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| On Semi acquires Catalyst |
7/18/2008 |
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Phoenix, Ariz.-based ON Semiconductor Corp said today it would acquire Santa Clara, Calif.-based Catalyst Semiconductor Inc in an all-stock transaction in which Catalyst shareholders will receive 0.706 shares of ON Semi common stock for each share of Catalyst common stock owned, representing an equity value of approximately $115 million and an enterprise value of approximately $85 million.
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| Disappointing performance seen at AMD |
7/18/2008 |
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In contrast to the strong financial results reported two days earlier by rival Intel Corp., Sunnyvale, Calif.-based AMD posted a hefty $1.2 billion net loss for the quarter ended June 28, compared with a smaller $600 million net loss for the comparable quarter in 2007.
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| Blooms in solar power will create shortage of labor |
7/18/2008 |
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Under the renewables umbrella, one of the most promising and fastest moving technologies is that connected with solar power. And for electronics engineers with their eye on the next big thing it may well prove the source of mini-boom in jobs and career development over the next few years.
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| Converge updates state of memory market |
7/17/2008 |
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Open-market vendors are listening to offers, but there are no signs of any buyers. It appears that for the second year in a row, we could be looking at a lackluster back-to-school build season.
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| Former Samsung Group chief received suspended sentence |
7/17/2008 |
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Analysts and experts had expected Lee to escape prolonged jail time because judges have often been lenient to South Korean corporate leaders convicted of white collar crimes on the basis that putting them behind bars could hurt business.
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| Solar-thermal stores energy for peak usage |
7/17/2008 |
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Along with cost per watt, solar thermal's biggest selling point is its ability to store energy and deliver electricity to consumers during periods of peak power demand.
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| U of Michigan achieves ultra bright OLED |
7/17/2008 |
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By fabricating a tandem system of grids and micro lenses on a white OLED, the device can achieve a brightness of over 70 lumens per watt, compared with 15 lumens for incandescent bulbs.
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| Intel beats analysts' expectations |
7/16/2008 |
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Intel, the world's No. 1 semiconductor company based on sales, posted a 25 percent surge in profit for the June-quarter on record shipments of mobile microprocessors and chipsets. Net income rose to $1.6 billion, or 28 cents per share, compared with $1.3 billion, or 22 cents per share.
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| Photovoltaic cars race from Dallas to Calgary |
7/16/2008 |
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The 24 teams racing from Dallas to Calgary are mostly from American universities and colleges, but they also include Canadian entries such as Eclipse VI from Ecole de technologie superieure (ETS; Montreal) and Schulich 1 from the University of Calgary.
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| SEMI president predicts equipment sales to fall |
7/15/2008 |
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While this drop follows 6% market growth in 2007, SEMI believes the semiconductor manufacturing equipment industry will experience a rebound with annual growth of 13% in 2009, and 6% in 2010.
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| 10 Gbit/second Ethernet ramps up |
7/15/2008 |
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"What is interesting to note is the number of startups that are currently playing in this space, with some actually surpassing sales of 10GE chips compared with established companies," said Aileen Arcilla, a senior analyst for semiconductors at IDC.
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| Gartner cuts forecast for handsets |
7/15/2008 |
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Gartner now predicts the market will grow by 10-11 percent in 2008, having forecast growth would be between the 10 and 15 percent range just two months ago.
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| Rush iPhone buyers frustrated |
7/14/2008 |
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AT&T Inc, the sole U.S. carrier for the iPhone, blamed problems synchronizing the phone with Apple's iTunes online music and software store, saying it was probably caused by too many people trying to access iTunes at the same time.
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| AMD takes big write off |
7/14/2008 |
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AMD will take an $880 million impairment charge because the digital TV and handheld business unit it acquired with the former ATI Technologies has not been performing as expected, the company said in a statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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| Rambus sues Nvidia for Patent Violation |
7/11/2008 |
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Rambus Inc. filed suit against Nvidia Corp. for violating 17 of its memory patents,the lawsuit alleges at least six of Nvidia's product lines infringe the Rambus patents
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| Motorola global ranking falls to fifth place |
7/11/2008 |
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Shipments of Motorola handsets in the second quarter of this year may lag behind those from LG Electronics and Sony Ericsson, which will push down the global ranking of the US handset vendor to the fifth place.
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| TSMC Reports Flat June Sale |
7/11/2008 |
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TSMC announced that its unconsolidated June sales were US$938 million, a decrease of 1.7% from May 2008
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| Qimonda to unveil GDDR5 Chip |
7/10/2008 |
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Qimonda hopes to gain an edge over the competition through its early adoption of GDDR5 technology for graphic memories.
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