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| Recession hits Mobile sector |
2/12/2009 |
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Analysts said RIM was able to attract new subscribers with flashy smartphones such as the touch-screen Storm or high-end Bold, but its existing customers were not upgrading their devices as frequently with economic conditions weak.
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| A hindsight look at the fall of Qimonda |
2/11/2009 |
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"Qimonda’s insolvency marks the beginning of a major shakeout since other companies are in a similarly weak position. The entire European semiconductor industry could face a similar situation," "NXP is in a pretty bad shape and Infineon is still trying to restructure,"
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| Intel to upgrade US fab to 32nm |
2/11/2009 |
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According to Intel, the company has a total workforce of more than 45,000 in the US and, while generating more than 75% of its sales overseas, carries out roughly 75% of its semiconductor manufacturing in the country. Intel also said about 75% of the company’s R&D spending and capital investments are also made in the US.
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| AMD delays shareholder meeting to gain quorum |
2/11/2009 |
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A majority of AMD's shares that were outstanding at the close of business on Jan. 15 need to be present at the meeting, either in person or by proxy, to establish a quorum, AMD said. As of Wednesday, about 42 of those shares have been voted, with about 97 percent of votes cast in favor of issuing the additional shares and warrants to create the spinoff Foundry Co.
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| Elpida to combine with 3 Taiwan DRAM makers |
2/11/2009 |
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The integrated entity would be the world's second-largest DRAM maker after South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co . It also would be the first integration of a Japanese chipmaker with foreign firms, the Nikkei said.
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| Qimonda US fab closing invites law suit |
2/10/2009 |
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Three class-action complaints have now been filed against the company in less than a week. All claim that the memory-chip manufacturer violated the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, which requires employers to give 60 days' notice of layoff or closure. In lieu of notice, companies can continue pay and benefits for 60 days.
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| Mark Shepherd formerly TI, Dies |
2/10/2009 |
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Shepherd was elected to TI's board of directors in 1963, was named company president in 1967, became CEO in 1969, and added the role of chairman in 1976. He retired from active employment at TI in 1985, though he remained chairman until 1988. He continued to serve as a general director until 1993.
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| Does future SOIC belongs to stack up? |
2/10/2009 |
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Asanovi of Berkeley said he thought the approach would be too costly, especially if the interconnect scheme introduced yield problems. "It's just a research project," he said.
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| Broadcom integrates GPS and FM into Mobile chip |
2/10/2009 |
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Broadcom claims its device, the BCM2075, significantly reduces the host and application processing required by competing combo solutions, enabling greater adoption in mass market handsets.
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| Hynix announced 40nm DDR3 |
2/9/2009 |
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It requires less energy and costs less to produce. Mass production begins in the third quarter of this year.
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| ON Semi to streamline, close more fabs |
2/9/2009 |
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ON Semiconductor Corp has announced it will cut another 350 jobs as it bumps the number of fabs it plans to close up from three to four by the end of Q1 2010 as part of its ongoing cost-reduction effort.
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| Patent reform needed? |
2/9/2009 |
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The U.S. Congress will take up patent reform soon despite failing to pass an ambitious package in the Senate last year. Exactly how legislators will attack the issue this time, and what--if anything--it should do is a matter of debate.
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| New RRAM break through announced |
2/9/2009 |
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Over the years, a slew of companies have explored RRAMS--with little or nothing to show for it. Sharp, Sony, Samsung, LSI, Panasonic, Winbond, Unity, Hynix, Micron, Elpida and others have or are exploring RRAM. In fact, Japanese chip makers have reportedly poured a combined $100 million in RRAM development,
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| Panasonic to cut 15,000 Jobs |
2/4/2009 |
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Panasonic said it will slash 15,000 jobs and shut 27 plants worldwide as the global slowdown batters the world's economy.
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| VIA Reports Revenue Drop in January |
2/4/2009 |
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VIA Technologies recently announced revenues of NT$367 million (US$11 million) for January this year, drops of 16.78% on month and 61.33% on year.
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| India unveils $20 Laptop |
2/3/2009 |
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India said it will sell a US$20 (S$30) laptop developed domestically by scientists at the Vellore Institute of Technology.
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