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| Ericsson and Samsung settled on 2G/3G cross license |
7/11/2007 |
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Under the terms of the deal, Ericsson has granted Samsung a non-exclusive license on its patent portfolio for 2G and 3G subscriber and infrastructure equipment. In return, the Swedish group gains access to Samsung's portfolio in the same sectors.
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| Taiwan DRAM manufacturers move to 70nm |
7/10/2007 |
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Taiwan DRAM makers are late comers but are well prepared to make their move forward on 70nm production with most already seeing stable yields.
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| AMD's $7.5 million to save Transmeta |
7/10/2007 |
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Since news of the deal began to spread on Friday, Wall Street has shown a clearly favorable reaction to the investment. As of 10:30 a.m. ET this morning, Transmeta's stock was trading at $1.03 a share, up a whopping 47.1 percent.
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| Sony PS3 prices dropped to compete |
7/10/2007 |
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Sony's move comes two days before the start of the video game industry's annual E3 trade show in Santa Monica, California, where some expect Microsoft to respond with its first price cuts on the Xbox 360.
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| AMD goes to TSMC for 45nm foundry |
7/10/2007 |
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Under the plan, TSMC would make 45-nm processors on a foundry basis for AMD, with "volume ramp in 2Q '08," according to the firm.
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| VPN popularity drives MPU changes |
7/9/2007 |
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Two years ago, less than 5% of the data center had been virtualized. By 2010, Intel projects that 25% of enterprise data center servers will be running in virtualization mode. Server design is trying to catch up with the trend.
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| Intel invested in hot mobile TV start up |
7/9/2007 |
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The venture capital (VC) arm of industry-leading chipmaker Intel Corp. participated in the round, as did the VC arm of Taiwanese foundry giant United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC).
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| Taiwan provides tax break to DRAM manufacturer |
7/9/2007 |
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Rexchip, which makes dynamic random access memory chips, will be allowed to take over benefits previously accorded to Powerchip, as its production will draw on assets and equipment provided by the parent company.
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| UMC goes automation for automobile products |
7/6/2007 |
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UMC reported that it has collaborated Belgium-based automotive IC maker Melexis to adopt the auto-module producers to assembly its diversified automobile applications, including automotive sensors.
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| OPTI charges 8 firms for patent infringement |
7/5/2007 |
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Opti Inc. has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against eight chip makers including AMD, Atmel Broadcom, Silicon Storage Technology, Renesas, STMicroelectronics, SMSC, and Via, according to a news source.
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| AT&T offers free Wi-Fi access for customers |
7/5/2007 |
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AT&T DSL customers who subscribe service package of 3 megabits per second or higher will get access to any of its 10,000 hot spots in airports, coffee shops, McDonald's restaurants and Barnes & Noble bookstores across the country for free, the company said.
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| Toshiba unveils notebook with HD DVD |
7/3/2007 |
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Toshiba launched a notebook with an HD DVD drive, plowing ahead with its support of the high-definition format, even as the market appears to turn in favor of rival Blu-ray.
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| Saifun acquires SMIC IP & 90-nm know-how |
7/3/2007 |
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Saifun Semiconductors Ltd. is acquiring IP and 90-nm process technology from Shanghai, China-based semiconductor foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC).
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| AMD to delay Phenom release |
7/2/2007 |
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AMD may plan to postpone Phenom's launch date to the first quarter of 2008, according to sources at motherboard makers.
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| New graphic cards empower next generation games |
7/2/2007 |
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The next generation of computer games sporting more realistic visuals than ever is not yet in full swing but a range of new graphics chips is letting gamers beef up their PCs today in anticipation.
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| Nintendo Wii outsells Sony PS3 |
7/2/2007 |
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Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s Wii game console outsold Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 by a ratio of over 6 to 1 in June in Japan, a game magazine publisher said.
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