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| Intel to upgrade N.M. fab to 45nm |
2/27/2007 |
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Fab 11X will be the company's fourth factory scheduled to use the 45nm process, with production in New Mexico scheduled to start in the second half of next year.
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| Intel fights for $2.4B export sales tax |
2/27/2007 |
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The company said if it loses the appeal there is a "possibility of a material adverse impact on the results of operations" for the period when the matter is resolved.
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| Cypress backs out of fab. business |
2/26/2007 |
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Already a partner of Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp., Cypress is turning to UMC to help solidify its "fab lite" strategy, something Cypress pithily labels "No More Moore." It's also an important move to shore up outsourced capacity at the leading edge.
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| Infinera to raise fund through IPO |
2/26/2007 |
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Infinera Inc., the start-up that used a proprietary InP processes to integrate photonic and electronic elements in photonic ICs and which has raised over $330 million in venture capital funding since its founding in 2000, is to raise $150 million through an IPO.
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| IBM chooses immersion against EUV |
2/26/2007 |
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IBM Corp. Friday (Feb. 23) outlined its lithography roadmap, saying that it would extend 193-nm immersion lithography down to the 22-nm node for logic production. In other words, extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography could get pushed out again.
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| Microsoft's $1.52B patent verdict prompts cry for reform |
2/26/2007 |
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Computer and software makers have argued that the patent system gives too much power to patent holders, many of whom don't sell any products but seek to make money by suing profitable companies and holding them to ransom.
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| AMD offers energy-efficient chips |
2/22/2007 |
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AMD introduced two single-core desktop chips that use less power than previous models, and a dual-core processor for high-quality graphics and video on Microsoft's Windows Vista.
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| Smart offers Liquid Cooled DIMM Memory |
2/22/2007 |
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SMART Modular Technologies has launched a family of liquid-cooled DDR2 registered DIMMs (RDIMMs) that are designed to remove heat more effectively than conventional air-cooled RDIMMs that use fans or heat sinks.
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| SanDisk to cut jobs |
2/21/2007 |
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SanDisk implemented a series of cost-cutting moves, including cutting its global workforce by about 10 percent and reducing salaries for all executives.
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| HP profit up 26% on PC sales |
2/21/2007 |
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HP reported a 26% increase in first-quarter net profit, powered by stronger sales of personal computers and imaging and printing devices.
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| Hitachi unveil low power memory chip |
2/20/2007 |
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Renesas Technology and Hitachi have jointly developed a non-volatile memory module for integration on microcontrollers used in embedded systems.
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| Intel unveils super-chip technology |
2/20/2007 |
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Intel touted a diminutive new microprocessor that it said could deliver "supercomputer-like" performance to home computers and handheld devices.
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| Samsung to launch Asian Portal |
2/20/2007 |
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ELECTRONICS giant Samsung has unveiled a new website that it says sets a new benchmark for top consumer electronics firms.
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| IBM unveil fast eDRAM |
2/19/2007 |
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In papers presented at the International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), IBM revealed an on-chip memory technology that features what the company claims are the fastest access times ever recorded in eDRAM
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| Transcend posted upbeat earnings |
2/16/2007 |
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Transcend Information predicts first quarter 2007 sales to increase 70-80% yearly to NT$7.5-8 billion (US$227.6-242.8 million) on strong sales in overseas channels despite falling memory chip prices, according to company sources.
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| Agilent reports net profit |
2/16/2007 |
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Agilent Technologies Inc. posted a net income of $150 million, or 39 cents per share, on revenue of $1.28 billion for its first quarter of fiscal 2007, ended Jan. 31, the company said Thursday.
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