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| Elpida eyeing 10% stake in ProMos |
5/2/2008 |
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Elpida Memory is slated to purchase over 10% stake in Taiwan-based ProMOS Technologies through private placement, according to market sources in Taiwan's DRAM industry.
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| Winbond to produce Nor Flash in Q4 |
5/1/2008 |
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Winbond Electronics will be the first memory foundry in Taiwan to move NOR flash production to 90nm production at a 12-inch fab. Production slated to begin in the fourth quarter of 2008.
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| SanDisk to cut jobs |
5/1/2008 |
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SanDisk which employs around 3,200 workers worldwide, is expected to cut 5 percent of its global staff.
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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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