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| SIS offers SSD Controller |
2/26/2009 |
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LinkVast Technologies, a subsidiary of Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) have launched two solid-state drive (SSD) controllers – LVT820 and LVT815.
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| Nortel cuts 3200 more Jobs |
2/26/2009 |
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Nortel Networks have slash more jobs cutting another 3,200 workers worldwide as it continues its fight to survive.
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| Transcend unveil new SSD Product |
2/25/2009 |
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Transcend has recently announced a lineup of solid-state drives (SSD) that include a 1.8-inch portable SSD (SSD18M) and 1.8- and 2.5-inch form-factor SATA 3Gb/s
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| Intel to launch new low voltage CPU |
2/25/2009 |
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Intel plans to launch two new ultra low voltage (ULV) CPUs by the end of March this year mainly targeting ultra-thin notebook products.
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| Micron to shutdown 200mm US Fab |
2/24/2009 |
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Micron Technology will cut 500 jobs and phase out 200-mm wafer manufacturing operations at the company's Boise, Idaho headquarters in response to deteriorating economic conditions.
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| Powerchip to trim 5% of work force |
2/24/2009 |
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Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC), one of Taiwan's financially troubled DRAM makers, has cut 200-300 jobs, or less than 5% of its workforce.
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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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