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| DDR2 chip stack infringement filed |
4/12/2007 |
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Lin Packaging Technologies filed suit against Infineon and Nanya Technology for infringing on two patents involving packaging of DDR2 memory modules.
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| CEO change at MosAid |
4/11/2007 |
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Mosaid announced the appointment of Carl Schlachte, president and CEO of ARC International, as chairman of Mosaid's board of directors, effective immediately. Schlachte succeeds Thomas I. Csathy, who has served on Mosaid's board for 16 years.
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| Carl Icahn to gain more control in Motorola |
4/11/2007 |
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In January, Icahn launched a campaign for a spot on Motorola's board of directors; he has since lobbied hard for shareholders to vote for him, describing himself as "an individual selected outside of the nomination process under which all board members are nominated by existing Motorola directors."
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| LED backlight enters into mainstream |
4/11/2007 |
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Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. said Wednesday (April 11) it would begin producing a 24-inch LCD panel with an LED backlight that enables computer monitors to deliver color quality resembling that of today's high-quality TVs.
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| Intel up Quad-core processor speed |
4/11/2007 |
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The Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800 is the 12th chip in the quad-core product line and, at 2.93 GHz, the fastest desktop processor in the lineup. The new product, built on Intel's 65-nanometer process, has an 8 Mbyte cache and supports a 1066-MHz system bus.
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| Body motion to power electronic devices |
4/10/2007 |
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"We are creating a portable, adaptable and cost-effective technology for powering small electronic devices. Our nanogenerator allows us to harvest or recycle energy from many sources."
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| Samsung handset certified for DivX video |
4/10/2007 |
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"The addition of DivX certification to the Samsung F500 mobile handset opens a broad ecosystem of digital media that can be taken on the road while preserving the kind of high-quality experience that video aficionados demand,"
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| Toshiba waged war on 17 companies |
4/10/2007 |
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Toshiba today said that it filed a formal complaint on April 6 with the International Trade Commission (ITC) against 17 manufacturers and importers of DVD players, DVD recorders and other DVD-related products.
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| AMD lowers forcast |
4/10/2007 |
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AMD expects to report Q1 revenue of approximately $1.225 billion, down significantly from the $1.6 billion to $1.7 billion in Q1 revenues the company had forecast in January.
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| TSMC rolls 45-nm process |
4/9/2007 |
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd officially rolled out its 45-nm process technology for foundry customers, with plans to enter production as early as September 2007.
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| AMD cut prices on Athlon CPU |
4/9/2007 |
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AMD has cut prices for its desktop processor range with prices falling up to US$200 for high-end Athlon 64 FX-70 series processors.
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| NO cell phone on planes, FCC said |
4/4/2007 |
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The Federal Communications Commission said that it has terminated a proceeding that considered the use of cellular phones on airplanes.
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| Qualcomm sues Nokia for patents infringing |
4/3/2007 |
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Qualcomm filed suit against Nokia, claiming the cell phone giant infringed on three patents involving “handshaking” between wireless devices and a server, interactive screens and metadata filtering.
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| Transmeta trims headcount |
4/2/2007 |
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Trasmeta further reduce its headcount last month by an additional 55 employees after announcing a 75-person layoff in February, the company said. And there may be more to come.
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