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| National Semi net earnings down |
9/8/2008 |
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National Semiconductor reported sales for its fiscal Q1 2009 ended August 24 of $466 million, up 1% from fiscal Q4 and down 1% from fiscal Q1, while fiscal Q1 net income dropped to $80 million, or 33 cents per share, from net income in fiscal Q4 of $83 million, or 34 cents per share.
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| TSMC reportedly see slower 4th quarter |
9/8/2008 |
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Leading foundry chip vendor TSMC is seeing orders down substantially in the fourth quarter, according to Tristan Gerra, an analyst with financial management company Robert W. Baird & Co..
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| AMD to launch Low Power Desktop CPU |
9/5/2008 |
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AMD is planning to launch two low-power desktop CPUs – Athlon 2650e and Athlon X2 3250e – under its Ultra-Value Client product line targeting OEMs in November.
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| Dell unveils Inspiron Mini netbook |
9/5/2008 |
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Dell has officially unveiled its Inspiron Mini 9 netbook,the Mini 9 series starts at a weight of 2.28lbs with a 8.9-inch (1024×600) glossy LED display.
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| Teradyne to buy Eagle Test System |
9/4/2008 |
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Teradyne has signed a agreement to acquire semiconductor automated test equipment vendor Eagle Test Systems for approximately $250 million.
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| Foxconn adds new machinery from Sony |
9/4/2008 |
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Foxconn Electronics has announced the purchase of Half a billion NT$ Dollars of machinery and equipment from Sony Manufacturing Systems to ramp up its production
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| Intel unveils new Celeron CPU |
9/2/2008 |
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Intel has launched three new desktop Celeron CPUs the Core 2 Quad Q8200, Core 2 Duo E5200 and Celeron D 450.
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| Robot performed surgery increased |
8/29/2008 |
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Using a robot enables physicians to execute more complex procedures because robots are very precise. For instance, robot respond to algorithms that filter out "noise," hand tremors, that have a multiplying effect on the surgeon's movements.
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| Elpida denial rumor to acquire Qimonda |
8/29/2008 |
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"Given the current market conditions, we have no plan at all to invest in Qimonda," Reuters quoted Elpida as saying in a statement distributed on Friday (Aug. 29).
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| Dell performance signals poor market |
8/29/2008 |
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Excluding amortization and business realignment costs, Dell earned 33 cents per share, behind Wall Street's 36 cents per share target, according to Reuters Estimates.
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| Taiwan government raided UMC |
8/28/2008 |
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Taiwan prosecutors have visited the headquarters of foundry United Microelectronics Corp. in Hsinchu, Taiwan, as well as the company's office in Taipei as part of probe into the company's investments.
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