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| Taiwan semi sales reflect slight rebound |
3/13/2009 |
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Taiwanese semiconductor component and subsystem demand across a range of applications was up sequentially in February, beating the normal trend, according to a survey.
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| Taiwan government proposed DRAM venture may not work |
3/13/2009 |
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Taiwan DRAM maker, Nanya Technology Corp., has not committed to the Taiwan Government's proposed memory venture and is still evaluating the concept. Reports have surfaced that another vendor, Powerchip Semiconductor Corp., is unhappy with the government proposal and will merge its operations with Elpida Memory Inc.
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| Apple new iPod Shuffle can talk |
3/12/2009 |
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Apple introduced a new version of iPod Shuffle that's half the size of previous models and can speak artist, song, and playlist names.
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| Sun qualified SSD from Intel, STEC |
3/12/2009 |
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Sun Microsystems Inc. has expanded its efforts with solid-state drive (SSD) technology for use within its own systems. For its systems, the company has qualified SSDs from both Intel Corp. and STEC Inc.
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| Samsung Elec appoints new CEO/President |
3/11/2009 |
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South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. announced that Wan Hoon (W. H.) Hong has been appointed chief executive and president of Samsung Semiconductor Inc.
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| NAND memory continues to rebound in price |
3/11/2009 |
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The NAND rally continues. Vendors continue to increase their component prices, while SanDisk Corp. separately raised its flash card tags, according to an analyst.
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| National Semo to layoff 1,725 amid lower sales |
3/11/2009 |
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National Semiconductor Corp. said Wednesday (March 11) it plans to close two facilites and cut 1,725 jobs, or 26 percent of its workforce, after reporting that revenue declined more than 30 percent for the quarter ended March 1.
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| Chips on garment |
3/10/2009 |
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Chips with a thickness of below 60 microns could enable manufacturers to design garment with integrated electronic circuits for applications such as health and comfort monitoring.
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| TSMC sees improving sales ahead |
3/10/2009 |
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Despite a slump in monthly sales, silicon foundry giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC) has raised its forecast.
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| Hynix reportedly agree paying Rambus $400 million to settle case |
3/10/2009 |
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Memory technology licensor Rambus Inc. has said that it has agreed in principle to terms for a compulsory license with Hynix Semiconductor for SDR SDRAM and DDR SDRAM memory products and that Hynix will pay $349 million in damages plus interest of approximately $48 million as a final settlement in a legal case filed by Hynix in 2000.
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| Chartered to raise $300 million |
3/9/2009 |
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Singaporean foundry Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. has announced plans to raise about $300 million by way of a 27-for-10 rights offering to existing shareholders.
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| Atom invades the embedded world |
3/6/2009 |
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"Meeting the needs of embedded environments and new market segments will play a large role in delivering the connectivity and functionality necessary as the number of devices connecting to the embedded Internet is expected to grow to an estimated 15 billion devices by 2015,"
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| Transcend announced support to Taiwan DRAM consolidation |
3/6/2009 |
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The government-led consolidation project will help stabilize DRAM chip prices, which is a good sign for memory module makers, said Su. In a breakdown of capacity by geography, Taiwan Memory will be able to bring a more than 50% share of the global DRAM chip sector, outperforming Samsung Electronics of South Korea.
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| Battle between Atom and Arm |
3/6/2009 |
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Atom will continue to dominate the netbook sector for the next few years. ARM-based netbooks with processors from Qualcomm, Freescale, Texas Instruments and others will ship this year but command no more than 10-20 percent of the market for the next few years. Snapdragon, first introduced in 2006, is a platform which combines a processor core, digital signal processing and 3G connectivity and promises low power consumption for day-long battery life.
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| Job index seen improvement |
3/5/2009 |
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Professional, scientific and technical services registered a rise in worker demand due to seasonal demand for accountants and related professionals. Manufacturing also saw a rise in February suggesting that employers may have initiated a hiring cycle in advance of busier production in the spring.
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| Taiwan government to merge 6 DRAM manufacturers |
3/5/2009 |
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Taiwanese authorities have said they want to aid the industry but not individual firms, which critics say are uncompetitive and too reliant on overseas companies to supply crucial advanced core technology.
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| iSupply: Smartphones to grow regardless of down economy |
3/5/2009 |
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Tina Teng, a senior analyst for wireless communications at iSuppli (El Segundo, Calif.) said shipments could grow by 11 percent if wireless network operators cut fees for data services and offer aggressive subsidies to reduce consumer smartphone prices.
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