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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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| Europe chip sales showed modest decline |
4/2/2007 |
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Europe was one of the better performing sectors for sales of semiconductors in February, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), while the Americas region suffered the largest decline.
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