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| Qimonda America filed Chapter 11 |
2/23/2009 |
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Qimonda North America Corp have filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
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| Gigabyte to unveil 10-inch Netbook at Cebit |
2/23/2009 |
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Gigabyte Technology has recently confirmed that it will attend CeBIT 2009 where it will showcase new 10-inch netbooks, which are scheduled to launch in the second quarter of this year.
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| SDRAM price jump sustainable, firm believe |
2/20/2009 |
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Converge believes the SDRAM price spike recently is legitimate and will continue through the coming months. The market has been extremely active, with many requests for quotes on PC133 products. Spot market pricing has increased as much as 40% since January 1, and we believe this trend will continue.
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| Tower semiconductor reports huge loss in 2008 |
2/19/2009 |
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Tower Semiconductor of Israel made a net loss of $106.4 million on revenues of $251.7 million in the year to Dec. 31, 2008 the company said. The loss was slightly trimmed from the previous year and revenues were up from $230.9 million in 2007.
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| HP misses earnings estimates |
2/19/2009 |
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Hewlett-Packard Co reported worse-than-expected quarterly revenues and issued an earnings forecast for the current quarter that was below Wall Street's expectations.
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| Yahoo search market share reaches 21% in Jan |
2/19/2009 |
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Yahoo gained 0.5 percentage points of U.S. search market share in January 2009, compared to December 2008, according to ComScore, putting the company's share of U.S. searches at 21%.
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| Agilent earnings fell, cut jobs |
2/18/2009 |
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Agilent Technologies said its fiscal first-quarter profit fell 47 percent as revenue dropped in the company's electronic measurement and semiconductor and board test segments.
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| Demand for energy efficient products to go up |
2/18/2009 |
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With energy efficiency emerging as the "bridge fuel" to renewable, clean energy sources, the power electronics industry is poised to step into the breach with software as well as hardware solutions needed to build intelligent power systems.
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| TSMC customers secured fewer 40nm orders |
2/18/2009 |
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has secured fewer 40nm orders from customers than originally expected, according to market sources.
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| TI to mass produce 2nd gen DLP chip |
2/17/2009 |
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Texas Instruments will start sampling its second generation moving micromirror display technology in a chip during the second half of this year, with availability slated for late 2009.
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| Bank loans for ProMOS hit hurdles |
2/16/2009 |
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A banking syndicate was unable to give a new loan to struggling DRAM maker ProMOS, which needs the money to pay off bonds, due to unspecified new factors, the lead bank in the syndicate said on Monday.
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| 2009 DRAM sales to fall 15%, firm said |
2/16/2009 |
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The downward pricing spiral for global DRAM market severely impacted suppliers in 2008 and will continue to do so in 2009, according to recent research from iSuppli Corp.
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| DRAM prices might fall again |
2/13/2009 |
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Spot prices for 1Gb DDR2 may return to US$1, as end-market demand remains sluggish, memory module makers have estimated. Though the memory spot market has recently shown activity, demand will still play a key role in determining DRAM quotes in March.
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| Volkswagen developes electric car |
2/13/2009 |
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Volkswagen has the goal to be the first automotive manufacturer to offer high-volume electrically driven cars, Winterkorn added. However, many technological problems have to be solved, in particular with lithium-ion batteries, before such cars can be affordable.
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| Chinese buyer has interest in Qimonda |
2/13/2009 |
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A Chinese semiconductor vendor might be interested in insolvent DRAM manufacturer Qimonda AG. And Infineon is heading for difficult times, admitted Max Kley, Infineon's supervisory board chairman.
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| A 3G enabled photo frame |
2/13/2009 |
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In theory, a 3G card will help digital photo frames connect to the Internet, allowing consumers to download pictures directly from photo sharing sites. By leveraging the 3G-enabled digital photo frame, cellular carriers hope to finally crack the home market, where they haven't had much luck so far.
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| Micron/Nanya announce 1.2V LPDDR2 |
2/12/2009 |
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The mobile LPDDR2 technology operates at 1.2 volts and provides as much as a 50% power reduction when compared to a low-power DDR chip.
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| Analysts expect Q2/Q3 pick-up for foundaries |
2/12/2009 |
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“There will be some pick up at the end of Q2 or Q3 because inventories will be used up and inventory replenishment is needed, though we expect industry utilization rates will remain depressed beyond this time in a longer trend,”
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| Implanted drug delivery go electronic |
2/12/2009 |
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By releasing drugs such as nonapeptide leuprolide acetate or nitroglycerin, the SoC could be used for applications such as the localized diagnosis and therapy of cancers or providing immediate treatment for heart attack victims, researchers say.
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