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| IBM works with MediaTek on fast home wireless |
10/23/2007 |
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The new technology will allow consumers to get rid of the wires needed to connect HD-TVs to set top boxes. IBM and MediaTek said they integrate IBM's millimeter wave (mmWave) radio chips, antenna and package technology with MediaTek's digital baseband and video processing chip designs.
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| Elpida exchange DRAM technology with UMC |
10/23/2007 |
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Elpida and UMC said the collaboration joins Elpida's technology with UMC's advanced copper low-k processes and technology development. UMC will license to Elpida its copper low-k technology for Elpida's production and Elpida will permit UMC to offer DRAM as part of its advanced SoC solutions.
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| TI profit up 10% |
10/23/2007 |
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TI said analog sales increased strongly during the just ended quarter and manufacturing process improvements helped to lift gross profit margin to 54.2 percent compared with 51.4 percent in the 2006 third quarter.
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| PQI to expand GPS investment in China |
10/22/2007 |
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PQI said the China subsidiary will invest in the development of in-car entertainment system devices. The China-based subsidiary sells its GPS devices under the brand PQ2.
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| 700MHz band to be opened with handset choices |
10/22/2007 |
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"This would allow consumers to use the handset of their choice and download and use the applications of their choice in this spectrum block, subject to certain reasonable network-management conditions that allow the licensee to protect the network from harm,"
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| Qualcomm requests judge to drop infringement case |
10/22/2007 |
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Qualcomm said that Administrative Law Judge Paul Luckern recommended terminating the latest investigation because the companies are already in arbitration proceedings related to their 2001 technology license agreement.
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| US loosen control on Semi-equipments export to China |
10/22/2007 |
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Being designated by the U.S. government as a validated end-user means individual export licensing requirements will be removed on shipments of controlled items to the five companies. In return, the companies agreed to on-site audits by U.S. officials.
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| AMD reports 3Q revenue |
10/19/2007 |
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AMD has reported its third quarter 2007 revenues were US$1.63 billion, an 18% increase compared to the second quarter and a 23% improvement compared to the third quarter of 2006.
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| Rexchip opens first 300mm Fab |
10/18/2007 |
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Rexchip Electronics has recently opened its first 300mm fab at the Central Taiwan Science Park Houli Site.
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| Intel to phase out Single Core CPU |
10/18/2007 |
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Intel will cease producing single-core processors for desktops in first quarter of 2008 with the launch of an entry-level dual-core series, the Celeron E1000, according to sources at PC makers.
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| Apple to ship new Leopard OS |
10/17/2007 |
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Apple has announced that its Mac OS X version 10.5 Leopard will finally hit the shelves of its retail stores and authorized resellers on October 26.
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| Seagate to ship notebook hybrid drive |
10/17/2007 |
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Seagate Technology will begin to ship its Momentus 5400 PSD, its first hybrid hard disk (HHD) for use in notebook PCs, in October 2007..
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| ADATA cancels investor meeting |
10/16/2007 |
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A-Data Technology has cancelled its schedule investor meeting followed by possible poor third-quarter earnings.
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| Intel launch Mobile Quad Core CPU |
10/16/2007 |
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Intel, demonstrated a working quad-core CPU design which will eventually target notebook platforms at the IDF Taiwan event.
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| Intel launch new X38 chipsets |
10/15/2007 |
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Intel launched its high-end 3 series chipset X38 however some motherboard makers are concerned that the X48 chipset may hurt demand for motherboards based on the X38 chipset.
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| Hynix holds Taiwan manufacturer for low DRAM price |
10/15/2007 |
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Hynix Semiconductor said Taiwan DRAM makers should bear the responsibility for the recent rock bottom price of DRAM, Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) chairman Fank Huang disagree.
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| Sony Ericsson earnings beat estimates |
10/12/2007 |
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Sony Ericsson posted higher-than-expected earnings but the company's average selling price for its phones showed a steeper-than-forecast decline.
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