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| National Semi to cut jobs |
4/30/2008 |
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National Semiconductor said that it would terminate 130 positions, primarily in product line and support functions.
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| SMIC to exit DRAM Business |
4/29/2008 |
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China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) has reached an agreement with its foundry customers to exit the commodity DRAM business..
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| ST-Micro post 1Quarter loss |
4/29/2008 |
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STMicroelectronics posted a quarterly loss because of charges related to the spin-off of a business unit and a weak dollar.
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| AMD to launch new Phenom CPU |
4/29/2008 |
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AMD is planning to launch two 45nm Phenom X4 CPUs (Deneb) in 2008 with core frequencies starting at 2.5Ghz
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| Hynix post $667 Million loss |
4/28/2008 |
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Hynix Semiconductor posted a loss of $677.4 million in the first quarter, compared to a profit of $431.7 million a year ago.
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| Foxconn to assemble 2nd Generation iPhone |
4/28/2008 |
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Foxconn Electronics has reportedly landed orders for the assembly of second-generation iPhones from Apple supporting 3G, with shipments to begin in June this year..
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| Gigabyte to launch low cost PC |
4/28/2008 |
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Gigabyte Technology will launch its low-cost PC market, the M912 with a 8.9-inch panel and Intel Atom processor, at the beginning of June..
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| Worst is seen over for DRAM prices |
4/25/2008 |
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“Although the DRAM suppliers themselves are still carrying more inventory than normal, stockpiles in the channel have been reduced significantly. Furthermore, OEMs including the PC makers now are at optimal DRAM inventory levels, meaning their orders will increase during the critical third-quarter holiday build season.”
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| SMIC quit on DRAM adds little pressure on prices |
4/25/2008 |
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The quit of SMIC is of course good for the general market, however, as its market share in DRAM part is not high, so whether the market will improve obviously or not is still unknown.
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| Sun acquires assets of MPU startup |
4/25/2008 |
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Montalvo was developing a complex, high-performance media processor targeted at portable applications. This was said to involve multiprocessing silicon. According to rumors the company, which had grown to about 300 staff
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| Samsung profit rebounced and recovered |
4/25/2008 |
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Samsung's outlook remains solid thanks to its strength in TV screens and handsets, lifted by a softer Korean won and robust demand, while a long-suffering chip division is expected to turn the corner by the second half.
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| SSD market to heat up |
4/24/2008 |
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"new SSDs integrate an intelligent MLC controller that supports fast read-write speed, parallel data transfer, and wear-leveling, and achieves performance levels comparable to those of single-level cell NAND-based SSDs."
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| Apple's acquisition runs into military roadblock |
4/24/2008 |
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Apple Inc. may have to face the ire of the U.S. Department of Defense following its planned acquisition of P.A. Semi Inc. The startup's PWRficient processor is designed into DoD programs in every major branch of the armed services.
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| Qimonda at tough juncture |
4/24/2008 |
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The options available to Infineon aren't that many, and most of these would probably result in a book loss of its investment in Qimonda.
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| Microsoft sees ULCPC very significant |
4/23/2008 |
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Microsoft is making sure it has an operating system option in the market. Two weeks ago, the company said it would make Windows XP Home available to OEMs for ULCPCs until 2010.
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| Flash standardization group gains major member |
4/23/2008 |
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LSI joins a cadre of more than 70 member companies in the ONFi initiative, which are working to develop a standardized NAND flash interface that allows interoperability between NAND devices.
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| RIM confirms research center in Germany |
4/23/2008 |
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RIM said the facility will work closely with surrounding universities and research institutes, and focus on hardware and software development and applications for the BlackBerry. The facility will be based in the Uni-Tech-Center on the campus of Ruhr-Universität, Bochum.
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| Appeals court says: Rambus not monoplist |
4/23/2008 |
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"The latter -- deceit merely enabling a monopolist to charge higher prices than it otherwise could have charged -- would not in itself constitute monopolization," the court said in its ruling.
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| Nanya courts Micron for DRAM technology backup |
4/22/2008 |
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The joint-venture will be located in a 200-mm Nanya manufacturing facility in Taiwan that will be upgraded to 300-mm manufacturing process technology this year. The facility is expected to begin volume production next year.
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| NXP operates on new strategy for survival |
4/22/2008 |
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NXP executives agree the company should improve its capital structure, but they are less focused on paying down debt than on improving competitive position in key market segments.
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| Solar cell polysilicon prices to go down |
4/22/2008 |
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An oversupply of polysilicon is possible, Sullivan said, despite the rapid growth of photovoltaic solar cell production, which has been doubling about every two years to meet the growing appetite for clean sources of energy.
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