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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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| Micron to cut jobs, capex |
7/2/2007 |
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Following a huge loss and a memory downturn, Micron Technology Inc. has cut its capital spending for fiscal 2008.
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| Mosaid divesting semi IP business |
6/29/2007 |
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Mosaid Technologies Inc. decided to exits its semiconductor IP(intellectual property)product business, declaring the sale of its Ottawa-based head office campus.
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| DDR3 memory standard debuts |
6/28/2007 |
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According to the standards group,the new DDR3 standard comes out with the aim to improve the performance and reduce power compared with to the DDR1 and DDR2 memory schemes .
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