (RIM) said it was working with Adobe Systems to bring support for Adobe's Flash player to the Blackberry platform.
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| Verizon to develop Android Phone |
10/6/2009 |
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Google and Verizon have announced a new agreement that will leverage the 3G network of Verizon with the Android OS to put new devices into the hands of Verizon customers faster.
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| SIA's report showed sequential growth of chip shipments |
10/2/2009 |
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The three-month average of global sales of semiconductors rose to $19.06 billion in August, July, up 5.0 percent from $18.15 billion in July and down 16.1 percent from $22.71 billion in August 2008, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).
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| Teradyne sees better days ahead, raises guidance |
10/1/2009 |
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ATE giant Teradyne Inc. has updated guidance for the third quarter ending on Oct. 4. The company now expects revenue will be $250-to-$260 million, a sequential increase of approximately 50 percent.
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