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| AMD to introduce new Chipsets |
12/3/2008 |
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AMD plans to launch a new entry-level IGP chipset, the 760G based on RS780 architecture, in January 2009.
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| AMD to introduce 45nm AM3 CPU |
12/2/2008 |
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AMD is expected to introduce six 45nm AM3 CPUs in February: the quad-core Phenom II X4 925 and 910 with 6MB L3 Cache, the quad-core Phenom II X4 810 and 805 with 4MB L3 Cache, and the triple-core Phenom II X3 720 and 710 with 6MB L3 Cache, according to sources at motherboard makers.
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| Panasonic Profit Nose-Dive by 90% |
12/1/2008 |
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Panasonic has slashed its net profit forecast by 90 percent. The company is facing tougher times as sales drop due to slower consumer spending
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| Spansion cut Q4 sales estimate |
11/26/2008 |
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NOR flash memory specialist Spansion Inc. became the latest semiconductor supplier to issue a warning about revenue in the current quarter, saying it expects fourth quarter net sales to be down about 20 percent sequentially.
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| Cell phone market to shrink next year |
11/26/2008 |
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Cellphone sales are set to fall up to 4 percent in 2009 from this year as the economic slowdown hurts consumer demand across the world, research company Gartner Inc. said.
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| Notebook sales, services lift HP |
11/25/2008 |
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As reported last week in preliminary results for the quarter ended Oct. 31, HP reported a 2% jump in revenue to $33.6 billion, excluding the acquisition of services company EDS and including currency adjustments. If EDS revenue is included, then sales were up 16% from the same period a year ago.
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| EMG sues Apple for patent infringement |
11/25/2008 |
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A small technology company has filed suit against Apple Inc., claiming the iPhone infringes a recently granted patent for technology used to help mobile devices access the Internet.
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| Lam Research to reduce 15% of workforce |
11/24/2008 |
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Lam Research said this week it would cut 600 jobs or 15% of Lam's total headcount and will impact regular, temporary, and contract employee positions.
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| TSMC chairman said current IC downturn substantial |
11/24/2008 |
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Chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC), was blunt about the market downturn during a speech after being presented with an award from the Semiconductor Industry Association.
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| IBM plans to buy Transitive |
11/24/2008 |
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IBM Corp. has said it plans to acquire Transitive Corp. in California, a developer of virtualization technology that has its R&D base in Manchester, England.
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| Converge reports on state of DRAM memory |
11/21/2008 |
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Pricing has finally stabilized in the DRAM market, there are still no signs of demand. Contract pricing has caught up to pricing in the spot market and both are essentially at parity.
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| Financial situation hurting Suntech |
11/21/2008 |
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"The problem here is the banks. The customer wants more modules, but they have to have liquidity," Chairman and Chief Executive Dr. Zhengrong Shi told an analysts conference call. "We have to separate the market demand and the financial (situation)."
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| Dell surprise Wall Street |
11/21/2008 |
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Dell Inc., the world's No. 2 PC maker, posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit Thursday (Nov. 20) as cost cuts offset lower revenue, sending its shares up about 6 percent.
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| Core i7 not likely to take hold until 2H09 |
11/20/2008 |
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Due to the impact of the dropping global economy affecting consumers' willingness to upgrade their PCs, demand for Core i7 is unlikely to pickup until the third quarter in 2009.
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| Taiwan DRAM industry pushing for government bail out |
11/20/2008 |
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The government is mulling whether efforts should be made to salvage Taiwan's DRAM industry, whose major makers have been making huge losses since 2007. For the first three quarters of 2008, combined losses amounted to NT$90.83 billion (US$2.73 billion), and losses are expected continue.
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